1689 ALEXANDER HASTIE, M.A.; adm.  12th Dec. 1689; trans. to Outer High Kirk Parish, Glasgow, 30th April 1691.-[Wodrow's Hist., ii., iv.; Acts Parl., ix.; Deeds Univ. Glasg., Reg. Gen. Ass.; Edin. Chr. Inst., xxv.]

1693 JOHN BONAR, born 16th June 1671, son of John B., fifth Laird of Kilgraston; studied at St Leonard's College; M.A. (St Andrews, 25th June 1689); licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 15th June 1692; called 7th Aug. 1692; ord. 2nd March 1693. He refused to take the Oath of Abjuration in 1712, and was one of the twelve brethren who presented a petition to the General Assembly against an Act of the preceding year relating to the Marrow of. Modern Divinity. He maintained similar views on patronage with those who seceded, while he greatly disapproved of their separating themselves from the Church. After being enfeebled by age from active duty he had himself regularly carried to the church that he might join in the services there; died 7th Aug. 1747. He marr. (1) 26th Dec. 1693, Grizell, daugh. of Gilbert Bennet, of Bath, near Culross, and had issue-Margaret, born 20th Nov. 1694, died 4th Jan. 1698; John, min. of Fetlar.; Margaret, born 6th Nov. 1698 (marr. Dr John Tait, Dalkeith), died 16th Sept. 1745; Grizell, born 27th March 1701, died 15th Jan. 1726; William, born 25th Nov. 1706, died 15th May 1718; Andrew, born 24th June 1708, merchant and banker, Edinburgh, died 1st Dec. 1762; Ebenezer, born 28th May 1711, died 29th Nov. 1712: (2) (pro. 16th March 1735) Margaret, daugh. of Andrew Ewan, farmer, Galashiels, who was born 27th Sept. 1670, and survived him only five days. Publications-Sermon preached at Newhouse (Edinburgh, 1719); Letters on the Duty and Advantage of Religious Societies (Edinburgh, 1743); Letters on the Revival at Cambuslang (Edinburgh, Chr. Inst., i.).-[Test. Reg.; Bonar's Serm., ii.; Brown's Gosp. Truth; New Stat. Acc., X.; Fraser's Life of R. Erskine; Edin. Chr. Inst., xxx., and N.S., i.; Macfarlan's Revivals, family Papers.]

1751 JAMES WATSON, pres. by James, Lord Torphichen, 2nd Feb. 1748. His settlement being opposed, the Presb. referred the case to the Synod; in the meantime a committee of their number conferred with the parishioners, "but all they could say was to no purpose"; the Synod sustained the call, which was affirmed by the Assembly 20th May 1749. When the Presb. met for ordination on 18th Oct., the parishioners "acknowledged they had nothing to object against the life, conversation, or doctrine of W., but that he had not a voice equal to their congregation"; and farther, "that the whole parish (a very few excepted) were utterly averse to submit to his ministry." After hearing parties the Presb. "seriously exhorted the people to fall in with W., who in his trials and by his recommendations had given great satisfaction to the Presb." Those in opposition still declared “they could not submit to his ministry, in regard he had accepted of a presentation without the consent and concurrence of almost the whole parish." Proceedings were delayed and another committee appointed to commune with the people, which they did, 24th Jan. 1750, without effect. The case was again carried to the Synod, and referred to the Assembly, who appointed the settlement for the second Thursday of Sept. At a meeting on the 22nd Aug. so little chance appeared of their being able to proceed to settlement, that a third appeal was made to the Synod, who referred as before to the Supreme Court, who, 15th May 1751, censured the Presb. for disobeying their authority, and enjoined the Presb. to proceed with the induction, associating with them a strong committee for that purpose. W. was accordingly ord. on 30th May 1751, and from the evidence of Dr Pat MacFarlan, this appears to have been done, under the protection of a military force-the last instance where a settlement was made in the Church by what was termed a "riding committee." W. was trans. to Mid-Calder 18th Oct. 1759. -[Acts of Ass.; Rep. on Ch. Patronage, 1834; Morren's Ann., Stewart's Life of Robertson, Carlyle's Autob.]