Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . gust, 1899. thesecretaryship was vacant. It was thenfilled by the appointment of Mr. JamesMontgomery, from the Bible TrainingInstitute, Glasgow, but in less than a yearhe tendered his resignation to the com-mittee. Mr. Montgomery gave conscien-tious service during his short term ofoffice, but his health was not robust, andhe felt that in some respects lie had notfound his true sphere of service. The pres-ent general secretary, Mr. John Mont-gomery, was then unanimously appointed,and he entered on his duties in 1900. Mr. John Montgomerv had ma
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . gust, 1899. thesecretaryship was vacant. It was thenfilled by the appointment of Mr. JamesMontgomery, from the Bible TrainingInstitute, Glasgow, but in less than a yearhe tendered his resignation to the com-mittee. Mr. Montgomery gave conscien-tious service during his short term ofoffice, but his health was not robust, andhe felt that in some respects lie had notfound his true sphere of service. The pres-ent general secretary, Mr. John Mont-gomery, was then unanimously appointed,and he entered on his duties in 1900. Mr. John Montgomerv had marry years experience of work before hisappointment to his present post. In hisnative town of Montrose he was activelyinterested in the movement, and beforecoming to Aberdeen he was for severalyears secretary of the Govan man of business aptitude, energetic andcourteous, earnest and devoted, with akeen interest in everything pertaining tothe welfare of young men, he has filledthe office of general secretary through a mm iB«!. Mr. Adam Maitland. trying period of transition with generalacceptance and success. Several changes likewise occurred in thechairmanship of the Association. WhenMr. Gray C Fraser resigned the positionin 1889, lie was succeeded by Mr. James(richton, of Saudilands. Mr. Crichtonhad been vice-chairman for a number ofyears, and for a considerable time hadbeen intimately identified with the workof the Association. Studious and thought-ful, he proved an instructive speaker toyoung men, and with quiet dignity heguided the affairs of the Association. Hewas a leading member of the Baptist de-nomination in the city—one of the foun-ders of Union Grove Church—and eventu-ally he had the honour of being presidentof the Baptist Union of Scotland. Mr. YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 869
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