CONTENTS. VOL. I. Preface Letter from Dr. Chalmers Introductory Observations John's Birth, and early education Remarks on the Sabbath-Schools of Scotland Letter to his Father, giving an account of his 曾 gaining the first bursary Letter to John, from W. Örme Letter to his Mother Letter to his Brother His success at the end of the First Session Mr. Duff's observations on his conduct at this time Letter, giving an account of his early impressions, and change of mind Remarks on this subject Success at the end of his Second Session His views of Christian fellowship 101 Essay on the Divisions of Philosophy Essay on the Analogy which subsists between the operations of Nature, and the operations of 133 PREFACE. I HAD scarcely received the intimation, alike unexpected and distressing, of the death of my beloved young friend, when I was importunately solicited to give some account of him to the world. The reasons for making this application to me, will be sufficiently apparent to the reader of the volumes, so that no explanation on that point is required in this place. Prompted at once by my love for the individual, and by a sense of duty to God, whose grace and goodness were eminently illustrated, I assented to the request, before I knew what it would involve. I had then no correct idea of the nature of the materials which existed, and supposed that a very small number of pages might include all that I could furnish of sufficient interest. No sooner, however, was my purpose made known, than, besides the papers left by himself, which were more numerous and valuable than I had supposed, his friends, and |