the afternoon larger; and in the evening the house was crowded. The Rev. Mr Fleming of West Calder preached by appointment of the Presbytery on the second Sabbath of October following, and was listened to by an attentive audience convened in the burying-ground. In January 1816, a few persons resident in Douglas applied to the Associate (Burgher) Presbytery of Lanark for supply of sermon once in three weeks, which was granted. In March 1817 the supply was increased to once a fortnight; and in November of that year the persons taking interest in the movement were formed into a regularly organized congregation. Church built, 1817; sittings, 360.

1st Minister.-JOHN JAMIESON, from Mauchline. Ordained 22d August 1820. Mr Jamieson was the last probationer ordained by the Associate (Burgher) Synod, the Union between the two great branches of the Secession, which was then pending, being consummated on the 8th September 1820. Demitted his charge 3d November 1863. Now living in Berwick.

2d Minister-JAMES RONALD, from Glasgow (Cambridge Street). Ordained 3d January 1865. Translated to Annan, 5th December 1871.

The congregation called Mr John Elder and Mr James Drummond, both of whom declined the calls.

3d Minister.-ALEXANDER CRIGHTON ALEXANDER, from Lochee. Ordained, December 1872.

CROSSFORD.

The place of worship of Crossford is situated in the hamlet of that name, in the parish of Lesmahago, upper ward of Lanarkshire, 5 miles south-west of Lanark, and 9 south-east of Hamilton.

The members of the Secession congregation of Lanark, resident in the remoter parts of Lesmahago parish, were formed into a separate congregation, under sanction of the Presbytery, in 1830, chiefly on account of distance from the place of worship they had been accustomed to attend. Church built, 1830; sittings, 350; cost £350.

1st Minister.-GEORGE ARNOT, from Inverkeithing. 1833. Loosed from his charge 17th June 1840.

Ordained 6th August

2d Minister.-SLOANE S. CHRISTIE, from Belfast. Called to Letham and Crossford. Ordained 5th May 1841. Died 7th May 1842, in the 2d year of his ministry.

3d Minister.-ALEXANDER D. KININMONT, from Broughton Place, Edinburgh. Called to Broughty Ferry and Crossford. Ordained 1st November 1843. Translated to Kirkgate, Leith, 24th July 1849.

4th Minister.-JOHN WEIR, from Cumnock. Ordained 24th April 1850.

CARNWATH.

Carnwath is a village in the parish of the same name in the upper ward of Lanarkshire, 6 miles north-east of Lanark and 7 north-west of Biggar.

The history of this congregation has been already given under that of Braehead, of which it formed a part till 1832, when, under sanction of the Presbytery, 50 members were disjoined and formed into a separate congregation along with their minister. Church built same year; sittings, 300.

1st Minister.-WILLIAM HORNE, previously of Braehead. Removed to Carn

wath 16th October 1832. Resigned 2d April 1833. Went to America and became minister to a body of emigrants from Scotland. Settled in Caledonia, Moorfield, Switzerland County, State of Indiana, and died there 17th December 1848, in the 47th year of his ministry.

The congregation called Mr Inglis, who was appointed by the Synod to Hamilton.

2d Minister.-JAMES BARRIE, from Perth (South). Ordained 2d September 1835. Died 1st February 1864, in the 63d year of his age and 29th of his ministry.

3d Minister.-JOHN BLAIR, from Biggar (North). Ordained 6th September 1864.

CARLUKE.

Carluke is a burgh town in the upper ward of Lanarkshire, 5 miles north-west of Lanark, 4 south-east of Wishaw, and 18 south-east of Glasgow.

The year 1830, and several subsequent years, was a period of great excitement in Scotland, produced by the demand for Parliamentary reform, and the separation of Church and State. The first of these demands was complied with in 1832; the other remained unanswered. The parish minister of Carluke at that time was a man of high church principles, and as such was unfavourable to both demands. He was besides considered by the persons moving in this cause as favouring the views put forth by the Rev. Mr Campbell of Row, for which that clergyman was afterwards suspended from office by the church courts. This combination of circumstances led, in September 1832, to an application to the Relief Presbytery of Hamilton, on the part of certain members of the parish church, to be taken under their inspection as a forming congregation, which was granted. The congregation was organised 9th April 1833. Church built, 1833; sittings, 870.

1st Minister.-JAMES JARVIE, from Glasgow (Anderston). Ordained 28th October 1834. Translated to Kelso 18th April 1837.

2d Minister.-Alexander NEILSON, from Glasgow (John Street). Called to Castle-Douglas and Carluke. Ordained 11th October 1837. Died 25th August 1869, in the 60th year of his age and 32d of his ministry.

3d Minister.-J. R. HOUSTON, formerly of Dysart. Admitted 28th June 1870.

