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1 The Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company The Arsenal, Building 4 (Officers Quarters) 2375 Bridge Street, Box 314 Philadelphia, PA rarebks@prbm.com PHONE (215) FAX (215) Visit virtually via Visit LIVE by appointment at THE ARSENAL ABAA Early Books of Europe & the Americas Other Rarities as Chance May Supply ILAB Scottish Church Divided (Ten Years Conflict & the Disruption). A collection consisting of 68 pamphlets from the pamphlet war conducted before, during, and after the Disruption. Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, London, and Newcastle upon Tyne: various publishers, All small 8vo. $ From about 1820 through 1843 the Church of Scotland was in turmoil over the question of lay patronage and its implications regarding civil authority over the church; in 1843, after the "Ten Years' Conflict" between the evangelical and moderate branches of the church, the issues were temporarily resolved by "the Disruption," in which close to a third of the ministers of the Church of Scotland separated to form the Free Church of Scotland. The upheaval prompted the publication of numerous pamphlets and treatises on the controversy, and its effects continued to be felt in Scotland for many years afterward. The collection contains works by many of the principal voices of the conflict. The vast majority of the publications are from ca A good research collection. List below. All items are in good to very good condition, disbound, a few with library markings (stamps) but a few only. (15316) [drop-title] The Marnoch intrusion. Edinburgh: Johnstone and Fairly, [1841]. 15 pp. (15301) Adamson, James. What ought England to do with respect to Church patronage in Scotland?. By J. Adamson, D.D., Cape Town, South Africa. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, iv, 22 pp. (15251) Anonymous. Plain statement by the majority of the Presbytery of Strathbogie, regarding their proceedings in the settlement of Marnoch. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, pp. (15290) Anonymous. Report of the speeches delivered at the meeting in the assembly rooms, on Wednesday June 19, 1839, for an effectual remedy against the intrusion of ministers on resisting congregations. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, pp. (15232) Anonymous. Statement in answer to the Rev. Dr. Chalmers' pamphlet, on the subject of the moderatorship of the next General Assembly: on the part of the "Ministers and elders" therein addressed. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd; London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., pp. (15236) Begg, James. The antiquity of church extension; with the methods by which it was promoted by the Church of Scotland, nearly two hundred years ago; interspersed with remarks adapted to the present time. With an appendix.. By the Rev. James Begg, A.M., Minister of the Parish Liberton. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, [2], 45 pp. (15247) Begg, James. The seat rent question. The duty of the friends of the Church of Scotland, in consequence of the judgment of the Lord Ordinary in the case of the Tolbooth Kirk-Session v. The Magistrates of Edinburgh. By the Rev. James Begg, Minister of Liberton. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, , [1] pp. (15228) Begg, James. Seat rents brought to the test of scripture, law, reason, and experience; or, the spiritual rights of the people of Scotland vindicated against modern usurpations, both within and without the establishment; with a special explanation of the case of Edinburgh, and an appendix, containing extracts from the records of Kirk-sessions and other Church courts, in regard to the allocation of seats in the ancient free Churches of Scotland.. By the Rev. James Begg, A.M.,

2 minister of the parish of Liberton. Edinburgh: John Johnstone; Glasgow: Ogle and Son, William Collins, and David Bryce; London: Whittaker and Co., and J. Nisbet and Co.; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun., and Co., pp. (15295) Bell, Robert. Observations on the conference of the Rev. Thomas Chalmers, D.D., L.L.D., F.R.S.E. With certain ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland.. By Robert Bell, Esq., Advocate, F.R.S.E. Procurator for the Church of Scotland. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd; London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., Small 8vo. 34 pp. This item went through three editions. Removed from a nonce volume; three stitch holes in inner margin, not touching text. Lightly pencilled underlining and notation on title-page. Very good. (15224) Bell, Robert. Observations on the conference of the Rev. Thomas Chalmers, D.D., L.L.D., F.R.S.E. with certain ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland. By Robert Bell, Esq., Advocate, F.R.S.E. Procurator for the Church of Scotland. Second edition. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd; London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., pp. (15250) Bell, Robert. Substance of a speech in the case of the Presbytery of Strathbogie, delivered in the Commission of the General Assembly, on August 12, By Robert Bell, Esq., Advocate, Procurator for the Church of Scotland. Published by desire. With an appendix on the bond of union for the abolition of patronage. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, pp. (15249) Bridges, James. Patronage in the Church of Scotland considered. With proofs of the people's right of free call.... Second thousand. Edinburgh: John Johnstone; London: James Nisbet & Co., James Ridgway; Glasgow: William Collins; Aberdeen: P. Gray; Perth: J. Dewar; Inverness: L. Smith; Dumfries: J. M'Kie, [1840]. 