Stewart, David Dale. Memoir of The Life of the Rev. James Haldane Stewart, M.A., Late Rector of Limpsfield, Surrey. London: Thomas Hatchard, 1856. First Edition. [5359]
Fine polished calf with tooling in gilt & blind, raised bands to spine, 7 1/2 x 5 inches, all page edges gilt, marbled end papers, some pulled paper where the rear end paper hinge has been repaired. Several gift inscriptions on the front end papers, recent owner's signature, vi., 389 pp., neat pencil underlining/marginalia in many places. Engraved frontispiece portrait by W. Humphrys with facsimile signature and tissue guard. Small stamp on ffep: Bound by Smyth & Co., Berry St, Liverpool." Good. Full calf.
Several of the works of James Haldane Stewart are featured in Roberts' Revival Bibliography, yet this biography by his son is neglected. The many letters written by the senior Stewart contained herein add to the value of this book.
James Haldane Stewart, M.A. (1776-1854), b. Boston, Massachusetts; d. Surrey, England. Stewart was educated in England, graduated at Eton College, and studied law at Lincoln's Inn. He was converted in 1802 through the agencies of the Anglican clergymen William Marsh and Thomas Tydlae, afterwards matriculating at Exeter College, Oxford, and graduating B.A. (1806) and M.A. (1810). He was ordained priest in 1807 and had two long pastorates, at Percy Chapel (1812-1828) and at St. Bride's Church, Liverpool, 1830-1846. He was an active supporter of the London Society for Promotion of Christianity amongst the Jews; the Church Missionary Society; and the Protestant Reformation Society.
Stewart was the author of the influential revival treatise, Thoughts on the Importance of Special Prayer for the general Outpouring of the Holy Spirit.