[1] In 1843 Eadie was appointed professor of biblical literature and hermeneutics in the Divinity Hall of the United Presbyterian body.
[1] In 1863 he removed with a portion of his congregation to the new Lansdowne United Presbyterian Church, which became a notable landmark at Kelvinbridge.
Cambridge Street was in one of the poorer parts of Glasgow, in stark contrast to the Lansdowne area.
To the former class belong the Biblical Cyclopaedia, his edition of Alexander Cruden's Concordance, his Early Oriental History, and his discourses on the Divine Love and on Paul the Preacher; to the latter his commentaries on the Greek text of St Paul's epistles to the Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians and Galatians, published at intervals in four volumes.
[1] In his home town of Alva the Eadie Church is named in his memory and a drinking fountain with his portrait in low relief stands in the local park.