This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...clapped the boards of his Bible together with a loud report, set his blue bonnet firmly on his head, and hastily taking the hand of his little son, who was sitting beside him, he drew him into the passage, exclaiming in gude braid Scotch, "Cum awa', man; we ha'e been ower lang here." Then hurriedly opening the door, he ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...clapped the boards of his Bible together with a loud report, set his blue bonnet firmly on his head, and hastily taking the hand of his little son, who was sitting beside him, he drew him into the passage, exclaiming in gude braid Scotch, "Cum awa', man; we ha'e been ower lang here." Then hurriedly opening the door, he left the meeting. I believe the name of the reverend gentleman who gave way to this unseemly and uncharitable outburst in the pulpit was Mr Horn, a man of a zealous and fiery disposition, and an exceedingly strict disciplinarian both in his church and family. His eldest son, whom he had destined for the ministry, had seduced the servant girl, who had a child by him. The father was almost beside himself when made aware of the fact. His denunciations of his guilty son were frightful, and the black stool of repentance, where offenders of this kind were publicly rebuked in church by the minister before the congregation, was put in requisition with more than usual solemnity for the minister's son. Some of Mr Horn's sympathising clerical friends offered their services for performing in his stead the painful and disagreeable duty of publicly rebuking the culprit. But his father would allow of no such intromissions with his ministerial duties, and so the young man stood in the place of shame for three successive Sabbaths in church in the presence of the congregation. And bitter and brimming were the vials of wrath and denunciation which he poured on the head of the offending youth. The hearers were awe-struck, and many of the men were flushed and angry at what they considered the cruelty of the castigation bestowed by the father on his son, who bore the infliction, I will not say meekly, but bravely. The female part of the audience, especia...
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