49, [2] pp. (15252) Brown, John. The United Secession Church vindicated from the charge, made by James A. Haldane, esq., of sanctioning indiscriminate admission to communion. By John Brown, D.D., minister of the United Associate Congregation, Broughton Place, Edinburgh; and professor of exegetical theology to the Secession Church. Edinburgh: M. Paterson; London: Ball, Arnold, & Co.; Glasgow: David Robertson, pp. (15258) Bruce, John. A testimony and remonstrance regarding the moderatorship of next General Assembly. By the Rev. John Bruce, one of the ministers of St. Andrew's Church. To which are added the declarations of several individuals who were present during the delivery of Dr. Lee's evidence before His Majesty's commissioners for religious instruction. Edinburgh: William Whyte and Company, pp. (15262) Buchanan, James. The Scriptural argument for non-intrusion considered. With reference to letters by Dr. Muir and Mr. Tait.. By the Rev. James Buchanan, minister of North Leith. Second edition. Edinburgh: John Jonstone, pp. (15281) Candlish, Robert S. Narrative relating to certain recent negotiations for the settlement of the Scottish Church question. By Robert S. Candlish, D.D., Minister of St. George's Parish, Edinburgh. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, [1842]. 40 pp. (15229) Candlish, Robert Smith. [drop-title] Friendly address to the dissenters of Scotland. By ministers of the established church. Edinburgh: Pr. by John Johnstone, [1840]. 8 pp. (15298) Candlish, Robert Smith. [drop-title] Second friendly address to the dissenters of Scotland. Edinburgh: Pr. and pub. by John Johstone, [1841]. 4 pp. (15303) Candlish, Robert Smith. A letter to the Marquis of Normanby, &c., &c., &c.. By Robert S. Candlish, minister of St. George's parish, Edinburgh. Edinburgh: John Johnstone; London: J. NIsbet & Co., [1841]. 11, [1] pp. (15245)

3 Candlish, Robert Smith. Remarks on the Dean of Faculty's letter to the Lord Chancellor. By the Rev. Robert S. Candlish, minister of St. George's Church, Edinburgh. Second edition. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, pp. (15260) Candlish, Robert Smith. Report of the speech delivered at a meeting of the Commission of the General Assembly, 11th Dec. 1839, on the Marnoch case.. By the Rev. Robert S. Candlish. Revised. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, pp. (15256) Candlish, Robert Smith. Summary of the question respecting the Church of Scotland, with special reference to the present stage of the controversy. By R. S. Candlish. Reprinted from the Presbyterian Review for January Edinburgh: John Johnstone, pp. (15287) Carson, Alexander. Letters to the author of an article in the Edinburgh Review, on "Evangelical Preaching," in which the principles of that writer are shewn to be in direct contradiction to the word of God, and the doctrines of scripture are stated and defended.. By Alexander Carson, A.M. of Tubbermore, County Derry. Edinburgh: Fraser & Co., W. Whyte & Co., John Lindsay, John Fletcher, R. Grant & Son, J. Johnstone, and William Innes; Glasgow: William Collins, and R. Ogle; London: Smith, Elder & Co., and J. Nisbet & Co.; Dublin: John Robertson & Co., and William Carson; Belfast: William M'Comb, vii, 49 pp. (15238) Cator, Charles. "The writing of a man's hand," to the reformed British parliament, in defence of the union of the church and state.. By the Rev. Charles Cator, A.M. author of "the claim of the Christian minister to attention from the people;" preached in etc. etc. London: Baldwin and Cradock, pp. (15239) Chalmers, Thomas, & John Lee. Dr. Lee's refutation of the charges brought against him by the Rev. Dr. Chalmers and others, in reference to the questions on church extension and university education. Part I. With an appendix, containing the evidence of Dr. Lee before the commissioners of religious instruction. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, pp. (lacks appendix). (15294) Chalmers, Thomas. A conference with certain ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland, on the subject of the moderatorship of the next General Assembly; to which is added an address on the same subject, to the church at large.. By Thomas Chalmers, D.D. LL.D. & F.R.S.E. professor of theology in the University of Edinburgh, and corresponding member of the Royal Institute of France. Glasgow: William Collins; Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, Wm. Whyte & Co., and Wm. Oliphant & Son; Dublin: W. F. Wakeman, and Wm. Curry, Jun.; London: Whittaker & Co., Hamilton, Adams, & Co., and Simpkin & Marshall, pp. (15289) Chalmers, Thomas. [drop-title] Supplement to his late pamphlet on the subject of the moderatorship of the next general assembly. Glasgow: William Collins, Small 8vo. [37]-67 pp. (15308) Chalmers, Thomas. Refusal of sites. Evidence of the Rev. Dr Thomas Chalmers. Extracted from the third report of the Parliamentary Committee. Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy; Glasgow: D. Bryce; Dundee: W. Middleton; Perth: J. Dewar & Son, pp. (15242) Chalmers, Thomas. Report of the Committee of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on church extension.. Given in and read on the 25th of May 1837, by Thomas Chalmers, D.D., Convener. Second edition. Edinburgh: William Whyte and Company, pp. (15285) Chalmers, Thomas. What ought the church and the people of Scotland to do now? Being a pamphlet on the principles of the church question: with an appendix, on the politics and personalities of the church question.. By Thomas Chalmers, D.D. & LL.D., professor of theology in the University of Edinburgh, and corresponding member of the Royal Institute of France. Second thousand. Glasgow: William Collins, , [2] pp. (15259) Church of Scotland. Commission of the General Assembly. First Church of Scotland. Proceedings of the Commission of the General Assembly, 19th November 1845, relative to the refusal of sites.

4 Revised. Edinburgh: John Johnstone; London: R. Groombridge & Sons, and J. Nisbet & Co., , [1] pp. (15240) Church of Scotland. Convocation of Ministers. An address to the people of Scotland, issued by appointment of the convocation of ministers, held at Edinburgh, November N.p.: Balfour and Jack, printers, [1842]. 27 pp. (15284) Church of Scotland. General Assembly. What ought the General Assembly to do at the present crisis? Edinburgh: William Blackwood; Glasgow: James Brash and Co., [2], 58 pp. (15230) Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Non-intrusion Committee. [drop-title] Proceedings of the General Assembly's non-intrusion committees; in relation to a settlement of the church question, on the footing of the Liberum Arbitrium. (Extracted from their minutes.). Edinburgh: John Johnstone, [ ]. 36 pp. (15302) Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Non-intrusion Committee. Statement respecting the nonintrusion principle of the Church of Scotland, and the modes of its legislative recognition;--- respectfully submitted to the members of Her Majesty's Government;---by the Non-intrusion Committee appointed by the General Assembly of the Church. December, Edinburgh: John Johnstone; Glasgow: William Collins; Dublin: W. Curry, Junr., & Co.; Belfast: W. M'Comb; London: J. Nisbet & Co.; J. Hatchard & Son; James Ridgway; L. & G. Seeley, [1841]. viii, 33 pp. (15297) Colquhoun, John Campbell. Hints on the question now affecting the Church of Scotland, addressed to members of the Church of England, with a letter to Viscount Sandon, M.P., by J. C. Colquhoun, Esq., M. P. Glasgow: William Collins; Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, William Whyte and Co., W. Oliphant and Son, and J. Johnstone; Dublin: Wm. Curry, Jun. and Co.; London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., J. Hatchard and Son, L. and G. Seeley, and J. Nisbet and Co., iv, 98, [2] pp. (15231) Cunningham, William. Animadversions upon Sir William Hamilton's pamphlet entitled "Be not schismatics, be not martyrs, by mistake," &c.. By William Cunningham, D.D. formerly Minister of Trinity College Parish, and now one of the theological professors of the Free Church of Scotland. Edinburgh: John Johnstone; London: R. Groombridge, vii, 72 pp. (15274) Cunningham, William. Defence of the rights of the Christian people in the appointment of ministers, from the constitutional standards and history of the Church of Scotland; with continuation of strictures on Mr. Robertson's Observations on the Veto Act.. By William Cunningham, minister of Trinity College parish. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, viii, 126 pp. (15257) Cunningham, William. Letter to John Hope, esq. Dean of Faculty. Occasioned by his letter to the Lord Chancellor on the present claims of the Church of Scotland.. By William Cunningham, Minister of Trinity College Parish. Edinburgh: John Lindsay and Co.; Glasgow: William Collins, and David Bryce, pp. (15223) Cunningham, William. Speech of the Rev. William Cunningham, minister of Trinity College Church, Edinburgh, on the independence of the church, in reference particularly to the present state of the Auchterarder case.. Delivered at the second meeting of "the Edinburgh Tradesmen's Association for Advancing the Interests of the Church of Scotland," held in the assembly rooms, on Tuesday, the 9th April Taken in short-hand by Alexander Peterkin, Jun. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, pp. (15233) "Dissenting Ministers". [drop-title] Friendly reply to the 'friendly address to the dissenters of the Church of Scotland, by ministers of the established church.' By dissenting ministers. Edinburgh: W. Oliphant, Jun. & Co., [1841]. 8 pp. (15299) Forbes, Patrick. Considerations on the constitution of the Church of Scotland; on the nature, intention, and advantages of an established church, particularly of the Scottish establishment; and

