Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . le-siastical History of Scotland, who was formany years the leading figure in thechurch; Professor George Ogilvie, of theUniversity, who afterwards succeeded tothe estate of Boyndlie and assumed thename of Forbes; Mr. Norval Clyne, advo-cate, a devoted Churchman, who was fortwenty-two years churchwarden at , and was widely known as an authorand poet; and Dr. James Rodger, a bril- liant student and a distinguished medicalpractitioner. In the present day the congregation in-cludes many men who are well known inthe community, such as Mr.
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . le-siastical History of Scotland, who was formany years the leading figure in thechurch; Professor George Ogilvie, of theUniversity, who afterwards succeeded tothe estate of Boyndlie and assumed thename of Forbes; Mr. Norval Clyne, advo-cate, a devoted Churchman, who was fortwenty-two years churchwarden at , and was widely known as an authorand poet; and Dr. James Rodger, a bril- liant student and a distinguished medicalpractitioner. In the present day the congregation in-cludes many men who are well known inthe community, such as Mr. J. P. Cumine,advocate ; Mr. John Whyte, painter ; Coun-cillor Latto; Mr. John Mitchell, artist,and others. Mr. W. Thompson, teacher,acts as church organist, and in his handsthe musical service has been raised to apoint of excellence of which the congrega-tion are justifiably proud. St. Johns inthis respect is acknowledged to take one ofthe leading places among the Episcopalchurches in the north of Scotland. LXXIII—ST. MARGARETS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. St. Margarets Episcopal Church. The events which led to the origin of Church were closely connectedwith the personality and work of itsfounder--Rev. John Comper—who occupiedfor many years so distinctive a place in thereligious and ecclesiastical life of the Comper, after memorable terms of ser-vice at Nairn and Stonehaven, came toAberdeen to undertake the incumbency ofSt. Johns in 1861. In his tenure of thatcharge he became known as a man of groatforce of character, holding decided views,and capable of defending them with tena-city and success. While he thus madesomething of a reputation for himself, andmaterially improved the prospects of —particularly by securing the erec-tion of its excellent day schools—his mindand heart turned steadily towards the poorand outcast in the slums. All his life hehad been a zealous worker himself, and hehad also in a marked degree, the power ofinitiative. It was hi
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