The electronic edition of William Baxter's Life of Elder Walter Scott, Centennial Edition, ed. B. A. Abbott, has been produced from a copy of the printed text held by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. It was published by The Bethany Press (St. Louis, MO: 1926). The electronic edition has been produced from text scanned by Colvil Smith and formatted by Ernie Stefanik.

      Pagination in the electronic version has been represented by placing the page number in brackets following the last complete word on the printed page. In the printed text, extended quotations are set in a smaller type; in the electronic text, they are set off as block quotations. Inconsistencies in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and typography have been retained; however, corrections have been offered for misspellings and other accidental corruptions. Emendations are as follows:

            Printed Text [ Electronic Text
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 Chapter I, pp. 11-22.
 p. 16:     Good ship [ good ship
 p. 19:     Next engaged [ next engaged

 Chapter XIX, pp. 141-153.
 p. 151:    discourses at Carthage [ discourses at Carthage,

 Chapter XXIV, pp. 175-184.
 p. 182:    momentous. [ momentous
 

      The text of the First Edition and the Centennial Edition differ in the following points:

  LEWS / LWSA        First Edition [ Centennial Edition
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Chapter I, pp. 29-40. [ Chapter I, pp. 11-22.
 p. 31:  / p. 13:    note-worthy [ noteworthy
                     key-notes [ keynotes
 p. 34:  / p. 15:    brother, who is still living, and who found [ brother,
                        who found
 p. 35:  / p. 16:    good ship [ Good ship
 p. 37:  / p. 19:    school-room, [ schoolroom,
 p. 38:  /           next engaged [ Next engaged

                     Chapter II, pp. 41-55. [ Chapter II, pp. 23-29.
 p. 46:  / p. 26:    school-room [ schoolroom
         / p. 27:    The careful reader will find in it the germs [ In it
                        were to be found the germs

                     Chapter III, pp. 56-68. [ Chapter III, pp. 30-37.
 p. 57:  / p. 31:    interested others, [ interested others.

                     Chapter IV, pp. 69-81. [ Chapter IV, pp. 38-40.
 p. 74:  / p. 39:    above mentioned [ above-mentioned
 p. 79:  / p. 40:    Such essays as these, from which we have quoted,
                        [ These essays

                     Chapter V, pp. 82-94. [ Chapter V, pp. 41-43.
 p. 87:  / p. 42:    Association, as given above, it will be observed that
                        [ Association, Mr. Scott

                     Chapter VII, pp. 109-126. [ Chapter VII, pp. 48-52.
 p. 116: / p. 50:    and his teach ings [ and his teachings

                     Chapter VIII, pp. 127-139. [ Chapter VIII, pp. 53-61.
 p. 128: / p. 53:    to-day." [ today."
 p. 129: / p. 54:    to-day [ today

                     Chapter IX, pp. 140-154. [ Chapter IX, pp. 62-63.
 p. 148: / p. 63:    Another gentleman, still living, whom the writer met
                        but a short time since, says, [ Another gentleman
                        says,

                     Chapter XI, pp. 168-180. [ Chapter XI, pp. 68-78.
 p. 170: / p. 69:    "You can not [ "You cannot
 p. 177: / p. 75:    other or both [ other or both.
         / p. 76:    others are helped. [ others are helped."

                     Chapter XII, pp. 181-193. [ Chapter XII, pp. 79-89.
 p. 181: / p. 79:    every-where [ every where
                     Every-where [ Every where
 p. 182: / p. 80:    school-house, [ school house,
 p. 185: / p. 81:    Spirit--and [ Spirit"--and
         / p. 82:    ultra Calvinistic [ ultra-Calvinistic
 p. 187: / p. 84:    school-house [ school house

                     Chapter XIV, pp. 211-231. [ Chapter XIII, pp. 90-97.
 p. 218: / p. 93:    and, in the course [ and in the course

                     Chapter XV, pp. 232-245. [ Chapter XIV, pp. 98-109.
 p. 232: / p. 98:    a Sunday-school, [ a Sunday school,
                     answered at the Sunday-school. [ answered at the
                        Sunday school.
 p. 233: / p. 99:    village school-house, [ village schoolhouse,
                     Sunday-school scholar [ Sunday school scholar
                     in Sunday-school, [ in Sunday school
 p. 234: /           done at the Sunday-school, [ done at the Sunday
                        school,
           p. 100:   not in the school-house, [ not in the schoolhouse,
                     been in the school-house, [ been in the school-house,
                     Sunday-school girl. [ Sunday school girl.
 p. 236: / p. 101:   scape-goat [ scapegoat
           p. 102:   brick school-house, [ brick schoolhouse,
 p. 240: / p. 105:   every thing-- [ everything--
                     'fire-water;' [ fire-water';
                     appetities [ appetites
 p. 243: / p. 108:   to-night; [ tonight;
 p. 244: /           to-day. [ today.

