Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . uly. 1805. laid on thePresbytery table a list of 11 chargesagainst Mr. Bower, some of them frivolousenough, such as shaving on Sunday there was no sin in doing so. whilevarious indiscretions were also allegedagainst him. After another trying yearMr. Bower resigned and left his stay in the city he published abiography of Dr. James Beattio. and in1813 a Life of Martin Luther came from Lis ST. PAULS UNITED FREE CHURCH 203 pen. Mr. Bower, although unfortunate inhis ministerial relations, was evidently aman of considerab
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . uly. 1805. laid on thePresbytery table a list of 11 chargesagainst Mr. Bower, some of them frivolousenough, such as shaving on Sunday there was no sin in doing so. whilevarious indiscretions were also allegedagainst him. After another trying yearMr. Bower resigned and left his stay in the city he published abiography of Dr. James Beattio. and in1813 a Life of Martin Luther came from Lis ST. PAULS UNITED FREE CHURCH 203 pen. Mr. Bower, although unfortunate inhis ministerial relations, was evidently aman of considerable parts, and his literarywork has given him a place in the Dic-tionary of National Biography. Previous to Mr. Bowers resignation andconsequent upon the troubles in thechurch, a considerable number of membershad left and formed a new congregationin St. Andrew Street, from which the pre-sent St. Pauls congregation is directlydescended. The Ship row congregation con-tinued for a time under varying conditionsto fill a place in the city. Its ministers. Old St. Paul Street Church. have been spoken of as the bold Brodie,the balmy Bower, the pious Baton, thegodly Gellatly, and the robust Rose. Pa ton, who succeeded Mr. Bower,came, strangely enough, from the dis-sentient body in St. Andrew died in 1811, and was succeeded by Gellatly, whose ministry extendedover ten years, and who in turn was suc-ceeded by Rev. Patrick Ross. On 7thSeptember, 1823, Rev. Hugh Hart, ofPaisley, was inducted to the charge, andhe soon came to occupy a more prominentplace in public life than any of his pre-decessors. Hugh Hart was something ofa character in his day — yet a Christiancharacter, notwithstanding that odd waysand views were attributed to him. has given us a descriptive sketchworth preservation. It was, he says, an engaging sight to meet Hugh Hartgoing — constantly going — amongst hispeople. Of middle height, inclined to beportly, always most carefull
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