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1833, was the first of the Congregational Lectures. It had reached a fifth edition in 1852. He also wrote " Letters to the Society of Friends," " Lectures on Ecclesiastical Establishments," "Lectures on Ecclesiastes," on "Baptism," (this had reached a third edition in 1846,) on " Miracles," on " Female Prosti tution," (this also had reached a third edition in 1846,) a "Memoir of Dr. McAll," "Memoirs of Eev. John Reid," besides other sermons, essays, and memoirs.
Dr. W. L. Alexander, of Edinburgh, in his interesting " Memoirs of Dr. Wardlaw," 1856, has shown the connection the subject of his memoir had with hymnology. As a youth, Dr. Wardlaw had attempted to write poetry, and when at college he wrote a satire, that was read, though not published, called " Por- teousiana." It was on the Rev. Dr. Porteous, a Glasgow minister, who had published a pamphlet, " The New Light Examined;" criticising the proceedings of the Associate Synod. And at various times in his life Dr. Wardlaw showed a rhyming tendency, sometimes, when travelling, putting the whole account of his journey in his home-letter in rhyme.
In 1803, while he was awaiting the completion of his chapel at Glasgow, he prepared a selection of hymns to replace the inferior " Tabernacle Selection," then in use by Congregationalists in Scotland. He was assisted in this work of preparation by Dr. Charles Stuart. Some of the hymns were altered, and a Scrip ture arrangement was adopted. The first edition of the work in this revised form was published in May, 1803 ; it contained 322 hymns. Some years afterwards a supplement was added, contain ing 171 additional hymns; of these eleven were by the editor, Dr. Wardlaw. They were hymns of sterling excellence, and they have been inserted in several collections ; two of the eleven had previously appeared in the " Missionary Magazine, volume eight, page forty-eight. Dr. Alexander has given all these hymns in his appendix to the " Memoirs."
" Lift up to Ggd the voice of praise." No. 288.
Those who maintain that hvnms should be confined to the utter-
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