14 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



On the afternoon of Friday, 18th September, his remains were 

 interred among those of his kindred in the old churchyard which 

 adjoins the Abbey of Paisley. 



Mr. King was never married. For many years he has resided 

 with his sister and her family, where, surrounded by loved ones, 

 he has found a peaceful and happy home. 



He was a member of Free Tron Church during the ministry of 

 Rev. Dr. Walter C. Smith ; and has since been connected with 

 Kenfield Free Church, of which the Rev. Dr. Marcus Dods (now 

 Professor of Exegetical Theology in the Free Church College, 

 Edinburgh) was formerly pastor, and which is now ministered to 

 by the Rev. W. M. Macgregor. 



As a Liberal Unionist, he was interested in the political 

 and social questions of the time ; but although holding de- 

 cided views on these topics, he was not an obtrusive poli- 

 tician, and never courted discussion or sought to provoke 

 argument. 



However much his talents were esteemed and his attainments 

 admired, it is perhaps as a friend and companion that his loss will 

 be most keenly felt. A genial influence seemed to surround him 

 everywhere, whether among his students, at meetings or excur- 

 sions of societies, at social gatherings, or in the retirement of the 

 domestic circle. The cheerfulness and quiet humour, which ren- 

 dered him so delightful a companion, also found expression in his 

 correspondence and in many of the papers he has written. 

 Accompanied by a few of his botanist friends, he frequently visited 

 the Cadder Woods, or other favourite resort, in search of rare 

 fungi. At such times all cares were laid aside, and the pure 

 enjoyment which he derived from even the most common things was 

 itself a source of pleasure to his companions. It is the testimony 

 of those who knew him long and well that they never once saw 

 him angry. His character was one of rare beauty — his life as 

 pure and guileless as a child's. Ever kind, gentle, courteous, and 

 sincere, he was beloved by all who knew him, and it is scarcely 

 possible to believe that he can have left behind him a single enemy. 

 His love of peace, however, was never gratified at the expense of 

 principle, for he was firm and unyielding in opposing whatever 

 he believed to be wrong. The guiding principle of his life was a 

 steadfast faith which rested upon things unseen — an earnest, 



