Originally published: Battle Creek, Mich.: Review and Herald Pub. Co., 1900.

A collection of articles and papers, most of which had appeared previously in magazines. From the Scottish philosopher, educationalist and author.

The First and Second Books of Discipline were amongst the constitutional foundation documents of the Scottish Reformation, and for four and a half centuries have been relied on to guide the polity of Presbyterian churches around the world. Their scholarly editing and publication a generation ago helped to revive serious study in the Church's constitutional law; and this reprint makes very important material available in a time of immense organisational change in the Church. Rev Dr Marjory A MacLean Deputy Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland