The Disruption of the Church of Scotland, the First General Assembly of the Free Church, Tanfield, Edinburgh. Signing the Act of Separation, & Deed of Demission, 23rd May 1843.

The Disruption of the Church of Scotland, the First General Assembly of the Free Church, Tanfield, Edinburgh. Signing the Act of Separation, & Deed of Demission, 23rd May 1843.

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The Disruption of the Church of Scotland, the First General Assembly of the Free Church, Tanfield, Edinburgh. Signing the Act of Separation, & Deed of Demission, 23rd May 1843.
CultureUnknown
Titles
  • The Disruption of the Church of Scotland, the First General Assembly of the Free Church, Tanfield, Edinburgh. Signing the Act of Separation, & Deed of Demission, 23rd May 1843.
Dateafter 1866
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsAt opening: 5 3/16 × 12 5/16 in. (13.2 × 31.3 cm)
Mat: 10 9/16 × 17 3/16 in. (26.9 × 43.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Clinton T. Willour
Object number2019.33
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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Iain Burr, Scotland]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black, recto, bottom center below image: THE DISRUPTION OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND // THE FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREE CHURCH SIGNING THE ACT OF SEPARATION, & DEED OF DEMISSION // TANFIELD. EDINBURGH. Henry [?] [illegible] Moderator 23rd MAY 1843. // FROM THE COMMEMORATIVE PICTURE PAINTED BY D.O. HILL, R.S.A. NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

Printed in black, recto, bottom center: The Free Church of Scotland, since her separation from the Establishment in 1843 when nearly 500 Clergymen voluntarily resigned their homes and livings, has built 900 Churches, 650 Manses, 3 Theological Colleges, 2 Normal // or Training Institutions, and 500 Schools. Her average annual Income for the 3 years previous to 1868 has been £370,000, and during her 25 years of existence without State support, the sum raised by her amounts to over // EIGHT MILLIONS STERLING. [with rectangular border]

Printed in black, recto, bottom center: Edinburgh: Published for the Proprietors by R. ALEXANDER, 16 Royal Exchange. // Entered at Stationers Hall.

Inscribed in black ink, verso, lower left sideways: Lurner [?] E [?]

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