Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . gational system againstthe interference of office-bearers. Theapplication was favourably considered. became a licentiate of the , and after fully a year he wassettled as minister of Nelson Street. Ofhis work there it is not unjust to say thatit was not a success. What the reasonsthat militated against the progress of the 150 THE CHURCHES OF ABERDEEN cause under hie pastorate may have beenit would, perhaps, be difficult to state, butthe fact remains that the prospect becamedecidedly less hopeful. On 2nd Nevember,1886, Mr. D
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . gational system againstthe interference of office-bearers. Theapplication was favourably considered. became a licentiate of the , and after fully a year he wassettled as minister of Nelson Street. Ofhis work there it is not unjust to say thatit was not a success. What the reasonsthat militated against the progress of the 150 THE CHURCHES OF ABERDEEN cause under hie pastorate may have beenit would, perhaps, be difficult to state, butthe fact remains that the prospect becamedecidedly less hopeful. On 2nd Nevember,1886, Mr. Dobson resigned, and was loosedfrom his charge. His next appointmentwas to Guai dbridge in 1892. When Mr. Dobson left it, Nelson StreetChurch was in rather straitened circum-stances. The membership liad droppedconsiderably, and there was a general fall-ing-off in other respects. As a consequence,the chinch was reduced in status to apreaching station, and a probationer wassettled in it for a time. After somemonths, Itev. Archibald Campbell, a native. Rev. Archibald Campbell. of Glasgow, and a probationer of the , then in charge of the home missionstation at Fetterangus, was sent to NelsonStreet. He entered on the work inOctober, 1887, and it was not long beforethere were signs of renewed life and a year of Mr. Campbells settlementthere was so manifest an improvement inthe congregation and its prospects were somuch brighter that the Presbytery agreedto restore the church to its former statuswith power to call a minister. It was onlynatural that the choice of the peopleshould then have fallen on Mr. Campbell,who was formally ordained to the pastorateon 8th January, 1889. In the resuscitation of the church Mr. Campbell had associated with him assessorsappointed by the Presbytery from some ofthe other churches in the city. Hewas specially helped by Mr. William Gray,diaper, and the late Mr. Charles Cowie,cartwright, West North Street, both ofwhom stood by
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