The Days of the Fathers in Ross-shire
by Rev. John Kennedy, D.D., of Dingwall
CONTENTS.
Prefaces —
to the Fourth, First and Second Edition.
PART ONE.
Chapter
1 — The Gospel in Ross-shire.
The Year of Grace — State of the Highlands before the Reformation — The First Labourers — State of Ross-shire before 1660, and thereafter, till the Revolution — The Best Days of Ross-shire — Highland Clearances.
Chapter
2 — The Ministers of Ross-shire.
The Various Classes of Ministers — Eminence in the Ministry — How attained Character of the Eminent Ministers — Mr Hogg — Mr M'Killigan — Mr Fraser — Mr Porteous — Mr M'Phail — Mr Calder — Mr Lachlan Mackenzie — Mr Macadam — Dr Macintosh — Mr Forbes — Dr Macdonald.
Chapter
3 — "The Men" of Ross-shire.
Origin of their Designation — Misrepresentations, and their Authors — Order and Body of "The Men" — Their Peculiarity — The Fellowship Meeting — Objections Answered — The Character of "The Men" — Specimens — John Munro, the Caird of Kiltearn — Alister Og, the Edderton Weaver — Hugh Boss of Kilmuir — Hugh Boss [Buie] — Donald Mitchell — John Clark — Rory Phadrig.
Chapter
4 — The Religion of Ross-shire.
Fruits of the Gospel in the days of the Fathers — A Ross-shire Congregation — A Ross-shire Sabbath — A Ross-shire Communion Season — Radical Peculiarity of the Religion of Ross-shire — Objections considered — Gloominess — Exclusiveness — Closetism — Influence of "the Men" — Paucity of Communicants.
PART TWO.
Prefatory Note — The Minister of Killearnan.
His Birthplace — His Father — Anecdotes of His Boyhood — His Education — College Days License — His sermon in Applecross — His labours in Lochbroom — Anecdote.
Appointed Missionary at Eriboll — First Appearance — First Sermon — State of Religion in the District — Preaching Stations — Major Mackay — Mr. Mackay Hope — Donald M Pherson — Robert M'Leod — Mrs. Mackay — Communion at Kinlochbervie — Translation to Assynt — Success — Trial — Marriage.
Killearnan — The State of the Parish before 1813 — Mr Kennedy's Induction — His Father's Death — Anecdotes — The Old Church — Mr. K's Usual Services — His Domestic Life — His Elders — His First Diet of Catechising — The Conversion of the Champion of Prelacy — The Pensioners, Alexander M'Donald and Alexander M'Leod — Old M'Farquhar — Colin of the Peats — Sandy Dallas — David Munro — The Cutterman — Mary M'Rae.
Hearers from Surrounding Parishes — Jane Bain — The Munlochy Meetings — Anecdote — John Gilmour — Blind Nelly — The Farmer's Wife — The Papist — The Kiltarlity Merchant — The Double Marriage — The Penny Smith — Little Hector — A Communion Season — Assistants — The Friday Speakers — His last days and death.
Appendix — The Fear of the Lord, and the Secret of the Lord. — A Sermon.