Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . on at Queens Cross of Albyn Place andCarden Place. Competitive designs wereinvited for a complete suite of buildings,including, in addition to the church, asuitable hall, together with session house,vestry, etc., Mr. Pirie (Messrs. Pirie andClyne) being the successful competitor, witha design providing for a handsome edificein granite at a cost of about £6000, exclu-sive of £3000 for site and extras. Theoriginal trustees were Professor Salmond,who was also convener of the Local Com-mittee ; Major Ross, Mr. George Neilson,secretary, Great Nort
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . on at Queens Cross of Albyn Place andCarden Place. Competitive designs wereinvited for a complete suite of buildings,including, in addition to the church, asuitable hall, together with session house,vestry, etc., Mr. Pirie (Messrs. Pirie andClyne) being the successful competitor, witha design providing for a handsome edificein granite at a cost of about £6000, exclu-sive of £3000 for site and extras. Theoriginal trustees were Professor Salmond,who was also convener of the Local Com-mittee ; Major Ross, Mr. George Neilson,secretary, Great North of Scotland Rail-way, who also acted as convener of the 168 THE CHURCHES OF ABERDEEN Finance Committee; Mr. James Mathie-son ; Mr. Robert Lumsden, manager, Northof Scotland Bank; Mr. William Keith,jun., granite merchant, who was convenerof the Plans and Buildings Committee;Mr. William Henderson, Devanha House ;and Mr. George Allan, advocate, who wasone of the original promoters of the church,and from the outset treasurer of the Principal George Adam Smith. The church was opened for public wor-ship on 18th. April, 1881, the preachers onthe occasion being Rev. Dr. Walter , of Edinburgh, and Rev. Dr. Laid-law, of the West Church. The pulpit wasoccupied in the ensuing months by manyof the most popular preachers in the FreeChurch from various parts of the this time the necessary steps werebeing taken to secure a minister for thechurch, and .several names were under con-sideration. From the opening of thechurch, Rev. George Adam Smith, ,wiio was then filling the place of ProfessorRobertson Smith in the Free Church Col-lege, had frequently acted as pulpit supply,and the young Hebrew tutors ministra-tions proved so very acceptable that he wasunanimously called to be the first ministerof the church. Mr. Smith accepted thecall, and he was ordained to the charge onThursday, 20th April, 1882, Rev. Thomson, of the West Churchofficiati
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