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gave the address when the painting was presented. He said that few speakers had exceeded Maclaren "for profundity of thought, logical arrangement, eloquence of appeal, and power over the human heart". Many attempts were made to draw Maclaren from Manchester, but he remained there despite his dislike
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before he was 20, sitting for examinations for his arts degree and winning prizes in Hebrew and Greek. Besides his collegiate studies, he read widely in literature, being especially fond of the English poets. The following year, he commenced his ministry at
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in 1842 at age 16, a Baptist institution in London. He was heavily influenced by Dr. David Davies, an eminent Hebrew scholar, and became an enthusiastic student of Hebrew and Greek, among other subjects. He took his bachelor's degree at the
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of the climate and the workload. In 1903, he was made pastor emeritus and retired from the active ministry.
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For the Canadian manufacturer, exporter and politician, see
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