Thomas Hardie, min. of Lesmahagow, born 29th Sept. 1848; John Hope, born 6th Jan. 1853, died 28th Oct. 1871; William Robertson, advocate, author of The Heritage of Burns, Othello (a critical study), born 6th Jan. 1855, died 7th April 1903: (2) 14th Jan. 1889, Elizabeth, daugh. of Thomas Holgate. Publication - Communion Sermons and Addresses (1902).

1903 BRUCE M'EWEN, M.A., B.D., D.Phil.; ord. (assistant and successor) 7th May 1903; trans. to Second Charge, Old Machar, 2nd Sept. 1913.

1914  WILLIAM REID WISEMAN, born Caldercruix, 9th Oct. 1876, son of William Reid W., schoolmaster, and Mary Brown; educated at Caldercruix School, Airdrie Academy, and Glasgow Univ.; M.A. (1901), B.D. (1906); acting certificated teacher under Cadder School Board; licen. by Presb. of Irvine 1906; assistant at Irvine and Springburn; ord. to Grangemouth 26th April 1909; trans. and adm. 5th Feb. 1914. He marr. 3rd June 1914, Helen, daugh. of B. Buchanan, Corstorphine.

GULLANE (Q.S.).

[Erected into a parish quoad sacra 30th Oct. 1903. Gullane or Golyn gave the name to the parish of Dirleton long ago, and in the centre of the old churchyard may still be seen, ivy-grown and neglected, the ruins of the Parish Church, in its clay one of the most interesting in Scotland. By Act of Parliament, 23rd Oct. 1612, Viscount Fenton, Lord Dirleton, with consent of the Presbytery and "parochiners,"was authorised to demolish and cast down the kirk of Gullane, and transport all the material of said kirk to Dirleton, which was "ane flourishing towne" and more convenient for the parochiners, whereas Gullane Kirk was at the "outsyde of the haill parochin," and both kirk and manse were" continewallie overblawn with sea sand." In 1633 the manse also was placed at Dirleton, The old Gullane manse or vicarage is still visible in its original form. The kirk at Gullane was dedicated to St Andrew as far back as the ninth century.]

1901 JAMES CAESAR, born Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, 16th May 1871, son of John C. and Elizabeth Crockett; educated at Tinwald School, Dumfries Academy, Edinburgh and Glasgow Univs.; M.A, (1893); licen. by Presb. of Dumfries 1st May 1895; assistant at Dunnottar and Inveresk; app. to Gullane Chapel 1st Nov. 1898; ord. 11th April 1901; ind. as first min. 12th Jan. 1904. Marr. 17th Jan. 1901, -Minnie, daugh. of William Cotton and Maria M'Leod Nicholson.

HADDINGTON.

[The church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and previous to the Reformation belonged to the Priory of St Andrews.]

1562 PATRICK COCKBURN, youngest son of Christopher C. of Choicelea in the Merse. He was educated at St Andrews, afterwards going to Paris, wherehe distinguished himself highly, ultimately becoming Professor of Oriental languages. He returned to Scotland, and in 1548 had license to go to France with James Stewart, Commendator of St Andrews (afterwards Earl of Moray). In 1552 the Commendator granted him a pension of £50 a year from the rents of the Kirk of Leuchars (Reg. Sec. Sig., xxxii., 34). He was Prebendary of Pitcoks (Stenton) in the College Kirk of Dunbar in 1566, but had probably held that appointment for some time before. Having joined the Protestant party he became the first min. of this parish about 1562. With Thomas Hepburn, David Lindsay, and John Craig he was appointed to supply the unplanted kirks of the Verse, and his name was mentioned for the superintendency of Jedburgh, 29th Dec. 1562. The chaplaincy of the Trinity Aisle was granted to him, 29th Sept. 1563. He died in 1568. Publications-Oratio de Utilitate et Exceldentia Verbi Dei (Paris, 1551); De Vulqari Sacrae Scripturae Phrasi (Paris, 1552; 2nd ed., 1558); In Dominicam Orationem pia Meditatio (St Andrews, 1555); In Symbolum Apostolicum Comment. (London, 1561).-[Archaeol. Scot., i.; Booke of the Kirk, Calderwood's Hist.,