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Sermons

 Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 357 Collections and/or Records:

Sermons of George Reid, minister of Dalrymple, Ayrshire

 Fonds
Identifier: MS REI 1
Scope and Contents

Notebook of sermons, each in reference to a specific biblical verse with with a brief title. Unclear if sermons were given or written by George Reid. Dates 1712-1713 and many pen trials are written on inside boards, along with brief research by a former custodian.

From the General Assembly Library

Dates: 1712-1713
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Sermons of Henry Davidson, Minister of Galashiels.

 Collection
Identifier: MS DAV 2
Scope and Contents

Sermon notebook of Henry Davidson, Minister of Galashiels.

112 pages, of which 32 are blank. Sermons are written in a combination of English and Scots, in both full and short hand.

From the General Assembly Library

Dates: 5 April 1722 to 9 May 1748
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Sermons of James Erskine (fl.1653) and John Carstairs (1623-1686)

 Fonds
Identifier: MS ERS J4
Scope and Contents

Notebook of sermons preached by Mr James Erskine and Mr John Carstairs in Glasgow, 1653

Dates: c.1653
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Sermons of James Husband, Burgher minister, Dunfermline

 Fonds
Identifier: MS HUS
Scope and Contents Sermons and lectures of James Husband, Burgher Minister of Dunfermline.Notes are handwritten in English, but with many sections in shorthand. Some volumes are written from both the front and the back. Most volumes are prefaced with a contents of the bible passages that are covered.Volumes are dated on the outside boards. The sequence begins chronologically, but begins to become more randomised after MS HUS 21. As well as the main board dates, additional dates and...
Dates: 1776-1817
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Sermons of James Hutchison, minister of Killellan

 Fonds
Identifier: MS HUT 1
Scope and Contents Notebook of sermons collated by an unknown scribe. Sermons are meticulously recorded, each titled with a combination of the date, the holy day (if relevant), the name of the preacher, the place that the sermon was given, and the biblical passage discussed. The hand is a clear, consistent italic, which bears many secretary features.Names of preachers include James Hutchison, James McDougall, Andrew Fauls, David Brown, John Ritchie, James Brown, John Gray, John Calquhann, John...
Dates: 1698-1699
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Sermons of James MacKie (c.1686-1765), minister of Forteviot

 Fonds
Identifier: MS MCK 3
Scope and Contents Notebook of sermons preached at Forteviot, 1727 - 1733.The first 69 pages are numbered, and provide definitions of theological terminology and page references for further discussion. This section of the volume is generally in a neat italic hand.The remainder of the volume is not paginated, and is in a much looser hand. It is unclear whether this is a second scribe or a rough copy of the main sermon notes, as the two hands bear many similarities.From...
Dates: 1727-1733
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Sermons of James Mackinlay

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1058
Scope and Contents

The sermons - manuscript - are contained in a single volume. There is numbering within the volume. The item contains an inserted letter, dated 1901.

Dates: 1782-1820
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Sermons of John Hamilton ( -1741), minister of Blackfriars, Glasgow

 Fonds
Identifier: MS HAM 3
Scope and Contents

Two notebooks relating to John Hamilton, Minister of Blackfriars, Glasgow (d. 1741). Contain bookplates of the library of Rev. David Welsh.

1. From front: Sermons preached in ye Newkirk of Glasgow. 26 April 1713 - 4 October 1713. From back: Sermon preached upon ye receiving Mr John Hamilton to be Minister... by Mr John Simpson. 23 April 1713.

2. Sermons preached in ye NewKirk of Glasgow. October 1713 - 6 June 1714.

Dates: 1713-1714
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Sermons of John Laird (1811-1896), minister of Inverkeilor Free Church

 Fonds
Identifier: MS LAI
Scope and Contents Notebook containing two sermons on Exodus 3:3 and Isaiah 21:11-12. Not on front fly leaf verso says 'This book contauns in my mother's handwriting 2 sermons probably my Father's in the early Inverkeilor days about 1840/1.' The note is signed by D.M.W. Laird. A second note is added in a different hand that says, '(assistant to Dr. J Kennedy in New College Library for several years up to 1922)'.The back section of the book has notes about possible schemes of classification for New...
Dates: 1840-1922
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Sermons of John Ramsay ( -1746), minister of Cairnie [Cairney], Aberdeenshire

 Fonds
Identifier: MS RAM
Scope and Contents

Manuscript notebook of sermons preached at Cairnie [Cairney], Aberdeenshire.

The first sermon on Amos 3:8 begins neatly, but quickly descends into a messier hand. The next section is titled 'Cairnie, June 1727', with the former parish name 'Ruthven' scored out.

From the General Assembly Library

Dates: 1727
Found in: New College Library Special Collections