A Memoir Of Greville Ewing City Mission Pioneer.

This podcast provides an overview of a memoir detailing the life and ministry of Greville Ewing, who served as pastor to David Nasmith, the founder of the City Mission Movement. Gregville was
a prominent figure in Scottish religious life, particularly associated with the rise of Congregationalism and the missionary movement in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The text traces his early life and education, his call to ministry, his challenging tenure at Lady Glenorchy's Chapel in Edinburgh, and his eventual departure from the Church of Scotland due to conscientious objections related to restraints on duty and the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom. A significant portion of the material covers his zealous promotion of itinerant preaching, his involvement with the Edinburgh Missionary Society, and the formation of a new Congregational church in Glasgow, including the subsequent controversies and trials he faced regarding church polity and lay-preaching. Finally, the excerpts also offer intimate glimpses into his personal life, including the death of his first wife and his later years as a pastor, author, and tutor to ministerial students.