LESMAHAGO.

Lesmahago, more properly Abbeygreen, is a village in the parish of Lesmahago, upper ward of Lanarkshire, 6 miles south-west of Lanark, 5 south-east of Stonehouse, and 23 south-east of Glasgow.

In July 1836, the Rev. W. M'Lay of Strathaven stated to the Relief Presbytery of Hamilton, that a promising field for a mission station then presented itself in Lesmahago, where several members of his congregation resided, by whom encouragement would be afforded if a preacher were sent there. A preacher was accordingly appointed to that place, and regular supply continued afterwards. In October 1837, the persons taking interest in the movement were organised as a congregation, and of the 70 members then composing it, 12 had been previously. connected with the Relief Church, the remainder belonging to other denominations, chiefly to the Established Church. In 1838 they took possession of a place of worship which they had built, containing 724 sittings.

1st Minister.—ALEXANDER LINDSAY, from Tollcross. Ordained 22d May 1838. Resigned, 1845. Joined the Free Church. Author of "The Drinking Customs: a Lecture;" and "Espoused to Christ," edited by Dr A. M'Leod.

2d Minister.-ROBERT CORDINER, from Southend. Ordained 16th March 1847.

PRESBYTERY OF LANCASHIRE.

The Presbytery of Lancashire was formed in 1831 by the Associate Synod disjoining, at their own request, congregations from the Presbyteries of London and Carlisle, to which they previously belonged, and constituting them a separate Presbytery.

LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool is the great seaport of the west coast of England, 37 miles west of Manchester, and 38 south of Preston.

MOUNT PLEASANT.

This congregation originated in 1807 with fifteen Scotsmen who had been in connection with the Secession Church before taking up their residence in Liverpool. These persons constituted the whole congregation at the first minister's settlement. They met in a temporary place in Marble Street. Their first place of worship was built in Gloucester Street, 1808, from which they removed in 1827 to one which they had erected for themselves in Mount Pleasant, containing 1200 sittings, at a cost of £6500.

1st Minister.-JOHN STEWART, D.D., previously of Pitcairn, Perthshire. Admitted 25th April 1809. Had the degree of D.D. conferred upon him by Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1812. Died 7th October 1840, in the 72d year of his age, and 42d of his ministry. Author of sermons on "Presbyterian Eldership," 1828; on “The Death of a Young Lady;" and "The death of the Princess Charlotte." 2d Minister.-HUGH CRICHTON, D.D., previously of Duntocher. Admitted as colleague to Dr Stewart 18th April 1838. Had the degree of D.D. conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow, 1842. Died 14th January 1871, in the 75th year of his age, and 46th of his ministry.

3d Minister.-WILLIAM GRAHAM, from Paisley (Abbey Close). Ordained as colleague to Dr Crichton, 4th March 1846. Called to Glasgow (Sydney Place), as colleague to Dr Ker, 1871, but declined the call. Author of lectures on "John Knox: ""Scottish Covenanters :" "Loyola and Pascal :" and "John Milton;" and of Sermon on the "Ter-Centenary of Shakspeare." Moderator of English Synod in 1872.

RUSSELL STREET CHURCH (Now EXTINCT).

This congregation originated with certain members of Mount Pleasant congregation, who disapproved of the use of any compositions in the psalmody of the church, except the Psalms of David, and on that account separated from Mount

Pleasant. They rented a chapel in Russell Street, and there obtained supply of sermon from the United Associate Presbytery of Lancashire, 1831.

1st and only Minister.-SAMUEL SPENCE, LL.D., from Dumfries (Loreburn Street). Called to Chapelknowe and Liverpool. Ordained 3d January 1833. Translated to Wishart Church, Dundee, 24th October 1838. Author of a sermon entitled, "The Privilege and Duty of British Dissenters."

After Mr Spence's translation, the congregation called Mr D. Young, who preferred Kinclaven, Perthshire.

Discouraged by this disappointment and other circumstances, the congregation in 1840 dispersed.

DERBY ROAD (BOOTLE).

This congregation originated in the rapid extension of Liverpool northwards, and especially in the increase of the Scotch population in and around Bootle. A preaching station was opened in the hall behind the Mersey Hotel, on 3d December 1854, and on the 4th March 1855, twenty-three members, most of whom had been amicably disjoined from the congregation of Mount Pleasant, were formally constituted into a congregation under the inspection of the Presbytery of Lancashire.

A small church, now used as two day school-rooms, but then capable of holding 360 persons, was built, together with library, class-room, vestry, and door-keeper's house, at a cost of £2300. This church was opened on the 24th July 1856. But in course of time the congregation having outgrown this building, a large church was built, capable of holding 950 people, and costing above £5000. It was opened on 31st March 1862. More recently still, in the year 1869, extensive repairs were made upon this building. The roof was lowered, a ceiling inserted, and side galleries erected, at a cost of £1900; sittings, 1200. Entire cost of the premises first and last, about £10,000.

