“I wish to communicate what to me is the most joyful event of my life. I have been intent for thirty years on the completion of a territorial experiment, and I have now to bless God for the consummation of it.” Thus Thomas Chalmers wrote to an American supporter of his West Port experiment in 1847, the final year of his life.
Read the entire story below. This is a modified portion from an earlier journal article, adapted for a broader audience. It was published in The Messenger, the denominational publication of the Free Reformed Churches. The entire magazine can be accessed here.
West Port Experiment 
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