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CONTENTS.
Pages 1–31.
Early Days in Scotland. Birth and Parentage. Desire for Education. Adventure with a Dog. Buying Josephus. Village Fair. Foster’s Essays. Joining the Church. Anecdotes of his Father. Fireside Stories. Harvesting. Teaching at Fifteen. Walk to Peebles. Dr. Sloan’s School. Edinburgh University. Professor Pillans. Lubienski. Decides to come to America.
Pages 32–49.
Leaving Home. Incidents of the Voyage. First Day In New York. Dr. Griscom. Professor Anthon. Hon. Gulian C. Verplanck. Dr. Stark. The Scotch Church. Different Schools. Marriage. Entering Business. Bible the First Book sold. Resolved against Debt. Consecrating Half his Income.
Pages 50–76.
Death of his First-Born. Miss Catherine Sinclair. Visit to Europe in 1841. D’Aubigné’s History of the Reformation. Horne’s Introduction. Business Principles. Aim in all Publications. Tribute of Mr. Randolph. Incidents of Western Journeys. Death of his Father. Board of Foreign Missions. Hon. Walter Lowrie. Mr. William Steel. Free Church of Scotland.
