James Hamilton was born at Paisley in 1814. Having studied at universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, he became assistant to Robert Candlish at St. George's, Edinburgh, in 1838. In 1839 he took charge of the parish of Abernyte in 1839, and early in 1841 removed to Roxburgh Church, Edinburgh. In July, 1841, he became pastor of the National Scotch Church, Regent Square, London, and remained pastor of this congregation till his death in 1867. In 1849 he became editor of the Presbyterian Messenger, and in 1864 editor of Evangelical Christendom, the organ of the Evangelical Alliance. He was an incessant literary worker and the author of some of the most widely circulated books of his day.

Volume I
THE PREACHER

Life in Earnest: Lectures on Christian Activity and Ardour
The Mount of Olives and other lectures on prayer
A Morning beside the Lake of Galilee
The Happy Home

Volume II
THE LIGHT TO THE PATH

The Light to the Path
Emblems from Eden
The Prodigal Son
The Church in the House
The Dew of Hermon or True Christian Unity
Thankfulness

Volume III
THE ROYAL PREACHER

"We have had a great treat in reading this prose poem. It is a charming production." C H Spurgeon

The Royal Preacher: Lectures on Ecclesiastes
Lessons from the Great Biography:
Early Incidents
Miracles
Discources
Interviews
Final Glimpses

Volume IV
LECTURES AND ADDRESSES

Includes:
Simeon and his Predecessors
Thomas Chalmers, DD
Bartholomew Day, 1662
Notes on the Book of Job
The Proverbs of Solomon
Early Years of Erasmus
Erasmus in England

Volume V
MOSES THE MAN OF GOD

"Beautiful as a poem, like everything' which fell front Dr. Hamilton's pen. It would be impossible to study it without profit." C H Spurgeon

Moses The Man of God
The Golden Series: Lectures on 2 Peter 1
Philosophy and Christianity
The Ethics of the Gospel: Lectures on Phil. iv. 8

Volume VI
SERMONS AND LECTURES