Bygone Church Life in Scotland
Bygone Church Life in Scotland
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"When ye get a kirk o* yer ain, dinna expeck big collections. Ye see, I was for twal' year an elder, and had to stand at the plate. I mind fine the first Sabbath after the Disruption, though our twa worthy ministers didna gang out, and the strange feelin' about me as I took my place at the plate for the first time. It was at ane o* the doors o' St Andrews Parish Kirk, in Edinburgh. Noo, hoo muckle d'ye think I got that day.'^" **Oh, well, I know the church nicely," was the answer — ** seated fo...r at least two thousand — you might get two pounds." *'Wad ye believ't.'^" responded the elder, "I only got five bawbees, stannin' i' the dracht for twenty minutes, too! If I had only kent, I wad rather hae pit in the collection mysel' an' covered up the plate. Mind, dinna expeck big collections." The coins of other countries were strongly objected to. As far back as 1640, " The minister dischairget the people to give ill curreners," or the treasurer writes, " Collect 8s. 4d., whereof much ill cureners." And in the Records of Whitekirk, August 18, 1730, we find that "The minister and elders did receive from John Lermond, son to the deceased William Lermond, Digitized by Google CURIOSITIES OF CHURCH FINANCE.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"When ye get a kirk o* yer ain, dinna expeck big collections. Ye see, I was for twal' year an elder, and had to stand at the plate. I mind fine the first Sabbath after the Disruption, though our twa worthy ministers didna gang out, and the strange feelin' about me as I took my place at the plate for the first time. It was at ane o* the doors o' St Andrews Parish Kirk, in Edinburgh. Noo, hoo muckle d'ye think I got that day.'^" **Oh, well, I know the church nicely," was the answer — ** seated fo...r at least two thousand — you might get two pounds." *'Wad ye believ't.'^" responded the elder, "I only got five bawbees, stannin' i' the dracht for twenty minutes, too! If I had only kent, I wad rather hae pit in the collection mysel' an' covered up the plate. Mind, dinna expeck big collections." The coins of other countries were strongly objected to. As far back as 1640, " The minister dischairget the people to give ill curreners," or the treasurer writes, " Collect 8s. 4d., whereof much ill cureners." And in the Records of Whitekirk, August 18, 1730, we find that "The minister and elders did receive from John Lermond, son to the deceased William Lermond, Digitized by Google CURIOSITIES OF CHURCH FINANCE.
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