Greenside – New Greyfriars p. 33

 

1899 JOHN LAMOND, born Auchterhouse, Forfarshire, 2nd Feb. 1855, son of William Ogilvy L. and Jane Hendry; educated at Wateresk School, Glen Clova, and Aberdeen and Edinburgh Univs.; M.A. (Edinburgh 1885), B.D. (Edinburgh 1886); licen. by Presb. of Ayr 5th May 1886; ord. to Kelton 7th Sept. 1886; trans. to Skelmorlie 19th May 1891; trans. and adm. 20th April 1899. Marr. 28th April 1887, Mary, daugh. of John Logan, Provost of Troon, and Catherine Simpson, and has issue-John Logan, born 5th Sept. 1889; Kathleen Ogilvy, born 14th Oct. 1896; Isabella 0gilvie, born 6th Oct. 1899. Publications -Modern Palestine (Edinburgh, 1896); The Elberfeld System (Edinburgh, 1907); The Eternal Christ and other Sermons (Edinburgh, 1914) 1914); The World's Outlook (Univ. of Colorado, 1913); Our Little Niche (Edinburgh, 1913).

 

NEW GREYFRIARS.

[A church ordered by the Town Council to be built in 1719 was finished in 1721, and the parish was erected in 1722; formed out of portions taken from the Tolbooth and Old Greyfriars.]

 

1723 JOHN HEPBURN, trans. from Torryburn; called 29th Nov. 1722. This appointment was signed by only seven of the fifteen ministers, and about twenty elders, without any of the Town Council-the minority being in favour of James Smith, min. of Cramond, who came to the city about eight years after. The Assembly sustained the call 18th May, and H. was adm. 3rd Oct. 1723; trans. to Old Greyfriars 28th June 1732.-[Acts of Ass., 1723; Wodrow's Corresp., Edin. Chr. Inst.]

 

1732 JOHN GLEN, trans. from Stichill; called 31st Aug., and adm. 14th Dec. 1732; trans. to the New North Parish 22nd Nov. 1733.

 

1733 ROBERT WALLACE, trans. from Moffat; called 23rd Aug., and adm. 22nd Nov. 1733. About 1735 he assisted in establishing the Philosophical Society, which merged some fifty years after into the Royal

Society of Edinburgh. He was trans. to the New North Parish30th Aug,. 1738.-[Scots Mag., xxxiii., lxxi.; Morren's Ann.]

 

1739 WILLIAM WISHART, D.D., min. of the Scottish Church, Founders' Hall, London, called 6th Jan. 1737. Charges of heresy alleged to be contained in two published sermons, were brought against him by the Presb., but he was acquitted by the Synod and by the Assembly, 18th and 20th May 1738. He was adm. 13th July following, and app. to this charge 7th Feb. 1739; trans. to Tron Parish 25th July 1744.-[Observations on Two Serm., Answers for Dr W; Acts of Ass., 1738; Morren's Ann.; Erskine's Disc., i.; Bower's Univ.]

 

1745 JAMES STEVENSON, M.A.; trans. from South Leith, Second Charge; called 28th March, and adm. 20th June 1745; trans. to Old Greyfriars 24th Dec. 1747.

 

1747 FREDERICK CARMICHAEL, born 1708, son of Gershom C., Professor of Moral Philosophy, Univ. of Glasgow; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (4th May 1725); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 27th Sept. 1733; ord. to Monimail 31st March 1737; trans. to Inveresk, 15th April 1741; nom. Professor of Divinity in Marischal College, Aberdeen, 24th Nov. 1744, but declined; called 4th May, trans. and adm. 24th Dec. 1747; died 17th Oct. 1751. He marr. (pro. 7th Aug. 1743) Isobel (died June 1790), daugh. of John Lauder, surgeon, Edinburgh. Publications- Christian Zeal, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1753); Sermons on Several Important Subjects (Edinburgh, 1753). - [Test. and Reg. (Bur.), Watts Bibliotheca Britannica.]

 

1752 GEORGE KAY, M.A.; trans. from St Cuthbert’s; called 30th July, and adm. 26th Oct. 1752; trans. to Old Greyfriars 11th Oct. 1754.

 

1754 ROBERT DICK, M.A.; trans. from Lanark; called 8th March, and adm. 11th Oct. 1754; trans. to Old Kirk Parish 21st, but changed to Trinity 15th June 1758.

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