such a spirit, and care not for money, except so far as it is necessary to support me with decency."

I do not undertake to vindicate the statement, that if a merchant would succeed, "his heart must be wholly bent on money-making," but there is sufficient truth in it to render it pardonable on the part of a youth whose heart recoiled from the money-making habits which pervade the mercantile community.

FROM HIS ADMISSION TO THE ACADEMY TILL HIS SETTLEMENT AS A PASTOR.-In October, 1831, Mr. Campbell was examined by the Committee of the Glasgow Theological Academy and admitted to the advantages of that institution. Of his course as a student my friend and brother, Mr. J. R. Campbell, writes as follows: "My knowledge of his career at college consists in the remembrance of the rank he held as a student, both in languages (Humanity especially, if I remember well,) and Philosophy, in both of which he had a prize awarded by the votes of his fellow students. This was a position highly honourable for any one who had the best advantages of previous education, but eminently honourable for one who had, during a series of years before entering the University, been closely pent up in a place of secular business, with no leisure for study during business hours; whose every effort at mental cultivation must have been made at night, under the exhaustion of his daily labour.

"In the Theological Academy he was justly viewed as a student of the first rank. An understanding of

naturally great vigour, was endued with more than ordinary acuteness, of which he derived the advantage in the facility with which he could unravel the sophistries and errors of those to whom he opposed himself in argument. With this was associated a lively fancy, fertile in apt and ingenious illustrations of every topic he undertook to discuss. There was in the whole bearing and condition of his mind, the marks of diligent cultivation; his taste was fastidiously correct, and his manner chaste and polished. The result of this combination, both in speaking and writing, was that every question was sifted, every topic ingeniously and logically discussed, and constant variety thrown over subjects that, as they must always recur in the minister's work, are in danger of being monotonously discussed and illustrated."

"Such as knew Mr. Campbell well," says Mr. Moir, late of Arbroath, who was received into the Academy on the same day with Mr. Campbell, and was throughout his stay in Glasgow his most intimate and confidential friend-" will admit the superiority of his intellect, not only when viewed as a whole, but when considered as to its distinct faculties. Some minds, upon the whole above the ordinary status, have their claim to distinction founded on some one excelling power, faculty, or propensity, and, it may be, are even inferior to what is common, with the exceptions specified. The great strength of such persons lies in one prevailing principle-in some strong propensityin a passion for some special pursuit, without which they would become like Samson when shorn of his

locks-weak as other men.' They may display a vigorous understanding, and yet be defective in the imaginative faculty; or a rich fancy without a sound taste or sense of propriety; or they may be moved by strong passion and a prevailing will, while lacking in the decisive control of reason; or, they may show much courage in times of trial and danger, and yet fail in kindness and generosity. Such minds may be compared to a land of hills-rough and unequal, and where every prominence is followed by a corresponding depression. It was not thus with him of -whom I now write. His mind was in no respect rugged and unequal, but may justly be likened to an elevated plain, well watered and cultivated. His powers were well balanced, the one in respect to the others, as was manifested in all his conduct. Though sensitive, he was usually calm; and seldom, if ever, acted under the influence of strong excitement. The exercise of reason in him was always full and vigorous, while fancy, which was both chaste and lively, imparted a pleasing interest to his communications. His compositions were always worthy of himself; and one might safely expect that whatever he meant to produce would, when it appeared, be superior in value. This was felt to be the case with him when he was a student, and the same fact was amply developed afterwards in the course of his ministry. His mind was not only acute-a characteristic which may be evinced in subtlety, amid general confusion of thought-but it was more, it was comprehensive. He saw each object by itself as if

surrounded by a halo of light, and he also perceived its relation to the objects in its vicinity. His mind entertained thoughts, not merely singly and in suc cession, but in masses, and in their bearing on each other, just as a skilful painter attends not only to each individual object in a group, but to the general impression which the entire work should have upon the beholder's imagination. As a reasoner, he was very superior, and his power of analysis was admirable. Sophistry or fallacy in argument could not escape his detection. He would point out the vice that might lurk in a process of deduction with the greatest facility, how carefully soever it might be smoothed over"

The correctness of these remarks on Mr. Campbell's intellectual character will be admitted at once by all who knew him, whether as a student or a preacher. And it will be anticipated, at least by those who knew any thing of the logic class, as taught by Professor Buchanan, that logic and metaphysical science must have been his favourite and most exciting studies. In January, 1832, he wrote to his father in these terms:- “I never experienced the toil of study so much as I do at present. I am up every morning before five, and have little relaxation till ten. are getting on in the logic class with considerable spirit. I have hitherto taken the lead in it, and without intense application I cannot maintain this position. The subjects of study are, of course, of the most abstract nature, and cannot be comprehended without the most unyielding attention. However, as

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I advance, the prospect opens, and what at first appeared insuperable, becomes easy and pleasant." A high prize in the logic class is considered a high honour; and such a prize, it will be seen presently, was awarded to Mr. Campbell.

In May, 1833, he was put on the list of preaching students and sent to Blairgowrie. A few extracts from his letters from this, and the other places in which he laboured during that and the next vacation, will not be uninteresting:

"Blairgowrie, May 1833. Dear Father, This being a central part of the country, it might be expected that I should go out occasionally to preach during the week; this, however, I regard as not my duty in present circumstances; I find that three services on Sabbath, and one meeting in the week, is as much as I can accomplish. I am not very strong in body after my winter's labours, and feel very much exhausted on Sabbath evening. Besides, I must not neglect my regular studies. I feel keenly that I am but a babe in knowledge, and must labour with a view to the coming session. You will be glad to hear that I carried the second prize in the logic class. more than at first I could anticipate, where there was a class of upwards of 140 students. There were only four prizes in the first division of the class. The first was carried by an Irishman, the other three by students of our Academy. This must be satisfactory to the committee, and to all who wish the success of the institution."

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