| 单词 | kirk |
| 例句 | About 100 people from all aspects of Scottish life will take part in the cavalcade along the Royal Mile, arriving at the historic kirk at about 13:30. King Charles to be presented with Scottish crown jewels 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z "After all," he said, "it is well known that Kate Forbes is a member of the free kirk, and there are certain things that logically, implicitly flow from that." SNP leadership: The perils of mixing politics and faith 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Members of the community, school groups and charities donate, create and decorate trees for the event so that people can share in the heritage of the kirk. In pictures: Scotland's amazing Christmas trees 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Some believe the writer avoided acknowledging their possible earlier origins for fear of upsetting the kirk. 'There is power in them': mysterious stone figures to be moved in Gaelic winter ritual 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z It is the largest tranche of kirk closures ever to be announced in Scotland. Shetland set to close 20 churches 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z At 13:40 a priceless crown, sword and sceptre, known as the Honours of Scotland, will travel in a vehicle from Edinburgh Castle to the kirk. King Charles to be presented with Scottish crown jewels 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Cousins included “jets” and “vikings” among his general list of terms such as “faith,” “family,” “farewell,” “kirk cousins” and “new team.” Kirk Cousins gathers info on new teams as NFL free agent negotiating window opens 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z The distant bells sounded mournful, like a Sunday morning call to some nearby Calvinist kirk where the minister was going to scold me for my wickedness with my jigger. In hickory golf they trust - Golf Digest 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Another of Thomson's Presbyterian kirks, perhaps the most dramatic of all, Queen's Park church, was destroyed by an incendiary bomb dropped by the Germans in 1943. Greek Thomson: Scotland's other great visionary architect - BBC News 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z A footpath was said to have passed that way by which persons might go to and fro to kirk and market. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z The former situate in Sydney Street, was built in 1850, and Rev. Dr. Thompson, afterwards an eminent divine of New York, was its first pastor, and preached the opening sermon in the new kirk. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z Even our Free kirks were limited to two, St. George's and the Free High. An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life 2012-03-21T02:00:30.747Z He was the minister o' the kirk o' the land, and Mr Maconochie, being, for him, on the wrong side of the Border, was not. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Then the people came from far and near to meet in the little kirk overlooking the loch. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z The kirk was decked at morningtide, The tapers glimmered fair; The priest and bridegroom wait the bride, And dame and knight are there. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z Before the kirk was erected, this body worshipped in the old St. Stephen building, King Square, and Dr. Thompson preached there when the congregation gathered. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z Court-house — Bazaar — Arsenal — Police-office — Government-house — Barracks — House of correction — Gaol — Methodist chapel — Methodism, its rise and progress in Antigua — Moravian chapel — Rise and progress of the Society of United Brethren — Scotch kirk. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The nearly finished Scotch kirk met with a severe injury, its walls being cracked in several places. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Manse and kirk were at a becoming distance across the road. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z When this device failed, Dr. Fian was ordered to summon all the witches to meet their master at the haunted kirk of North Berwick. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z During the long career of the old kirk—the oldest Presbyterian church in the Province—it has changed but little since it was erected. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z The last and remaining edifice I have to mention, is the half-finished kirk of the Scotchmen. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The Scotch kirk has been nearly completed, and opened for divine service; an able preacher from Scotland, the Rev. A. Brown, is the officiating minister. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z We came, too, to one big dreary house and a drearier kirk. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z An ardent lover of the old Scottish kirk, Mrs. Walford says that she "would go any distance to hear a good, long sermon from some of its divines." Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z From this custom his congregation was known as the “kail kirk.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z It progresses but slowly; but still it has been known for the tortoise to outrun the hare, and win the race, and therefore the Scotch kirk may yet exceed some of its contemporaries. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z “I would be very thankful to be able to go to the kirk,” said Eppie evasively: “And is your religion just like Miss Baines’? Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z Centuries of progress or deterioration—which is it?—lie between the cathedral, lovely even in ruin, and the new ugly kirk close by. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z And a more attentive audience no minister ever had even in the kirk on Sunday. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Miss Jean had found in communion with the despised little flock in Stott’s Lane, the help and comfort which she had failed to find in the kirk of her fathers. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z The kirk indeed put Dunbar to the account of its own remissness in not purging their army more thoroughly, but, as Cromwell wrote on the 4th of September, the kirk had “done its do.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z We were taught to read our Bibles and to say the catechism, and to go to the kirk. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z In their midst was the plain white kirk. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z I lived then down by the kirk in the clachan, and there I was born, and the wee village was quieter far in those days than it is even now. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z And her mother too, the very sight o’ whose widow’s cap used to anger me in the kirk itself. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z Montrose’s Highlanders at their worst were no more cruel than the sober soldiers of the kirk. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z I have heard you say that you are not very fond of going to the kirk and reading your Bible.” Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z The kirk had all the faults of the church of Rome, without a redeeming feature. Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z Oh! yes, I know—” Kenneth recovered his flute from among the brackens as he spoke, and rattled off into as merry a reel as ever witches danced to in “Alloway’s auld haunted kirk.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z At the first kirk of fair Scotland, They gart the bells be rung; At the second kirk of fair Scotland, They gart the mass be sung. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z For the most part it consisted of raw levies, and as the kirk had refused to sanction the enterprise of the Scottish parliament, David Leslie and thousands of experienced officers and men declined to serve. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Were you fond of going to the kirk when you were young? Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z The kirk hated music, painting, statuary, and architecture. Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z He had neither sister nor brother, and for many a long year his father had been quietly sleeping in the humble little churchyard that surrounded the ruins of the old parish kirk. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z "And when you come to St. Mary's kirk, Ye's tarry there till night." English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z "Your faith and troth ye sanna get, Nor will I wi' ye twin, Till ye tak me to yonder kirk,35 And wed me wi' a ring." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Many munificent marks of his public spirit and piety long resisted time, and remained after the cathedral ceremonies had been deserted for the plain offices of the kirk of Scotland. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z The first time I heard him," she said, "I knew it didn't sound like the kirk! The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z One respects a kind promise of Lord Montagu to put George Thomson's name on a list for kirk preferment. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z And the first kirk that ye come to, Ye's gar the mass be sung;90 And the next kirk that ye come to, Ye's gar the bells be rung. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z At ten I saw people going away to seek for sittings at the kirk, for not one could be found here. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 2011-10-03T02:00:25.363Z We pray you, O assultin Turk, So noted for unholy work, To send his devilship your clerk Across the seas: To drive our single men to kirk With marriage fees. By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z Don't you remember the text, and the little kirk where we heard it preached from? Daisy Thornton 2011-09-19T02:00:12.793Z With a kirk and a manse the poor fellow might get a good farmer's daughter, and beget grenadiers for his Majesty's service. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z Stan' the session, appear before the kirk session to satisfy discipline. Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z Thieves are no generally at the trouble of picking locks, rummaging a house, and going away empty-handed, as if out o' a kirk. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z They go three times to the kirk on a Sunday, to be sure, and wouldn’t cook a meal on that sacred day for a world. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z At the kirk, on the Sunday, all eyes were fixed on the young laird. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z And few feet ever do touch them, for it is but a small group of worshipers that gather weekly within the old kirk's whitewashed walls. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z And in the 16th Art. of the kirk, 'Christ is the only head of the same kirk.' A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z "And go with us into some good kirk,— You say they are built of stane,— And let us all be christened, 50 And you get good kirking." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z When he became a nuisance there, the hospital gardener dumped him in the grounds of the kirk, where he was adopted by curator of the graveyard, James Brown. Greyfriars Bobby: Shaggy dog tale 2011-08-05T14:46:29Z My brither passed for the kirk and was something of a dab at the Greek. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z This Dominie, whose real name is Thomson, junior minister of the kirk of Melrose, is unique, not exactly such as Sir Walter has described, but quite as original. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z They were kirk elders, Sunday school teachers, preachers—I know not what. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z He is a religious young man, always in kirk when kirktime comes, and I hear that he is also the cleverest of men in a matter of business. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z I used to sit looking at her in the kirk, and felt a droll confusion when our een met. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z The service began with a psalm sung after the fashion followed in the Scotch kirks of a century ago—very slowly, and much through the nose. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z In Scotland, after a struggle, the Presbyterian p. 102form was finally established, and the church or kirk of that part of Great Britain is regulated upon that system. Christian Sects in the Nineteenth Century 2011-05-17T02:00:19.317Z Land of bleak hills and fertile dales, Where they tell oft their fairy tales, Land where the folks do love the kirk And on the Sabbath cease from work. Poems of James McIntyre 2011-05-11T02:00:21.477Z The servants had put on with their kirk gowns the quiet movements they kept for this day, and, as they noiselessly prepared the breakfast, they talked softly to each other in monosyllables. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z Just as he begins to discern through the haze the steeple of Knox's kirk, nine strokes upon the bell warn him that his watch is too slow. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z It will be the end of an era when the kirk closes. Doors to close on historic church 2011-04-01T12:22:39Z Has she been to the kirk wi' thee, My boy Tammy? Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Twenty-two years ago I stood one afternoon at the grave of Bruce in a lonely kirk yard a few miles outside Glasgow. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z At the third kirk of fair Scotland, They dealt gold for her sake; And the fourth kirk of fair Scotland, Her true love met them at. The Romantic Scottish Ballads: Their Epoch and Authorship 2011-03-20T02:00:33.903Z She sat in kirk, with her two dogs beside her, in a kind of chair of state just under the pulpit, where she might have been mistaken for the clerk. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z On Sunday she went to the kirk like a true Scotchwoman, and one day she wrote in her journal enthusiastic praise of Dr. McLeod's sermons, because they were so "simple and eloquent," she said. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z Has she been to the kirk wi' thee, My boy Tammy? Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z If I had been her, I wad hae blazed it baith to kirk and council;—to his wife's ear, and to his minister's! The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z Reverently the two new-made friends walked into the kirk and sat themselves down on the side aisle. The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z My patients cannot be neglected for the sake of'—— 'If your work permitted, wad ye gang to the kirk, doctor?' Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z "I am as well as can be expected, considering a' things, Governor; but what for will I be 'Elder,' when I have nae kirk to serve?" A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Now it happened that Child Rowland gave the ball such a powerful kick with his foot that "o'er the kirk he gar'd it flee." Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z "Only one who is come the length of woman, and whom you see in the kirk every day capering with her bobbs of crimson ribbons, and looking at Will Ferguson." The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z He came in one day when a neighbour was in—a Mrs. Steel, she goes to Robertsons' kirk—and she said to me afterwards, 'My! The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Oh that ye had been able to influence him spiritually, for since he cam' he's never darkened a kirk door. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z You might have spoke a word for the reopening of the kirk, and the return o' Dr. Rogers. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Such is the odour of sanctity of this venerable church that there is an old local saying that “to be thrice prayed for in the kirk of Birnie will either mend or end ye.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Evan said at once that he got a better sleep in kirk on Sundays than he got during the whole of the week. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z Members "flitted" to the suburbs and went for a Sabbath or two to a suburban church, then they appeared again in "Seton's kirk," remarking that the other seemed "awful unhomely somehow." The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z I pulled in my big chair nearer to the fire, put my mother's kirk hassock in front of it, and after I had seated Betty comfortably I went ben to Nathan's back-room. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z In Paul’s “Past and Present in Aberdeenshire” is mentioned a rebuke once given by a Mr Wilkie, a minister of the parish of Fetteresso, whose income was chiefly obtained from the kirk door collections. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z He was suspected of Romanist leanings by the officials of the Scottish kirk, and was temporarily deprived of the priory of Pluscardine, which had been granted to him by his god-mother, Queen Mary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z He seemed to think that he had done his soul an irreparable injury by entering a Presbyterian kirk. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z "Seton's kirk," as it was called in the district, was a dignified building, finely proportioned, and plain to austerity. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Other centenary events are planned by local groups, including the Kirkmichael Trust which looks after the kirk and graveyard in the Black Isle where Duncan was buried following her death in 1976. Writer's secret cupboard stash gets an airing 2010-05-03T00:51:00Z Absence from worship caused many a shilling to fall into the coffers of the kirk. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Urquhart’s continued influence was, however, assured, in spite of the animosity of the kirk, by his appointment as lord provost of Edinburgh of nine successive years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The Edinburgh-born cyclist, wearing a grey kilt with sporran and grey jacket, posed briefly on the kirk steps with his wife, who wore a white wedding dress with veil. Olympic cyclist Sir Chris marries 2010-04-17T14:57:00Z Indeed, "Seton's kirk" was now something of a forlorn hope in a neighbourhood almost entirely given over to Jews and Roman Catholics. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z He contrived secretly to maintain friendly communications with James, and in 1592 returned to Edinburgh, and endeavoured unsuccessfully to get reinstated in the court and kirk. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" For other sins of impurity, fines, imprisonment in the kirk steeple, standing in irons at the market cross, and having the head shaved, were, one or more of them, adjudged. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Next Sunday, which was only two days afterwards, the gossips of the parish were quite astonished when they heard the names of Tom Wilson and Ellen Thompson cried three times in the kirk. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 Then both the kirk and the meeting-house got libraries attached to them, and Luckie Riddle found the libraries by far the most powerful opposition she had had to contend wi'. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 Tell Father," he finished, "that after bowing in the house of Rimmon for months, I had a chance yesterday of attending a Scots kirk. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z I had the absolute promise of a kirk, which was sure to be vacant in a year or two. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 May 28, 1615.—Gathered at the kirk door to give ane physician—viz., Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z And by the faith o' the auld kirk, ye hae muckle time to ponder. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 Aweel, when he had just reached the kirk stile, and was in the act o' lifting up his hand against them who were bearing the coffin into the kirkyard, what think ye, my bairn, happened? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 There was no "instrument" in "Seton's kirk," not even a harmonium. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The house in which Burns was born stands within 1� miles of the town, and near 'Alloway's auld haunted kirk', and a monument to him is near. