The story of Pilrig Church : 1843, 1863, 1913 . ation by the Pilrig Committee were thePenny Bank and the District Library. Soearly as the end of 1842 these were establishedand doing much good. Each seems to havebeen given up and re-established at later dates,the Library especially suffering many vicissi-tudes until its final dispersal in 1899. The Bankexisted in 1866 and again in 1877, but wasfinally wound up with a credit balance of £4, 1879. Pilng Church could not compete withthe Public Library and the Post Office Bank. Another institution was the Working MensClub, which met in the sch
The story of Pilrig Church : 1843, 1863, 1913 . ation by the Pilrig Committee were thePenny Bank and the District Library. Soearly as the end of 1842 these were establishedand doing much good. Each seems to havebeen given up and re-established at later dates,the Library especially suffering many vicissi-tudes until its final dispersal in 1899. The Bankexisted in 1866 and again in 1877, but wasfinally wound up with a credit balance of £4, 1879. Pilng Church could not compete withthe Public Library and the Post Office Bank. Another institution was the Working MensClub, which met in the schoolroom for con-versation, reading, and games. It was not asuccess, becoming simply a play-place for thefrivolous, and led Mr Blaikie to doubtwhether churches and ministers are withintheir province when they meddle with therecreations of the people. Mothers Meetings have almost from thefirst been successfully carried on, especially byMrs Balfour, and latterly by her daughters, theMisses Balfour-Melville, by Miss Mary Scott,and by Mrs
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