Craigrowan: A Story of the Disruption of 1843
William Kennedy Moore
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(Forgotten Books, July 25, 2017)
Excerpt from Craigrowan: A Story of the Disruption of 1843The story entitled Craigrowan is published on occasion of the J ubilee of the Disruption of the Church of Scotland, Which took place on the 18th of May, 1843, and of the Foundation of the Free Church of Scotland by the Evangelical Party, Who then forsook the Church as by law established. The principles underlying these great historic events are of special interest at the present time, as they are involved in some of the most important and exciting questions of the day, such as those of Church Patronage, of Disestablishment, and of the supremacy of the Privy Council in determining ecclesiastical suits. The story aims at giving a, vivid picture of the life of Scotland at the period, so as to convey an accurate impression of the views and feelings that animated the various actors in the moving drama. This it seeks to do, not by intruding on the grave domain of history, but under the forms of.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.