This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...is that in which the Disruption took place; St. George's is the church of Dr. Andrew Thomson and Dr. Candlish; Nicolson Street Church, the place where Dr. Jamieson, the author of the Scottish Dictionary, officiated; M'Crie-R0xburgh Church in Davie Street, where the historian of Knox ministered; and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...is that in which the Disruption took place; St. George's is the church of Dr. Andrew Thomson and Dr. Candlish; Nicolson Street Church, the place where Dr. Jamieson, the author of the Scottish Dictionary, officiated; M'Crie-R0xburgh Church in Davie Street, where the historian of Knox ministered; and that St. Mary's in Palmerston Place is the Cathedral of the Episcopalians in Edinburgh. It is a handsome structure, erected from designs of Sir Gilbert Scott, with funds to the amount of over, (, ' 100,000 left by the late Misses Walker of Coates. A curious circumstance may be mentioned in connection with the Buccleuch Parish Church. Shortly after its erection as a Chapel of Ease in connection with the West Kirk, the burying ground (opened June, 1763) was consecrated on the Sly, by Bishop Falconar, of the non-juring Scottish Episcopal Communion, in 1 uI18, 1764, at the request of an individual not belonging to the West Kirk Session, but whose application to the bishop was at least connived at by five elders and one deacon who witnessed the ceremony. The rumour of this secret transaction having reached the ears of the Session, the elders and deacon were called to account. In course of the investigation they solemnly declared that they had no hand in the aflair, further than being present at the request of the individual formerly alluded to, for which they expressed their sorrow; they added, that the majority of them knew not at first for what purpose they were convened. The Session then remitted the matter to the Presbytery, by whom they were censured and admonished. In this churchyard are the remains of Mrs. Cockburn, the author of the modern and popular version of "The Flowers of the Forest" (mistakenly attributed...
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