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EELIGIOUS AND MORAL INSTITUTIONS.
EELIGIOirS AND MOKAL INSTITUTIONS.
NATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.
Office-bearers — President, SirWm. Muir, K.C.S.I.,
LL.D., D.C.L. ; vice-presidents, Eight Hon. the Earl
of Southesk; Right Hon. Lord Polwarth; Sir W.
Johnston of Kirkhill; Sir A. Agnew of Lochnaw,
Bart. ; Rev. Principal Cairns, D.D., Edinburgh ; D.
Paton, Alloa; Rev. G. D. Cullen, Edinburgh ; Rev.
A. N. Somerville, D.D., Glasgow; John Burns of
Castle Wemyss ; J. A. Campbell, M. P. , of Stracathro ;
Eev. A. Thomson, D.D., Edinburgh; W. E. Malcolm
of Bnrnfoot ; Jas. Morton, Greenock; Rev. D. Russell,
Glasgow; Daniel Ainslie of the Gart ; Rev. W.
Beckett, Glasgow ; Hugh Rose, Edinburgh ; Rev. R.
S. Scott, D.D., Glasgow; Rev. Robert W. Stewart,
D.D., Leghorn ; and Rev. Alex. Williamson, LL.D.,
Chefoo.
General Board — Major-General F. Nepean Smith,
Edinburgh, chairman; Rev. J. Elder Cumming,
D.D., Glasgow, vice-chairman; and a Glasgow and
Edinburgh committee.
Representative Directors — Aberdeen, Rev. A. N.
Bannatyne ; Alloa, Thos. Brydie ; Ayr, John Reid ;
Barrhead, Major Hotchkis ; Biggar District, E. Chan-
cellor; Blairgowrie, Rev. E. M. Tennant; Bothwell,
Blantyre, Uddingston, and Bellshill, Major Walker;
Broughty Ferry, A. J. Buist ; Buchan, W. Ferguson ;
Bute, Eev. P. Macfarlane; Campbeltown, Eev. John
Thomson ; Carluke, Rev. Andrew Alston ; Crieff, Dr.
Meikle; Denny, John Hay ; Dumfries, Sheriff Hope;
Dundee, John W. Shepherd ; Forres, Dr. Kalley ;
Gourock, Rev. J. C. Nesbitt ; Govan, John Thompson ;
Greenock, D. Campbell ; Haddington, Colonel P.
Dods ; Hamilton, Rev. T. S. Trench ; Helensburgh,
Eev. J. Troup; Huntly, Rev. C. R. Teape, Ph.D.;
Inverness, Rev. W. Boyd, LL.D. ; Kelso District,
Rev. Peter M'Kerron ; Kilmalcolm, Rev. J. E. Fyfe ;
Kilmarnock, J. Stewart; Kirkwall, W. Walls; Lang-
holm District, Col. W. E. Malcolm; Largs and Fair-
lie, Rev. John Keith ; Lasswade, Eev. W. P. Rodger-
son; Nairnshire, W. White-Millar ; North Leith, T.
Dishington ; Old Kilpatrick, Eev. R. Mumo ; Paisley,
Sheriff Cowan ; Partick, Rev. John Wilson ; Penicuik,
John Cowan; Perth, Alex. Macduff; Pollokshaws, D.
Lockhart; Stirling, A. Kirkwood, LL.D.; Stranraer,
Rev. R. Hogarth ; Stromness, A. Sloan ; Thurso, Rev.
W. R. Taylor; Vale of Leven, Eev. D. J. Miller;
Wick, Rev. R. Elder, D.D.
Treasurers — Honeyman & Drummond, C.A., 58
Bath St., Glasgow; D. Scott, C.A., 4 North St. David
St., Edinburgh. Auditors— J. Miller & J. M. Steel,
C. A., Glasgow ; E. E. Scott, C. A., Edinburgh. Secre-
taries — W. J. Slowan, 224 W. George St., Glasgow ;
Eev. Dr. Goold, 5 St. Andrew Sq., Edinburgh. Visiting
Secretary — Rev. J. S. Nisbet.
