Thomas Chalmers

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THOMAS CHALMERS
W. GARDEN BLAIKIE
FAMOUS SCOTS SERIES
PUBLISHED BY OLIPHANT ANDERSON FERRIER — EDINBURGH AND LONDON
The designs and ornaments of this volume are by Mr. Joseph Brown, and the printing from the press of Messrs. T. and A. Constable, Edinburgh.
PREFACE
I cannot send forth this little sketch of the Life of Chalmers without expressing anew my admiration of the four-volumed biography by my late beloved friend, Dr. Hanna. It is not only admirable as a portrait, but it cannot be read by any sympathetic reader without a sense of humiliation, and without a great stimulus to higher things. It is much to be regretted that Dr. Hanna was unable to carry out the purpose which it is understood that he cherished, of condensing the work into a single volume.
Other memorials of Dr. Chalmers have been given to the world. Among these may be noted:—
1. A Biographical Notice of the late Thos. Chalmers, D.D., LL.D. Read before the Royal Society of Edinburgh. By the Very Rev. E. B. Ramsay, M.A., 1850.
2. Chalmeriana; or Colloquies with Dr. Chalmers. By Joseph John Gurney, 1853.