A Remarkable Circle of Friends

a remarkable circle of friends

been added: of William Hamilton Burns, John James Bonar, James Grierson of Errol, David Sandeman, and Margaret Stewart Sandeman — each of them belonging to what we might call an outer circle of friends. These brief sketches first appeared as articles in the Banner of Truth magazine. Though most of them have been enlarged, they are still no more than an introduction to the individuals concerned. They have been collected and published in the hope that the reading of them will awaken a desire to know more. Major biographies exist of most of the friends, some of them published by the Banner of Truth Trust, 1 and they will richly reward those who will take the time to read them.

1 Memoir and Remains of Robert Murray M‘Cheyne, Diary and Life of Andrew Bonar, The Pastor of Kilsyth (William Hamilton Burns), The Life of John Milne, Memoir of Alexander Moody Stuart.

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