Presbyterian Church, Toronto, recalls an incident in his college career which ought now to be retold. The famous John Stuart Blackie, Professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh, was lecturing at the beginning of a session to a class with whose per—mne] he was naturally only slightly acquainted. Andrew Geggie, who was one of the students, was called up to read a passage, and held his book in his left, hand. Blackie requested him to hold the book in his right hand, and as the student crimsoned, the Professor went on, somewhat testily, "Your right hand, T say." The student held up his right arm, ending piteously at the elbow. Sir, I hae nae right hand," he said. Before Blackie could open his lips, there arose a storm of hisses, and by it his voice was pverborne. Then the Professor left his place and went down to the student he had unwittingly hurt, put his arm round the lad's shoulders and drew him close, and the lad learned against his breast. "My boy," said Blackie, you'll forgive me that I was over-rough? 1 did not know; I did not know." He turned to the students, and with a look and tone that came straight from his heart, he said, "And let me say to you all, T am rejoiced to be shown that I am teaching a class of gentlemen."
During a holiday in New York, or Boston, Geggie went to hear an eminent Scots divine, Dr. Lorimer. To illustrate a point, the preacher dramatically told his audience the incident of Blackie and the one-armed student. After the benedict tion, Geggie made his way to the platform, and explained his identity, and before he knew, Lorimer was calling back the departing congregation and inviting the stranger to repeat tha story in his own words, The episode made a great impression. Doubtless Geggie had been carried away by the emotion of the moment, for, though Ihe did and said some startling things, he was the last man to rush unthinkingly into the limelight. He was a most admirable specimen of the wandering Scot, and of him it must be said that his whole life was illumined and enlivened—he was the personification of rollicking good humour and fun—by the saving grace of religion.
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