THE NEW KNOX CHURCH.

Evening Star, Issue 4275, 8 November 1876, Page 4

THE NEW KNOX CHURCH.

The social gathering last "evening to celebrate the opening of the-new church was attended by fuUy.IJSOO persons. Tea was served in the old church, the tables being f resided over By Mesdamea Kirkpatrick, \&t\ Baird. M'Kerrow, Niven, Whitson, SJ ,B.- f ,Car#ll; Flanagan",,. Whitelaw, "&| Gwus .'fmm, <Norrie, Aloodie, WvHislop/ SJ&rrbwV Scouttar; ,'W." IT Steward Glasgow, Wilkie, Borrie, 18? MitherfoniT. Mafeeson, A. Stewart; Lothian, Ziele, Turnbull, Blair, Burn, aihd Jolm HMop. Ths public' meeting w hejdinthe new churchy which wag filled. - on, the platform were Archdeacon Edwards, iWCopland and Roseby, Messrs Mackie, Gow, WUL Watt,, Todd, Chisholnv. and Davis. The choir, considerably was under the leadership of Mr X C. Thomson, the harmonium, Addresses Were delrMMd by the Chairman, tfcfc <R$wJ: Cfeisholm, the RevL Dr Rosebyl the Rev. Mr Watt, and"/ abort speeches were made, by Messrs Wy;!N: Bj&gr; teiffifflffi of the Btrilding/Committee), Geo. Hepbu l^ ,J, .sargil} ? R.' A. Lawson and John Hislop. Mr Blair, on behalf of the Building Committee;' presented Dr Stuart _with. a gold&T*"key, manufactured by Mr Yourig, Princes street, and bearing the following inscription:-—" Knox Church, h r .NoVember,' 1876. D. M. .tifte Building Committee." In noting the presentation, Mr Blair said, "j wish that you may be long spared to occupy its jrajnit, and be the main-spring..in the machinery that makes Knox Church a national institution for the diffusion of good. Idp not say that this key would open the ttopft door, but .it. is typical of the event.'' contented himself by acknowledging, the §ift, and saving .that he would use the key