Norman Macleod (1812–72) was a liberal Presbyterian minister of the Church of Scotland and a writer well-known for advocating social reform. In addition to becoming one of Scotland’s most prominent and respected parochial ministers of Scotland in the 19th century. He was made one of the Royal Chaplains in Scotland in 1857 and became a trusted friend of Queen Victoria.
Born in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Macleod was the son of the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D., a distinguished minister of the Scottish Church. Norman Jr. studied at the University of Glasgow and later became a minister in the Church of Scotland. He was appointed as the minister of the Barony Church in Glasgow in 1838, where he gained a reputation for his dynamic preaching and social activism. He was a strong supporter of the temperance movement. He helped to establish the Glasgow Young Men’s Christian Association, which provided religious and social services for young men in the city.
Macleod was also a prolific writer, producing works on various topics, including religion, history, and travel. Macleod’s most famous book, The Gold Thread (1861,) was a collection of stories and sketches that reflected his travels in Europe and his interest in the lives of ordinary people. Other works include The Earnest Student (1854) and Simple Truth Spoken to Working People (1867.)
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I feel convinced that every man has given him of God much more than he has any idea of, and that he can help on the world’s work more than he knows of. What we want is the single eye that will see what our work is, the humility to accept it, however lowly, the faith to do it for God, the perseverance to go on till death.
—Norman Macleod
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