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APPENDIX. 91
WEST OR OLD PARISH, Nelson Street (West).
Minister— Rev. Robert Barclay, M.A., 10 Bedford Street; Assistant
— Rev. James Thomson, B.D., 21 Brisbane Street; Session Clerk —
Mr John Jamieson, 2 Cathcart Street ; Church Management Committee,
Chairman— Dr Wilson ; Organist and Choirmaster — Mr Rees a Becket
Evans ; Church Officer- -Mr William Crawford, 4 Nelson Street (West).
Boundaries (Including North Parish quoad sacra and South
Parish quoad sacra).
From the Old Dock running up Vennel, taking the west side
thereof to Cowgate, up said street, taking the west side thereof to
Market Street, round the westmost corner of Market Street, along the
police boundary to Bogle Street, to John Gray's stores, running up
Bogle Street, taking the west side thereof to Mrs Fairlie's property
inclusive, running along west part of Regent Street to Lynedoch Street,
up said street, taking the west side thereof to Reservoir, round south
side of Reservoir to the westmost extremity thereof, from thence
running southwards, crossing Drumfrochar Road to Whinhill, including
all the streets and the country district west and south of police
boundary.
Sunday Services — 11 a.m., 2.15 p.m., and 7 p.m. Children's
Service, 12.45 P»m-
Sunday Schools meet at 5.30 p.m. Congregational in Hall,
Nelson Street and Ardgowan Street. Superintendent — Mr R. B.
Shearer, M.A.. LL.B. Mission Schools — In Session-House (Mr Robert
M'Jannet, superintendent) ; in Ann Street Public School (Mr W. Pater-
son, superintendent).
NORTH PARISH (OLD WEST KIRK), 2 Nicolson Street.
Church built, 1591. Restored, 1864. Minister — Rev. A. E. Shand.
MA., 1 Ardgowan Street (West) ; Session Clerk — Robert Mathieson,
28 Nicolson Street ; Treasurer — Peter M 'Lellan ; Organist — Peter Scott ;
Church Officer — John Rowan.
Boundaries — From foot of Vennel up west side of Hamilton Street ;
westward along Hamilton and West Blackhall Streets, north side of
Patrick Street, down Patrick Street, east side, to the river, thence
eastward again to the foot of the Vennel.
MIDDLE OR NEW PARISH.
Minister — Rev. D. S. Peters, M.A. ; Assistant Minister — Rev. J.
M'Kechnie ; Organist and Conductor of Choir — Mr D. M. Middleton ;
Session Clerk— John Lang, 12 Sugarhouse Lane; Church Officer —
Robert Brown.
Boundaries. — From the westmost corner of Market Street, along the
police boundary line to Bogle Street, taking John Gray's stores, down
Bogle Street, west side thereof to Rue-end Street, taking south side
thereof to Cathcart Street, running down said street to shore, along the
shore to foot of Low Vennel, up low and high parts of Vennel, taking
east side of said street to Cowgate Street, up the east side thereof to
the point first described.