Excerpt from Philosophy and Theology: Being the First; Edinburgh University Gifford Lectures
Introductory - Lord Gifford - The bequest - The lectureships - God really all in all to Lord Gifford - The lecturers - Natural theology the only science - The immediate lecturer - The three Churches - Feeling - Understanding - Both - Intolerance - Reason as reason - The positive - Rationalism - Aufklarung - "Advanced" views - The temper of the time - Tom Paines of the tap - No-God men - What is really the new - The prejudice against belief - Duty of philosophy now - Sacred books - Those of the Hebrews - Discrepancies - Buckle, Hume, Voltaire - Historical anachronism.
Mr. Principal and Fellow-Studexts, - The first word that is due from a man in my position is necessarily one of thanks. I owe it to the Senatus of this University respectfully to tender it my best thanks for the high honour it has done me in electing me to the distinguished office of its first Gifford Lecturer.
Again, a word is no less due from me in respectful acknowledgment of the rare liberality and signal generosity of him who disinterestedly sought to bestow what best boon he could think of for the public, in the founding of this and the other University lectureships which bear his name.
I have had but few opportunities of acquaintanceship with the late Lord Gifford. I have, however, met him over the dinner-table and elsewhere; and I could not but like what I saw in him.
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