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The Glasite Church Part
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Correspondence, genealogical and historical notes

Includes:
Copy letters to Patrick Cochran, Perth, from Edward Wilson, Kirkby Lonsdale and Benjamin Pearson, Kendal, 1805-1813; news of various Glasite congregations and doctrinal matters
Also letter, 25 November 1844, Kirkby Lonsdale, John Allen to Mrs Alex Coutts, Aberdeen, with reply referring to inability to visit Scotland as planned and sympathises with her on illness of husband.

Decisions made by elders and copy correspondence from the church at Perth, 1888

Copies of letters George Waterston, Elders of the Church in London, and others, with a 'Note of the results arrived at in a meeting of the Elders & Deacons of the Church of Perth on the subject of the possibility of the churches & scattered brethren in this country known as Gasites or Sandemanians walking together in the fear of the Lord as having the source faith and Hope and minding the same things, 6 May 1888'

Devotional poetry

Contains a compilation of poetry by a variety of authors. These include elegies for a number of deceased members, including John Glas and Robert Sandeman
Also contains loose items, 'Address of the Wisemen to the Star of Bethlehem' and 'On the death of F----S M----n, 4th March 1769'

Discourses by JM Baxter

Contains discourses, 1864-1875, also 'In Memory of JM. Baxter,' a poem by Mr Scrimgeour, 1876, with 'Lines by G[?] Baxter on the death of his infant sister, Alison Handyside', nd, and 'Ordination of John Sandeman, Glasgow,' order of service, 1889

Discourses, letters and diary entries

Transcriptions of discourses, letters and diary entries dating from the late 18th to the early 20th century.
Also includes congregation lists for the churches in Dundee (1902-1954), Glasgow and London (1913-1939) and a list of all the churches and their elders in 1768

Draft Letter to Elfreda Barnard, Vancouver

Reply by William Ferguson to the news of her brother 'confessing his faith in Jesus', and of her father's death, quoting several bible texts of comfort. Discusses literal interpretations of the Bible

'Dundee 1877'

Contains membership lists of the church at Dundee, 1877, also members list of an unnamed church in London [probably Albion Road, Barnsbury], 1883-1888, with 'Church Members in America', 1886-1889 and Halifax, Nova Scotia, n.d.

Edinburgh church roll

Includes notes on the ordination of Elders, memo in cases of offence arising, order of readings and order of service.

'Edinburgh Correspondence, 1854-1855'

Transcribed correspondence of Elders of Edinburgh, London, Dundee and of individuals concerning the abstaining 'from blood & things strangled' . Bookplate of Archibald Sandeman

Elderly lady

Framed photograph of seated lady in lace shawl and bonnet by C Davis, Edinburgh & Glasgow

Elderly man

Framed photograph of unidentified gentleman in suit and hat seated in a park or garden

Exhortations and discourses

Baptismal exhortation, and discourses by Mr Jas Blaikley and Alex Moir, with notes of discourse by A Sandeman, and exhortations by J Sandeman and Mr Loveday.
Some noted as copied. Notebook probably belonged to J. Sandeman of Glasgow.
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