BURNS, REV. ISLAY (_6 child of Rev. Wm. Hamilton Burns 1779–1859,
minister of Kilsyth, near Glasgow_). _b._ Manse of Dun,
Forfarshire 16 Jany. 1817; ed. at Aberdeen gr. sch. at Marischal
coll. and the Univ., D.D. 1864; ordained to charge of St. Peter’s
Dundee June 1843; professor of Apologetics and systematic theology
in free church college Glasgow 1864 to death; author of _History
of the Church of Christ_ 1862 and of a series of essays on
Tractarian and other movements in Church of England in the
_British and foreign evangelical review_. _d._ 4 Sardinia terrace,
Glasgow 20 May 1872. _Select remains of Islay Burns D.D._ 1874,
_portrait_.
BURNS, REV. JABEZ. (_son of Mr. Burns of Oldham, chemist_). _b._
Oldham 18 Dec. 1805; joined Methodist New Connexion 1821; pastor
of Baptist congregation at Perth 1830–5; of Baptist congregation
in New church st. Marylebone, London June 1835; became a pledged
abstainer May 1836; delivered 35 annual temperance sermons
beginning 16 Dec. 1839; one of earliest members of Evangelical
Alliance formed 1845; author of _The Christian sketch book_ 1828,
_second series 1835_; _The golden pot of Manna 2 vols._ 1837, in
the _5 ed._ title was altered to _The Christian’s daily portion_
1848; _Original sketches and skeletons of sermons 11 vols._;
edited _Journal of New British and Foreign Society_ 1839–42 when
society was dissolved; edited _Christian ministers companion 4
vols._ 1844. _d._ 17 Porteus road, Paddington, London 31 Jany.