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Thomas was born at Brechin on the 12th of July 1803.
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The classic treatise on Christian inspiration and truth. Dr. Guthries little volume, entitled The Angels Song consists of reflections on the song ascribed to the angels who announced the birth of Christ to the shepherds of Bethlehem. It is written in Dr. Guthries usual graceful style, and abounds in those short descriptive passages and those chaste illustrations in which he so greatly excels. -The Theological Review, Volume 3, 1866 No fruit of unhallowed love, no houseless beggar's child enters life more obscurely than the Son of God. The very tokens by which the shepherds were taught to recognise Him were not the majesty but the extreme meanness of his condition: "This shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." In fact, the Lord of heaven was to be recognised by his humiliation, as its heirs are by their humility. Yet, as we have seen a black and lowering cloud have its edges touched with living gold by the sun behind it, so all the darkest scenes of our Lord's life appear more or less irradiated with the splendours of a strange glory. CONTENTS PART I I. THAT REDEMPTION YIELDS THE HIGHEST GLORY TO GOD PART II II. REDEMPTION GLORIFIES GOD IN THE SIGHT OF HOLY ANGELS III. REDEMPTION GLORIFIES GOD THROUGHOUT ALL THE UNIVERSE IV. THE REDEEMER AND REDEMPTION ARE WORTHY OF OUR HIGHEST PRAISE PART III V. THEY WERE MEN OF A PEACEFUL CALLING VI. THEY WERE MEN OF HUMBLE RANK VII. THEY WERE MEN ENGAGED IN COMMON DUTIES PART IV VIII. JESUS RESTORES PEACE BETWEEN GOD AND MAN PART V IX. JESUS BRINGS PEACE TO THE SOUL X. JESUS SHALL BRING PEACE TO THE WORLD PART VI. XI. THE PERSONS TO WHOM GOOD WILL IS EXPRESSED XII. THE PERSON WHO EXPRESSES "GOOD WILL"
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Thomas Guthrie (18031873), a Christian philanthropist in Scotland, propounds in four sermons the social evils which plague Scotland in the late nineteenth century. Though he speaks on his times his heart for society should be caught by all Christians. Includes a foreword by Andy Murray (http://raggedtheology.blogspot.com) and hyperlinks to all sermons.
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Excerpt from A Plea for Ragged Schools: Or Prevention Better Than Cure I have abundant statistics before me to prove that there are many hundreds of children in this town in circumstances as hopeless as those I describe, and who must be fed, in order to receive a common moral and religious education; without which, humanly speaking, they are ruined both for this world and the next. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from The Way to Life On the deck of a foundering vessel stood a negro slave the last man on board he was about to step into the life boat at her last trip She was already loaded almost to the gunwale to the water edge Observed to bear in his arms what seemed a heavy bundle the boats crew who had difficulty to keep her afloat in such a roaring sea refused to receive him unless he came unencumberd and alone He pressed to his bosom what he carried in his arms and seemed loth to part with it They insisted He had his choice either to leap in and leave that behind him or throw it in and stay to perish He opened its folds and there warmly wrapt round lay two children whom their father his master had committed to his care He kissed them bade the sailors carry his affectionate farewell to his master and tell how he had faithfully fulfilled his charge and then lowering the children into the boat which pushed off the dark man stood alone on that sinking deck and bravely went down with the foundering ship Such arms slavery binds such kind hearts crushes About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books Find more at www forgottenbooks com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work Forgotten Books uses state of the art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works
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Gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not Rosea viL 9. TIRE low th Qorder which generals have often given to their men before fighting began suits the pulpit not less than the battle-field. The mistake common both to soldiers and speakers is to shoot too high, over peoples heads; missing, by a want of directness and plainness, both the persons they preach ta and the purpose they preach for. So did not the prophet Nathan, when, having told his story of the little ewe lamb, and kindled David sindignation, he fixed his eyes on the king to say, Thou art the man. So did not the Baptist, when, recognising in the crowd Pharisees swollen with pride and rich with the spoil of orphans, he cried, Ogeneration of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? A nd, though with speech less blunt and rude and unpolite withal, as some might say, so did not the great apostle of the Gentiles, but directed his addresses, like arrows, to vhe hearts and habits, the bosoms and business of hs (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Thomas was born at Brechin on the 12th of July 1803.
