ir ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Bon ar ▁( and ▁his ▁parents ), ▁near ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁extension . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁he ▁married ▁Jane ▁Catherine ▁Lund ie . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁Their ▁children ▁included ▁the ▁Rev ▁Hor ati us ▁Nin ian ▁Bon ar ▁( b . 1 8 6 0 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁brother ▁to ▁the ▁Rev ▁John ▁James ▁Bon ar ▁of ▁Green ock ▁( 1 8 0 3 - 1 8 9 1 ). ▁ ▁Service ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁he ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁mission ▁work ▁at ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁parish ▁in ▁Le ith ▁and ▁settled ▁at ▁Kel so . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Free ▁Church ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Dis ruption ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁Chal mers ▁Memorial ▁Church ▁( named ▁after ▁his ▁teacher ▁at ▁college , ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁Chal mers ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Mod er ator ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Works ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁vol umin ous ▁and ▁highly ▁popular ▁author . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁editor ▁for ▁" The ▁Qu arter ly ▁journal ▁of ▁Prop he cy " ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁"