ligious Convictions-Robert, Douglas, and George Baird— The Parish Church-BANTON CHAPEL-Rev. J. Lyon-Ordina- tion-Secession-Pursued by an Echo-Succession of Mis- sionaries-Manse Built-Rev. James Whiteford-A Parish Quoad Sacra-WILLIAM CADELL-Friendship with Dr. Roebuck-Carron Company Founded-WILLIAM ARCHI- BALD CADELL-Scientific Pursuits-His Taciturnity-Sir Joseph Banks-" A Journey in Italy "-Encyclopædia Con- · tributions-Clever Escape-Forth and Clyde Canal-Smea- 1843 and After-REV. HENRY DOUGLAS-His Amiability- "Rabbi Duncan "-Work at Saline and Alexandria-Dou- glas and M'Cheyne engaged to Sisters-Inducted to Kilsyth -Reception-William Henry-Douglas's Personal Ap- pearance-Delicate Health and Death-Rev. Alex. Hill- Preaching and Urbanity-A Distinguished Family--A. K. H. Boyd-Church Membership-Galloway Bequest-Trans- Church "-Inducted to Kilsyth-Personal Appearance-- REV. ROBERT HOPE BROWN-Author of "Life of Allan Cunningham"-Ordained to St. Andrew's Parish, Dundee – Inducted to Kilsyth—" He did it unto me "—PROFESSOR JEFFRAY-Appointed to Anatomy Chair-Rev. R. H. 287-298 POPULATION-At Revolution-In 1794—In 1891-The Heritors -The Police Burgh-Magistracy-Parochial Board-Edu- cational - Patrick Bequest-John Kennedy-Review of Prices and Wages-Benefit Societies-The Savings Bank- Recreation Clubs - Mineralogy-Natural History-From the Church Tower-An Ancient River-bed-The Roman Wall-Revived Interest-An Old British Fort-Derivation of Kilsyth, Kelvin, Banton-A Fingalian Tradition—Mak- ing of Kelvin-" Line upon Line " THE HISTORY OF KILSYTH. CHAPTER I. The Names of the Parish-Boundaries-Patronage-BaroniesALEXANDER LIVINGSTON-Parliament f 1560-First General Assembly-Relationship of Alex. Livingston to Lord Livingston-Battle of Pinkie-Ordination and Stipend-Commissioner for Stirlingshire-The Case of Lady Livingston--Her Excommunication-Deposition of Minister. It is popularly and correctly supposed that the earlier name of the parish of Kilsyth was Monyabroch. This, however, is not the whole truth. In the course of its history the parish has been known by three names. The first, or pre-Reformation name was Kelvesyth—a name which carries its meaning on the face of it, and signifies a narrow valley or tract watered by the Kelvin. Some time previous to the Reformation, Kelvesyth gave place to Monyabroch. The change was natural, for the first church of which there is account was placed in the Barrwood, and somewhere near the sources of the Abroch. Monyabroch has had two derivations assigned to it. It has been traced to the Gaelic Moine nan broc, the moss of the brock or badger; but the more likely A derivation gives Monaugh, hilly, and ebroch, a place of streams. From the church by the little stream the parish took its second name, by which it was known for SEAL AND AUTOGRAPH OF REV. ALEXANDER LIVINGSTON, FIRST REFORMED MINISTER AT MONYA BROCH (KILSYTH). From original Charter at Colzium House, dated 15th March, 1560-1. a period of not less than two hundred years. At the Communion there are still used two silver chalices which bear the inscription, "FOR THE KIRK OF MONAEBRUCH. |