Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . Interior, Old Greyfriars Parish Church. VII.—HOLBURN PARISH Holburn Palish Church. The origin of this congregation may besaid to have been primarily due to a divi-sion of opinion in Gilcomston Church overthe election of a successor to Dr. Kidd. Alarge number of the members of thatchurch hived off, and as the ChurchExtension Movement was then stirring thecountry, the seceding party had no diffi-culty in securing ample aid from the Exten-sion Fund, which enabled them to proceedat once with the erection of a church. Holburn Church was b
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . Interior, Old Greyfriars Parish Church. VII.—HOLBURN PARISH Holburn Palish Church. The origin of this congregation may besaid to have been primarily due to a divi-sion of opinion in Gilcomston Church overthe election of a successor to Dr. Kidd. Alarge number of the members of thatchurch hived off, and as the ChurchExtension Movement was then stirring thecountry, the seceding party had no diffi-culty in securing ample aid from the Exten-sion Fund, which enabled them to proceedat once with the erection of a church. Holburn Church was built in 183G. Thepromoters of the enterprise may have hadlittle fondness for architectural beauty, butthey had evidently been determined that,although the building might be plain, itshould be thoroughly substantial. It is amassive structure, and practical men whohave had to do with the various improve-ments and alterations carried out fromtime to time have not hesitated to declarethat Holburn may be standing intact whensome more pretentious ecclesiastical edificeshave ceased to be. The situation of thechurch was we
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