                     Chapter XVI, pp. 246-259. [ Chapter XV, pp. 110-120.
 p. 247: / p. 111:   breakfast-room [ breakfast room
 p. 254: / p. 117:   'The Restoration?' [ 'The Restoration'?
 p. 258: / p. 120:   every-where [ everywhere

                     Chapter XVII, pp. 260-280. [ Chapter XVI, pp. 121-128.
 p. 260: / p. 121:   inquiry [ inquiry,
 p. 262: / p. 122:   can not receive.'-- [ cannot receive.'--
                     JOHN XIV. [ JOHN xiv.
 p. 265: / p. 125:   can not receive.' [ cannot receive.'
                     can not receive, [ cannot receive,
         / p. 126:   can not receive [ cannot receive
                     can not receive [ cannot receive
                     glorify me;' [ glorify me.'
 p. 266: /           gospel, can not believe [ gospel, cannot believe
                     audience can not believe [ audience cannot believe

                     Chapter XVIII, pp. 281-293. [ Chapter XVII, pp. 129-130.
 p. 295: / p. 132:   birth No. 12. [ berth No. 12.

                     Chapter XIX, pp. 294-307. [ Chapter XVIII, pp. 131-140.
 p. 308: / p. 141:   every thing [ everything
 p. 309: / p. 142:   Jamison, [ Jameson,
 p. 313: / p. 145:   every-where [ everywhere

                     Chapter XX, pp. 308-322. [ Chapter XIX, pp. 141-153.
 p. 320: / p. 151:   discourses at Carthage, [ discourses at Carthage

                     Chapter XXI, pp. 323-337. [ Chapter XX, pp. 154-161.
 p. 326: / p. 157:   of ever one [ of every one
 p. 335: / p. 160:   dilligence [ diligence

                     Chapter XXII, pp. 338-351. [ Chapter XXI, pp. 162-165.
 p. 343: / p. 164:   He was about [ Scott was about
                     possession of him [ possession of him,

                     Chapter XXIII, pp. 352-369. [ Chapter XXII, pp. 166-171.
 p. 359: / p. 168:   and in private. [ and private.
 p. 361: / p. 170:   can not annul [ cannot annul

                     Chapter XXIV, pp. 370-387. [ Chapter XXIII, pp. 172-174.
 p. 375: / p. 173:   every-where [ everywhere

                     Chapter XXV, pp. 388-403. [ Chapter XXIV, pp. 175-184.
 p. 390: / p. 176:   every-where [ everywhere
 p. 392: / p. 179:   him here [ him here,
 p. 394: / p. 180:   as any thing [ as anything
 p. 395: / p. 181:   reveal any thing [ reveal anything
         / p. 182:   preach tc [ preach to
 p. 396: /           momentous [ momentous.
                     to-morrow's [ tomorrow's

                     Chapter XXVI, pp. 404-416. [ Chapter XXV, pp. 185-195.
 p. 409: / p. 192:   Revelations, [ Revelation,
 p. 415: / p. 194:   de clivity, [ declivity,

                     Chapter XXVII, pp. 417-430. [ Chapter XXVI, pp. 196-202.
 p. 417: / p. 196:   to-day," [ today,"

                     Chapter XXVIII, pp. 431-442. [ Chapter XXVII, pp. 203-208.
 p. 431: / p. 203:   THE letter with which the last chapter closes was
                        written in the spring of 1860, [ IN THE spring of 
                        1860,
                     three-score; [ three-score,
                     Every-where [ Everywhere
 p. 434: / p. 206:   every-where [ everywhere

                     Chapter XXIX, pp. 443-450. [ Chapter XXVIII, pp. 209-215.
 p. 446: / p. 212:   he had labored [ he had labored,
 p. 448: / p. 214:   rhetorical  n his [ rhetorical in his
 

      The extract from Thomas Campbell's letter of 9 April 1828, p. 65 appears in a somewhat different form in A. S. Hayden's Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio (Cincinnati, OH: Chase and Hall, 1875), p. 148. The variations between the texts are as follows:

 Baxter / Hayden     Life of Walter Scott [ Early History of Disciples
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 p. 65  / p. 148:    consideration. It is one thing to know concerning
                        the art of fishing--for instance, the rod, the
                        line, the hook, and the bait, too; and quite
                        another thing to handle them dextrously when
                        thrown into the water, so as to make it take. We
                        [ consideration. We
                     have long known the former (the theory), and have
                        spoken [ have spoken
                     correctly concerning  [ correctly concerning
                     gospel, its [ gospel--its
                     of his immediate [ of its immediate
                     salvation; but [ salvation--but
                     direct exhibition [ direct exhibition
                     and application [ and application
                     present for [ present, for
                     time upon [ time, upon
                     practically exhibited [ practically exhibited
                     Mr. Scott [ Mr Scott
                     ancient gospel, and [ ancient gospel and
                     young. Will [ young: Will
                     Then come away. [ Then come away, etc., etc.
                     testimony, beg [ testimony--beg
                     consent, give [ consent--give
                     day or night, [ day or night;
                     and upon [ and, upon
                     whole none [ whole, none
 

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

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