Today at the seminary we looked at two more nineteenth century figures with Nick Needham - Edward Irving (1792-1834), of whom I had heard thanks to Arnold Dallimore's book (see here), and Félicité de La Mennais (1782-1854), of whom I knew nothing. La Mennais was a Catholic liberal in a word. On Irving's death, M'Cheyne famously said "I look back upon him with awe, as on the saints and martyrs of old. A holy man, in spite of all his delusions and errors. He is now with his God and Saviour, whom he wronged so much, yet, I am persuaded, loved so sincerely."
