Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . rrection of 1715 by the Jaffray, who had formerly beenminister at Alford, the first meeting-placebeing in a house at the back of the Tol- booth. On Mr. Jaffrays death in 1730,ho was succeeded by Rev. James Miln ; andin 1735 Mr. Miln was succeeded by Smith. During Mr. Smiths in-cumbency the meeting-place was changedto Concert Court, and afterwards to adwelling-house within a close on the westside of Guestrow. During the time of per-secution in 1746, all the Episcopal meeting-houses were burned—Mr. Smiths chapel(then prob
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . rrection of 1715 by the Jaffray, who had formerly beenminister at Alford, the first meeting-placebeing in a house at the back of the Tol- booth. On Mr. Jaffrays death in 1730,ho was succeeded by Rev. James Miln ; andin 1735 Mr. Miln was succeeded by Smith. During Mr. Smiths in-cumbency the meeting-place was changedto Concert Court, and afterwards to adwelling-house within a close on the westside of Guestrow. During the time of per-secution in 1746, all the Episcopal meeting-houses were burned—Mr. Smiths chapel(then probably in Concert Court) beinggutted and destroyed. Mr. Smith died in1774, and was succeeded in the followingyear by Rev. John Skinner, after-wards the well-known Bishop JohnSkinner. Mr. Skinner was a sonof Rev. John Skinner, Longside, whobecame well known as the historianof the Church, but perhaps even betterknown as the author of after the settlement of BishopSkinner, the congregation had so greatly ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL Proposed Improvements. JAjJEOrNA ABCECCCrt CtANCCL aCJEttM . OOOO MAN ONMN 1-lCMOtilAU A scheme for the reseating of St AndrewsEpiscopal Church, carrying out certain struc-tural alterations, providing a robing room forthe choir, as apart from the present vestry, .jideffecting certain very desirable and suitableimprovements, is at present under consideration,an . aa« been practically settled ex ept in regardto i tew details of minor importance. Amont? those improve .leius is a .creenand rood which will form a very handsomeecclesiastical decoration, and whi h will la>, a°proposed, a very suitable memorial to thememory of the former rector, Dean Danson. The proposed screen, of which a reproductionis given, will be of carved oak, treated in Gothicdesign, and with appropriate ecclesiasli< al orna-mentation, in the design, a number of Jrothic
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