|
John Hay (Constant Moderator)
John Hay of Renfield (1566–1627) was a Scottish minister who served as Constant Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in from 1605 (or 1615) to 1627. He also served five times as Rector of the University of Glasgow. Life Hay was born in Renfrew the son of Andrew Hay and Janet Wallace of Craigie. His paternal grandfather was William Hay, fourth Laird of Talla in Tweedsmuir. His paternal uncle, George Hay of Rathven, was Moderator in 1571. He studied at Glasgow University graduating MA in 1588. Hay was ordained as minister of Mearns in 1588. In 1593 he returned to replace his father as minister of Renfrew. For five periods between 1594 and 1613 he also (as his father before) served as Rector of the University of Glasgow.''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; by Hew Scott In 1615, Hay succeeded the Robert Roche of Inverkeithing as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. It is noted that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moderator Of The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the minister or elder chosen to moderate (chair) the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every year. After chairing the Assembly, the Moderator then spends the following year representing the Church of Scotland at civic events, and visiting congregations and projects in Scotland and beyond. Because the Church of Scotland is Scotland's national church, and a presbyterian church has no bishops, the Moderator is – arguably alongside the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland – the most prominent figure in the life of Church of Scotland adherents. Office The moderator is normally a minister or elder of considerable experience and held in high esteem in the Church of Scotland. The moderator is nominated by the "Committee to Nominate the Moderator", which consists of fifteen people elected annually by the General Assembly. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Roche (minister)
Robert Roche (c.1580–1640) was a Church of Scotland Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1613. Life He studied Divinity at the University of St Andrews and graduated MA in 1597. He served as Clerk to the Presbytery of St Andrews from 1598 to 1606 and then served as assistant to the Rector at the university. In 1610 the Archbishop of St Andrews nominated him to assist John Burne at Inverkeithing, who was in ill-health. In 1611 he took over as minister on a stipend of 320 merks per annum. He also oversaw the parish of Rosyth. In 1613 he was appointed Moderator to the Synod (a post later called Moderator of the General Assembly). In 1617 he was co-signator to the "Protestation for the Liberties of the Kirk". In April 1620 he was asked to appear at the Synod to explain his non-compliance with the Five Articles of Perth. In 1631 he was awarded the land known as The Glebe Glebe (; also known as church furlong, rectory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Renfrew
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1627 Deaths
Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen * ''Sixteen'' (2013 Indian film), a 2013 Hindi film * ''Sixteen'' (2013 British film), a 2013 British film by director Rob Brown Music *The Sixteen, an English choir *16 (band), a sludge metal band * Sixteen (Polish band), a Polish band Albums * ''16'' (Robin album), a 2014 album by Robin * 16 (Madhouse album), a 1987 album by Madhouse * ''Sixteen'' (album), a 1983 album by Stacy Lattisaw *''Sixteen'' , a 2005 album by Shook Ones * ''16'', a 2020 album by Wejdene Songs * "16" (Sneaky Sound System song), 2009 * "Sixteen" (Thomas Rhett song), 2017 * "Sixteen" (Ellie Goulding song), 2019 *"16", by Craig David from ''Following My Intuition'', 2016 *"16", by Green Day from ''39/Smooth'', 1990 *"16", by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1566 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 1566 ( MDLXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 7 – Pope Pius V succeeds Pope Pius IV, as the 225th pope. * February 24 – In one of the first gun assassinations in Japanese (if not world) history, Mimura Iechika is shot dead by two brothers (Endo Matajiro and Yoshijiro), sent by his rival Ukita Naoie. * March 28 – The foundation stone of Valletta, which will become Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. * April 5 – The Compromise of Nobles is presented to Margaret of Parma, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, but it succeeds only in delaying the beginning of the Eighty Years' War in the Netherlands. July–December * August 6 – The siege of Szigetvár is begun by Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. This is the Ottoman Empi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarbrax
Tarbrax (Scottish Gaelic: "An Tòrr Breac" - meaning "the speckled tor") is a small village in the Parish of Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is at the end of a dead end road off the A70 road between Edinburgh and Carnwath. Tarbrax has a population of about 200 and is above sea level, sitting on the edge of the Pentland Hills. Nearby villages include Auchengray and Woolfords. History Tarbrax was built around a shale mine as housing for the miners beginning in the early 20th century. There is a large bing (spent shale spoil heap) in the village. The name is derived from the Lawhead Tarbrax estate within which it was built, which was then owned by David Souter Robertson, a founder of modern Accountancy. This estate was originally based around Tarbrax Castle, a seat of the Somervilles, though by 1649 it had passed to the Lockharts, including George Lockhart of Tarbrax. Nothing remains to be seen of the castle today. The village was a base for American GIs during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Bruce (Constant Moderator)
Walter Bruce (c.1605–1673) was a Scottish minister who served as 'Constant Moderator' of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1662 until 1673, a unique role in the history of the Church of Scotland. Life He was born the fourth son of Sir John Bruce of Kincavil (d.1607) and his wife Jean Drummond. He studied Divinity at the University of St Andrews, graduating MA in 1628. In 1641 he succeeded the late Robert Roche as minister of Inverkeithing, his patron being King Charles I. Inverkeithing at that time was one of the more important church positions. In 1649 he was suspended when it was discovered that he was part owner of a ship, a practice not permitted by church rules. Bruce played a pivotal role in initiating the so-called Great Scottish witch hunt of 1649-50, during which he was the person responsible for "pricking the witch" to decide her guilt. On 14 October 1662 he was elected 'Constant Moderator'. This was during a period within which there was no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_1938.jpg "Click for more on -> People From Renfrew")
