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.