Bonar, Horatius

Horatius Bonar was born in 1808 in Edinburg, Scotland where his father was the Solicitor of Excise. His parents were James and Marjory Maitland Bonar. He was one of eleven children. When Horatius was twelve years old, his father died. His mother and his became the dominant influences of his life. The dominant influence outside of the family was T. S. Jones, the minister of Lady Glenorchy's Chapel, the church where they attended. He attended Edinburgh University after which he was licensed to preach. In college he was influenced by Thomas Chalmers and Edward Irving. Two of his brothers, the old...