GLASGOW ABSTAINERS' UNION.
Schemes of operation. — Sabbath Evening Sermons,
St. Andrew's Hall; City Hall and St. Andrew's Hall
Saturday Evening Concerts; Morning Coffee Stands
on the Streets ; Public Houses without the Drink ;
Band of Hope; Penny Savings Banks; Temperance
Library; Tract Distribution; Female Missionaries on
the "Missing Link" system; Sea Side Convalescent
Home for the Poor; Recreation for the People, &c.,
&c. James Airlie, secretary, 134 Wellington Street
(corner of Bath Street).
GLASGOW UNITED YOUNG MEN'S
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION,
Instituted 1824.
Central Rooms — Christian Institute, 70 Bothwell
St. Southern Section— 137 Norfolk St. Eastern .
Section — 127 Great Hamilton St. Govan Section —
12 Helen St. Partick Section— 11 Rosevale Ter.
Hon. President, John Burns, Esq., Castle Wemyss ;
president, George Macfarlane, Esq.; vice-presidents, J.
C. Robertson and John Connal; treasurer, A. M.
Lindsay, M.A., 87 West Regent St. ; general secre-
tary, Wm. M. Oatts, 70 Bothwell Street ; directors,
J. S. Anderson, Robert Annan, P. M. Brooks, Alex.i
Brownlie, Jas. Bruce, John Bums, Wm. L. Campbell, 1,
D. Dreghom, Chas. Fraser, J. S. Lawson, Jas. Lyle,{,
James Marshall, Bryce Martin, James Millar, John p
Morison, Robt. Murdoch, A. M'Cracken, T. M'Kenzie,|,
Jas. M'Omish, Jas. Paterson, jun., James Richmond,'
LL.D., Alex. Ross, J. A. Roxburgh, James Scott,
James Sinclair, Alex. Stewart, Thos. Trench, J. J.
Watson, Duncan M. West, J, Campbell White, And.
Williamson, jun.
There are 232 Sabbath morning fellowship meet-
ings, and 4 sections, with reading rooms and educa-
tional classes, in connection with the Association,
with a membership of over 8000. The reading rooms
at Christian Institute and sections are free to members,
and special reduced rates are charged for the educational
classes to those who are connected with the Associa-
tion. The circulating and reference libraries at
Christian Institute and sections are also free to
members. Young men coming from the country
should get letters of introduction to the general
secretary, who will recommend suitable lodgings and
introduce them to Christian society.
Employers of labour and merchants are invited to
consult the employment register at the Christian
Institute before filling vacancies in their workshops
or oiBces.
GLASGOW FOUNDRY BOYS' EELIGIOUS
SOCIETY.
Instituted 1865.
The Society was instituted in 1865, and has for
its object the religious, educational, and social eleva-
tion of the boys and girls of Glasgow. Membership —
22,000 boys and girls, and 2200 voluntary workers.
Has 86 branches in the city and suburbs.
Honorary President — The Earl of Aberdeen. i
Honorary vice-Presidents — Eev. Joseph Brown,
D.D., Eev. D. MacLeod, D.D., Eev. James M'Ewen,
M.A., Eev. Alex. Skene, M.A , Eev. Thos. Dobbie,;
Eev. Jas. Brown. Eev. John Orr, Eev. D. B. Mac-
pherson, Hon. Jas.King.LL.D., Lord Provost, Sir Wni.i
Collins, John Burns, James Campbell, Wm. Meikle,!^'
J. Campbell White, James S. Napier, and J. Neilsonn'
Cuthbertson.
Directors — James Dick president; A. MacKeith,i
vice-president; Wm. Martin, treasurer; ,
secretary ; George Hunter, Alexander Scott, J. R.
Sandilands, R. Wilson, Thomas Macnair, Wm. Hislop,
Samuel Chisholm, Jas. M'Omish, John Coltart, Robt.
Oliphant, James Mitchell, John M'Omish, J. L. Sel-
kirk, William Adam, and Duncan M'Naughtan, direc-
tors. Committee Rooms, The Christian Institute, 70
Bothwell street.