New Spalding Club > Records of Elgin > No. 36, 1908

1732.] THE CHURCH: KIRK SESSION. 333
December 29th. — The Session considering the great loss the poor
sustains b}- the currency of bad money and that there is a great quantity
of such coin thrown into the bassons upon Sabbath and week days
appoint intimation to be made next Lords day from the pulpit that the
people may put in such money as can be of use to the poor and in the
meantime appoint such of the elders as are members of the Town
Council to apply to the Council to put a stop to the currency of bad coin.
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July 13th. — The Session finding that the roof and floor of the big
church needs reparation they appoint this affair to be laid before the
Town Council at their first meeting by Thomas Purse elder, that they
may see to the reparation in due time nor can there be any inconvenience
to the congregation in carrying on the work since the little church being
now repaired they can now be accommodate there on the week days.
August 24th. — The treasurer was appointed to cause make 200
Communion tokens.
Collections in September from ££, 8s. to £'^ 4s. 6d. each Sunday of
which bad coin varied from 3s. to 6s. Collected on Communion Sunday
in October ;^48 3s. of which 19s. is bad coin. The sacrament now held
twice a year,
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May 22nd. — Paid to David Falconer for tokens £\\.
October 3rd. — -Candles for the church and locks to be sought from the
Magistrates. — It is recommended to such of the elders as are upon the
Council to apply to the Magistrates for so many candle as will be
necessary for giving light in the church in the evening of the Sacrament
day and to crave that hanging locks and barrs may be put upon the two
bigg doors of the church.
December 26t\\.—Ancnt penny weddings and breach of Sabbath. — The
two ministers with Bailie George Wilson and James Garden appointed to
wait of the magistrates and concert with them anent an expedient for
preventing the profanation of the Sabbath by drawing of water etc. and
for putting a stop to penny weddings.