Memorabilia Domestica: Or, Parish Life in the North of ScotlandW. Rae, 1899 - 332 pages |
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Aberdeen Achness acquainted afterwards Alexander appointed arrived Assembly attended Baigrie became brother Caithness called Captain Castle Chapel Christian Church Church of Scotland Clerkhill close Cluness Clyne congregation Creich Cromarty daughter death died Dirlot divine Donald Dornoch Earl of Sutherland Edinburgh elder eldest eminent Eppy farm father Ferintosh Fraser friends Gaelic George Golspie Gordon gospel grandfather Gunn Helmisdale heritors Highland Hugh Hugh Mackenzie Inverness James John Kildonan Kinbrace Latheron lived Lochcarron Lord MacDonald Mackay Mackenzie MacLeod manse Marischal College marriage married Midgarty miles mind minister ministry Miss Munro native Navidale occasion parish of Loth parishioners piety pious Pope prayer preached preacher Presbytery present professor Reay received recollection resided Resolis river Robert Rogart Ross Ross-shire Sabbath Scotland sermon session Sinclair sister sons Stempster Strath Strathnaver succeeded Sutherland tacksman Thurso took Ulbster whilst whole wife William window young
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Page 66 - They are of the smallest possible size ; the wheel which drives them is horizontal, and the cogs are turned diagonally to the water. The beam itself stands upright, and is inserted in a stone quern of the old-fashioned construction, which it turns round, and thus performs its duty. Had Robinson Crusoe ever been in Zetland, he would have had no difficulty in contriving a machine for grinding corn in his desert Island.
Page 9 - And I consent to the registration hereof in the books of Council and Session or any other judges' books competent, therein to remain for preservation, and thereto I constitute . . . my procurators, etc.
Page 243 - Scotland ; it is hereby ordered in Council that henceforth every Minister and preacher shall, in his respective church, congregation, or assembly, pray in express words, " For Her Most Sacred Majesty Queen Victoria, Albert Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family.
Page 66 - In our return, pass the upper end of the little lake of Cleik-him-in, which is divided by a rude causeway from another small loch, communicating with it, however, by a sluice, for the purpose of driving a mill. But such a mill! The wheel is horizontal, with the cogs turned diagonally to the water; the beam stands upright, and is inserted in a stone-quern of the oldfashioned construction.
Page 216 - I should illustrate and enforce the great truths which it involved with reference to eternity. The service began. The very aspect of the congregation was of itself a sermon, and a most impressive one. Old Achoul sat right opposite to me. As my eye fell upon his venerable countenance, bearing the impress of eighty-seven winters. I was deeply affected, and could scarcely articulate the psalm. I preached and the people listened, but every sentence uttered and heard was in opposition to the tide of our...
Page 216 - ... uttered and heard was in opposition to the tide of our natural feelings, which, setting in against us, mounted at every step of our progress higher and higher. At last all restraints were compelled to give way. The preacher ceased to speak, the people to listen. All lifted up their voices, and wept, mingling their tears together. It was indeed the place of parting, and the hour. The greater number parted never again to behold each other in the land of the living.
Page 137 - Saviour to do to others as we would that others should do to us should induce Friends who held slaves " to set them at liberty, making a Christian provision for them...
Page 243 - Bathurst, earl of Liverpool, earl of Mulgrave, viscount Castlereagh, viscount Melville, viscount Sidmouth, lord Charles Bentinck, Mr. Wellesley Pole, Mr. Canning, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Bathurst, Mr. Robinson. Whereas in the Act of Uniformity, which establishes the Liturgy of the Church of England, provision is made for such alterations in the prayers for the royal family, as from time to time shall become necessary, and be directed by lawful authority ; his majesty was pleased this...
Page 248 - That whereas the independence of the Church of Scotland in all matters of faith, worship and discipline is fully established by law, the General Assembly finds it unnecessary and inexpedient to adopt any declaration with regard to the late or any former Orders in Council, relative to prayers for his Majesty and the Royal Family.
Page 216 - In Strathnaver we assembled, for the last time, at the place of Langdale, where I had frequently preached before, on a beautiful green sward overhung by Robert Gordon's antique, romantic little cottage on an eminence close beside us. The stillflowing waters of the Naver swept past us a few yards to the eastward. The Sabbath morning was unusually fine, and mountain, hill, and dale, water and woodland, among which we had so long dwelt, and with which all our associations of