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1st Minister.-WILLIAM MACKERGO TAYLOR, M.A., D.D., previously of KilTranslated to Liverpool 23d October 1855. Called to Regent Place, Glasgow, in 1863, and to London, Westbourne Grove, in 1869, both of which calls he declined. Loosed from his charge 8th January 1872, on accepting a call from the Broadway Tabernacle, New York. Had the degree of D.D. conferred upon him by Yale College and Amherst College, United States, 1872.

Author of "Life Truths," a volume of sermons, 1862; "The Miracles, Helps to Faith not Hindrances," 1865; also the following separate sermons, "The Lord's Supper, its Nature, Design, and Right Observance,” 1857: “The Song of Salvation,” 1859: “The Voice of the Sea,” a sermon occasioned by the loss of the "Hungarian," 1860: "The Faithful Saying," preached in Hengler's Circus, 1858: "Plague, Providence, and Prayer," a sermon on the Cattle Plague, 1866: "The Heart for God," a New Year's sermon, 1868: "The Misery of the Masses, and how to Meet it,' 1870: "The Christian Serving his Generation," being the annual sermon of the Scottish Temperance League, 1861; three sermons called, "Derby Road Tracts," 1864; sermon "On the Atonement," published in the volume of sermons preached at the opening of the United Presbyterian Church, Bristol; and numerous articles in magazines and reviews.

2d Minister.-ROBERT FRENCH, M.A., previously of Dunfermline (Queen Anne Street). Admitted 15th August 1872. Died 25th October 1872, in the 30th year of his age and 3d of his ministry.

QUEEN'S ROAD (EVERTON).

This congregation originated with a few members of Mount Pleasant Church, on account of the distance of their residences from their place of worship. They met together and formed a committee, in conjunction with Samuel Stitt, Esq., to

make inquiries as to the propriety of forming a new congregation in the Everton suburb of Liverpool. The committee went to work with much zeal and diligence, and in a short time were encouraged to purchase a most eligible piece of land, in a corner of which they built a lecture-hall or school-room. This hall was opened for public worship on Sabbath the 12th of May 1861, by the Rev. Dr Crichton. By and by, the small band of worshippers increased in numbers, and on application, 62 members were formed into a congregation by the Lancashire Presbytery, on the 17th of October 1861. The Rev. W. M. Taylor, M.A., of Derby Road, acted as moderator of session. The congregation met in the Lecture Hall till the church was opened on 28th May 1865.

The church, including the Lecture Hall and land, cost about £8000. There is accommodation for 850 sitters. Before obtaining a stated pastor, the congregation, on 27th February 1862, called the Rev. John Dobie, of Linlithgow, and on 13th November, the Rev. Thomas M'Ewan, of Potterrow, Edinburgh, both of whom declined the calls. On 11th June 1863 a call was given to Mr Thomas Dobbie, preacher, which he accepted. He delivered his trial discourses, and the Presbytery had fixed his ordination for the 6th October; but, in consequence of indisposition, he was unable to be ordained, and in December he withdrew his acceptance of the call. A call was then issued to the present minister on 10th March 1864, which he accepted.

1st Minister.-HUGH T. HOWAT, previously of Broughty Ferry. Admitted 2d June 1864. Called to London (Oxendon Street), 1870; but declined the call. Author of a volume of discourses, entitled "Sabbath Hours;" "The Spring Time of Life;" "Elijah, the Desert Prophet ;" and some minor publications.

PRINCES ROAD.

This congregation originated with fourteen members of Mount Pleasant Church who petitioned the Lancashire Presbytery, on 15th November 1864, to be formed into a new congregation at the south end of Liverpool. It was agreed to sanction a preaching station in Park Road, and Dr Crichton and Mr Graham were appointed to preach there on 27th November. A committee of Presbytery was also appointed to advise with the memorialists in the selection of a site. Mr Howat was appointed to ordain elders and constitute the session, which was done on 8th January 1865, and a call to a minister was given on 30th January.

1st Minister.-ALEXANDER BALLOCH GROSART, F.S.A. Scot., formerly of Kinross. Inducted 2d May 1865. Translated to Blackburn, 4th March 1868.

2d Minister.―JOHN DAVIS BOWDEN, from Edinburgh (Rose Street). Ordained 12th October 1868.

BIRKENHEAD.

Birkenhead is a large town of recent origin on the Cheshire side of the river Mersey, opposite Liverpool.

GRANGE ROAD.

There being no place of worship connected either with the Secession Church or the Church of Scotland in Birkenhead prior to 1837, notwithstanding there were a