John Caird (theologian)
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John Caird was a Scottish theologian. He entered the Church of Scotland, of which he became one of the most eloquent preachers. He served as the Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1873 until
John Caird
Lady Yester's Kirk
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Lady Yester's Kirk was a parish church of the Church of Scotland and one of the burgh churches of Edinburgh. Founded in 1647, it served the south-eastern part of Edinburgh's Old Town until its union w
John Caird (theologian)
…as a Church of Scotland minister by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1845. In September 1845 he was ordained as minister at Newton-on-Ayr, translating to Lady Yester's Church in Edinburgh in May 1847, and to Errol, Perthshire in July 1849. Caird was transferred to Park Church, Glasgow in 1857, being appointed Chaplain in…
Lady Yester's Kirk
The stone which once marked the location of Lady Yester's burial, now housed in Greyfriars Kirk
Mungo Watson, notable beadle of Lady Yester's at the turn of the 19th century
The church in the 1820s