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis There was public service in the towns usually every Wednesday and Friday, and work was as absolutely forbidden during service time on those days, and attendance at kirk as strictly enjoined, as on Sundays. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z "You seem friendly to the heretics, Carey, yet live by the kirk," said the youth, withdrawing his eye from the chasm. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 He prayed for a persecuted kirk, for a persecuted remnant, for his friends, and for his enemies, even those whose hands were raised against his life. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 "When you retire, Father," broke in Elizabeth, "when we're done with kirks and deacons'-courts for ever and a day, we shall go to Bokhara, you and I. It will be such a nice change." The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Here Burns was born in 1759, and the "auld haunted kirk", near his birthplace, was the scene of the dance of witches in Tam o' Shanter. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The country people say that the eight o’clock bell is to “let you ken it’s the Sabbath,” or to “gar the hill folk mak’ theirsel ready or the kirk win in.” Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Yet he tried to save his body by fleeing to France—vain flight, for his persecutor, Kingsbarns, wrote incontinent to the authorities at Bordeaux, to watch him as an enemy to the holy kirk. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 The Manse site is on the skirt of Ben An's lowest slope; and across the Trosachs road, upon a point that pushes into the Loch, stands the kirk amid its kirkyard. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies An old woman said to me one day, 'A kirk is rale like a shop. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z In Scotland the kirks look exactly suitable to the population which throngs towards them, with sober dress and gait, and countenances of solemnity. How to Observe Morals and Manners This is but one among many contributions made by the minister to fulfil obligations resting on the kirk. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z We must make allowance, mother, for the thousands of young women who live in places where there is no Auld Licht kirk.” The Little Minister People divide their time between work and prayer, the kirk and the counting-house; such is life in Glasgow. Friend Mac Donald His salvation is won when, at the end, he finds God along with the goodly company at the kirk. The Sources Of Religious Insight From every part of Scotland men have come, and they passed "to the kirk to pray for our Sovereign Lord and his Army." The Great Discovery I say in it no holy hymn, I do no holy work, I scarcely hear the sabbath-bell that chimeth from the kirk. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II But though a weaver might take a wife from another kirk without much scandal, an Auld Licht minister’s madam must be Auld Licht born and bred. The Little Minister “Say what you will about the deadness of our faith, Professor!” he cried, “there is life in the old kirk yet!” Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance He had joined a sect of seceders from the kirk, and had all the characteristics of the typical Scottish Calvinist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" I can quite believe at Skye it is more comfortable to go to kirk than stay at home. The Cruise of the Elena or Yachting in the Hebrides But for my lady, she shall pray I' the kirk of Nydesdale. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II I doubt if they would be sure of her if she came from some other Auld Licht kirk. The Little Minister “I was talking, as old men will talk, of their youth, and of my own marriage in the old Dutch kirk at Woodsome.” Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance The congregation of Barnessock kirk tumbled amicably over its own heels with eagerness to get into the kirkyaird in order to settle the momentous question, 'Wha's back was he on the day?' International Short Stories English In Stornoway, as elsewhere, the couplet is true— “The free kirk, the poor kirk, the kirk without the steeple, The auld kirk, the rich kirk, the kirk without the people.” The Cruise of the Elena or Yachting in the Hebrides What a mess the Bishop of Winchester has made of this Glengarry kirk business. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) He’ll be like the Tilliedrum minister that got a lady to send him to the college on the promise that he would marry her as soon as he got a kirk. The Little Minister The sky was as serene and calm as the sky over a Kansas wheat field or a kirk in Kerry County, Ireland. A Yankee Flier in Italy Many women swooned, much crying was heard in the streets, and in fear some ran to the kirk to pray. Folk-lore of Shakespeare I sould tell whether it was ane hill spirit, ane kirk spirit, or ane water spirit that so troubles him.” Witch Stories I will give it to thee at kirk, or market, or wherever I meet thee.” Jan Vedder's Wife “The Psalms of David,” retorted Whamond, “mount straight to heaven, but your paraphrases sticks to the ceiling o’ the kirk.” The Little Minister Now this thought came not often to us, who were born during the low estate of the Scottish kirk. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway And what is more, I shall be obligated to have a new kirk suit. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl After that, she was taken to the kirk at Auldearne, where her husband presented her for the devil’s baptism and marking, which were done in the usual manner. Witch Stories Since Jan’s disappearance, she had been but once to kirk, for that once had been an ordeal most painful and humiliating. Jan Vedder's Wife “Jean Proctor, as chief elder of the kirk I order you to let me do my duty.” The Little Minister Foul day or fair, I being in the kirk, was sure to see him there. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway I’ll love you till men carry me to the kirk yard. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Her servant, Lizzie Mudie, who was at kirk like a good Christian, suddenly called out, to the great disturbance of the congregation. Witch Stories "I ride by tree, I ride by rill, I ride by rye and clover, For by the kirk beyond the hill Awaits a better lover." Blooms of the Berry “Dominie, it’s sax-and-twenty years since I was made an elder o’ the kirk. The Little Minister The enemy said to me that I should not get to stay in Galloway gif I went not to their kirk. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway They do love God, and they do go to kirk. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Upon which the ministers and elders of the kirk in Torryburn met in solemn conclave on the 29th of July, and called Lillias before them to give an account of her bad practices. Witch Stories There was small wealth in it–only some letters, and Liot’s kirk clothes, and a leather purse containing sixteen sovereigns. Prisoners of Conscience “And let this be my last words to you,” replied the precentor, furiously; “that rather than see a U. P. preaching in the Auld Licht kirk I would burn in hell fire for ever!” The Little Minister Soon he was called upon to speak, and in his sounding voice he began to tell of his message from the kirks of Holland, and to commend patience and faithfulness. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway The Colonel made a note of what was required in the nave of the kirk, and then glanced upward. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Among the friends to whom his genius and character had recommended him was a nobleman, who had the gift of the very kirk to which William and his father had been accustomed to resort. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 A beggar, then, either for kirk or town. Prisoners of Conscience No, you don’t, for she belongs to the other kirk. The Little Minister But that I had to put off to another diet of hearing, as they say in the kirk. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Come, Domine, let us have a look through the old kirk.” Christine A Fife Fisher Girl It is still a quaint-looking but clean town, with long straggling street, and one or two buildings—the parish kirk and Tolbooth—offering decidedly Continental suggestions. In the Border Country But I will go now, for to-morrow is the Sabbath and we shall meet at the kirk; and I will carry Vala home for you if you say so, Nanna.” Prisoners of Conscience “Wi’ that story o’ Mr. Dishart’s murder, no many hours auld yet,” the kirk officer replied evasively, “we should be wary o’ trusting gossip.” The Little Minister Ride ye on to Westerha'; and there, Johnstone, I shall give ye a present of him to make a kirk or a mill of. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway The day was opened by a short address to the people assembled in the old kirk. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl All the parish, it may be said, attended her funeral—for none stayed away from the kirk that Sabbath—though many a voice was unable to join in the Psalm. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Her petition had been made in the kirk; she thought there would be a want of faith in repeating a request already promised. Prisoners of Conscience “Gie her a name, I say,” the precentor ordered, “or, as chief elder of this kirk, supported by mair than half o’ the Session, I command you to lift your hat and go.” The Little Minister The proclamations of the Societies, which were affixed to every kirk door and market cross in the south, caused many a persecutor and evil-wisher to quake and be silent. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway This speech was received with acclamation, and when the tumult had subsided, the Domine called for the silent vote of approval, that had ratified their immortal compact with their kirk. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl One Sabbath he entered the kirk in a state of miserable abandonment, and from that day he was no longer an elder. