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Catherine Charteris
Catherine "Katie" Charteris born Catherine Anderson (1837 – 18 November 1918) was a British philanthropist. Life She was born in 1837 in Aberdeen. Her parents were Rachel, born Johnston, and Alexander Anderson who was the Lord Provost of Aberdeen). She was educated at home, so when her mother was too ill to serve as hostess she would step up to the role while he was Lord Provost. His work attracted Archibald Hamilton Charteris who came to Aberdeen to interview her father in 1860. In 1863 she married Charteris. He would in time become a Professor at Edinburgh University. The 'Woman's Guild' was founded in 1887 by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on the initiative of her husband. Charteris acknowledged woman were already involved in Christian service but that there "was a need to develop and organize them as an official working unity within the church.""Woman's Guild" in ''Dictionary of Scottish Church History and Theology'' Wright D.F. ''et al.'' (eds) Edinburgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in the British Isles that existed between 1801 and 1922, when it included all of Ireland. It was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into a unified state. The establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 led to the remainder later being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927. The United Kingdom, having financed the European coalition that defeated France during the Napoleonic Wars, developed a large Royal Navy that enabled the British Empire to become the foremost world power for the next century. For nearly a century from the final defeat of Napoleon following the Battle of Waterloo to the outbreak of World War I, Britain was almost continuously at peace with Great Powers. The most notable exception was the Crimean War with the Russian Empire, in which actual hostilities were relatively limited. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Scotland Guild
The Church of Scotland Guild or simply The Guild (formerly known as the Woman's Guild), is a movement within the Church of Scotland. Historically it was, and often in practice it is, an exclusively woman's movement. It has groups, organised at a congregational level, in most of the parishes of Scotland. The aim of the movement is "to invite and encourage both woman and men to commit their lives to Jesus Christ and to enable them to express their faith in worship, prayer, and action". The associated motto is "Whose I am, and Whom I serve'.The motto is taken from Acts 27 verse 23 History The 'Woman's Guild' was founded in 1887 by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on the initiative of A. H. Charteris. Charteris acknowledged woman were already involved in Christian service but that there "was a need to develop and organize them as an official working unity within the church.""Woman's Guild" in ''Dictionary of Scottish Church History and Theology'' Wright D.F. ''et al.' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Hamilton Charteris
Archibald Hamilton Charteris (13 December 1835 – 24 April 1908) was a Scottish theologian, a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, professor of biblical criticism at the University of Edinburgh and a leading voice in Church reforms. He is credited as being the father of the Church of Scotland Guild, Woman's Guild and founder of Life and Work (magazine), "Life and Work" magazine. Life He was born in Wamphray,Obituary of Matthew Charteris, BMJ, July 1897 Dumfriesshire, the eldest son of John Charteris (1803Formatting correction.1871), the parish schoolmasterLife and Work, May 1908, obituary and his wife, Jean Hamilton (1809-1886), daughter of Archibald Hamilton a farmer at Broomhills. Charteris studied Divinity at the University of Edinburgh graduating MA in 1854 and then did postgraduate studies in both Tubingen University, Tubingen and Bonn University in Germany. In 1858 he was ordained a parish minister of St Quivox in Ayrshire in place of Rev Stair Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Anderson (Lord Provost Of Aberdeen)
Alexander Anderson of Blelack (1802–1887) was a Scottish advocate and politician who served as Lord Provost of Aberdeen from 1859 to 1866. Life He was born in Strichen manse on 10 June 1802, the son of Rev Alexander Anderson, and his wife, Helen Findlay. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School then studied law at Marischal College, Aberdeen, graduating MA in 1819. In 1827 he was created an advocate. In 1830 he was operating as an advocate from 25 Marischal Street in Aberdeen. He first joined William Adam to create the firm Adam & Anderson. He later created the legal firm of Anderson & Rae. Amongst his non-legal activities he reorganised the Aberdeen Dispensary (which later became Aberdeen Maternity Hospital) and acted as its treasurer for 32 years, and set up the Aberdeen Fire and Life Assurance company in 1836. This was renamed the Northern Assurance company in 1848. He was involved in banking and in the creation (and routing) of the Great North of Scotland Railway (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body.''An Introduction to Practice and Procedure in the Church of Scotland'' by A. Gordon McGillivray, 2nd Edition (2006 updated text) It generally meets each year and is chaired by a Moderator elected at the start of the Assembly. Church courts As a Presbyterian church, the Church of Scotland is governed by courts of elders rather than by bishops. At the bottom of the hierarchy of courts is the Kirk Session, the court of the parish; representatives of Kirk Sessions form the Presbytery, the local area court. Formerly there were also Synods at regional level, with authority over a group of presbyteries, but these have been abolished. At national level, the General Assembly stands at the top of this structure. Meetings General Assembly meetings are usually held in the Assembly Hall on the Mound, Edinburgh. This was originally buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Davidson
Katherine Helen Davidson (1845 – 1925) was a Church of Scotland deaconess who was the first deputy of the Church of Scotland's Woman's Guild. Life Davidson was born in 1845. Her parents were Mary Anne (born Leslie) and Professor Patrick Davidson. Her father was an advocate and he taught at King's College, Aberdeen University. She was the third daughter and they had nine other children. One of her first jobs was in Surrey. For four years she worked at the Princess Mary Village Homes. This organisation, which was founded in 1872, cared for the daughters of women who were in prison. She then worked for the Mildmay Centre in London and then in Guernsey. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland's Woman's Guild had been founded in 1887 at the suggestion of A. H. Charteris."Woman's Guild" in ''Dictionary of Scottish Church History and Theology'' Wright D.F. ''et al.'' (eds) Edinburgh 1993 Another source credits his wife Catherine Charteris's "wise counsel and loving heart" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Philanthropists
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture *Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland *Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland *Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also *Scotch (other) *Scotland (other) *Scots (other) *Scottian (other) *Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina ("chotis"Span ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1837 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The destructive Galilee earthquake causes 6,000–7,000 casualties in Ottoman Syria. * January 26 – Michigan becomes the 26th state admitted to the United States. * February – Charles Dickens's '' Oliver Twist'' begins publication in serial form in London. * February 4 – Seminoles attack Fort Foster in Florida. * February 25 – In Philadelphia, the Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) is founded, as the first institution for the higher education of black people in the United States. * March 1 – The Congregation of Holy Cross is formed in Le Mans, France, by the signing of the Fundamental Act of Union, which legally joins the Auxiliary Priests of Blessed Basil Moreau, CSC, and the Brothers of St. Joseph (founded by Jacques-François Dujarié) into one religious association. * March 4 ** Martin Van Buren is sworn in as the eighth President of the United States. ** The city of Chicago is incorporated. April–June * April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Deaths
This year is noted for the end of the World War I, First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui people, Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century British Philanthropists
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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