History and endowment
In 1873 James Baird established The Baird Trust and gave into its care £500,000 to be used for aggressive Christian work. A part of the income of this fund was to provide for a series of lectures inCatalogue of titles
*1873: ''The Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures'', by Robert Jamieson *1874: ''The Mysteries of Christianity'', by Thomas Jackson Crawford *1875: ''Endowed Territorial Work'', by William Smith *1876: ''Theism'', by Robert Flint *1877: ''Anti-Theistic Theories'', by Robert Flint *1879: ''Messianic Prophecy'', by Paton James Gloag *1880: ''Historical Development of Supernatural Religion'', by John Christie *1881: ''Natural Elements of Revealed Theology'', by George Matheson *1882: ''The Westminster Assembly'', by Alexander Ferrier Mitchell *1883: ''St Paul’s Use of the Terms Flesh and Spirit'', by Prof Wm Dickson *1885: ''The Revelation of St John'', by Prof William Milligan *1887: ''The Church of Christ'', by Prof Archibald Hamilton Charteris *1889: ''Early Religion of Israel'', by Prof J Robertson *1891: ''The Ascension and Heavenly Priesthood of our Lord'', by Prof Wm Milligan *1892: ''Sacrifice: Its Prophecy and Fulfilment'', by Archibald Scott *1895: ''The Scottish Church in Christendom'', by Prof H Cowan *1897: ''Apostolic ministry in the Scottish Church'', by Prof Robert Herbert Story *1899: ''The Scottish Reformation'', by Alexander Ferrier Mitchell *1901: ''The Church and its Social Mission'', by Very Rev J Marshall Lang *1903: ''The Ministry and Sacraments of the Church of Scotland'', by Very Revd Donald Macleod *1905: ''The Rule of Faith'', by Prof W P Paterson *1907: ''The Four Gospels in the Earliest Church History'', by Prof Thomas Nicol *1909: ''Modern Substitutes for Christianity'', by Very Rev Pearson McAdam Muir *1911: ''New Testament Criticism: Its History and Results'', by Revd J A McClymont *1913: ''Christian Freedom'', by Prof W M McGregor *1915: ''The Apostles of India'', by Revd James Nicoll Ogilvie *1917: ''The Idea of Immortality'', by Prof G Galloway *1920: ''The Christian Vindication of Patriotism'', by Robert Stevenson *1922: ''Jeremiah'', by Prof George Adam Smith *1924: ''Religious Experience'', by R H Fisher *1926: ''Music in Church Worship'', by G W Stewart *1928: ''The Idealism of Christian Ethics'', by G Walker *1929: ''The New Testament and its Transmission'', by Prof George Milligan *1932: ''The Riddle of the World'', by Prof David S Cairns *1934: ''Post Exilic Judaism'', by Prof Adam Welch *1935: ''Parish and Parish Church'', by Revd P D Thomson *1942: ''Youth in the new Order'', by W M Wightman *1946: ''New Forms of the Old Faith'', by Revd James Black *1947: ''The Chaplains in the Church of Scotland'', by Revd T B Stewart Thomson *1949: ''The Epistle to the Hebrews'', by Prof Wm Manson *1950: ''Church and Ministry'', by Prof G. D. Henderson *1955: ''A History of Worship in the Church of Scotland'', by Revd W D Maxwell *1960: ''Christian Faith and the Providential Order'', by Rev Archibald Campbell Craig *1965: ''History and Duties of the Office of Elder'', by Rev G M Dryburgh *1971: ''Ethics in a Permissive Society'', by Prof Wm Barclay *1975: ''Message, Media, Mission'', by Revd R F Falconer *1978: ''Saltire and Thistle'', by Revd J.BP Bulloch *1985: ''Kirk by Divine Right'', by Very Rev Andrew Herron *1990: ''Music’s Magic Lost: Can it be regained?'', by Revd Ian Mackenzie *2004: ''Netting Citizens'', by Rev. Johnston McKay *2007: ''Celebrating 150 years of Scottish Scholarship'' *2009: '' What should they know of preaching who only preaching know?'' by Very Revd Dr Andrew McLellanExternal links