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) She had gone to kirk with two of her servants, and when she came back she found him delirious on the sofa. Prisoners of Conscience The two farmers drew back from this statement incredulously; but Tammas Whamond jumped at the kirk officer’s throat, and some who were in the church that night say they heard Hendry scream. The Little Minister And before any one could stop her, she stood up like one that leads the singing in a kirk. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway The kirk session on the matter will be a notable one. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl There are many footpaths, but all of sheep, except one leading through the coppice-wood to the distant kirk. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) “But I know not how to call a kirk meeting on a dream.” Prisoners of Conscience “And until you tell them I will keep your madness to myself, for I warn you that, as soon as they do know, there will be a vacancy in the Auld Licht kirk of Thrums.” The Little Minister Ye hae been made an elder o' the kirk, too, I hear, an' I am still a reprobate; but we were a' born to be just what we are, an' sae maun submit. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III If it was an old English kirk, there would be knights and crusaders, and soldiers lying there, in stone state. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Her eldest son, unable, in pride and shame, to lift up his eyes at kirk or market, went away to the city, and enlisted into a regiment about to embark on foreign service. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) It has no right in the kirk’s books. Prisoners of Conscience A minister preaching for a kirk is one thing, but a minister placed in’t may be a very different berry.” The Little Minister He entered the kirk, at the further end of which stood his fair bride between the Earls of Surrey and Northumberland. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III We do not like images in our kirks. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl The Sabbath returns on which, in the little kirk among the hills, we saw thee baptised. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Suppose–and we have a right to suppose–that the name of Liot Borson is written in the shining letters of the book of life, and we have crossed it off our kirk book! Prisoners of Conscience “Andrew Luke, you’re sneering at me, but I tell you if you had been there and had begun to say, ‘He’ll preach in our kirk no more,’ I would hae struck you. The Little Minister There was a movement and a buzz of joy throughout the multitude; and they moved towards the ancient kirk. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III Men are not set down below notice, if they break the twa first a’ their lives lang, if so be they pay their deficit to God in gold to the kirk. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl But in this case they did; and all her scholars, in the same white dresses in which they used to walk with her at their head into the kirk on Sabbaths, followed the bier. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Well, then, being Matilda, no one would have thought of contradicting her; for she gives much money to the kirk and the societies, and has left all she has to free slaves. Prisoners of Conscience Instead of going to Whamond’s house in the school wynd I hastened down the Banker’s close to the kirk, and had almost to turn back, so choked was the close with floating refuse. The Little Minister She looked wi' an interest on me, which she couldna conceal whanever we met, an' I frequently detected the corner o' her bright blue eye turned towards me in the kirk. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III The old Ballister mansion you must have seen every Sabbath, as you went to the kirk.” Christine A Fife Fisher Girl It was Sabbath, but Margaret Burnside was not in the kirk. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) His father and mother had prayed for him all the days of his life; he was brought to the kirk and given to God in baptism; and God must have rejected him also. Prisoners of Conscience And you can hear a splashing and a prattle of voices from the shed under the old kirk, where the village women wash and wash all day among the fish and water-lilies. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers But no grand and storied cathedral pile in all Europe is better known, and to no shrine of famous minster do more pilgrims journey than to this wee kirk immortalized by the pen of Burns. Home Life of Great Authors “I ought not to have told her about Ballister,” he thought, “she will be watching for him at the kirk, and looking at the towers o’ Ballister House as if they were her own. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl The congregation gave one groan, and then an outcry as if the roof of the kirk had been toppling over their heads. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) She has left all her money to the kirk and the societies; and a white stone as high as two men has come from Aberdeen for her grave. Prisoners of Conscience The modern kirk has replaced the ancient building and occupies the same site. A Calendar of Scottish Saints Her accoutrement was, indeed, a cause of heart-burning, and almost of scandal, in that infinitesimal kirk company. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston The little old, old kirk, with its lonely acres full of sailors’ graves, was close to it, and Christine saw that the door stood wide open, though it was yet early morning. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl We should all be overjoyed—though Stobo it could not be, as it is but a kirk and manse, but possibly somewhere within reach. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) “I said, ‘It is neither kirk nor town nor almsgivers that have provided for your necessity, Nanna; it is your cousin David Borson.’ Prisoners of Conscience Our Scottish kirk has a great reputation for dourness—but it has probably kindled more humour than it ever quenched. Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest There returned again the vision of the two brown eyes staring at her, intent and 240 bright, out of that dark corner of the kirk. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston So here I am, and though I find by the Domine’s kirk list that only three of my day are now in Culraine, I want to do some good thing for the place. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl A gigantic moon rose, meanwhile, over the trees and the kirk on the promontory among perturbed and vacillating clouds. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) I heard tell, to the kirk and the societies and the freedom fund. Prisoners of Conscience This determination being known throughout the parish, and the first of November being the last day allowed for conforming, on the Sabbath preceding we had a throng kirk and a solemneezed congregation. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters The nasal psalmody, full of turns and trills and graceless graces, seemed the essential voice of the kirk itself upraised in thanksgiving. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston He died sometime in the afternoon, while the whole kirk was praying for him, died so quietly, it was hard to tell the very time o’ his flitting. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl When Burns later in life made the witches and warlocks dance to the piping of the devil in Alloway's auld haunted kirk, he was but assembling them in their fit and proper house of meeting. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series I will see the minister, and he will call our names in the kirk next Sunday, 22 and the next day we shall be married, and then there will be an end to this trouble. Prisoners of Conscience They saw but a proud, thrawart ploughman, that stood uncow’ring under the glunsh o’ a hail session; and so they opened on him the artillery o’ the kirk, to bear down his pride. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative “Do you know, in our old kirk, among our good old grey dames, you made an effect like sunshine.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston His name is on nearly every page o’ the kirk books, and the school will keep his memory green. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl I stopped her coming out of the kirk. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign For the minister was unwilling to shorten the usual time for the kirk calling, and Karen, on reflection, had also come to the conclusion that it was best not to hurry too much. Prisoners of Conscience Let the sofa be mountains, the carpet be sea, There I’ll establish a city for me: A kirk and a mill and a palace beside, And a harbour as well where my vessels may ride. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) I drop all points of controversy, weighty though these be; I take your defaced and damnified kirk on your own terms; and I ask you, Are you a worthy minister? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI “Elder James Ruleson, while he lived, saw that every kirk officer did his duty.” Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Why are ye no’ at the kirk, woman? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV The bridal march to the kirk had to be given up, and, hooded and cloaked, the company went to the ceremony as they best could. Prisoners of Conscience Adam Blair, the story of the sudden succumbing to natural temptation of a pious minister of the kirk, is unquestionably Lockhart's masterpiece in this kind. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 The next Lord’s day the curate was ill, and the kirk closed, but for all his ill words, Mr. M’Brair abode unmolested in the house of Montroymont. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI “I’m wondering, when it was in a foreign country, and outside his ain kirk and creed, whether it was legal and lawful?” Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Na, sir, it’s for you; it’s your business keeps me frae the kirk. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV His next move was to see the minister and present to him the letter from the minister of Uig, which authenticated his kirk standing and his moral character. Prisoners of Conscience In many families, where economy is the rule, one footstool—they are mere little wooden benches—serves both for the fireside and the kirk. