The Statistical Account of EdinburghshireWilliam Blackwood, 1845 - 795 pagina's |
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Pagina 23
... amount in 1830 . New Churches . - There is a new church in the parish , erected in connexion with the General Assembly's Church Extension Scheme , for which the people are in a great measure indebted to the zeal of Mr Anderson of ...
... amount in 1830 . New Churches . - There is a new church in the parish , erected in connexion with the General Assembly's Church Extension Scheme , for which the people are in a great measure indebted to the zeal of Mr Anderson of ...
Pagina 24
... amount of extraordinary collections in 1835 was L. 70 , 9s . 6d . Since then , however , it has been greater , nearly L. 100 a - year being raised for the support of Gilmerton church ; L. 17 for our Sabbath schools ; upwards of L. 20 ...
... amount of extraordinary collections in 1835 was L. 70 , 9s . 6d . Since then , however , it has been greater , nearly L. 100 a - year being raised for the support of Gilmerton church ; L. 17 for our Sabbath schools ; upwards of L. 20 ...
Pagina 26
... amount to about 100 , under eight or nine teachers . A similar library has been established in con- nexion with the Sabbath school at Gilmerton . Poor and Parochial Funds . - The average number of persons receiving aid from the kirk ...
... amount to about 100 , under eight or nine teachers . A similar library has been established in con- nexion with the Sabbath school at Gilmerton . Poor and Parochial Funds . - The average number of persons receiving aid from the kirk ...
Pagina 38
... amount of the population . There occurs , at times , in the minutes of session a note of the number of communi- cants , as , for example , in June 1721 , there were 375 , in June 1779 , there were only 345. The diminution is not ...
... amount of the population . There occurs , at times , in the minutes of session a note of the number of communi- cants , as , for example , in June 1721 , there were 375 , in June 1779 , there were only 345. The diminution is not ...
Pagina 39
... amount to one - third of the whole popu- lation , rarely , if ever , register the births of their children , and many of the Established Church neglect it , notwithstanding all that can be said to induce them to do so . Seventy births ...
... amount to one - third of the whole popu- lation , rarely , if ever , register the births of their children , and many of the Established Church neglect it , notwithstanding all that can be said to induce them to do so . Seventy births ...
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