Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . es. The featureof his pastorate may be said to have beent he removal of the congregation to its pre-sent place of worship. It was found thatthe School Board were desirous of purchas-ing the old church in St. Paul Street inconnection with the extension of St. PaulStreet School, and after negotiation thebuildings and site were sold for £ this sum on hand the congregationproceeded to the erection of a new church 206 THE CHURCHES OF ABERDEEN on Rosemount Viaduct at its junction withGilcomston Park. The cost was about£4750, and the new bu
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . es. The featureof his pastorate may be said to have beent he removal of the congregation to its pre-sent place of worship. It was found thatthe School Board were desirous of purchas-ing the old church in St. Paul Street inconnection with the extension of St. PaulStreet School, and after negotiation thebuildings and site were sold for £ this sum on hand the congregationproceeded to the erection of a new church 206 THE CHURCHES OF ABERDEEN on Rosemount Viaduct at its junction withGilcomston Park. The cost was about£4750, and the new building, designed byMr. R. G. Wilson, architect—which it wasdecided should be known as St. PaulsChurch—was opened on 27th March, 1897,by the Rev. James Rennie, of Glasgow, theModerator of the Church for the year. In1901, after giving eight years to the workof the congregation, Mr. Fairley accepteda call to Fairfield Church, Govan, acharge with a membership of nearly 1000,where there is abundant scope for his zealand his forceful pulpit Rev. Thomas^Simpson. Finding themselves once more in avacancy, the St. Pauls congregation re-solved on this occasion to restrict theirchoice to ordained ministers already incharges of their own. A number of excel-lent men were under consideration, but thechoice fell on Rev. Thomas Simpson, ofStromnefis, who was inducted in September,1901. Mr. Simpson had been called toStromness in 1894, almost immediatelyafter entering the ranks of the pro-bationers. His seven years ministry in theFar North wa6 abundantly successful. Hewon a sure place in the affections of the people, and among the young men andwomen lie achieved great success. In thePresbytery he was recognised as an ableand fearless debater, and he speedily cameto be looked on as being, in many ways,the premier preacher in the Orkneys, withthe result that his services were in fre-quent demand. In Aberdeen he has beensurely winning his ,.ay by his eloquence,his freshness of matter,
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