But we must always do that under the feeling that it is not in that character that you know Chalmers; but in the far broader aspect in which you have so happily celebrated him as a Christian philanthropist, a patriot, and a divine.
I conclude with earnest congratulations on the complete success, as I regard it, of your generous proposal; and I am yours very truly, ROB.

S.CANDLISH.
Rev.Dr.DUFF to DEAN RAMSAY.
The Grange, 29th June.
Very Rev.and dear Sir--Many thanks for your kind note with its enclosures.
From my sad experience in such matters, I am not at all surprised at the meagre number of replies to your printed circular.
When I first learnt from the newspaper of the meeting held in your house, and of Dr.Guthrie's proposal, I had a strong impression that the latter was on far too extensive a scale--but remained silent, being only anxious, in a quiet way, to do what I could in promoting the general design.
Having had much to do during the last forty years with the raising of funds for all manner of objects, in different lands, I have come to know something of men's tempers and dispositions in such cases, and under peculiar circumstances and conditions.

I therefore never expected the L20,000 scheme to succeed; unless, indeed, it were headed by a dozen or so at L1000, or at least L500 each--a liberality not to be expected for such an object at this time of day.
Your present plan, therefore, I think a wise one--viz., to constitute yourselves into "a statue committee," for the successful carrying out of your own original and very practicable design,--handing over any surplus funds which may remain to any other committee or body willing to prosecute the larger professorship or lectureship scheme .-- I remain, very Rev.and dear Sir, yours very sincerely, ALEXANDER DUFF.
I am indebted for the following letters to the Rev.Dr.Lindsay Alexander.

If I wrote only for Scotsmen, it would be unnecessary to speak of Dr.Alexander as holding a place which he seems to me, ignorant as I am of Church disputes, to owe to his own high personal merit, and the independence which makes him free to think and to write as scarcely any clergyman fettered with the supposed claims of sect or denomination feels himself at liberty to do.

As our Dean got older we find him drawing more kindly to those whose Christianity was shown in other guise than in sectarian precision with some spice of persecution.
23 Ainslie Place, Feb.