In 1881 the foundation stone of the present church was laid, and on 2nd Dec. 1883 it was opened. Disjoined from St Cuthbert's and erected into a parish quoad sacra by decree of the Court of Teinds, 14th March 1887.]

1887 GEORGE WILSON, born Duns Law, Berwickshire, 11th Aug. 1838, son of John W. and Agnes Wilson; educated at Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1873; assistant for a few months and ord. to Tolbooth, Edinburgh, 25th Sept. 1873; trans. to Cramond 11th July 1878; trans. and adm. 4th May 1887; sometime convener of Committee on Temperance; convener of Mission Weeks Committee; D.D. (St Andrews 1895). He marr. 30th June 1874, Fanny Coghlan, who died 22nd Dec. 1889. Publications-Hints to the Mission Preacher, Hints to the Parish Minister (Mission Weeks Booklets).

ST ORAN'S (GAELIC).

[See page 31.]

ST OSWALD'S (Q.S.).

(Opened 12th Oct. 1890, the original iron church being known as St Mark's. Robert Wilfrid Wallace, M.A. (afterwards of St Leonard's, St Andrews), took charge as probationer till 1894. A new church, which cost £11,936, was dedicated 24th June 1900, and a parish quoad sacra, under the designation St Oswald's, was erected 8th March 1907. Disjoined from St Cuthbert's.]

1907 HENRY JOHNSTONE WOTHERSPOON, born 22nd Oct. 1850, son of William Lang W., min. of Kilspindie; educated at Dundee High School, St Andrews and Edinburgh Univs.; M.A. (St Andrews 1871); licen. by Presb. of Perth 1875; assistant at Galashiels, Edinburgh (St George's), Dunning, and Swinton; ord. to Burnbank 14th Sept. 1880; clerk to Presb. of Hamilton 1892-4; res. 13th June 1894, to take charge of St Oswald's; ind. first min. 11th April 1907; Alexander Robertson, lecturer, Glasgow Univ., 1913; D.D. (St Andrews 1913). Publications- The Divine Service,

a Eucharistic Office (1893); Kyrie Eleison, a Devotional Manual (1903); Parish Church Tracts; Creed and Confession (Macleod Lecture, 1905) 1905); The Second Prayer-book of King Edward VI. (1905); numerous contributions to the Proceedings of Church Law Society, Scottish Church Society, and Scottish Ecclesiological Society.

ST SERF'S (Q.S.).

[Disjoined from St Cuthbert's, St Bernard's, and Newhaven, and erected into a parish quoad sacra by decree of the Court of Teinds, 1st Nov. 1912.]

1912 DAVID GORDON HAMILTON, born Birkenhead, 7th Feb. 1872, son of Robert Gordon H. and Ellen Charlotte Forbes; educated at George Watson's College and Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (1892); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh April 1895; assistant at Greenock and North Leith; app. to St Serf's Mission Oct. 1900; ord. 27th June 1901, and adm. first min. of the parish 1st Nov. 1912. Marr. 16th Sept. 1902, Agnes, daugh. Of Davidson Hunter, schoolmaster, Leith.

ST STEPHEN'S.

[Erected into a parish by the Town Council 26th Nov. 1828; concurred in by the Presb. 10th and opened 21st Dec. same year.]

1829 WILLIAM MUIR, born Glasgow, 11th Oct. 1787, third son of William M., merchant; educated at Univs. of Glasgow and Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 7th Nov. 1810; LL.D. (Glasgow, 1st April 1812); ord. to St George's Parish, Glasgow, 27th Aug. 1812; D.D. (Glasgow, 18th April 1820); trans. to New Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 12th Sept. 1822; pres. by the Town Council in 1828; trans. and adm. 26th Feb. 1829; Moderator of the General Assembly 17th May 1838. Previous to this he took no share in the question of Non-Intrusion, but called by his position to declare himself, he sided with the minority, and at the Secession was frequently consulted by Government