Church 1852-82; died 17th July 1888. He marr. 1853, Eliza (died 12th Aug. 1865, aged 35), daugh. of William Stothert of Cargen, and had issue-William, born 24th Oct. 1854; Thomas, born 8th April 1856; Alexander, min. of St Columba U.F. Church, Kilmacolm, born 23rd Aug. 1858; Eliza Jane, born 6th Dec. 1861.

ST PAUL'S (Q.S.).

[Erected by Agnes (died 10th July 1859, in her 87th year), daugh. of Thomas Hunter of Glencarse; declared a parish quoad sacra 30th May 1836, and opened 4th Dec. 1836. By the terms of endowment the chapel remained with the Free Church in 1843, and is now United Free St Paul's.]

1838  ROBERT ELDER, born Inveraray, 28th July 1808, son of John E. and Euphemia Beith; educated at Campbeltown Grammar School and Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1825); licen. by Presb. of Kintyre 25th Nov. 1829; ord. to Kilbrandon 23rd March 1831; trans. to Killin 18th Dee. 1834; trans. and adm. 11th Oct.

1838. Joined Free Church; min. of Free St Paul's  

1843-7; trans. to West Free Church, Rothesay, 24th May 1847; D.D. (Glasgow 1871); Moderator of Free Church General Assembly 1871; retired 1st June 1882; died at Edinburgh 30th March 1892. He marr. 4th April 1838, Margaret, daugh. of John Robson, Oban, and had issue Euphemia Beith, born 21st Jan. 1839; John Robson, born 22nd June 1840, died 23rd May 1897; Margaret Matilda, born 1st April 1842; Julia, born 24th Sept. 1844, died 19th March 1846; Nancy Eliza, born 4th July 1846. Publications-Non Intrusion, a lecture (Edinburgh, 1840); Danger of Spiritual Ignorance, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1841); On the Conversion of the Jews, a lecture (Edinburgh, 1842); Sermon in Vol. II., Free Church Pulpit (Edinburgh, 1846); The Soul’s Deliverance, a lecture (Glasgow, 1861); Present Trial and Future Glory, Memorial Sermons (Glasgow, 1868); Thesis ova Doctrine of the Sacraments (Glasgow, 1871); The Unchanging Saviour, Memorial Sermons (Greenock, 1876); Free Church Principles, a lecture (Glasgow, 1877); Sermon in Vol. I., Modern Scottish Pulpit (Edinburgh, 1880).