Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . tly attached to it, and renderedactive and valuable service for many MMillan is the only survivor of theoriginal kirk-session. Mr. Iverach as the first minister of thecongregation had no light task. He beganwith a membership of 77. and not only ha 1the pews to be filled, but the congregationas it grJhered had to be organised inChristian activity. From the outset thework was attended with success—a successwhich has since been maintained at Ferrv- FERRYHILL UNITED FREE CHURCH 117 hill under its successive ministers. As apreacher Mr. I
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . tly attached to it, and renderedactive and valuable service for many MMillan is the only survivor of theoriginal kirk-session. Mr. Iverach as the first minister of thecongregation had no light task. He beganwith a membership of 77. and not only ha 1the pews to be filled, but the congregationas it grJhered had to be organised inChristian activity. From the outset thework was attended with success—a successwhich has since been maintained at Ferrv- FERRYHILL UNITED FREE CHURCH 117 hill under its successive ministers. As apreacher Mr. Iverach soon made his markin the city. He came to be known as aman of exceptional gifts—a theologian andthinker of originality and power. Whiledevoting himself to his studies, he wasalso diligent in the work of his pastorate,and the new cause prospered under hischarge. The membership steadily in-creased, until, in 1887, it had reachedabout 400. By this time Mr. Iverach hadbecome widely known as a writer. Hisvolume Is God Knowable? had attracted. Principal Iverach. great attention, and by his contributionsto the Spectator and other journalshis fame and influence had been steadilygrowing. It had become evident by thetrend of his thought and work that liewould almost inevitably be called to a pro-fessors chair, and there was no surprisewhen in 1887 he was elected to fill such aposition in the Aberdeen Free ChurchCollege. There was regret at Ferryhill atthe prospect of losing its minister, but theregret was tempered by the fact that it wasnot to lose him altogether. He onlystepped from the pulpit to the pew, andduring its subsequent history and its suc-cessive pastorates, Ferryhill lias had no more loyal member and elder than As first minister of the congrega-tion his work for 13 years was of theutmost importance and value. He had thefoundations to lay, and he laid them has earned the reputation of be-ing to some extent a keenly intellectualcongregatio
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