374 HADDINGTON—ST JOHN'S, HADDINGTON [presb. of
GEORGE WAUCHOPE STEWART,
trans, from Fyvie, and adm. 14th
Nov. 1912; trans, to First Charge
11th Feb. 1913.
1912
WILLIAM JOHN FORBES, born
igl3 Murthly Schoolhouse, Perthshire,
21st Feb. 1879, son of William F.
and Mary Cuthbert; educated at Crieff
and Perth Academies, and Univ. of Edin-
burgh ; M.A. (1906); B.D. (1909); Keen,
by Presb. of Auchterarder April 1909
;
assistant at Larbert and Dunipace ; ord.
to Latheron 5th Oct. 1910 ; trans, and adm.
22nd July 1913. He marr. 30th Sept.
1910, Georgina Cook, daugh. of George
Christie, Crieff, and has issue— George
Basil Holborn, born 15th June 1911.
ST MARTIN'S.
[Belonged to the Cistercian nunnery at
Haddington.]
From 1592 to 1602 James Carmichael,
. min. of St Mary's, had the oversight
of St Martin's.
1603
GEORGE GRIER, M.A. (Edinburgh,
10th Aug. 1595) ; authorised to teach
in theNew Kirk of Edinburgh during
the pleasure of the Town Council, 18th Dec.
1599. He was earnestly sought to be one
of their mins. by the city of Aberdeen,
same year, but declined ; named by the
General Assembly, 15th May 1601, for a
charge in Nithsdale ; nom. by the Town
Council, and adm. between 5th and
26th Jan. 1603. He was styled in 1607
"minister of the burgh of Haddington"
{Reg. of Deeds, cexx., 193). He signed
the Protestation for the Liberties of the
Kirk, 27th June 1617 ; was a member of the
Assembly at Perth in 1618, where he gave
annoyance to the Archbishop ; was sum-
moned before the High Commission, 17th
Jan. 1620, for not preaching on the holy
days, nor administering the Communion
conformably to the Five Articles. Through
the mediation of Thomas, Earl of Melrose,
proceedings were carried no farther. He
died between 10th Jan. and 7th May
1628, aged about 53. He marr. (1) Eliza-
beth Lowson, who died 26th Dec. 1613 :
(2) Isobel Hepburn, who died 18th Oct.
1615: (3) 21st Dec. 1617, Marie Lauder,
sister of Robert Lauder, portioner of
Tynninghame, who survived him, and had
issue—Agnes ; George, to Avhom he left his
library, "for I craive nocht my buikis to
be sauld till it be seine quhither he wil be
an scholler or nocht."
—
[Test. Reg. ; Burgh
Rec. Aherd., ii. ; Booke of the Kirk, Calcler-
wood's Hist., Livingston's Charac. ; Orig.
Lett., ii. ; New Stat. Ace]
[A presentation was issued in favour of
Archibald Syd, min. of Newlands, and the
edict served for his admission on 14th Oct.
1629, but a letter was read from the Bishop,
stating, "my Lord Lauderdaill and Lady
Clerkington by their commissioners com-
peired and objected there wes ane clear Act
of Parliament in the contrair, ' that it wes
no paroch kirk, neither could be.' Others
desyre it might be ane." S. was accord-
ingly ordered, 25th Nov. following, to
preach no more in St Martin's.—[Presb.
Reg.]
ST JOHN'S, HADDINGTON.
[Declared a parish quoad sacra by the
Commission of Assembly 29th May, and
opened 9th Sept. 1838. The Free Church
held the building for a time after 1843.
About 1876 the ministers of Haddington
commenced services in St John's, and in
1897 the constitution was revived. By the
General Assembly, 1910, the constitution
was rescinded. The building was turned
into a church hall for the parish.]
JOHN WALLACE WRIGHT, born
1839 GlasS0W > second son of John W. and
Agnes Wallace ; educated at Dun-
blane and Univ. of Glasgow ; M.A. (1832)
;
licen. by Presb. of Dunblane 1st Nov. 1836 ;
assistant at Ratho ; ord. 18th April 1839.
Joined the Free Church ; min. of St John's
Free Church, Haddington, 1843 ; died 23rd
July 1872. He marr. 4th Oct. 1842,
Euphans Murray (died 17th Aug. 1898),
daugh. of William Whitehead, Edinburgh,
and had issue—Helen, born 27th Dec.
1844, died unmarr. 23rd Aug. 1891;
William Whitehead, born 10th April 1852.