The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-22
For the Farmer aud Mechanic.
Monny T-autd MIther'S Men
Waur AnangSt Tenn.

Near Skye, 10 Richmond county, n
G., named for the Isle OF Skye whence
many Of the Scotch immigrants of cen
tury or more ago came TO \. C., the
Presbyterians last week met in their
Spling council. OF the proceedings Of
tie Presbyterics, and Conferences, and
Conventions, we as a rule make little
note, because their proceedings are
of interest chiefly to ecclesiastical read
ers, who can find record of such events
in their church papers. A friend at
Fayetteville Presbytery, however struck
with the note of Scotch names we
published some time since as in at
tendance on similar meeting gives
us the following list of those present
There we're Blacks. Blues, Buies, Shaws,
Gilhses, Curries, Fairleys, Fergusons,
Pattersons, Martins, Evanses, Johnsons
Halls, Smiths and Stuarts; and then
there were McLeans, McLeods, Mckays,
McAllisters, McCallums, McQueens. Me-
Brydes McPhersons, McIntoshes, Mcln
tyres, McGilvarys, Nc Nairs, McNeils,
McRaes, McLaurins, Mc(laskills, Nc
kinnons, McLauchlins, McGirts, Mcln
nises, McEacherns, McGeachys Near
thurs, McDonalds McDougalds, and 9th
ers of the personnel Of this Presbyterian
Scotch body. The following may be IN
teresting to our readers. The first name
on the roll of ministers is the Rev. fiec
tor Mclean, of Melrose, Robson Co.,
a. &. He is famifarly known as Father
Mclean, a man venerable for years, IN
huence and character, about eighty years
of age, erect, tall, more than SIX feet
high, clean shaven, with a heavy shock
Of snow white hair, with old fashioned
collar and white neck cloth, and elegant
old fashioned manners, this venerable
minister is noticeable man in any as
sembly and worthy of the profound es
TEEN in which he is held.
Hardly less noticeable is the Rev. Evan
der McNai d. d, whose long gray beard
reminds one Of Aaron, a man also more
than six feet tall still erect, courteous
and active in church councils, though
resting under the weight of IN IRE than
seventy years.
Among those best known Of the older
clergy is the Rev DIR. Neill Mckay, long
our influential trustee of the University
Of North Carolina, whose devotion to
Scottish traditions Is well known.
Rev James Z. Mcpherson has been
for more than thirty years the Stated
| Clerk" or recording sc cretary Of this body.
| Rev. Andrew Mcmillan is also a vener-
able minister with white hair and beard.
These have all probably attained three
score and ten, though still in active SER
vice They are characteristic Scotch
/ ministers in appearance and influence.
/ There are also two brothers Mcqueen,
lin the prime of life and usefulness of
! oooh "
inches tall and influence likewise charac-
teristcally Scotch.
Rev. Dr. Hill. of Fayetteville, whose
pulpit ability and eloquence are we'll
| known throughout the State, Is as ac-
ceptable TO the Scotch, though not OF
that blood, as if be came from Argyll OF
the Isle of Skye.
Rev. Roger Martin, the leader OF the
prohibition movement, earnestsand able,
is also one OF this body.
Some of the names of the churches are
worthy of mention. St. Paul's, St. An
drew's, Church ofthe Covenant, Galatia
Iona, and such names show Presbyterian
and Scottish antccedents, Then there are
Others named doubtless for local reason
that should perhaps be exempted from
remark, but which to a stranger seem t
be in questionable taste, such as Ashpole
Shoe Heel Flat Branch Barbecue, Lum
Der Bridge.
One popularity CT Scotch names per
haps not known to our readers is the dis
position to reduplicate. as for example
: Neill Men ell, Donald Mcdonald, LAUGH
: lin MCLAUGHLIN, Dougald McDougald an,
so forth. The Scotch rames are a
marked in the christian as IN the sur
names. They are such as Duncan. Ma
coin, Donald, Angus, Alexander Sandy
: Kenneth, Evander, Murdoch, and SO OF