United Presbyterian Church (Scotland)
United Presbyterian Church | |
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Classification | Free Church of Scotland in 1900 to form the United Free Church of Scotland |
Origin | 1847 |
Merger of | The Relief Church and the United Secession Church |
The United Presbyterian Church (1847–1900) was a
United Secession Church
The United Secession Church was founded in 1820 by the union of various churches which had previously
The Relief Church
The
The Relief Church issued no distinctive testimonies, and a certain breadth of view was shown in the formal declaration of their terms of communion, first made in 1773, which allowed occasional communion with those of the Episcopal and Independent persuasion.
In 1794 the Relief Church adopted as its hymn-book Patrick Hutchison's Sacred Songs and Hymns on Various Passages of Scripture, and it was Hutchison who established the first systematic definition of the Relief Church's beliefs.
A Relief theological hall was instituted in 1824.[1]
The union
In 1847 a union formed between all the congregations of the
Doctrinally, little distinguished the United Presbyterian Church and the
The final Moderator (1899/1900) of the Church was Very Rev Alexander Mair (1834-1911).
Church buildings
The United Presbyterian Church constructed a number of notable buildings, the largest of which often used a
The famous architect
Alexander Thomson was a devout Christian and a member of the United Presbyterian Church. His architectural style was often eclectic; it cannot be described as truly neoclassical (he never managed to visit Greece), but he frequently used Egyptian and other Middle Eastern motifs. His interior designs and colour schemes for churches were strongly influenced by Biblical descriptions of King Solomon's Temple, for example the reference to pomegranates in 2 Chronicles 4:13 and the furnishings mentioned in 1 Kings 6:15-36.
Theological professors
1. John Brown - Professor of Exegetical Theology - 1847-1858
2. William Lindsay - Professor of Sacred Languages and Criticism - 1847-1866
3. Neil M'Michael - Professor of History of Doctrines - 1847-1874
4. John Eadie - Professor of Hermeneutics and Evidences - 1847-1859, Professor of Biblical Literature - 1859-1876
5. James Harper - Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology - 1847-1876, Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics (jointly with John Cairns) 1876-1879.[4]
6. John Ker - Pastoral Training (without professorial status) - 1876-1886
7. John Cairns - Professor of Apologetical Theology - 1867-1876 - Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, (jointly with James Harper, 1876-1879) 1876-
8. James A. Paterson - Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Literature and Exegesis - 1876-
9. David Duff - Professor of Church History - 1876-1890
10. Robert Johnstone - Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis - 1876-
See also
References
- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "United Presbyterian Church". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 608–609. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Drummond, Robert J. (1950). "The significance of the United Presbyterian Church". Scottish Church History Society: 1–7. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow City Free Church".
- ^ Blaikie, William Garden (1893). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 34. pp. 426–427.
Sources
- Anonymous History Of The Mission Of The Secession Church To Nova Scotia And Prince Edward Island: From Its Commencement In 1765... Nabu Press; November 5, 2011
- Mackelvie, William (1873). Annals and statistics of the United Presbyterian Church. Edinburgh : Oliphant and A. Elliot ; Glasgow : D. Robertson.
- Small, Robert (1904a). History of the congregations of the United Presbyterian Church, from 1733 to 1900. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David M. Small.
- Small, Robert (1904b). History of the congregations of the United Presbyterian Church, from 1733 to 1900. Vol. 2. Edinburgh: David M. Small.