This article is a response by the Rev Dr W D Maxwell to the book by Dom Gregory Dix, a Benedictine Anglican Monk who had a considerable influence on revisions to Anglican liturgy in the mid 20th century. That Maxwell’s own, probably unsurpassed, “Outline of Christian Worship had been published just ten years earlier gives… Read More
This is a very neat, concise account of the anthem and its place in Reformed worship, written by Herrick Bunney while he was organist at St Giles. While it is scholarly, and clearly exhibits his encyclopaedic knowledge of the form and its history, it is also indicative of a deeply spiritual nature as when he… Read More
This is an account (including three photographs) of the foundation and subsequent development of St Bride’s Church in Sanquhar by the then minister of the charge. There had been an ecclesiastical building on the site for many centuries. Plans for a new building had been prepared by Macgregor Chalmers but the project was shelved at… Read More
This article will reward careful reading. The Register in question is that of the Cameronian Societies from 1706 to 1751 and was kept by the Rev John McMillan, one time minister of Balmaghie in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. McMillan has not only recorded the details of the baptisms administered by him, but has also included… Read More
It might be helpful to be able to read this article in conjunction with the original article by Maxwell [The Annual No. 17, 1947] to which this is a response. The tenor of the article might come as a gentle surprise to those of us who live in areas where there is no longer a… Read More
The Church and Art: 10th report of the Central Council for the care of Churches. Pub Church House. Reviewed by the Rev Dr William D Maxwell. The Age of Adam (James Lees Milne) Greater English Church Screens (Aymer Vallance) and Stuart and Georgian Churches (Marcus Whiffen) all published by Batsford. Reviewed by the Rev W… Read More
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(All between pages 16 and 17) St Bride’s Parish Church, SanquharSt Bride’s Parish Church, Sanquhar: The ChancelSt Bride’s Parish Church, Sanquhar: Chancel and Transept
