1874 JOHN BARCLAY, M.A.; trans. from Old Kilpatrick 7th May 1874; trans. to West Parish, Greenock, 4th Nov. 1875.

1876 WILLIAM CRUICKSHANK EDDIE JAMIESON, born Edinburgh, 6th Dec. 1839, son of Robert J., solicitor, and Isabella Eddie; educated at Edinburgh High School and Univ.; B.A. (1861); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 26th July 1865; assistant at Trinity Parish, Edinburgh, and New Greyfriars, Edinburgh; ord. to Invertiel 16th April 1868; trans, to St Matthew's, Glasgow, 4th Aug. 1869; trans. and adm. 4th May 1876; died 30th Jan. 1881. He marr. 21st June 1870, Jessie, second daugh. of John Archibald farmer, Duddingston, South Queensferry, and Marion, daugh. of John Paterson, Hawkshaw, Tweedsmuir, and had issue Menie, born 2nd April 1871 (marr. 7th June 1899, James Watt, W.S., Edinburgh); William, born 23rd Oct. 1872, died 1st April 1876; John Robert, born 21st Aug. 1874; Jessie, born 14th Aug. 1878. Publication-The Lord's Prayer (Edinburgh, 1881), posthumous.

1881 JOHN METHVEN ROBERTSON, M.A.; trans. from Stow 22nd Sept. 1881; trans. to St Ninians, Stirling, 19th May 1885.

l885 DAVID MORRISON, born Mill of Mondynes, Fordoun, 2nd May 1838, son of Alexander M. and Christian Lyall; educated at Coquetty, Fordoun, and Laurencekirk schools, and at the Grammar School and King's College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1859); licen. By Presb. of Fordoun 7th July 1863 ; assistant at Barony, Glasgow; ord. to Durrisdeer 20th April 1865; trans. to Dunblane 2nd Feb. 1872; trans. and adm. 24th Oct. 1885; died 12th March 1911. He marr. 28th April 1874, Anne Gray, daugh. of Patrick James Stirling, LL.D., and Henrietta, daugh. of Alexander Gray, D.D., min. of Kincardine - in - Menteith, and had issue-Patrick James Stirling, born 15th Feb. 1875, died 12th July 1886; Austin Alexander, born 5th November 1876, died 25th March 1895; Henrietta Gray, Born 16th Sept. 1878, died 13th March 1896; George Norman,

LL.B., solicitor, Glasgow, born 24th July 1880; David Lyall, M.D., born 16th July 1882; Edwin Arnold, born 19th Oct. 1884, died 31st Oct. 1890; Anne Gray Stirling, born 5th Feb. 1889. Publications-Sermon on the Occasion of the Death of Norman Macleod, D.D. (Glasgow, 1872); Sermon, The Blessed Influences of Bereavement, private circulation (1890).

1897 ARCHIBALD FLEMING, M.A,; trans. from Newton, and adm. (assistant and successor) 18th May 1897; trans. to St Columba's, London (q.v.), 31st Jan. 1902. During his Tron incumbency he was editor of Life and Work.

1902 DUGALD BUTLER, M.A.; trans. From Abernethy, and adm. (assistant and successor) 10th July 1902; trans. To Galashiels 7th Aug. 1907. Publication The Tron Kirk of Edinburgh: A History (Edinburgh, 1906).

1908 JOHN WALLACE, born Dalrymple, 30th Sept. 1873, son of John W., min. of Dalrymple; educated at Dalrymple School and Glasgow Univ.; M.A. (1896); licen. by Presb. of Ayr 4th March 1898; assistant at Inverness; ord. to Abercorn 10th Jan. 1901; trans. and adm. 30th Jan. 1908 ; chaplain to H.M. Prison, Edinburgh, 1913. He marr. (1) 18th April 1901, Annie (died 22nd Oct. 1901), daugh. of Henry Morin, Inverness (2) 29th April 1905, Mabel Blanche, daugh. of Henry Powell, Herne Hill, London, and has issue-Ian Dalrymple, born 6th June 1907; Alastair Macleod, born 7th May 1910. Publication-A Plea for Optimism in the Christian Ministry, a Synod sermon (Edinburgh, 1909).

SECOND CHARGE.

1650 JOHN STIRLING, M.A.; trans. from Bara; invited by the Town Council 9th Jan., elected by the Commission of Assembly 15th Feb., and adm, 12th April,