Guthrie entered the university of Edinburgh at the early age of twelve, and continued to attend classes there for more than ten years. In 1826 he was in Paris studying natural philosophy, chemistry, and comparative anatomy. In April 1847 the degree of D. D. was conferred on Guthrie by the university of Edinburgh.
On the 2nd of February 1825 the presbytery of Brechin licensed him as a preacher in connexion with the Church of Scotland. For two years he acted as manager of his father’s bank, and in 1830 was inducted to his first charge, Arbirlot, in Forfarshire, where he adopted a vivid dramatic style of preaching adapted to his congregation of peasants, farmers and weavers.
In 1837 he became the colleague of John Sym in the pastorate of Old Greyfriars, Edinburgh, and at once attracted notice as a great pulpit orator. Towards the close of 1840 he became minister of St John’s church, Victoria Street, Edinburgh. He declined invitations both from London and from India.
In 1847 he began the greatest work of his life by the publication of his first “Plea for Ragged Schools. ” This pamphlet elicited a beautiful and sympathetic letter from Lord Jeffrey. A Ragged School was opened on the Castle Hill, which has been the parent of many similar institutions elsewhere, though Guthrie’s relation to the movement is best described as that of an apostle rather than a founder. He insisted on bringing up all the children in his school as Protestants; and he thus made his schools proselytizing as well as educational institutions.
This interference with religious liberty led to some controversy; and ultimately those who differed from Guthrie founded the United Industrial School, giving combined secular and separate religious instruction. In 1850 William Hanna (1808–1882), the biographer and son-in-law of Thomas Chalmers, was inducted as his colleague in Free St John’s Church.
In 1850 Guthrie published A Plea on behalf of Drunkards and against Drunkenness, which was followed by The Gospel in Ezekiel (1855); The City: its Sins and Sorrows (1857); Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints (1858); Seedtime and Harvest of Ragged Schools (1860), consisting of his three Pleas for Ragged Schools. These works had an enormous sale, and portions of them were translated into French and Dutch. His advocacy of temperance had much to do with securing the passing of the Forbes Mackenzie Act, which secured Sunday closing and shortened hours of sale for Scotland. Mr Gladstone specially quoted him in support of the Light Wines Bill (1860).
In 1862 he was moderator of the Free Church General Assembly; but he seldom took a prominent part in the business of the church courts. His remarkable oratorical talents, rich humour, genuine pathos and inimitable power of story-telling, enabled him to do good service to the total abstinence movement. He was one of the vice-presidents of the Evangelical Alliance. In 1864, his health being seriously impaired, he resigned public work as pastor of Free St John’s (May 17), although his nominal connexion with the congregation ceased only with his death. Guthrie had occasionally contributed papers to Good Words, and, about the time of his retirement from the ministry, he became first editor of the Sunday Magazine, himself contributing several series of papers which were afterwards published separately. In 1865 he was presented with £5000 as a mark of appreciation from the public. His closing years were spent mostly in retirement; and after an illness of several months’ duration he died in 1873.
In addition to the books mentioned above he published a number of books which had a remarkable circulation in England and America, such as Speaking to the Heart (1862); The Way to Life (1862); Man and the Gospel (1865); The Angel’s Song (1865); The Parables (1866); Our Father’s Business (1867); Out of Harness (1867); Early Piety (1868); Studies of Character from the Old Testament (1868–1870); Sundays Abroad (1871).
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He was an enthusiastic supporter of the movement which led to the Disruption of 1843; and his name is thenceforth associated with the Free Church, for which he collected £116, 000 from July 1845 to June 1846 to provide manses for the seceding ministers.
In 1844 he became a teetotaller.