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 Hall Haddo, I summon you to quit this kirk which you encumber.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI The Domine walked in front of it, and all the men present followed them to the open grave, in the old kirk yard. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl There’s naething so good for a man as lettin’ him be kind to ye, even if he is an Elder in the kirk. The Eye of Dread I baptized you into the fold of Lerwick kirk, and I buried your sweet mother in its quiet croft. Prisoners of Conscience David Watt Miller, who was buried here in 1823, was the last person baptized in the old Alloway kirk—his tombstone recording the fact. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 I have no patience with half-hearted carlines, that complies on the Lord’s day morning with the kirk, and comes taigling the same night to the conventicle. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI “Weel, there are many other things you wouldna care to read in the kirk—a perfectly honest love letter, for instance.” Christine A Fife Fisher Girl He had come to Edinburgh, to which he had sent many a martyr of the Covenant, and where he had seen Henry Pollock die for Christ’s crown and the Scots kirk. Graham of Claverhouse Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk. Prisoners of Conscience The view of the temple, kirk, and 'brig,' from the opposite side of the stream, is worthy of Arcadia. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 Our Scottish kirk has a great reputation for dourness—but it has probably kindled more humour than it ever quenched. Law and Laughter I was flittin' along over the tops o' trees an' the spires o' kirks when I zoom out over a wooded slope with a big cleared field in the middle o' the woods. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin The marriage service was performed in the gallery of the castle, and the minister officiating was one who had taken the indulgence and was avoided by the stricter people of the kirk. Graham of Claverhouse Sinclair sat down to his meal with a bravado very near to cursing, and at that moment the kirk bells began to ring again. Prisoners of Conscience The next night, Sabbath, he did the same to Dr. Fraser’s kirk, where he had promised to sing a pro-Christmas canticle. An Orkney Maid Fair Janet's is another tragic wedding; love, and jealousy, and guilt again hold tryst in the little kirk whose grey walls are scarce to be traced on the green platform above the loch. The Balladists Famous Scots Series There is at least this resemblance between Scot and Flemish: they both call the church "kirk" or "kerque." War Letters of a Public-School Boy Art not Thou Thyself the bridegroom, and is not the kirk Thy bride? Graham of Claverhouse When she reached the kirk the service had begun. Prisoners of Conscience For he does not go to any kirk on the Sabbath unless he is paid to go there and sing, which he does very well, people say. An Orkney Maid The victorious Muckerach, now unequivocal Laird of Rothiemurchus, caused his dead rival to be buried deep down within the kirk beneath his own seat. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland At the farther end, close to the river Doon, stands the ancient kirk— Wi’ its winnock bunker i’ the east, Where sat old Nick i’ shape o’ beast. Adventures and Recollections “To walk together to the kirk, And all together pray, While each to his Great Father bends–– Old men and babes, and loving friends, And youths and maidens gay!” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life He could think of nothing better than to call a meeting in the kirk, and summon David to tell the congregation just what he had told him. Prisoners of Conscience “And yet Thora wanted me to wear my kirk suit,” and he walked to the glass and looked with great satisfaction at himself. An Orkney Maid The thousand boats put to sea, and Mr. Simpson returned sorrowful from the beach to the kirk, while Agnes Crawford and her children followed him. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI To far Faroe I sailed away, When bright the summer burned, And I told in the old Norse kirk one day The lesson my heart had learned. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden The kirk is, as at Melrose, within the walls of a conventual church; but the ruin is much less beautiful, and the church a very neat one. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 I will ask the people to come to the kirk next Wednesday afternoon. Prisoners of Conscience “I want thee to wear thy kirk suit.” An Orkney Maid But at last he made proposals—I consented—the wedding-day was set, and we had been cried in the kirk. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI Up then rose this proud sheriff, And radly made him yare; Many was the mother son, To the kirk with him can fare. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series He had already spoken out his mind to Lilian; the poor little girl had been much overpowered by the sight of Fay in the kirk. Wee Wifie “I was feared to ask Nicol to stand with the child when it ought to have been presented in the kirk,” she said. Prisoners of Conscience It seems to me, my own dear daughter, that very common people wear kirk toggery. An Orkney Maid Christ died on the tree: that built Dunscore kirk yonder: that brought you and me together. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I Here we find that by talking with great emphasis in the very broadest Scotch—by simply calling soap sape and a church a kirk you can quite frequently bring it off and make yourself understood. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 11, 1914 We pray together at the kirk, For mercy, mercy, solely— Hands weary with the evil work, We lift them to the Holy! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 And then, David, there are folks–kirk folks, and plenty of them–who would have said, ‘There must be something wrong to set Nicol Sinclair to blood-spilling.’ Prisoners of Conscience He was an elder in one of the largest Edinburgh kirks and the favourite chairman in missionary meetings, but because I did not go to kirk, what was business in him was sin in me. An Orkney Maid There is in the Pope's kirk, then, a power greater than the Pope. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The place was called the Kirk of Field, from a kirk, or church, which formerly stood near there, in the fields. Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History After which he had an active hand in carrying on the work of reformation at that time; and was nominated in the commission for the affairs of the kirk. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies Go through the whole kirk, the whole town, the islands themselves, and you will be forced to say, David, that it is the children of the righteous that go to the devil.” Prisoners of Conscience I suppose that about that age I began to strengthen his cruel fear by my antipathy to the kirk services and my real and unfortunate inability to learn the Shorter Catechism. An Orkney Maid When the morning of the wedding had come, the lady, love-sick for the young farmer, instead of betaking herself to the kirk to be married, took to her bed, and the wedding was put off. Harper's Young People, November 4, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly She was presently placed in a small, square, box-like place, reminding her a little of the pews in the kirk. Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young I am still for keeping the government of the kirk of Scotland intire, and would not for a thousand worlds have had the least hand in the burning of the causes of God's wrath. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies When Nanna was no longer able to come to the kirk, I went to see her. Prisoners of Conscience The kirk itself was a quaint old building, around which many interesting historical associations clustered. The Orphans of Glen Elder Of course it’s right to go to the kirk, and I promised grannie I would go this afternoon to the Scott school-house with the bairns. David Fleming's Forgiveness "The Lord knows I am in His kirk, and He will no seek me in the cottage." Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young The principal articles of his indictment were, his pleading against Newton Gordon, when he had the king's express orders to plead for him; His assisting to the act of the west kirk, &c.; Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies But du Terrail was what I believe is called, in Scottish "kirk" language, a "supply"—a person who could undertake the duty of filling gaps—of enormous efficacy in his day. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century So she went to the kirk close at hand, saying nothing to the people who spoke to her of her cousin’s return, lest their coming and going might break the Sabbath quiet of her aunt. The Orphans of Glen Elder It does no good to encourage vanity, but I wouldn't have her always longing for pretty things, so she shall just wear this tie to the kirk on the Sabbath Day. Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young Your words, indeed, were passing good, On him who kenned and understood The kirk and all its ranting; Who “held the mirror” up, indeed, To show the “muckle unco-guid” Their double-dyéd canting. Revised Edition of Poems The parliament and commission of the kirk sat at Perth in July 1645. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies I had the pleasure of entertaining a guest at breakfast before going to kirk. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition As for Archie, it was with a radiant face, indeed, that he went into the full kirk, holding the hand of his cousin Hugh. The Orphans of Glen Elder He had been educated for the kirk, was a fair Greek and Latin scholar, but, unfortunately for me, was no mathematician. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville The new frock I had bought you shall be given to Nannie Cameron, and you shall wear your old one to the kirk. Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young My lord, our ceremonies are, of their own nature, but things indifferent, and we impose them for decency and order in God's kirk. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies This morning the father, the Rev. Henry Erskine, has been catechizing a group of children at the kirk. