Publications; Church of Scotland. Presbytery of Alford. Records of the Meeting of the Exercise of Alfrod. MDCLXII-MDCLXXXVIII. Ed. by the Reverend Thomas Bell. 1897 Volume 17 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...have been some endeavours for annexing the lands of Glenkindie in Strathdone parochine, which ly nearer to Glenbucket than to Strathdone, and the lands of Culquich in Mygvie parochine, and that in the tyme of Mr. David Milne his incumbencie, there were brethren appoynted for perambulatione by the Bishop and Synod, but nothing has yet followed. The Bishop did advyse first to sumond the heritors of Glenbucket befor the Lord Comissioners for plantatione of kirks, in order to the setling ane locall stipend, and then to procure ane warrand from the Bishop for perambula-tione, in order to annexatione of these landes of Glenkindie and Culquich to Glenbucket. The matter anent Mr. John Irving being taken to consideratione, who haveing been suspended from the exercise of his ministrie at Cabrach, from May to this tyme, by order of the Lord Bishop, for his disorderly walking towards the Presbytrie of Alfoord, and for pronounceing ane disorderly sentence of excomunicatione against Alexander Stewart, the said Mr. John appearing, and humblie acknowledgeing his miscarriage and failings through rashnes and passione, and promiseing in God's strength, to stryve against tentationes, the matter being brought to ane vott, whether he should continue suspended, or be reponed to the exercise of his ministrie at Cabrach, it was concluded that he be reponed to the exercise of the ministry at Cabrach, with this certificatione, that if he be found to miscarrie through rashnes or passione, the nixt step of censure will be weightie, and withall it is appoynted that Mr. Adam Barclay goe to Cabrach, at his first convenience, on ane Lord's day, and preach to the people, and repone him in the exercise of his ministrie, and declare to that people that the said Mr. John is now...