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Harper was born in the village of Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, in 1872.He personally embraced his parents' Christian faith at age 14 and began preaching at 18. He supported himself in early adulthood by doing manual labor in a mill until Baptist pastor E.A. Carter of Baptist Pioneer Mission in London heard of his preaching and placed him in ministry work in Govan, Scotland.
He was also known for his humorous books and regular column in the Church of Scotland's "Life and Work" magazine. [1] His title (following the end of his Moderatorial year) is the Very Reverend Dr James Alexander Simpson BSc BD STM DD. After the death of Hugh Wylie in October 2023, he became the oldest living and earliest surviving moderator. [5]
The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk, painting by John Henry Lorimer, 1891 Alexander Webster, minister of the Tolbooth Kirk in St. Giles, Edinburgh and moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1753, was responsible for providing the first reliable estimate of Scotland's population in modern times. Based on returns from parish ministers ...
The Death of Christ Denney was born in Paisley, Scotland, 5 February 1856, to Cameronian (Reformed Presbyterian) parents.His father was a joiner and Cameronian deacon. In 1876 the family followed the majority of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland into union with the Free Church of Scotland.
Iain Donald Campbell (20 September 1963 – 28 January 2017) was a minister and former Moderator in the Free Church of Scotland. [1] He was a prolific author on a range of Biblical topics and church history.
John Knox (c. 1514 – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation.He was the founder of the Church of Scotland.
James Stuart Stewart (21 July 1896 – 1 July 1990) [1] was a minister of the Church of Scotland. He taught New Testament Language, Literature and Theology at the University of Edinburgh (New College). Educated at the High School of Dundee and the University of St Andrews from 1913, he took a first in classics (MA 1917).
Following his death, his collected works were published in London (6 vols., 1869–73); and his Select Works appeared in New York (4 vols., 1875). In addition to his religious writings, Hamilton continued to have an interest in botany throughout his life, publishing several articles in journals on the subject.