intervals in four volumes. His last work was the History of the English Bible (2 vols, 1876). He rendered service as one of the revisers of the authorized version. Memorials In his home town of Alva the Eadie Church is named in his memory and a drinking fountain with his portrait in low relief stands in the local park. Family He married Allison Pringle Palfrey of Edinburgh. They had five children. She died suddenly in 1855. In 1862 he married Mary Home of Berwick-upon-Tweed. References Attribution External links 1810 births 1876 deaths Scottish Christian theologians People from Clackmannanshire Ministers of Secession Churches in Scotland Ministers of the United Presbyterian Church (Scotland)