EDINBURGH] ST MICHAEL'S—ST STEPHEN'S 115
In 1881 the foundation stone of the present
church was laid, and on 2nd Dec. 1883
it was opened. Disjoined from St Cuth-
bert's and erected into a parish quoad sacra
by decree of the Court of Teinds, 14th
March 1887.]
GEORGE WILSON, born Duns Law,
7 Berwickshire, 11th Aug. 1838, son of
JohnW. and Agnes Wilson ; educated
at Edinburgh Univ. ; licen. by Presb. of
Edinburgh 1873; assistant for a few
months and ord. to Tolbooth, Edinburgh,
25th Sept. 1873; trans, to Cramond 11th
July 1878 ; trans, and adm. 4th May
1887 ; sometime convener of Committee on
Temperance ; convener of Mission Weeks
Committee; D.D. (St Andrews 1895).
He marr. 30th June 1874, Fanny
Coghlan, who died 22nd Dec. 1889. Pub-
lications
—
Hints to the Mission Preacher,
Hints to the Parish Minister (Mission
Weeks Booklets).
ST ORAN'S (Gaelic).
[See page 31.]
ST OSWALD'S (Q.S.).
[Opened 12th Oct. 1890, the original iron
church being known as St Mark's. Robert
Wilfrid Wallace, M.A. (afterwards of St
Leonard's, St Andrews), took charge as
probationer till 1894. A new church, which
cost £11,936, was dedicated 24th June 1900,
and a parish quoad sacra, under the desig-
nation St Oswald's, was erected 8th March
1907. Disjoined from St Cuthbert's.]
HENRY JOHNSTONE WOTHER-
igo7 SPOON, born 22nd Oct. 1850, son
of William Lang W., min. of Kil-
spindie ; educated at Dundee High School,
St Andrews and Edinburgh Univs. ; M.A.
(StAndrews 1871) ; licen. by Presb. of Perth
1875 ; assistant at Galashiels, Edinburgh (St
George's), Dunning, and Swinton ; ord. to
Burnbank 14th Sept. 1880; clerk to
Presb. of Hamilton 1892-4 ; res. 13th June
1894, to take charge of St Oswald's ; ind.
first min. 11th April 1907; Alexander
Robertson, lecturer, Glasgow Univ., 1913
;
D.D. (St Andrews 1913). Publications—
The Divine Service, a Eucharistic Office
(1893) ; Kyrie Eleison, a Devotional Manual
(1903); Parish Church Tracts; Creed and
Confession (Macleod Lecture, 1905) ; The
Second Prayer-book of King Edward VI.
(1905) ; numerous contributions to the Pro-
ceedings of Church Law Society, Scottish
Church Society, and Scottish Ecclesio-
logical Society.
ST SERFS (Q.S.).
[Disjoined from St Cuthbert's, St Ber-
nard's, and Newhaven, and erected into a
parish quoad sacra by decree of the Court
of Teinds, 1st Nov. 1912.]
DAVID GORDON HAMILTON, born
1912 Birkenhead, 7th Feb. 1872, son of
Robert Gordon H. and Ellen Char-
lotte Forbes ; educated at George Watson's
College and Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A.
(1892); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh
April 1895 ; assistant at Greenock and
North Leith ; app. to St Serf's Mission
Oct. 1900 ; ord. 27th June 1901, and adm.
first min. of the parish 1st Nov. 1912.
Marr. 16th Sept. 1902, Agnes, daugh. of
Davidson Hunter, schoolmaster, Leith.
ST STEPHEN'S.
[Erected into a parish by the Town
Council 26th Nov. 1828 ; concurred in by
the Presb. 10th, and opened 21st Dec. same
year.]
WILLIAM MUIR, born Glasgow, 11th
1829 0ct- 1787' third son of William M -»
merchant ; educated at Univs. of
Glasgow and Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb.
of Glasgow 7th Nov. 1810; LL.D. (Glas-
gow, 1st April 1812); ord. to St George's
Parish, Glasgow, 27th Aug. 1812; D.D.
(Glasgow, 18th April 1820) ; trans, to New
Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 12th Sept. 1822;
pres. by the Town Council in 1828 ; trans,
and adm. 26th Feb. 1829 ; Moderator of
the General Assembly 17th May 1838.
Previous to this he took no share in the
question of Non-Intrusion, but called by
his position to declare himself, he sided
with the minority, and at the Secession
was frequently consulted by Government