Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . en in thelatter part of the nineteenth century thanDr Jamieson, of Oldmachar. In 1846,Rev. David Milne, , was ordainedas minister of Gilcomston, and with hissettlement the congregation entered on along and prosperous pastorate. had held assistants!]ips at Clunyand Kincardine ONeil, and he soonproved himself a competent and success-ful minister. He preached entirely with-out manuscript, even when he reached anadvanced age, and this was a great recom-mendation in those days. In pastoral andparochial work also he was diligent andeff
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . en in thelatter part of the nineteenth century thanDr Jamieson, of Oldmachar. In 1846,Rev. David Milne, , was ordainedas minister of Gilcomston, and with hissettlement the congregation entered on along and prosperous pastorate. had held assistants!]ips at Clunyand Kincardine ONeil, and he soonproved himself a competent and success-ful minister. He preached entirely with-out manuscript, even when he reached anadvanced age, and this was a great recom-mendation in those days. In pastoral andparochial work also he was diligent andefficient, and under his guiding hand thecongregation soon regained something ofits former glory. To Mr. Milne un-doubtedly there must be given the credit B 2 •20 THE CHURCHES OF ABERDEEN of restoring Gilcomston to the high pointin numbers which it has never since the close of his ministry, thechurch was subjected to a large and im-portant scheme of enlargement and im-provement, which resulted in providingthe congregation with what was. Rev. William Brebner, practically a new building. After 30 yearsof active work, Mr. Milne applied for theappointment of a colleague and successor,and in 1876 the present minister was ap-pointed to that position. Mr. Milne con-tinued to manifest a keen interest in thework of the church until his death ; andhis memory is perpetuated by the MilneFund, which provides an annual sum ofnearly £200 for the relief of deservingpoor in Gilcomston Parish. Rev. William Brebner, , who hasheld the sole pastorate since Mr. Milnes death, i<s a native of Tarland, and agraduate of Aberdeen University. Oncompleting his college course; he was ap-pointed assistant to Rev. J. W. King,Kilpatrick, Glasgow, where he laboureduntil he was elected to Gilcomston. , unlike some of his predecessors,is in no sense a prominent public personage. He is rarely, if ever, seen enpublic platforms; his voice is aeldo«nheard in the Church courts; and
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