Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . buthe had been employed in evangelistic andmission work, and had been closely associ-ated with the first Moody and Sankey cam-paign in Glasgow. On completing hisstudies, he was called, in 1879, to MacduffCongregational Church, where he stayedfour years. In 1883 he went to Hutcheson-town Church, Glasgow, where he accom-plished good work until his removal toWoodside, in 1893 Mr. Milne is a mostenergetic and diligent worker. A strongadvocate of the Christian Endeavour move-ment, he soon organised societies at Wood-side, and he has likewise held
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . buthe had been employed in evangelistic andmission work, and had been closely associ-ated with the first Moody and Sankey cam-paign in Glasgow. On completing hisstudies, he was called, in 1879, to MacduffCongregational Church, where he stayedfour years. In 1883 he went to Hutcheson-town Church, Glasgow, where he accom-plished good work until his removal toWoodside, in 1893 Mr. Milne is a mostenergetic and diligent worker. A strongadvocate of the Christian Endeavour move-ment, he soon organised societies at Wood-side, and he has likewise held office in theDistrict and National Committees. Intemperance work he has also been pro-minent, and as chairman of the TemperanceCommittee of the Congregational Union ofScotland he has rendered service to thecause all over the country. In such workhe is ably supported by Mrs. Milne, who iswell known as a speaker on temperance,and to whom there belongs the distinctionof having instituted the Womens Progres- IVOODSIDE 0ONGREG. 1 77Oh\ 1L OHURGil 2(37. Rev. G. C. Milne. sive Union, which is so distinctive a featureof the work in connection with Wood sideChurch. As secretary of the NorthernAssociation of Congregational Churchesand in various capacities as a member ofthe Aberdeen District Committee, has also served the denomination atlarge. The church at Woodside is to-dayan active one, with many agencies, and itssympathy with aggressive movements isvery pronounced. An interesting fact in connection withtie history of the church is the number ofyoung men it has sent forth as ministers ormissionaries. The list, for a congregationof the size, is a notable one, including, as itdoes, the names of well-known men, some of whom have now passed away, whileothers are still in the forefront. Amongstthose who were either brought up in thecongregation, or connected with it as youngmen, there may be mentioned (in additionto Rev. James Itae, who has been alreadyreferred to)—Rev. F. L. Le
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