Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . skillin organisation and work have not beenslow iii making an impression. The mem-bership of St. Nicholas has increased fromabout 500 until it is now close on 700. thechurch and halls have been repainted,electric lighting has been introduced, anda fine pipe organ has been erected. continues the work with unabatedvigour. St. Nicholas congregation has a splendidroll of fame in the men it has sent forthto the ministry. Rev. James Smith, ofBolton ; Rev. Dr. George Brown, of Rams-bottom, and afterwards of Bromptoii : Macrae, of Gl
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . skillin organisation and work have not beenslow iii making an impression. The mem-bership of St. Nicholas has increased fromabout 500 until it is now close on 700. thechurch and halls have been repainted,electric lighting has been introduced, anda fine pipe organ has been erected. continues the work with unabatedvigour. St. Nicholas congregation has a splendidroll of fame in the men it has sent forthto the ministry. Rev. James Smith, ofBolton ; Rev. Dr. George Brown, of Rams-bottom, and afterwards of Bromptoii : Macrae, of Glasgow (father of Macrae, Dundee); Rev. Mr. ; Rev. Robert Angus, Peebles: Pittendreigh, Pittenweem ; A. Paterson, Stonehouse : Rev. Angus, Arbroath; Rev. Hugh , Kendal, and Rev. William Wat-son, of Forres, may be mentioned ; menwho served the church well in their reflected honour on the congregationof their youth. Then in the present day ST. NICHOLAS UN IT Eh FREE CHURCH 201. Rjv. D. Ritchie Key, there are a number still in the ministry,including Eev. James L. Murray, of White-hill, Glasgow; Rev. Dr. Gordon Gray, ofRome: Rev. John Mansie, of Dundee;Rev. James Leask, of Australia; andRev. Alexander Urquhart, of its contributions of workers to the mis-sion field St. Nicholas stands pre-eminent,for the list includes such men as the lateRev. Dr. Alexander Robb, of Jamaica andOld Calabar; Rev. Dr. Robert Laws, thegreat piorieer in Livingstonia, Moderatorof the General Assembly, 1908 ; Rev. , of Rajputana (whose family wasat one time connected with the church) ;Rev. Professor Cooper, late of Madias;Rev. William Robb, Rajputana: and Cruickshank, Old Calabar. If thesons of the congregation have been wellrepresented in the mission fields, so also have the daughters, with Mrs. Dr. Laws inCentral Africa, Mrs. W. F. Martin inJamaica, and Mrs. F. Ashcroft in Rajpu-tana. To public l
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