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds Is your aunt so ill yet as to need to keep her from the kirk?” she added, with the air of finding a grievance in Lilias’s absence. The Orphans of Glen Elder They were both very devout; nevertheless, Brewster soon gave up the kirk for science, and he devoted himself especially to optics, in which he made so many discoveries. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville The "auld haunted kirk," though roofless, is otherwise in a fair state of preservation, despite relic-hunters who have removed all the woodwork. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Upon the most exact trial they will be found a great plague to the kirk, an obstruction to the propagation of religion. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies At the kirk itself, day after day was given up to preparatory exercises, fast-time sermons and the fencing of tables. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds Mrs Blair’s cottage lay at the distance of several miles from the kirk of Dunmoor, which she had all her life attended. The Orphans of Glen Elder My mother set me in due time to learn the catechism of the Kirk of Scotland, and to attend the public examinations in the kirk. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Then he said suddenly, 'No a kirk, Minister,' and further ventured wheedlingly, ''tis impossible, but somethin' for the kirk—a new pulpit, for instance, or a bit organ, or some heating for the winter.' Border Ghost Stories Being called in again, the bishop of St. Andrews told him, "You are deprived of all function within the kirk, and ordained within six days to enter in ward at Dundee." Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies It is an old-fashioned Scottish kirk--and the Communion Sabbath. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds They could not go to the kirk at Dunmoor, their father’s kirk. The Orphans of Glen Elder His sermons were gloomy, and so long that he occasionally would startle the congregation by calling out to some culprit, "Sit up there, how daur ye sleep i' the kirk." Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville The old kirkyard, with its tottering headstones grouped around the black kirk, had an eldritch look in the murky night, and Elliot's heart sank into his boots as he drew nigh. Border Ghost Stories I have been in meditation these two last nights upon the troubled kirk of God, despised in the world, but precious in his fight. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies It was in a Scottish kirk that Macaulay discovered its splendor; but even Macaulay failed to see in it all that they saw. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds They learnt in a little while to love the kindly voice of the minister of Kirklands parish, and they soon got many a kindly greeting from the neighbours at the kirk door. The Orphans of Glen Elder My uncle's house—the manse—in which I was born, stands in a pretty garden, bounded by the fine ancient abbey, which, though partially ruined, still serves as the parish kirk. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville To walk together to the kirk, And altogether pray, While each to his great Father bends, Old men, and babes, and loving friends, And youths and maidens gay! The Children's Garland from the Best Poets "He was placed there by the kirk, and would give place to none who intruded themselves without order." Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies In this old kirk, in which we this morning find ourselves, all these preliminaries are past. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds One Sabbath morning, in the kirk, Lilias was startled by the sight of familiar faces in the minister’s seat, faces associated in her mind with a bright parlour, and kind words spoken to her there. The Orphans of Glen Elder One sandal was white and t’other dark brown— Lone, lone you have left me here;— But he’d two of one colour for kirk and for town. Mollie Charane and Other Ballads “And, when she cam’ into the kirk, She shimmered like the sun; The belt that was about her waist Was a’ with pearles bedone.” Fairy Book The kirk was full as it could hold. Spare Hours "Come forth, Father Anthony!" cried the Baron, "and join us by the rules and bands of holy kirk!" Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 Even Robert Gordon, whose taste, if the truth must be told, did not lie at all in the direction of sermons, declared that he had not been very weary that day in the kirk. The Orphans of Glen Elder That the ecclesiastical government is committed and entrusted by Christ to the assemblies of the kirk, made up of the ministers of the word and ruling elders; 7. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) Gradually a little path came to be worn between the manse and the kirk, seven miles away, where Maggie's feet so often trod their way to their devotions. Terribly Intimate Portraits That evening I was left alone in the house, my grandfather and the other members of the household having gone to the kirk. Werwolves The Directors laid down no instructions as to what was to be the maximum cost of each kirk, but it was unpretentious buildings that they had in mind. The Story of Madras Young Mr Crawford doesn’t seem to think that I belong to him,—maybe because I go so often to Dunmoor kirk. The Orphans of Glen Elder She was regularly seen in her place at kirk, and knew the Assembly's Catechism by heart. Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success He retired to Edinburgh, carrying with him the kirk bible as a memento of his ministry. Chronicles of Strathearn It will mak a braw show in a landward kirk. The Proverbs of Scotland The whole family, with Alexander in their midst, now made their way out of the kirk, and returned home to talk of the great deliverance 186 which God had given to their lost kinsman. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages Hard by are the sources of Barbeque Creek, and not many miles down that stream stood the old kirk, where the clansmen worshipped, and where Flora inscribed her name on the membership roll. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Such was the talk in pot-house and parlour, at kirk and mart and tryst and fair, and wherever potentates did gather and abound. The House with the Green Shutters The kirk was being used as the parish school, and was heated by a peat fire. Chronicles of Strathearn The kirk's muckle, but ye may say mass i' the end o't. The Proverbs of Scotland He did not turn his steps to his father’s cottage, for his parents, as he well knew, would be at the kirk, and there would he look on their faces once more. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages The kirk and the palace, the ships and the men, And as long as I live and where'er I may be, I'll always remember my town by the sea. A Child's Garden of Verses As he gaed in by Mary kirk, And in by Mary stile, Wan and weary was the ghost Upon sweet Willie did smile. Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series The kirk caught fire, and was burned to the ground. Chronicles of Strathearn Ye hae got a stipend—get a kirk when ye like. The Proverbs of Scotland Were ye twenty ships, and he but one, I swear by kirk, and bower, and hall, He would overcome them every one, If once his beams they do down fall. The Book of Brave Old Ballads "No kirk, no minister, no witnesses, no anything?" The Day of Judgment In the kirk and at a funeral—that's when I want to laugh. A Dominie in Doubt The kirk on the brae-head was abandoned as insufficient and the present church, less prominent, but more convenient, was built at the east end of the village. Chronicles of Strathearn If we canna preach in the kirk, we can sing mass in the quire. The Proverbs of Scotland By a warrant from the kirk, we staid a while with him about his soul’s condition. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 I went to the kirk last Sunday where Wilson goes, and I saw him. The Day of Judgment Nowadays the kirk is just a job like anything else; men go in for it for the loaves and fishes mostly, and their prayers never get past the roof. A Dominie in Doubt There was no more Sunday trading at the kirk. Chronicles of Strathearn In contradistinction to those who are "near the kirk but far frae grace." The Proverbs of Scotland For Allison had drawn her big black bonnet over her face to hide from the folk in the kirk the tears which were falling fast on the bright hair of the little sleeper. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not Besides, when the minister came to tea at our house last week, he spoke of it as a thing settled, and said that Willie would soon be made an elder of the kirk. The Day of Judgment And as for the congregation, the kirk is just a respectable sort o' society. A Dominie in Doubt Three of the elders and a number of the congregation left the kirk. Chronicles of Strathearn A perforated cross, the spoils of the old kirk of Galashiels, decorates an advanced door, and looks very well. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) The manse and the kirk could be distinguished, but not very clearly. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not It's perfectly true that Willie is an elder in the kirk, while I am—weel, what you see me; but, for all that, I know more about the fundamentals of doctrine than he does. The Day of Judgment "That was the kirk to which he looked back as he sailed away to an unknown country." Days Off And Other Digressions In that year the old kirk was burned in rather curious circumstances. Chronicles of Strathearn I pray ye, good people, Look owre the kirk steeple, And see the cat play wi' the dog! Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk He was mad wi’ the love of her, and the last time he touched her hand was when he put the ring upon it in the kirk. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not So the sd Mr. David being desired to come in to session, they presented to him their unanimous and cordiall call of election to the ministrie of the kirk of Govan, which he accepted.” The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning "And that was no civil talk to use to me, when all the town knows that my man is an elder in the kirk." The Northern Iron A serious faced, cadaverous individual, whom, given three guesses you would have judged to be a Scotch free kirk minister in mufti; an actor in the melodramatic line; a food crank. The Man Who Lost Himself One of the children replied that it was a kirk. