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Robert Hamilton FRSE (19 May 1707 – 3 April 1787) was Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. He served twice as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland [1] and was also a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. [2]
This Free Church College was renamed Edinburgh Theological Seminary in 2014. Prior to the 1929 reunion of the Church of Scotland, candidates for the ministry in the United Free Church studied at New College, whilst candidates for the old Church of Scotland studied in the Divinity Faculty of the University of Edinburgh.
He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity by the University of Aberdeen (2014). He was installed as a personal chaplain to the Queen in November 2015 [ 9 ] and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to education, the arts, and the Church of Scotland. [ 10 ]
The New College Missionary Society had undertaken home mission work in deprived areas of Edinburgh since 1845, settling in the former buildings of Pleasance Free Church in 1876. In 1893, a tenement for resident student workers was added to the mission premises, establishing the mission as part of the growing settlement movement.
He studied at Edinburgh University graduating around 1688. [1] He was ordained as a Church of Scotland minister in September 1694 at Cramond Kirk. [2] In 1709 he left Cramond to be Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh University. He was also Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on five occasions: 1712, 1716, 1720, 1727 and ...
Robert S. Candlish. 9 Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh Robert Smith Candlish (23 March 1806 – 19 October 1873) was a Scottish minister who was a leading figure in the Disruption of 1843 . [ 1 ] He served for many years in both St. George's Church and St George's Free Church on Charlotte Square in Edinburgh's New Town .
Bishop of Edinburgh Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church: Church: Scottish Episcopal Church: Diocese: Edinburgh: In office: 1986–2000: Predecessor: Alastair Haggart: Successor: Brian Smith: Other post(s) Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1992–2000) Gresham Professor of Divinity (1997–2002) Orders; Ordination: 1960 by Francis ...
During their visit, they managed to raise £10,000 to pay for a permanent home for the mission and later that year, the foundation stone was laid. The building was designed by the Edinburgh architect, John Armstrong. [2] As a mission rather than a church, Carrubbers has supported other Edinburgh churches in teaching and outreach.