Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . ll the agencies has been the Working Lads Association, which, bymeans of its social and recreative functions,lias attracted a considerable number of theyouths of the district. The more elderlymembers of the community are also caredfor. A mothers meeting is regularly con-ducted, and the Sisters of St. Margarets,who have taken an active part from theoutset, continue to work in the district onbehalf of the church. St. Clements will ever be associated withthe memory of Father Comper, to whosepassion for humanity and power of initia-tive it owes i
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . ll the agencies has been the Working Lads Association, which, bymeans of its social and recreative functions,lias attracted a considerable number of theyouths of the district. The more elderlymembers of the community are also caredfor. A mothers meeting is regularly con-ducted, and the Sisters of St. Margarets,who have taken an active part from theoutset, continue to work in the district onbehalf of the church. St. Clements will ever be associated withthe memory of Father Comper, to whosepassion for humanity and power of initia-tive it owes its existence. Through thecourse of its history the Comper familyhave likewise given generous and practicalhelp to the church, and it has had numer-ous sympathisers among a wider Clements worthily represents Episco-palianism in the east-end of the city, andit may he said to have justified its existenceby the manner in which it is touching atmany points the life of the people whomit was designed to serve. JAMESS EPISCOPAL St. Jamess Episcopal Church.(Showing spire in original plan, but si ill to be built.) This congregation was founded in 1854by a number of members who seceded fromSr Pauls Church. The cause of the seces-sion is easily explained. Oh the resigna-tion of Rev. Samuel A. Walker as co-pastorof St Pauls, several of the congregationof that chapel who were not satisfied withthe sole ministrations of Rev. Sir WilliamDunbar, the remaining incumbent, met inconsultation as to their future position was that they could notwith advantage to their spiritual conditioncontinue to attend St. Pauls, and theywere of opinion, after considering the wholematter, that a fit time had come for the establishment of another English Episcopalcongregation in Aberdeen. Once the de-cision bad been reached, no time waslost. On 8th January, 1854, a meetingwas held, and on 13th January acommunication was addressed by thedissentients to Rev. Abel
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