1. Horatius Bonar was a Scottish churchman and poet who was a contemporary and acquaintance of Robert Murray M'cheyne.
11 Facts About Horatius Bonar
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Horatius Bonar became exceedingly popular as a preacher, and was well known throughout Scotland.
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Horatius Bonar was the son of James Bonar, Solicitor of Excise for Scotland, and his wife Marjory Pyott Maitland.
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Horatius Bonar came from a long line of ministers who served a total of 364 years in the Church of Scotland.
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Horatius Bonar married Jane Catherine Lundie in 1843 and five of their young children died in succession.
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In 1853, Horatius Bonar received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Aberdeen.
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Horatius Bonar died at this home, 10 Palmerston Road in the Grange, 31 July 1889.
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Horatius Bonar was brother to the Rev John James Bonar of Greenock.
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Horatius Bonar entered the Ministry of the Church of Scotland.
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Horatius Bonar joined the Free Church at the time of the Disruption of 1843, and in 1867 was moved to Edinburgh to take over the Chalmers Memorial Church.
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Horatius Bonar served as the editor for "The Quarterly journal of Prophecy" from 1848 to 1873 and for the "Christian Treasury" from 1859 to 1879.