Chalmers, William (1), A.M a Scotch clergyman, son of the provost of Aberdeen, took his degree at King’s College in that city in 1617; was admitted to the living at Boyndie before 1635, being the first minister of the separated parish. When the army of the Royalists, under Montrose, were plundering the country in 1645, … Continue reading “Chalmers, William (1), A.M”
Chalmers, William (2)
Chalmers, William (2) a Scotch clergyman, was .baptized Feb. 17, 1755; licensed to preach in 1783; appointed to the living at Auchtergaven in 1784, and ordained. He died June 10, 1838, aged eighty-three years. See Fasti Eccles. Scoticanae, 2, 790. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Chalmers, Walter
Chalmers, Walter a Scotch clergyman, was licensed to preach in 1766; appointed and ordained as missionary at Cairnie in 1768; then removed to Portsoy, and was presented to the living at Deskford in 1780. He died Dec. 20,1828, aged eighty-three years. He published two single Sermons (1793, 1794). See Fasti Eccles. Scoticanae, 3, 675. Fuente: … Continue reading “Chalmers, Walter”
Chalmers. Thomas, D.D., LL.D.
Chalmers. Thomas, D.D., LL.D. eminent alike as preacher, philanthropist, and philosopher, was born in Anstruther, in Fifeshire, Scotland, March 17, 1780. He was sent at an early age to the ancient University of St. Andrew’s. He devoted himself chiefly to physical science, especially to astronomy, in which he became a proficient. In May, 1803, he … Continue reading “Chalmers. Thomas, D.D., LL.D.”
Chalmers, Thomas, A.M
Chalmers, Thomas, A.M a Scotch clergyman, a native of Moray, took his degree at Edinburgh University in 1611; was proposed for the living at Livingston in 1616, but the absence of the patron caused delay in his admission. He was admitted minister at Kirkpatrick-Fleming in 1634; but was deposed in July, 1649, and died in … Continue reading “Chalmers, Thomas, A.M”
Chalmers, Peter, D.D
Chalmers, Peter, D.D a Scotch clergyman, was licensed to preach in 1814; presented to the second charge at Dunfermline in 1817; and transferred to the first charge in 1836. He joined the Free Secession in May. 1843, but changed his mind, applied to the presbytery, and was again received in June. He was living in … Continue reading “Chalmers, Peter, D.D”
Chalmers, Patrick, A.M
Chalmers, Patrick, A.M a Scotch clergyman, took his degree at King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1668; was admitted helper and successor to his father at Bondie in 1671, and Was deprived, on his own confession, for not praying for the king and queen, in 1689. He intruded into the living at Boyne in 1703. See Fasti … Continue reading “Chalmers, Patrick, A.M”
Chalmers, John (7), D.D
Chalmers, John (7), D.D a Scotch clergyman, son of the minister at Elie, was licensed to preach in 1737; called to the living at Elie in 1738, in succession to his father, and ordained. He was transferred to Kilconquhar in 1760, though his settlement was the subject of a long debate in the General Assembly. … Continue reading “Chalmers, John (7), D.D”
Chalmers, John (6), A.M
Chalmers, John (5), A.M a Scotch clergyman, son of the minister at Boyndie, took his degree at King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1655, was appointed to the living at Arbuthnot in 1662, transferred to Peterhead in 1664, and died after Oct. 8, 1678. See Fasti Eccles. Scoticanae, 3, 633, 855. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Chalmers, John (6), A.M”
Chalmers, John (8)
Chalmers, John (1) a Scotch clergyman, was minister at Auchterderran in 1599. He was one of the fifty-four ministers who signed the protestation in behalf of the liberties of the Kirk in 1617, and appeared before the Court of High Commission in 1620, for not keeping holy-days, and not administering the communion according to the … Continue reading “Chalmers, John (8)”