James Crystal

James Crystal (c.1810–c.1890) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland for the period 1879 to 1880.^[1]

Life[]

Born 1807, second son of William Chrystal, LL.D., rector of the Grammar School, Glasgow; educated at University of Glasgow (M.A., 1825); licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow, 1829; presented to Auchinleck Parish, Ayrshire by Sir James Boswell of Auchinleck 25 April 1833 and ordained there 19 September 1833; married, 1834, Sophia Playfair and had issue; sometime Clerk of Presbytery; D.D. (Glasgow, 1861); Moderator of the General Assembly, 22 May 1879; LL.D. (St Andrews, 1893); died Father of the Church, 6 February 1901^[2] He is mentioned in 1835 as donating £3 3s 6d from Auchinleck to general church funds of the Church of Scotland under the remit of Thomas Chalmers.^[3]

In 1838 he is listed as a formal dinner guest in Cumnock.^[4]

He is still in Auchinleck in 1861.^[5]

In 1879 he succeeded The Very Reverend John Tulloch as Moderator of the General Assembly the highest position within the Church of Scotland.

Recorded as minister of Auchinleck in 1886.^[6]

References[]

^ "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project". geni_family_tree.
^ Hew Scott (Ed.) 'Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae, the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation', Vol. III, the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, 1920, page 4
^ Reports of the Committees to the General assembly of the Church of Scotland 1835
^ The Farmers Magazine vol 1 1838
^ "(367) - Scotland > 1868, 1878 - Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland > 1861 - Scottish Directories - National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk.
^ "(877) - Scotland > 1882-1915 - Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland > 1886 - Slater's (late Pigot and Co's) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland - Scottish Directories - National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk.

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[1] "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project". geni_family_tree.

[2] Hew Scott (Ed.) 'Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae, the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation', Vol. III, the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, 1920, page 4

[3] Reports of the Committees to the General assembly of the Church of Scotland 1835

[4] The Farmers Magazine vol 1 1838

[5] "(367) - Scotland > 1868, 1878 - Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland > 1861 - Scottish Directories - National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk.

[6] "(877) - Scotland > 1882-1915 - Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland > 1886 - Slater's (late Pigot and Co's) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland - Scottish Directories - National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk.

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