5 on the modes of appointing ministers to vacant parishes.. By Pat. Forbes, D.D., one of the ministers of Old Machar, and Professor of Humanity, in the University and King's College, Old Aberdeen. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, pp. (15243) Gordon, Robert. Memorial addressed to the members of Her Majesty's government, by Robert Gordon, D.D., Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and others, commissioners appointed by the Church. September, Edinburgh: John Johnstone; Glasgow: William Collins; Dublin: W. Curry, Junr., & Co.; Belfast: W. M'Comb; London: J. Nisbet & Co.; J. Hatchard & Son; James Ridgway; L. & G. Seeley, viii, 31, [1] pp. (15296) Graham, James Robert George. Letter from Sir James Graham, principal Secretary for the Home Department, to the moderator of the General Assembly: with the reply; being the minute of the General Assembly's Special Commission, adopted at a meeting held at Edinburgh, January 12, Edinburgh: John Johnstone, , [1] pp. (15226) Gray, Andrew. A letter to the inhabitants of Aberdeenshire, and the neighbouring counties, in answer to the address of the Rev. James Paull and the Rev. W. R. Pirie, to the people of Scotland, on the subject of the intrusion of ministers, and the present position of the Church of Scotland. By the Rev. Andrew Gray, minister of the West Church of Perth. Second thousand. Aberdeen: P. Gray; Perth: J. Dewar; Edinburgh: John Johnstone; Glasgow: William Collins, pp. (15222) Guthrie, Thomas. The disruption: its obligations and responsibilities. Being the address delivered at the close of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, By Thomas Guthrie, D.D., Moderator. Edinburgh: James Nichol, pp. (15253) Haldane, Robert. Further considerations for the ministers of the Church of Scotland, occasioned by the Rev. Mr. Menzies' apology for Dr. Tholuck's perversions of the word of God, and his attack on some of the most important scriptural doctrines. Edinburgh: William Whyte and Co.; London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co.; Dublin: William Carson, , [1] pp. (15280) Hamilton, John. Letter to Sir George Sinclair, Bart. occasioned by his recent publication of a "selection from correspondence, &c." in reference to the Scotch Church question.. By John Hamilton, Esq.[,] Advocate. Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute; London: James Ridgway; and J. Nisbet and Co., [2], 20, [1] pp. (15248) Hamilton, John. The present position of the Church of Scotland explained and vindicated. By John Hamilton, esq. advocate, (a lay member of the Church.) Fifth edition, with extensive alterations and additions, adapted to the present state of the discussion. Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute; London: J. Nisbet & Co., pp. (15234) Hetherington, William Maxwell. Thoughts on the connexion between church and state, applied to the present position of the Church of Scotland.. By the Rev. W. M. Hetherington, A.M. Minister of Torphichen. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, pp. (15227) Heugh, Hugh. [drop-title] The dissenting ministers' friendly reply to a 'second friendly address, from ministers of the establishment.'. Edinburgh: W. Oliphant, Jun. & Co., printers, [1841]. 8 pp. (15300) Hope, John. A letter to the Lord Chancellor, on the claims of the Church of Scotland in regard to its jurisdiction and on the proposed changes in its polity.... Second edition. Edinburgh: William Whyte and Co.; London: John Murray, , 290, 11 pp. (15291) Lockhart, John. A new exposure of the reverend leaders of the voluntary church associations, lately organized to oppose the established churches of the empire and particularly the Church of Scotland; in a letter, containing eight demonstrations that they are a degenerate body of professing Christian ministers, addressed to them by Anglo-Scotus. Third edition, much enlarged, with an appendix, containing, besides other matter, a reply to the Rev. Dr. Wardlaw's "exposure exposed." Newcastle upon Tyne: M.A. Richardson; Edinburgh: William Whyte and Co.; Glasgow: W. Collins,

6 and M. Ogle; Paisley: A. Gardner; Perth: J. Dewar; Aberdeen: A. Brown and P. Gray, , [1] pp. (15282) Mackenzie, William. Present duty of the Church of Scotland to her sole king and head: a discourse, preached at the opening of the Provincial Synod of Perth and Stirling, and published at the request of Synod.. By the Rev. William Mackenzie, minister of the Parish of Comrie, in the Presbytery of Auchterarder. Edinburgh: John Johnstone; London: Whittaker & Co., and J. Nisbet & Co., pp. (15293) Miller, Hugh, & Henry Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux. Letter from one of the Scotch people to the Right Hon. Lord Brougham & Vaux, on the opinions expressed by His Lordship in the Auchterarder case. Fourth thousand. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, , [1] pp. (15283) Moncreiff, Henry Wellwood. A letter to Lord Melbourne, on the expediency of the interference of Parliament to remove the present difficulties in the appointment of ministers in the Church of Scotland. With particular notice of the recent letter addressed to the Lord Chancellor. By John Hope, Esq.[,] Dean of the Faculty of Advocates. By the Rev. Henry Moncreiff, B.A. Oxon. Minister of East Kilbride. Edinburgh: John Johnstone; London: J. Nisbet and Co., vii, 147 pp. (15286) Moncreiff, Henry. Letter to the Kirk-session and congregation of the Established Church, East Kilbride, regarding the late convocation of ministers. By the Rev. Henry Moncreiff, minister of that parish. Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy; Glasgow: D. Bryce; Perth: J. Dewar; Dundee: W. Middleton; Aberdeen: C. Panton, pp. (15244) Morison, George. A brief outline of the external frame-work, and internal constitution and appointments, of the Church of Scotland, as by law established. By George Morison, D.D., minister of Banchory Devenick. Aberdeen: A. Brown and Co.; Edinburgh: W. Blackwood & Sons, and W. Whyte & Co., pp. (15275) Muir, William. The whole service as conducted in the High Church of Glasgow on Thursday, 20th December, 1838, at the commemoration of the General Assembly of By William Muir, D.D., Moderator of the General Assembly, and Minister of St. Stephen's Parish, Edinburgh. Glasgow: William Collins; Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, W. Whyte & Co., W. Oliphant & Son, and J. Johnstone; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun. & Co.; London: Hamilton, Adams, & Co., and James Nisbet & Co., vo. 31, [1] pp. First edition: Sermon by the moderator of the general assembly. NSTC 2M Removed from a nonce volume. Pages clean. (21734) Simpson, Alexander L. Statement in reference to a late division in the General Assembly's Nonintrusion Committee, on the admissibility of the measure recently proposed for the settlement of the Church question.. By A. L. Simpson, D.D. Minister of Kirknewton. Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute; London: Ridgway & Son, [2], 29 pp. (15237) Smith, Sydney. A letter to Archdeacon Singleton, on the ecclesiastical commission, by the Rev. Sydney Smith.. Second edition. London: Longman & Co., pp. (15255) Stevenson, David. Address delivered at the opening of the 34th session of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts. By David Stevenson, F.R.S.E., Civil Engineer, President of the Society. (From the transactions of the Society.). Edinburgh: Pr. by Neill & Co., [2], 8 pp. (15241) Stuart, A. Moody. A pastoral letter on the present position of the Church of Scotland.. By the Rev. A. Moody Stuart, Minister of St. Luke's. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, pp. (15268) Sumner, Charles Richard. A charge delivered to the clergy of the Diocese of Winchester. By Charles Richard Sumner, D.D. Bishop of Winchester, Prelate of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, at his third visitation in October, London: J. Hatchard and Son, pp. (15264)

7 Terrot, Charles Hughes, & David Thomas Kerr Drummond. Correspondence between the Right Rev. C. H. Terrot, Bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church in Edinburgh, and the Rev. D. T. K. Drummond, Minister of Trinity Chapel, Dean Bridge, Edinburgh. In consequence of which the latter has resigned his charge. Edinburgh: John Lindsay and Co.; London: Seeley and Burnside, pp. (15235) Tough, Miss. A plain practical address to the ladies of Scotland, concerning their church. Edinburgh: John Johnstone, , [1] pp. (15225) Witherspoon, John. Ecclesiastical characteristics; or, The arcana of church policy: being an humble attempt to open the mystery of moderation, wherein is shown a plain and easy way of attaining to the character of a moderate man as at present in repute in the Church of Scotland. By John Witherspoon, D.D., LL.D., formerly one of the ministers of Paisley, and afterwards president of Princeton College, New Jersey. [Originally published 1753.] New edition, with an introductory preface. Edinburgh: Re-printed by John Johnstone, pp. (15292) This collection is offered subject to prior sale and with pleasure.