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Even in the kirk she was like another woman, they said, and didna seem to be miles awa’, or dreaming, or in fear. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not The kirk of Geneva keep Pasch and Yule; what have they for them? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The kirk was crammed to the very doors, and outside people stood looking in and listening through the doors and the open windows. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow All that I can say in my defence, and as an affidavy to my veracity, is that I have been thirty year an elder of Maister Wiggie’s kirk—and that is no joke. The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith Nor did we know, till the little smile lurking at the corner of her mouth revealed the mystery, when Agnes Anne came home from the kirk and named who had been “cried” that day. The Dew of Their Youth It was in the kirk, one Sabbath-day, that the thought of him came. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not There were not fewer than twenty-two elders in the kirk session. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning He even allowed that the sloop which looked after her Majesty's dues was a tidy little craft, and that a kirk and Sunday service were advantages of no ordinary kind. Viking Boys “Ay, I fell into a dub as I cam out o’ the kirk. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication A silence of a rare and peculiar sanctity filled the little bare, deep-windowed kirk. The Dew of Their Youth On the left, a little back from the street, stood the kirk, hardly higher than the house. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not The other part of yours, which concerns the public as well as them, they conceive that all have been answered sufficiently in the public papers of the state and kirk. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning “O sweeter than the marriage feast, ’Tis sweeter far to me, To walk together to the kirk With a goodly company! Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 Wednesday was the night of the weekly lecture, in Sarah’s kirk. Janet's Love and Service These leaped five-barred gates and pursued the coach and its shrieking inmates as far as the little Mains brook that passes the kirk door at the entrance of the village. The Dew of Their Youth And on many of the folk who had “ta’en up wi’ the little kirk,” a change had passed, a change which might be questioned and cavilled at, but which could not be denied. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not And I believe the multitude of this visible kirk have this brand upon their face, they call not upon God. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning It's a grand place the kirk, sir; I've seen and heard enough there to keep me cheery a' week. The McBrides A Romance of Arran “Dear me!” said she, “I saw him at the kirk on the Sabbath-day, looking just as usual.” Janet's Love and Service Is this the hill? is this the kirk?— The Island Home But I had no opportunity to speak to her or her father till after their names had been cried in the kirk, and I thought it was too late to speak then. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not Power to levy these was given to justices of the peace, who were frequently members of the kirk session, or parochial consistory of their district. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning In the weak sunlight of that Sunday morning appeared gay groups of people, all excited with the great thought that they were going to the kirk. The Billow and the Rock It was a fair view to look over the pond and the village lying so quietly in the valley, with the kirk looking down upon it from above. Janet's Love and Service They bore it back again to the broken-hearted captain and his wife, who had all the time been waiting in the kirk in prayer. And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses It was the sight of her beautiful, sad face as she sat in the kirk, that had first touched Mrs Esselmont, and afterward, her firm and gentle dealing with the child Marjorie. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not It was in this way, it would seem, or from elders acting both in a civil and in an ecclesiastical capacity, that the practice of exacting fines by kirk sessions arose and was continued. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Just above the manse could be seen the kirk, which, with a few cottages, composed the village; while scattered far around were the huts in which the larger part of the pastor’s flock abode. Janet McLaren The Faithful Nurse Read your Bible and gang to the kirk, and there’s no fear o’ you. Janet's Love and Service They spent the night in the kirk in prayer, when the minister said, "Why not ask God to restore his body?" and they did. And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses Was there any in the kirk that day who had a word to say against it? Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not As for our neighbour kirk in England their service is an evil sad mass in English, they want nothing of the mass but the liftings.” The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning It would have been little worth ganging to kirk if I had not remembered them too. Janet McLaren The Faithful Nurse There may be a little dim kirk and a low-roofed manse waiting him somewhere. Janet's Love and Service The people do not pay taxes for their clergy, nor do these literally free kirk ministers perambulate the country, and ask children for their Saturday pennies for a Sustentation Fund. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The teaching of the kirk by law established had been in past years vague and indefinite enough on several points of importance, it was truly said. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not "You did," broke in Edward's attendant, "I saw you as plain as ever I saw Coudingham kirk!" Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Our kirk to-day is a building of substantiality and even grace; then it was a somewhat squalid place of worship, in whose rafters the pigeon trespassed and the swallow built her home. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn O sweeter than the marriage-feast, 'Tis sweeter far to me, To walk together to the kirk With a goodly company!— English Songs and Ballads It was quite a small kirk, and our numbers were in proportion. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah That night, at worship-time, when Allison’s turn came to be questioned as to what she had heard at the kirk, she could tell the text. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not He did, however, see Mr. MacVittie, his father's correspondent, when as Andrew said the "kirk scaled." Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North At another, "There is the garret window of the schoolmaster's daughter—does she sing so sweetly nowadays in the old kirk?" John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn I wonder what Dr. Colin would say if he found me yoking a horse to save a three miles Sabbath daunder to the kirk. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure It may have come into existence simultaneously with his earliest hope for the 'liberty' and 'restitution' of the oppressed and captive kirk. John Knox The kirk, which could not be heated, and only with difficulty lighted, was altogether too dismal a place for evening meetings in the winter-time. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not Ordination is defined as the separation and sanctifying of the person appointed of God and His kirk after he be well tried and found qualified. The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics From the kirk corner we could hear a hushed tumult down at the Provost's close-mouth. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn And that minds me, I had one asking for you at the kirk on Sunday. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure The kirk was now powerful, and the poor and the schools were weak; and Knox now as ever put forward the strong to champion those who could not help themselves. John Knox I hae seen her at the kirk and elsewhere,” said the mistress, rather stiffly. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not Let us have our unbroken number," I began; "the kirk session is constituted, and I call upon such as have been chosen to serve within it, to come forward and assume the holy office. St. Cuthbert's "And this court censures you, ordains you to make public confession at both English and Gaelic kirks before the congregations, thereafter to be excommunicate and banished furth and from this parish of Inneraora and Glenaora." John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn The women would put on their green Josephs and gaudiest quilted petticoats or their tabinet gowns of Waterloo whose splendour kirk or market poorly revealed for the shawls that must cover them. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure "I shall think it over," said Patsy; "but if I went to the kirk on Sabbath dressed as you would have me, I believe Mr. MacCanny would have me turned out." Patsy All this time the minister’s “new lass” had not been overlooked by those who worshipped in the little kirk, nor by some who did not. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not In far-distant Scotland my mother is singing them to-night," he said, "and I catch the glow and the sweetness of the heather when the kirk rings with their high refrain ilka Sabbath day. St. Cuthbert's "Older!" he cried; "she was a MacVicar as far as ever I heard; it was the name she took to kirk with her when she married your father." John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Mother! oh, my mother! upon a cradle Woven of willows, with a bow beside me, Near the kirk of Durrisdeer, under yew boughs, Rock thy beloved. Ionica The second was a mean-spirited wolf in sheep’s clothing, who, like his compatriot Archbishop Sharp, had sold his kirk and country as well as his soul for what he deemed some personal advantage. Hunted and Harried It’s a’ ane to me,” repeated she when Mrs Hume, not wishing to seem to influence her against her will, again suggested that, if she preferred it, she should go to the kirk. