Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . elped not a little to attract thepeople. In course of time, the Chapel wasacquired by the Market Company, butMr. Hart made what was considered agood bargain before parting with the pro-perty. He had secured a life rent of thebuilding, and the directors found theyhad an astute man to deal with. The re-sult of the negotiation was that Mr. Hartreceived the sum of £500 as the evening came for the last ser-vice in the Chapel there was an immensecrowd of people. The building waspacked in every corner long before thehour, and the s
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . elped not a little to attract thepeople. In course of time, the Chapel wasacquired by the Market Company, butMr. Hart made what was considered agood bargain before parting with the pro-perty. He had secured a life rent of thebuilding, and the directors found theyhad an astute man to deal with. The re-sult of the negotiation was that Mr. Hartreceived the sum of £500 as the evening came for the last ser-vice in the Chapel there was an immensecrowd of people. The building waspacked in every corner long before thehour, and the street was blocked withthose who were left outside. The sermonwas a characteristic one, and the words inwhich Mr. Hart took formal farewell ofthe building may be cited as an exampleof his style:—Farewell, he said, yewalls which have guarded us from theraging of the elements—the roof whichhas shielded us from the rains, from thesun, and from the snow—the windowswhich have admitted light to enable us toperform our religious duties—these pas-. Zion Chapel, John Street. 378 THE CHURCHES OF ABERDEEN sages down which we have so often passedto our places—and these pew6 in whichwe have so often 6at and heard the wordof salvation—this pulpit, from which somany servants of God have declared theGospel — that desk, out of which thepraises of our Master have been so oftensung. Then in prayer he went on to in-voke the blessing of heaven on theMarket Company, the directors, andAdam and Anderson, the agents thereof. On quitting the Shiprow, Mr. Hartsecured a large loft in a granary inFrederick Street, belonging to White, as a temporary place ofworship, and there he conducted servicesfor a time. Ultimately he purchased afeu in John Street, and there erected anew building with the sign Zion Chapelprominently displayed in front. It wasopened on 4th April, 1841, by Rev. , who had formerly belonged tothe United Secession Church. On theSaturday evening previous t
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