THE TRAVELLER; or,

Meditations on various subjects written on board a Man Of War,

To which is added, CONVERSE WITH THE WORLD UNSEEN

by James Meikle, Late Surgeon at Carnwath

To which is prefixed, The Life of the Author.

Second American Edition

1812, published by E. Torrey and W. Seaver, Albany

Worn leather covers with spine title label. Hinges stressed though holding well. Surface and edge wear, corners worn through and tearing to spine ends. Pages firmly bound in, scattered age and use wear. Notably a circular ink splotch that starts at the front end papers and fades out by page 86. Owner name in similar ink ‘Wm Porter’ to top of title page.

James Meikle wrote his meditations / religious and life reflections / while he was a surgeon on board a British battleship during his travels in the Mediterranean Sea.

“James Meikle (1730-1799) was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland. His parents sought to teach him the fear of the Lord, and from his youth Meikle was characterized by earnest religious feeling and great cheerfulness. When he was about sixteen years old he joined a branch of the ‘Secession’ church which had separated from the established kirk of Scotland in 1732. Meikle had little formal education. This, his poverty, and the death of his father in February 1748 frustrated his hope to study for the ministry.

In God’s providence Meikle was able to attend some medical lectures at Edinburgh, and when he returned to his hometown Carnwath in 1750, he was able in some measure to practice as a surgeon. It was while serving as second surgeon’s mate for the royal navy that he began writing meditations and devotional writings that express his solid religious convictions, profound understanding of Christian life, and joy in Christ. Over the succeeding decades his writings received increasing circulation and many of his works passed through numerous printed editions.

Meikle married in 1779 but was left a widower within three years. He remarried in 1785 and in July 1789 was ordained to the eldership in the congregation of Biggar. He died suddenly in 1799 leaving behind him a widow and five children in very poor circumstances.” The Master’s Trumpet

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