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OverviewGeneral Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1850 Original Publisher: Blackwood Subjects: Presbyterianism Religion / Christianity / Presbyterian Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VIII ASSEMBLY 1842 -- CIVIL INTERDICTS -- PATRONAGE -- CLAIM OP RIGHTS -- MINISTERS SUSPENDED -- AUCIITERARDER DAMAGES ACTION. At the meeting of the General Assembly 1842, the most noble j. the Marquis of Bute appeared as Lord High Com- is Com- missioner, and opened it with more than usual pomp mUsio- and splendour. The reverend Dr David Welsh, Pro fessor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Edinburgh, was unanimously chosen Moderator -- no attempt having been made on the Moderate side of the Church to oppose his election, and by this test to ascertain the relative strength of the parties now dividing the Assembly. It was found, on the calling of the roll before the election of Moderator, that a commission had been sent up from the now deposed ministers of Strathbogie, appointing two of their number, with a ruling elder, to represent them in this the supreme judicatory of the Church. This commission had been lodged, in common form, with the agent and clerk of the Church, and the names of the representatives had been placed upon the roll; -- a procedure on the part of these officers, on which several members took occasion to animadvert, as an insult offered to the Assembly; and which other members were well disposed to regard in a still more reprehensible point of view. In the opinion of the reverend Mr Garment of Rosskeen, the officers would not have insulted the house so much, by sending up a commission from seven tinkers or scavengers of Edinburgh, as by forwarding that which had b... Full Product DetailsAuthor: James BrycePublisher: General Books Imprint: General Books Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9781150599354ISBN 10: 1150599359 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 21 December 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |