After the overthrow of King James II in 1688, Presbyterianism became the established form of Sunday service and church government in Scotland and Maighstir Alasdair refused to conform. In consequence he was declared deposed by the synod. However, the minister was very popular and the presbytery of Lorne never succeeded in establishing another minister in the parish. It is said, however, that Rev. Colin Campbell, the minister of Ardchattan, came to the parish wearing a kilt and armed with a claymore and a cocked pistol. Rev. Campbell then announced Maighstir Alasdair's deposition with his back to the wall. Although both the Protestants and Catholics of the district hated Rev. Campbell as a "ministeir na cuigse", or "Minister of the Whigs", he was allowed to deliver his message and leave the parish none the worse for wear.