Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . s re- <o,»s ,ST. COLUMBA UNITED FREE CHURCH If)., garding the future of the St. Columbacongregation had failed, it was un-animously resolved to unite with the con-gregation of the High Church, one of theprovisions of the union being the paymentof an annual sum of £70 by the GeneralInterests and Highland Committee for themaintenance of the Gaelic service. Theoffice-bearers of St. Columba retained then-status in the united congregation, andthe members went over in a body, notmore than half a dozen being Inst as the result of the amalgamation
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . s re- <o,»s ,ST. COLUMBA UNITED FREE CHURCH If)., garding the future of the St. Columbacongregation had failed, it was un-animously resolved to unite with the con-gregation of the High Church, one of theprovisions of the union being the paymentof an annual sum of £70 by the GeneralInterests and Highland Committee for themaintenance of the Gaelic service. Theoffice-bearers of St. Columba retained then-status in the united congregation, andthe members went over in a body, notmore than half a dozen being Inst as the result of the amalgamation. The unionhas proved most successful in every way,and under Mr. Minims ministry the twocongregations have mingled together withthe utmost harmony, and entered on aperiod of marked prosperity. The unionwith the High was formally consummatedon 10th October, 1907, on which date theSt. Columba United Free Church con-gregation ended its separate existence,and its name passed out of the ecclesi-astical calendar. XLVHI.—ST. JOHNS UNITED FREE ^4/SSEWk«^^^ St. Johns Church. The origin of this congregation was dueto a resolution on the part of the UnitedPresbyterian Presbytery of Aberdeen toattempt the formation of a preachingstation in the district with a view to theraising of a church. The initial stepsin the matter were taken very quietly. ThePresbytery obtained from the ministers ofthe city churches the names and addressesof members residing in the Woodsidedistrict, and these were approached eitherpersonally or by letter. The Presbyteryscommittee met in the Burgh Hall, Wood-side, on 21st August, 1877, when eight per-sons in the district belonging to the UnitedPresbyterian Church came forward. Theeight gentlemen who thus participated inthe inception of the movement were Beveridge, George Damming, Wil-liam E. Grassick, James Hutcheson, JamesKilgour, Charles Kilgour, William Laing,and James Morren. As a result of thisconference, it was resolve
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