Lord's Day morning the 22nd May was a historic occasion for the Scottish RP Church. For the first time in 140 years a new RP church in Scotland was constituted. Over 100 people gathered in Thornwood Primary School on the west side of Glasgow coming from Airdrie, Stranraer, Glasgow and further afield. Rev. Andrew Quigley preached on Psalm 16 and the glorious inheritance we have in Christ. Rev. Gerald Milligan, Moderator of Presbytery, then put the terms of membership to the 20 men and women who were becoming members. He then constituted the congregation on behalf of Presbytery. After the singing of Psalm 72, Rev. Kenneth Stewart, the organising minister, led in prayer and pronounced the benediction. The service was followed by a light lunch for all attending. The Airdrie Session and Rev. Kenneth Stewart have been appointed by Presbytery to be the interim Session until such time as new elders are elected. It has been almost a year since afternoon services commenced in Glasgow with a view to a possible church plant. We rejoice in what the Lord has done and is doing in His church in Glasgow. We continue to pray for the congregation and the minister of the Glasgow RP Church. But we hope that days like yesterday will not be few and far between, but that we would have many such occasions in the future to see congregations being organised for the Lord's glory and the building of His Church in our land.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Two Sons of Oil By Rev. Samuel Brown Wylie
Biographical Sketch
Samuel B. Wylie was born in County Antrim, Ireland, May 21, 1773. Entered the University of Glasgow, Scotland, where he distinguished himself as a scholar, and graduated with the honorary degree of Master of Arts in 1797. He began teaching a school in Ballymena, Ireland, but was compelled to flee from his native land in consequence of his connection with the efforts in favour of Irish independence. He emigrated to America, in October, 1797, settling in Philadelphia. In 1798, he was appointed a Tutor in the University of Pennsylvania. He studied theology privately, and under the direction of the Rev. William Gibson, being licensed by the Reformed Presbytery, at Coldenham, New York, June 24, 1799. He was ordained sine titulo by the Reformed Presbytery, at Ryegate, Vermont, June 25, 1800, and was the first Covenanter minister ordained in America. He accompanied the Rev. James McKinney throughout the South to abolish slavery from the pale of the Covenanter Church. He preached for some time in newly organized societies of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was installed pastor of the Philadelphia congregation, November 20, 1803. At the organization of the Theological seminary in Philadelphia, he was chosen the Professor, and remained in the function from 1810 until his resignation in 1817. He was re-elected, and served from 1823 until he resigned in 1828. His most noted publication, "The Two Sons of Oil," first published in 1803, was lauded as the best presentation of the position of the Covenanter Church in America. Additionally, his sermon on the "Obligation of Covenants," sets forth in clearest terms the old doctrine of the Covenanters. Wylie died, at his residence in Philadelphia, October 13, 1852.
Samuel B. Wylie was born in County Antrim, Ireland, May 21, 1773. Entered the University of Glasgow, Scotland, where he distinguished himself as a scholar, and graduated with the honorary degree of Master of Arts in 1797. He began teaching a school in Ballymena, Ireland, but was compelled to flee from his native land in consequence of his connection with the efforts in favour of Irish independence. He emigrated to America, in October, 1797, settling in Philadelphia. In 1798, he was appointed a Tutor in the University of Pennsylvania. He studied theology privately, and under the direction of the Rev. William Gibson, being licensed by the Reformed Presbytery, at Coldenham, New York, June 24, 1799. He was ordained sine titulo by the Reformed Presbytery, at Ryegate, Vermont, June 25, 1800, and was the first Covenanter minister ordained in America. He accompanied the Rev. James McKinney throughout the South to abolish slavery from the pale of the Covenanter Church. He preached for some time in newly organized societies of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was installed pastor of the Philadelphia congregation, November 20, 1803. At the organization of the Theological seminary in Philadelphia, he was chosen the Professor, and remained in the function from 1810 until his resignation in 1817. He was re-elected, and served from 1823 until he resigned in 1828. His most noted publication, "The Two Sons of Oil," first published in 1803, was lauded as the best presentation of the position of the Covenanter Church in America. Additionally, his sermon on the "Obligation of Covenants," sets forth in clearest terms the old doctrine of the Covenanters. Wylie died, at his residence in Philadelphia, October 13, 1852.
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