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not They were stern men, and ruled the kirk with sternness; they had dealt faithfully with more than one who sought to restore the reign of the token against the expressed ruling of the session. St. Cuthbert's The same is the case in Scotland, where the hard form kirk is preferred to the softer church. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 Between the banks of that romantic stream and the cottage is seen the roofless ruin of "Alloway's auld haunted kirk," which Tam o' Shanter has made famous. Robert Burns When it was done Andrew Black surveyed it with complacency, and gave it as his opinion that it was a “braw kirk, capable o’ accommodatin’ a congregation o’ some thoosands, mair or less.” Hunted and Harried There was all the difference between truth only dimly perceived and truth clearly uttered, in what she would be likely to hear in the two kirks, in the opinion of the minister’s wife. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not This phrase "covered the ground" I do not believe she had ever used before, but every true child of the manse and the kirk is born its legitimate heir. St. Cuthbert's It was close by, and it was in the evening, and she could take Flora and her little brothers, who could seldom go so far as the kirk. Shenac's Work at Home To induce Grose to do this, Burns told him that Alloway kirk was the scene of many witch stories and weird sights. Robert Burns The kirk which the Redferns attended lay three long miles from the farm. Christie Redfern's Troubles But she should go to her own kirk, if she could not take pleasure in coming to theirs. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not "By the way, Geordie," I began, "I have not seen you in the kirk of late." St. Cuthbert's “Everybody goes,” continued Dan; and he repeated the names of many people, far and near, who were in the new kirk night after night. Shenac's Work at Home Only this difference, that the members of one kirk are hardly on speaking terms with the members of the other! Big Game A Story for Girls And, besides, all the people that go to the kirk and listen as though they took pleasure in it are not God’s people—nor all those who read dull books, either.” Christie Redfern's Troubles Mrs Beaton wore a bonnet always at the kirk, and when she went to other places, also, as if she had been used with it all her life. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not Much hath been written, and more hath been said, of the humiliation to which he must submit who occupies a vacant pulpit as the applicant for a vacant kirk. St. Cuthbert's “It has seemed like the old days again,” said Shenac as they came in sight of the new kirk, round which many people had already gathered. Shenac's Work at Home In this kirk it was the custom to sit while singing, and stand during prayers—a seemly and decorous habit which benighted Southerners had difficulty in understanding. Big Game A Story for Girls And the minister prayed for him too, in the kirk, and all the folk, that so useful a life might be spared. Christie Redfern's Troubles But on the next fine Sabbath morning she availed herself of the permission, and took her way to the parish kirk. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not For any kirk session is far from commonplace, let alone the session of such a church as mine. St. Cuthbert's They were strangers mostly, or, at least, people that they did not know very well; and, a little shy and unaccustomed to a crowd, they went into the kirk and sat down near the door. Shenac's Work at Home They were now interrupted by some country-people coming from the kirk. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. I dinna think your going to the kirk has done you much good. Christie Redfern's Troubles At any rate, it was to that dark day in the little kirk that, in the years which came afterward, he looked back as the beginning of “good” to him. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not They represented the Young People's Guild, and presented the startling request that the old kirk should henceforth employ an organ to aid the service of praise on the Sabbath day. St. Cuthbert's The children were in bed, and Dan had gone away with one of Angus Dhu’s men to a preaching that was going on in a new kirk several miles away. Shenac's Work at Home The U. P. bell did not ring at all, and the kirk gates were not opened. Auld Licht Idylls They went to the kirk together the next day too. Christie Redfern's Troubles Allison had sometimes seen her in the kirk, and had noticed her at first for no better reason than that she wore a bonnet. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not The kirk session was convened in my room after the great service ceased, and the glow of joy was on every face. St. Cuthbert's This was Shenac’s first visit to the new kirk, but it was by no means the last. Shenac's Work at Home The other kirks never dreamt of competing with them. Auld Licht Idylls There was no service in the kirk the next Sabbath, so, instead of going home as usual, Effie, for Christie’s sake, accepted Mrs Nesbitt’s invitation to spend it at her house. Christie Redfern's Troubles Of course there were other bonnets in the kirk—many of them. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not Geordie did appear in the kirk with the bairn the next morning, unmarked, except by unusual solemnity. St. Cuthbert's I daresay there were some in the kirk that night who grew weary of the old man’s talk, and would fain have listened to words more fitly chosen; but Shenac was not one of these. Shenac's Work at Home Every few years, as one might say, the Auld Licht kirk gave way and burled its minister. Auld Licht Idylls “Sleeping! at this time of day, and in the kirk too!” exclaimed Annie. Christie Redfern's Troubles It kept up the interest of the meeting to some who would hardly have cared to listen to a sermon out of the kirk, or on a week night. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not You sit next pew to them in the kirk, and yet treat them like the dirt beneath your feet. St. Cuthbert's She had heard it many a time in the minister’s monotonous voice in the old kirk; and yet she seemed to hear it now for the first time. Shenac's Work at Home The Fast came round once every summer, beginning on a Thursday, when all the looms were hushed, and two services were held in the kirk of about three hours' length each. Auld Licht Idylls I went to the kirk one day when a stranger preached. Christie Redfern's Troubles They could see the manse and the kirk and the trees about the garden, and all the town. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not I uttered a brief eulogy upon the honour and responsibility of that position, pointing out that the beadle had a dignity all his own, as well as the elders and other officers of the kirk. St. Cuthbert's Dan kept very steady at it, though every night he went to the new kirk, where the meetings were still held. Shenac's Work at Home It was on the Fast Days that the Auld Licht kirk showed what it was capable of, and, so to speak, left all the other churches in Thrums far behind. Auld Licht Idylls We’ll get a long walk together if we go to the kirk.” Christie Redfern's Troubles So when he had gone to the kirk at all, he had gone to the parish kirk to please his mother, who was not always able to go so far herself. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not He had been an incorrigible sleeper in the kirk, surrendering to sweet repose with the announcement of the text, and emerging therefrom only to join the closing paraphrase with unembarrassed unction. St. Cuthbert's In his eyes it seemed almost like forsaking the God of their fathers when, Sabbath after Sabbath, they passed by the old kirk and sat in the new. Shenac's Work at Home The spire of the parish church, known as the auld kirk, commands a view of the square, from which the entrance to the kirkyard would be visible, if it were not hidden by the town-house. Auld Licht Idylls And when at last they came in sight of the kirk, Christie could not help wishing that they had farther to go. Christie Redfern's Troubles In those circumstances it is not surprising that their turn in the summer garden, or even at the kitchen fireside, should sometimes be preferred to going to the kirk. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not The second, and larger, deputation was composed of ten or more, appointed to represent the kirk session and the Board. St. Cuthbert's Nanny was very far from perfect, and the reason she forsook the kirk utterly was because she had no Sabbath clothes. A Window in Thrums White is not a religious colour, and the walls of the kirk were of a dull grey. Auld Licht Idylls The kirk, of itself, was rather an unsightly object than otherwise. Christie Redfern's Troubles “For though she sits in the kirk like a person in a dream, surely some true, good word will reach her heart after a time,” said her kindly mistress. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not The invitation "to conduct divine services in St. Cuthbert's, whose pulpit is now vacant," had come unsought from the kirk session of that distant temple. St. Cuthbert's Na; as sune as he got a kirk, he married her. A Window in Thrums So long as the pulpit trappings of the kirk at Thrums lasted he could be seen, once he was fairly under weigh with his sermon, but dimly in a cloud of dust. Auld Licht Idylls “Effie, I wish I liked better to go to the kirk.” Christie Redfern's Troubles The life which he saw lived in the manse did something for him, and the Word as it was held forth in the little kirk did more; but that came long afterward. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not "Will you do me a kindness in the kirk to-morrow?" he said, with almost pathetic eagerness. St. Cuthbert's Andrew drew back a step and bowed silently, as he had seen many a father do at a christening in the kirk at Wheens. Better Dead Small though Thrums used to be, it had four kirks in all before the Disruption, and then another, which split into two immediately afterwards. Auld Licht Idylls |
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