James Henderson (moderator)
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James Henderson | |
|---|---|
 Rev Dr. James Henderson | |
| Church | Glasgow, St Enoch's |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1797 |
| Died | 12 September 1874 |
James Henderson (1797 – 12 September 1874) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly to the Free Church 1855/56.
Early life and ministry
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Henderson was born in Kelso on 4 February 1797 and was educated at Kelso Grammar School. He studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh.[1] Then he studied under George Lawson at Selkirk Divinity Hall.[2] After examination he was licensed by Presbytery of Selkirk.[1]
He was ordained by the by Presbytery of Kelso, on 4 September 1821, to the Low Meeting, Berwick-upon-Tweed. On 27 November 1823 he translated to St Bernard's Church in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. On 21 February 1828 translated to Ratho Kirk.[3] He lived in Ratho manse.[4]
In 1832 he moved to St Enoch's Church in Glasgow, being presented by the Magistrates and Council 29 August, and admitted 29 November 1832. He was awarded a doctorate D.D. by Glasgow University in 1837.[3] He was then living at 29 Bath Street.[5]
After the Disruption
[edit]In the Disruption of 1843 he left the Church of Scotland and joined the Free Church of Scotland. He was minister of St Enoch's Free Church from 1843-1874. A St Enoch's Free Church was built on Waterloo Street in Glasgow.[6] He also played a role in the wider church being convener of the Foreign Mission Scheme of the Free Church.[3] In 1855 he succeeded Rev James Grierson as Moderator of the General Assembly the highest position in the church. In 1856 he was succeeded in turn by Rev Thomas M'Crie.[4]
He died in North Berwick on 12 September 1874.[7]
After his death St Enoch's Free Church was known as the Melville Church after its next minister Rev Melville.[citation needed]
Family
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He married twice:
- (1) 16 March 1826, Eleanor Rutherford (died 27 January 1841), daughter of James Russell, Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Edinburgh, and had issue —
- Joseph, born 7 January, and died 18 April 1829
- Eleanor Russell, born 27 September 1830, died 23 August 1840
- James, merchant, Burma, born 18 June 1832, died 12 May 1904
- John Joseph, born 15 March 1834, died 13 February 1837
- Agnes, born 1836, died 26 February 1845
- Archibald, D.D., United Free Church minister of Crieff, Moderator of United Free Assembly in 1909, Principal of U.F. College, Glasgow, 1918, born 9 August 1837
- Francis, M.D., Glasgow, born 28 August 1838, died 15 May 1910
- (2) 16 August 1854, Charlotte Margery (died s.p. 28 November 1885), daughter of James Reddie, solicitor, Glasgow.[3]
Publications
[edit]- Two occasional Sermons (Edinburgh, 1828; Glasgow, 1843)
- Popery un-changed, the Creed of Pius IV. still the Creed of the Church of Rome
- Lectures IV. (On the Social Condition of the People)
- VII. (On the Jews)
- VIII. (On the Evidences of Revealed Religion)
- I. (On Protestantism)[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- The Border Almanac, 1875[3]
Artistic recognition
[edit]He was photographed in 1860 (illustrated right) at the foot of the steps to New College with several other ex-Moderators of the Free Church.[8]
References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ a b Scott 1920, p. 441.
- ^ The United Presbyterian Magazine. William Oliphant and Sons. 1859. p. 503.
- ^ a b c d e f Scott 1920.
- ^ a b Ewing, William Annals of the Free Church
- ^ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1840
- ^ Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow
- ^ Free Church Monthly; January 1875
- ^ "The Moderator and Ex Moderators of the Free Church of Scotland, Assembly 1860". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Sources
- Scott, Hew (1920). Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. Vol. 3. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 441-442.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Smith, John (1853). Our Scottish clergy : fifty-two sketches, biographical, theological, & critical, including clergymen of all denominations. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd ; London : Simpkin, Marshall ; Glasgow : A. Smith. pp. 323-330.
