Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-08

Lafayette Avenue Church OF Brooklyn
have very nearly the same numbers.
st. Cuthbert's is located little way
down the slope at the northern end Of
| the great gorge that divides Edinburgh
into two sections, and just step from
the station of the CALIFORNIAN railway. II
is surrounded by densely populated
graveyard. which contains the dust of
many prominent people, including that of
Thomas De Quincy
Several Kinds of Presbyterians.
There are various kinds of Presbyte-
rians in Scotland, and they are little
confusing. A stranger is bewidered
when he hears them referred to by the
names that used for short.
Although he may have fixed views about
the Established Church., references TO
the Parish Church" the ''U. P.s. The
Frees" and the Wee Church are not
quite so clear until they are explained.
The Church of Scotland. that is. the Es-
as 1.-The Parish Church The United
Presbyterians were a distinct sect unth
they consolidated with the Free Prespy-
terrain Church few years ago. The wee
tors. ministers and twenty-four churches
who refused to be amalgamated. There
are other subdivisions also. We hear
vaguely about the Church of the Dis
T1lDtfOn. the NnuTCn VI ttc SCtCSSioh'
Non Subscribers and other branches
who accept the same faith but diner as
to the form of it's application.
The two great Presbyterian armies are,
the United Free Church, or the II: F."
as the new combination is called for
short The most popuous and popular
of the IT. F." churches is ST. Georges $:
Union Theological Seminary New York.
and one of the most eloquent preachers
Of the denomination. was formerly as
sociate pastor with the Rev. DR.: Whyte
They called it 1.-The Black and WHITE
Church. as long as he was there. Dr.
Alexander Whyte is probably the most
celebrated and popular preacher in the
IT. F." denomination. while DIR. Mac
Oregon, pastor of ST.. Cuthbert's, is the
most famous man In the pulpit OF the
Established Church.
Biggest Preacher in Scotland.
Dr. MacGregor is rather an eccentric
character: man of strong individuality.
brilliant wit and keen sense of humor.
AT the same time he is OF dfminutive
stature and somewhat crippled in one
Of his limbs. stranger in Edinburgh
stopped in front of ST. Cuthbert's one
Sunday morning and asked who preached
in that church.
"A little lame preacher named Mac
Gregor." was the reply.
HE may be little and he may be lame.
my dear mon. but he's neither a little nor
a lame preacher" interposed cabman
who stood at the church Hes the big
gest preacher in Scotland. if not in all
the world
DR. MacGregor is progressive man.
and ST. Cuthbert's is called IAN advanced
church because of its modernized form
of worship. There is an organ. a trained
choir and such congregational singing
cannot he heard anywhere else. The
church is large and with its gallery
seats $500 people. very pew is filled
at every service and everybody sings his
best The preaching is as good as the
singing. The service is very similar to
that of the Presby terrain Church in the
United States. lasting an hour and half.
with a sermon thirty minutes long. In
appearance DIR. MacGregor resembles
very closely what is known as the Som
arville portrait of John Knox. which
Thomas Carlyle claims is the only gen.
uine portrait of the great reformer in
existence. l was much struck by de-
scription of knoXs personal appearance
In letter written by Sir Peter Young.
tutor TO James VI. who says: