OLD CHURCH LIFE IN SCOTLAND.

OLD CHURCH LIFE IN SCOTLAND:

LECTURES ON KIRK-SESSION AND PRESBYTERY

RECORDS.

BY

ANDREW EDGAR,

Minister at Mauchline.

LIBRARY

OF THE

"Shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof,
and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof,
and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof,
and all the laws thereof."

EZEKIEL, xliii. 11.

ALEXANDER GARDNER,

PAISLEY; AND 12 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON.

1885.

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CONTENTS.

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LECTURE I.-Churches, Manses, and Churchyards in
Olden Times,

Mauchline Session Records-The Present Church of Mauchline-The

Old Church and its Outward Appearance-The Old Church as it

was before the Reformation-The Surrounding Monastery-

Changes on and in the Church at the Reformation-Few Fixed

Seats Fairs in Churches once-Introduction of Pew System-A

Grievance in Connection with the Pew System-The Galleries and

Common Loft-The Bell-The Clock-The Windows-Repair of

Church Fabrics and Drink to Workmen-Manses of Old Date-

Size of Old Manses-Manses Thatched with Straw, and Roughly

Finished in many ways-Delivery of Manses by Executors of

Former Ministers - Churchyards - Tombstones - Association of

Mauchline Churchyard with Burns-Filthy Condition of Church-

yards at One Time-Houses on Churchyard Dykes-The Ash

Tree in Mauchline Churchyard.

LECTURE II.-Public Worship in Olden Times,

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Readers-The Reader's Preliminary Service-Reading the Word-The

Reader's Salary-Precentors-Music and Organs in Church—

Amount of Psalm Singing - Mode of Singing - Doxologies-

Hymns and Paraphrases - Preachers - Read Prayers and Ex-

tempore Prayers-The Bidding Prayers of the Ancient Church-

Sermons on Sunday-Week-day Lectures and Sermons-Cate-

chising on Sundays and Week-days-Form of Sermons-The

Ordinary Scottish and free Sermons-Silent Sundays-Disorder

in Church-Hats on-Candles in Church-Hours of Divine

Service.

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LECTURE III.-Communion Services in Olden Times, - 117

Preparatory and Accompanying Services on Week-days-Examination

of Congregations-Reconciliations-Purging the Roll-The Pre-

paration Sermon on Saturday-The Fast Day-Object of the Fast

-Distribution of Tokens - Monday's Thanksgiving Service-

Furnishings for the Sacrament - The Tables - Purchasing of

Tokens-Communion Cups-Bread and Wine-Service on Com-