Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...and Town Council of Glasgow claiming that they were the only legal patrons, also issued a presentation. The Presbytery received both presentations, but declined to take any action; and exhorted parties to take the regular steps "to call a minister to Port-Glasgow in the ordinary Presbyterian way." Not till a call was submitted, indicating the choice of the congregation, would the Presbytery recognize that they were called upon to take action, For twenty years at least, after the passing of the Act, this was their invariable practice. A vacancy occurred in a parish; the patron issued a presentation; the Presbytery held it in retentis, and did nothing. After a shorter or longer interval, the congregation gave a call to the patron's presentee or another, then the Presbytery took the necessary steps towards induction. For example, on 18th September, 1728, a presentation by the Crown to the Parish of Renfrew is submitted. Mr. Murray, King's Advocate, appeared and called on them straightway to moderate in a call to the Crown presentee. The Presbytery resolved to summon the congregation "to meet and freely declare their mind in the matter of a call." In reply to a question from the King's Advocate, they stated they were ready to hear the inclinations of the people with respect either to the king's presentee or any other. Whereupon Mr. Murray, in name of the Crown, enters formal protest: --" I, Archibald Murray, in name of the Crown, protest that the Presbytery have not shown a due regard to his Majesty's presentation when they had appointed an indefinite sounding of the people of Renfrew's inclinations, without confining the said enquiry as to their inclinations with respect to His Majesty's presentee, and therefore...
