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THOMAS SNELL JONES, born 1754,
a native of Gloucester ; educated at17^9 the Nonconformist Academy of Tre-
vecca, in Wales ; assisted for two years an
aged clergyman at Plymouth, when he
became known to Lady Glenorchy, and was
invited to be min. of her chapel. With this
view he was ord. by the Scots Presbytery
in London, 9th June 1779, and adm. 25th
July following. D.D. (Aberdeen 1810);
died 3rd March 1837. He marr. (1) Eliza-
beth Payton, who died 10th Sept. 1780,
aged 26, and had issue—Elizabeth Payton,
died Dec. 1848, aged 68 : (2) Mary Belshes,
who died 27th May 1786, aged 35 : (3) Anne
Gardner, who died 6th May 1822, aged 70,
and had issue—Thomas, banker, Leith, died
3rd May 1868, aged 75; Anne, born 18th
July 1790, died 4th Jan. 1885; John, died
19th Nov. 1861, aged 69. Publications—
Mankind Accountable Creatures, a sermon
(Edinburgh, 1786) ; A Sermon on the Death
ofLady Glenorchy (Edinburgh, 1788) ; Ser-
mons (Edinburgh, 1816) ; Address delivered
at the Ba])tism of Joseph Davis, a converted
Jew (Grey's Sermon, Edinburgh, 1820) ; The
Life of Willielma, Viscountess Glenorchy
(Edinburgh, 1822).— [Anderson's Sketches,
Hunter's and Makellar's Fun. Serms.
;
Tombst., Haldane's Mem., Hanna's Life of
Chalmers, Duncan's Elog. Sepidchr., Kay's
Portr.]
GREVILLE EWING, born Edinburgh,
.,__ 1767, son of Alexander E., teacher
of mathematics, and Isobel Gray
;
educated at the High School, Edinburgh
;
apprenticed to an engraver, but afterwards
studied for the ministry at the univ. of his
native city. He became tutor in the
family of Lockhart of Castlehill, and was
licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 25th Sept.
1792. His gifts and popularity as a
preacher pointed him out to the Trustees,
by whom he was nominated 22nd June,
and he was ord. (colleague) 17th Oct. 1793.
Devotedly attached to the cause of
missions, he established the Missionary
Magazine, the first religious periodical
north of the Tweed. Having adopted
sentiments inimical to a National Estab-
lishment of Religion, he demitted his
charge and was declared no longer a min.
of the church, 26th Dec. 1798. From
1799 to 1836 he ministered to a large
congregation at the Glasgow Tabernacle,
under the auspices of the Haldanes of
Airthrey, and was for the same period
tutor of the Glasgow Theological Academy
—a Congregationalist foundation. The
introduction of Congregationalism into
Scotland owed much to his efforts. He
had D.D. conferred by an American college
in 1821, but did not adopt it, and died
1st Aug. 1841. He marr. (1) 13th Nov.
1794, Anne (died 23rd Aug. 1795, aged
20), daugh. of James Innes, min. of Yester :
(2) Janet Jamieson, died 18th Jan. 1801,
aged 23, and had issue—Janet (marr. James
Matheson, D.D., Durham) : (3) 15th Nov.
1802, Barbara, daugh. of Sir James Maxwell
of Pollock, Bart., killed by the overturning
of a carriage near the Falls of Clyde, 14th
Sept. 1828, aged 55. Publications— Five
single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1797-1834);
Animadversions on a Pamp>hlet entitled
Laypreaching Lndefensible on Scripture
Principles (Glasgow, 1800); Remarks on
Mr Dick's Sermon concerning the Qualifi-
cations and Call of Missionaries (1801)
;
Rudiments of the Greek Language (Edin-
burgh, 1801) ; The Ignoranceof the Heathen
and the Conduct of God towards them, a
sermon preached before the L.M.S. (London,
1802) ; A Greek Grammar and Greek and
English Scripture Lexicon (Edinburgh,
1802; 2nd ed. ( Glasgow, 1812; 3rd ed.,
1827) ; An Attempt toivards a Statement of
the Doctrine of Scripture on the Govern-
ment of the Church (Glasgow, 1807); Facts
and Documents respecting the Connexions
which have subsisted between Robert Ilal-
dane, Esq., and G. E. (Glasgow, 1809);
Essays to the Jews, 2 vols. (1809-10); An
Essayon Baptism (Glasgow, 1823); Memoir
of Barbara Eiving (Glasgow, 1829) ; Ser-
mon III. in " Sermons by Ministers of the
Congregational Union" (Glasgow, 1823);
editor of the Missionary Magazine, vols,
i. to iii. (Edinburgh, 1796-9).—[Wardlaw's
Fun. Serm., Haldane's Mem., Kay's Por-
traits, Tombst.; Memoir by his daughter,
J. J. Matheson, 1843; Ross's Hist, of