The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-28

than 10000 ministers oil the gospel. In
this calculation no account whatever IL
taken Of the missionary stations in India
and Asia, or 10 various parts oil Africa.
Altogether, the Presbyterian total Of
membership Is prObably about 6, 1000, 900.
Among all the churches represented there
Ia substantial agreement in doctrine, and
also in the parity Of Presbyters, and in
the representation Of the laity in all
church courts.
THE PLACE OF MEETING-THE FREE
CHURCH BUILDINGS.
The Assembly Hall Of the Free Church,
In which the Council meets, occu pies part
Of the site Of the old Palace Of Mary Of
Guise, Queen Of James V, and mother OF
Mary, Queen Of Scots. The hall Ia one
OF the finest in the city, and certainly the
most commodiouS. Tie Free Church
Callege forms the west wing Of the pile
Of buildings which has the Assembly Hall
"a its centre, and the Free High Church
as Its east wing. It Is in the English
collegiate style, combining the common
Tudor with some features Of the later
Gothic. Two square towers which flank
the entrance to the quadrangle rise to
the height Of l2l feet. The Free Church
offices are situated at a few yards distance
from the College buildings. They have
been erected on the site Of lofty pile OF
buildings destroyed by ire some years
ago. Up three flats Of one Of its stairs
David Hume resided for time. The
same house was afterwards occupied by
Blair, author Of the Lectures on Rhetoric
and sermons once popular in Scotland,
and at astlll later date by james Boswell,
the biographer Of Samuel johnson.
at. GILES CHURCH.
ST. Giles Church, iniwhich the opening
sermon Of the Council was preached by
Prof. Flint, has passed through many
changes. The building dates from the
fourteenth century, but its external as.
pect was almost wholly changed by the
restoration begun In 1929. In the time
Of John Knox the church was open from
end to end in the manner Of Cathedral,
and could accommodate over 5000 per.
sons. Alter the reformation it was di.
vided for the convenience OF Protestant
worship. -Four churches existed within
the walls anterior TO 1929, but now there
are only three. In the North, or Western
Church the spot is shown where the pull
pit stood from which John Knox preach.
ed. Alexander Henderson and George
Gillespie were ministers Of this
church. The old church il in the
south part Of the building. DR.. Mac.
knight, the commentator, and Hen
ry, the historian, otliciated here, and
under its pavement rest the mortal re.
mains OF Regent Murray, Regent Nor
ton, the Marquis Of Montrose, and OF
Walter Chapman, whose name is assOci-
ated with the introduction Of printing in
Scotland. 1t was also in this Chapel that
the memorable scene on the 23d OF July,
1857, was enacted, when Genny GeddeS
threw her "cutty.stooh at the head OF the
Dean Of Edinburgh, when he began to
read the "Auglo.Popish" service. The
remaining church which, a. We have
said, was removed in 1929, was known as
"Haddow's Hole" from its having been
the place where Sir John Gordon, Of Had.
dow, was imprisoned in 1864. The pris-
oners taken after the battle Of the Pent.
lands were also confined within its walls.
But it Is time to close this letter. The
Wheeling friends who were the compan.
ions oil our voyage are all well; some OF
them have gone out TO London, and will
visit the continent.
DAVID A. CUNNINGuAM.