Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . he senior office-bearer is Mr. William Robbie, author ofAberdeen: Its Traditions and History, and other works, including a small volumeon Bon-Accord Church. Mr. Bobbie wasordained an elder in 18(31, and the congre-gation has had no more loyal supporterduring all these years. Since removing to the present buildingsthe congregation has been endeavouring byvarious means to reach the great popula-tion close at its own doors. Several aggres-sive agencies have been in operation, aswell as organisations for the young menand women within its own bord
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . he senior office-bearer is Mr. William Robbie, author ofAberdeen: Its Traditions and History, and other works, including a small volumeon Bon-Accord Church. Mr. Bobbie wasordained an elder in 18(31, and the congre-gation has had no more loyal supporterduring all these years. Since removing to the present buildingsthe congregation has been endeavouring byvarious means to reach the great popula-tion close at its own doors. Several aggres-sive agencies have been in operation, aswell as organisations for the young menand women within its own borders. In1908 proposals were submitted for a Unionbetween the congregation and that of across the street with the view ofstarting a combined religious and socialmovement in the district. The proposal,however, was ultimately departed from, andBon-Accord was left, for the time being atall events, to maintain its separate exist-ence and pursue its work along the old linesof ordinary congregational effort XXVI—CARDEN PLACE UNITED FREE Carden Place Church. This congregation was intimately con-cerned with the beginnings of the UnitedSecession Church. Not only was its firstchurch the first erection of the kind inthe united body, but the union of the twobranches of the Secession which was theneffected was largely the cause of itsformation. There had been a keen division of opinion over the union in Bel-mont Street congregation, and ultimatelyRev. James Templeton, with the majorityof his people, decided against it. Theminority favourable to the union, number-ing about 40, at once withdrew, andpetitioned the United Presbytery at itsfirst meeting for liberty to form a new G 1)8 THE CHURCHES OF ABERDEEN congregation. This was neither the firstnor the second occasion on which dis-sentients from Belmont Street had ap-peared at the Presbytery, various differ-ences having already been submitted to thecourt. The petition of 1820 was, there-fore, kept in abeyance for a tim
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