Hew Morrison Collection > Reminiscences of the life and labours of Dugald Buchanan, formerly teacher and evangelist at Rannock, Perthshire

EEMIXTSCEXCES OF DUGALD BUCHAXAX. oò
proclaimed His name in Clirist, and made all his
goodness to pass before me." — Ex. xxxiv. b".
Buchanan was at this period in the twenty-seventh
year of his age, and Jiving at Ardoch, but how
employed we have no means of ascertaining. He
found time, however, to make occasional excursions to
neighbouring parishes, where the Sacrament of the
Supper was being celebrated. These were times of
refreshing to him, as tlie following entries sliow : —
" I went next Sabbath to the Port of Monteith to
receive the seal of the covenant. So I received the
seal of the everlasting covenant ; and before I arose
from the table, with what grief, joy, and wonder did I
behold my dear Redeemer bruised under the Fatlier's
wrath, which justly belonged to me,
''After that I went to Kilsyth. On Sabbath
morning T heard Mr Robe preach the action sermon
from Rev. i. 17, 18.^ I never felt more of the power
of God than I did on that occasion. Afterwards I
reviewed my whole exercises from the da}^ in which I
was first awakened, to that moment ; and saw that the
foundation of my peace was built upon the rock of
ages ; and then with the foolish virgins fell asleep
for some time, until the Lord sent a messenger of
Satan to buffet me.''
" His iniquities prevailed against him." He
thought all his former experiences a delusion. He
was ashamed, and afraid even to piay. He said to
* The Eev. James Robe was son of the Rev. Michael Robe, of Cumber-
nauld. He was settled at Kilsj'th in 1713, and died in 1755. He was a
learned, holy, and conscientious servant of Christ, and the Lord owned
his ministry in a remarkable manner. His narrative of the revÌA'al which
took place there, shows much of his character and labours.