Glasgow Courier. — 1860-12-27 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

KINAIRD, M.P., that in manyparts of Scotland their I had that day met to celebrate this , and it .was very gratifying to them persons assembled to encourage that of  hundred  was Dr Cumming, for example, and Dr Hamilton of the -.Amen, who, he believed, had not for na. years for united action. (Hear.) )r LORIMER having given an historical sketch of the rise, progress, and consummation of the Reformation in Scotland, Dr CUMMING spoke on the Reformation in its Protestant aspect. Dr KING, of Glasgow, followed, his subject being "The Reformation in its Presbyterian aspect." Dr Archer and the Rev. W. Chalmers having spoken —the first on the social and political aspect of the Reformation, and the latter on its evangelical aspect, Dr HAMILTON moved, "That this meeting rejoice in the privilege oi commemorating the noble stand for truth made 300 years ago by the reformers of Scotland, and resolve in the strength of God to follow their great ‘nd extending the knowledge of God, and the liberty where./ people free." seconded the motion, and it J Mr Kinnaird, M.P., for business of the meeting. death  WRS  presiding,  Scotland, on December 20, spacious galleries w The Hon. Awriii said t' tin [Damen sary, many _ the great events . passed The celebration of such epochs kept alive spintwhich animated their forefathers of ed to keep warm that feel to be prepared in their something of the spirit sections of 14 (t Arta, '4. • '" 4 -7  Dr Eadie selected as his teat Psalm cxxvi., bath done great things for us: whereof He referred to the great things which men's instrumentality, had done for us the Reformation, and inquired into t" system of tyranny and superstition from which God had given us he remarked, hampers the way God, by placing on that way priests and c'anonised saints it derogates from the merit of Christ's atonement, by presuming to add to it the merit of penance; it revolutionises the nature and purpose of the Lord's Supper, by changing it into the sacrifice of the Mass; it oures • • future world by its rite of extreme unction by its connexion of Purgatory; it enclaves by its doctrines of auricular confes,o and sacerdotal absolution; it separates religion mi morality, and its fruits in all countries have been .il tyranny and social degradation. The truth of these example, by maintaining and serrations was established by numerous historical the gospel of the grace of r bets, and by arguments founded on reason and the with Christ has made his Bible. Popery, he observed, bates the circulation of the The Rev. J. EmioND ' Word of God, and frowns on free inquiry, and free in- unanimously adopted. quiry was the very spirit and genius of the Reformation. A vote of thanks to Popery lies deep in human nature, and it is because there closed the busin-is something in it consonant with man's proud and fallen -nature that it has so long maintained its hold over the I—e sentence of passed upon Thomas mind Of Europe. He urg.ee upon his hearers to imbibe the heroic spirit of the Reformers, who had so nobly thrOwn Richardson at the Lincoln Assizes for the murder of off tffe Popish shackles. Every man had some reform- a police-deer has been reskited during her Majesty's lug week In do, and much yet remained to be performed Pleasure.