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Book Description
- Title:
- George Adam Smith. A Personal Memoir and Family Chronicle
- Authors:
- Lilian Adam Smith [1866-1949]
- Publication Year:
- 1943
- Location:
- London
- Publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Pages:
- 272
- Subjects:
- Archaeology, Biography, George Adam Smith
- Copyright Holder:
- Public domain
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Table of Contents
- 1856-1889. Birth and family—Education in Edinburgh—Vacations in Germany—Journey to Palestine—Assistant in Brechin—Lectureship in Aberdeen—Queen's Cross Church—Isaiah—Holidays in Switzerland
- Lilian Buchanan—Home in London—Father's work—Visit to Switzerland—Engagement—Marriage—Aberdeen
- 1890-1892. Life in Aberdeen—Calls from Churches—Second journey to Palestine—Appointment to Professorship at Free Church College, Glasgow
- 1892-1904. Glasgow Colleagues—Social Work—Historical Geography of the Holy Land—Lectures and Preaching—Holidays—Book of the Twelve Prophets—Life of Henry Drummond—Third journey to Palestine—Modem Criticism and the Preaching of the Old Testament—Controversy in the Church—General Assembly in Glasgow—Illness—Visit to India—Fourth journey to Palestine
- 1903-1910. Glasgow activities—Contacts with other Churches and with Universities—Family life—Jerusalem—Voyage to Sicily and Greece—Appointment as Principal of Aberdeen University—A letter from Professor J. L. Morison. INTERLUDE: Lecture Tours in America 1896, 1899, 1903, 1909
- 1909-1918. Early days in Aberdeen—Our home and family—Work on Court and Senatus—Relations with students—Preaching—War years—Conferment of Knighthood—Moderator of General Assembly of the United Free Church—Tours in Highlands and Islands—France and Belgium—University Roll of Honour—Syria and Holy Land
- War Mission to America—Armistice—First family wedding—Universities' delegation to France and Belgium—Death of Dr. George Smith—Changes and developments in the University—The Queen's Graduation—War Memorials—Toe H
- Home life—Family weddings and vacations—Death of old friends—University work—Carnegie Trust—University O.T.C.—Jeremiah-Union of Scottish Churches—Assembly of 1929
- Aberdeen friends and activities—Portraits-Freedom of the City—University impressions—Elphinstone celebrations—Royal High School, Edinburgh—Walter Scott Club—Dispersal of family—Changes in University and in Old Aberdeen-War Memorials in France and Belgium
- Literary work, 25th edition of H.G.H.L.—Honorary degrees—Cambridge again—Chaplain to the King—More family weddings—Other Scottish Universities—British Association—Resignation from Principalship—Hon. LL.D. for L. A. S. EPILOGUE: Sweethillocks—Interests in Balerno—A letter from Professor Dover Wilson—Summers in Argyll-Old loyalties—Golden Wedding—Outbreak of war and family separations—eath in 1942
- Index (Kindly prepared by Miss Maud Storr Best, of the Aberdeen University Library)
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