New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
THE MINISTER IN SCOTLAND.
MIS- PLACE IN THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE
DFsCRrRFD BY THE REV. DIR. WATSON.

WIS PLACE IN THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE
DESCRIBED BY THE REV. DIR. WATSON.
7rbe ROY Or John Watson dan Macaren). who
arrived iere on his second visit 10 America ie"
weeks ago was formally welcomed last night ~
the Waldorf-Astoria 10y St. Andrews Society anu
. ,nciden.auy ne delivered his now lecture on lh'
place ~ the Minister in Scotch Life The large
ballroom was shed with The admirers OF TINS iaS-
g rating Urltat and entertaining lecturer and the
audience VIZ abundaniiy repaid for It's ATTENDANCE
DR. Watson appealed 10 history to show the i'm
portant influence Of the minister IN the NE an"
me condition IF the country. tracing this influence
from John Knox and declared that IL was 10 their
,,,,e,.,s that tho peoplo owed their liberty as
Scots Having done this he passed 10 the more
general subject of the mutual relations OF ministers
and people to-day. critic as strict as 10 l"e
observance Of form some OF the Scots whom Ut.
Watson described might assert that he dld NOT
stick 70 HIS subject but there was no SUCH strict
critic present and those persons who were present
thoroughly enjoyed the deft CONCENTRATIONS or
typical persons which the speaker gave and the
keen wit with which he set forth the habits OF
thought and speech Of the people on theological
ard ecclesiastical matters.
In Scotland the speaker said. every man was
theologian the difference between the minister ana
the layrnan being that the one expert and
the other a general practitioner The natioha'
sport ne declared. not golf but heresy-hunt-
!ng He gave some amusing instances NJ the con-
slant readiness and even eagerness OF the ScO1
70 argue on any and every theological matter and
70 fight out TO the bitter end every possible dis
agreement on a religious a church matter.
Dr Watson passed naturally from his talk on
the ministers and the people 10 The reading or
some of his sketches OF DIT Davidson the parish
minister Of Drumtochty. that half Of the audience,
II he had not held book in his hand, would not
have known for time whether he was reading a
story or delivering a lecture.
The Reception Committee Of St Andrews So
ciety for last night was composed OF John Reid,
Andrew Carnegie. J. Kennedy Tod, John Jardine'
Alexander Maitland. Malcolm Graham John )
Kennedy. Walter Watson. John sloane. \. NJ
Stewart Whitclaw Reid. Robert II. Robertson,
John l.. Hamilton ID MacGrt gor Crerar. Dr. r a
Murray. John r.. Agnew Sir Rodorck w. Cameron,
William T. Cochran, John y MADDEN, John j.
McCook John " AItkon. William Angus, William
Lyau Alexander King. Alexander Laird. John A
Stewart James \. Scrymser. William Butler Dun
can Robert Frator Munro. George Austin Morri-
son. Dr. andrew j. McCosh Gordon NOrrie. Hugh
u Auchiucioss Robert NJ. Galway, the REV
d.. Robert Seton, thc Rev. DR. David q. WyA'
the k.N. by Donald Sage IaC kay, the Rev. Or
GEORGE Alexander samuel Elliott. Thomas 4. Nc
Clark John p Duncan, James IS. Oracle, , Car
man HlrrlDtf. Edmund Abby Hurry, Isaac Law
renee Charles J. McCleland. Or. j. ). McPhee
, William kcvdn Major James Muir. Alexander d
sinclair George r. Turnbnll E Urquhart. Robert
Graham Dun. \. j. FOrhes-Leth. John Grierson
Richard Henderson. David McAdam Or. :. D.
Wylia Macleod. Wallace Macfarlane David VI
.leder Taylor William Stewart Tod, George II
Watson and Laurence Hutton.