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succeeding; he scrupled to take the Oath of Abjuration, but at length did so in 1719, and died 29th June 1738, in 84th age, and 55th min. "As a divine, a christian, and a min. of the Gospel, for true piety, learning, wisdom, diligence, and success in gaining souls, he had few equals." Notwithstanding their difference of opinion regarding the doctrine contained in the Marrow of Modern Divinity, he continued a steady friend of Thomas Boston. He marr. in 1687 Janet Hughes, who died in June 1731, aged 69, and had Ebenezer, Cadwallader, author of the History of the Five Indians, &c., Mr James C., min. of Whitsome, and a daugh., who marr. Mr James Hume of Billie.-Publication.-Preface to Boston's Crook in the Lot (jointly with Wilson and Davidson), Edin. 1737. sm. 8vo.-[Presb. Reg., Tombst. Boston's Mem.]

1740. WILLIAM RUTHERFURD, licen. by the Presb. 3d Jan. 1733, became assistant to Mr Arch. Deans, min. of Bowden, pres. by William, Marquis of Lothian in Dec. 1738, ord. 7th May 1740; died 14th April 1748, in his 45th year and 8th min. He marr. 3d Dec. 1744, Elizabeth Fisher, who died 13th May 1787.-[Presb. Reg., Tombst. &c.]

1749. THOMAS BOSTON, trans. from Etterick, pres. by William, Marquis of Lothian in Sept. 1748, and admitted 10th May thereafter. On a vacancy at Jedburgh, an application was made for him by the Town Council, the elders, and a great majority of the parishioners, who, being disappointed of their choice, separated from the Church, built a meeting-house, and engaged to support a min. with a greater salary than the stipend of Oxnam, giving Mr B. a call, which he accepted; he tendered his demission to the Presb. 7th Dec. 1757, which, being transmitted to the superior court, was accepted by the Gen. Assembly 30th May 1758, and Mr B. declared " incapable of receiving or accepting a presentation; and all ministers of this Church prohibited from employing him to preach or perform any ministerial office, or from being employed by him." The great body of the parishioners of Jedburgh thronged to the new meeting; he was adm. their pastor, and laboured among them till he and Gillespie (formerly of Carnock), with elders from their congregations, adm. a min. to a congregation at Colinsburgh, and constituted themselves into a Presbytery of Relief, and elected Mr B. their first Moderator; thus founding a new sect in Scotland, which continued to flourish, till they joined the United Associate, and formed the United Presbyterian Synod 13th May 1847. Mr B. died 13th Feb. 1767, in his 54th year and 34th min. He marr., 26th April 1738, Elizabeth Anderson, who died at Dysart 21st June 1787, and had Michael, min. of the Relief congregation, Falkirk, and Christiana, who marr. Dr Tucker Harris, Charlestown, South Carolina.-Publications-(Four single Sermons, Edin. 1745-1762, 8vo)-Select Discourses on a variety of practical subjects, Glasg. 17 68, sm. 8vo.-[Presb. Reg., Boston's Mem., Scots Mag. xix., xx., Somerville's Life, Sinclair's i., and New St Acc. iii., Hist. of the Presb. of Relief.]

1758. ALEXANDER FERRIAR, A.M., son of Mr John F., min. of Largo, got his degree at the Univ. of St. Andrews in 1748, the first after the union of the Colleges, licen. by the Presb. there 7th Nov. 1753, ord. 5th Nov. 1755 as min. of the Presbyterian congregation Alnwick, pres. by George II. in July, and adm. 21st Sept. 1758; trans. to Dundee 30th May 1763.[St. And. Univ. Cal., Presb. Reg., Thomson's Hist. of Dundee.]

1764. JAMES RICHARDSON, licen. by the Presb. of Kelso 1st April 1755, and ord. by them 15th April 1762, as assistant to Dr Letham, min. of the Presbyterian congregation, Sunderland,