Erskine, John, D.D

son of the preceding; a celebrated Scotch preacher and author of various e ays and pamphlets; a prominent leader on the Evangelical side in the General A emblies; was minister of the Old Grey friars, Edinburgh, and the colleague of Principal Robertson; is remembered for a retort in the pulpit and for another in the General A embly; the former was to a remark of his colleague, Principal Robertson, "If perfect virtue were to appear on earth we would adore it."... "Perfect virtue did appear on earth and we crucified it"; and that other in the General A embly was "Rax (reach) me that Bible," as certain Moderates in the court began derisively to scoff at the proposal to send mi ions to the heathen (1721-1803).