Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . cies. Reference would also be necessary to the men it has equippedand sent forth to service elsewhere,as, for instance, Rev. John Mennie,Methlick; Rev. James Cameron, Glen-bervie; Rev. Robert Urquhart, Oldmel-drum ; R«v. John Crombie, , Canada;Rev. George Abel, Udny; Rev. J. , Old Deer; and Rev. RobertMilne, of Kensington, London. In themission field there are Rev. John Watt,Calcutta; Rev. John Watson, Anioy ; and Rev. Professor William Meston, )., ofthe Madras Christian College. Trinity was the first Free Church inAberdeen to
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . cies. Reference would also be necessary to the men it has equippedand sent forth to service elsewhere,as, for instance, Rev. John Mennie,Methlick; Rev. James Cameron, Glen-bervie; Rev. Robert Urquhart, Oldmel-drum ; R«v. John Crombie, , Canada;Rev. George Abel, Udny; Rev. J. , Old Deer; and Rev. RobertMilne, of Kensington, London. In themission field there are Rev. John Watt,Calcutta; Rev. John Watson, Anioy ; and Rev. Professor William Meston, )., ofthe Madras Christian College. Trinity was the first Free Church inAberdeen to introduce an organ for use inpublic worship. This was long before Car-negie organs had been heard of, and the kist o whistles in Crown Street wasnaturally subjected to considerable criticismat the time. In other respects Trinity con-gregation has shown itself to be an en-lightened and progressive congregation, un-trammelled by the fetters of the past, andever ready to recognise that new occa-sions teach new duties. LIV. UNION UNITED FREE Union Church. Union Church has had the unique dis-tinction of being throughout its history ahidden and at the same time a prominentchurch. It has occupied an unfortunateand out-of-the-way site in Shiprow, yet,notwithstanding all the disadvantages ofits situation, it has never been in dangerof suffering from lack of public of its ministers helped to give it pro-minence by their own strongly-markedcharacteristics; while the conservatism ofthe congregation in regard to forms ofworship gave it a distinctive place in thelocal ecclesiastical world. The UnionChurch and congregation have also atvarious times engaged the attention of thePresbytery, and this has likewise helpedto concentrate on them a measure of publicinterest which might not otherwise havebeen apparent. The church was built in 1822 as a Chapelof Ease from the East Parish Church. Itwas a strong, substantial edifice, and itmust have been originally of considera
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