Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . uilding construction andarchitecture, and before he reached theage of 21 he had gained practical workingexperience in Scotland, England, andAmerica. Returning to this country in1894, he resolved to devote his life to theministry, and after a period of tuition, heentered Glasgow University. There hewas successful in taking a good place inhis classes, winning various distinctionsboth in Arts and Divinity. He also tooka prominent part in the work of the undergraduates societies, and in Univer-sity life in general. During his collegecourse he gai
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . uilding construction andarchitecture, and before he reached theage of 21 he had gained practical workingexperience in Scotland, England, andAmerica. Returning to this country in1894, he resolved to devote his life to theministry, and after a period of tuition, heentered Glasgow University. There hewas successful in taking a good place inhis classes, winning various distinctionsboth in Arts and Divinity. He also tooka prominent part in the work of the undergraduates societies, and in Univer-sity life in general. During his collegecourse he gained much experience ofmission and social work in the StudentsSettlement, founded by the late ProfessorHenry Drummond. On leaving the Univer-sity he became assistant to Rev. Dr. Paton,of St. Michaels, Dumfries, where helaboured for a year and a half until hisappointment as assistant in St. GeorgesChurch, Glasgow. His particular chargewas that of St. Michaels Mission Churchin Braid Street, and his work in thatconnection attracted such attention that. Rev. J. Marshall Pryde, be was summoned to give an account of itbefore the General Assembly of 1905. Be-fore coming to Aberdeen, Mr. Pryde waslocum tenons for three months in theNew Rothesay Parish. Ruthrieston Chinch is now entirely freeof debt, the remaining portion on the hallshaving been cleared during Mr. Prydesministry by means of a bazaar held inMarch, 1909. In 1907 the church wa6 re-painted and decorated, and many newfurnishings and communion plate sup-plied, some of these by generous work of the congregation is vigorouslyprosecuted along various lines. TheSunday School and Bible Classes are on theincrease, the Junior and Senior WorkParties and choir are large and active RUTH HI EST ON PARISH CHURCH 55 and useful. The roll of membership is lessthan it was some years ago, as the resultof a severe purging. Mr. Pryde i6 anearnest preacher, with a high conceptionof his work. He regards the spiritualaspect of congr
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