14 February 1825 A.D. Mr. (Rev.) James Scrimgeour Passes—Scots Presbyterian Churchman & Pastor in Little Britain, NY
14 February 1825 A.D. Mr. (Rev.) James Scrimgeour Passes—Scots Presbyterian Churchman & Pastor in Little Britain, NY Myers, David T. “February 14: James Scimgeour [1757-1825].” This Day in Presbyterian History. N.d. http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2015/02/february-14-2/ . Accessed 14 Feb 2015. February 14: James Scrimgeour [1757-1825] James Scrimgeour was born in the year 1757 in the vicinity of Edinburgh, Scotland. His mother, a member of the Secession Church, was known for her remarkable intelligence and piety, and raised young James in a godly home. Graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1772, James prepared for the ministry under the tutelage of the renowned John Brown of Haddington, and Rev. Brown came to have a high regard for Scrimgeour’s abilities and gifting for ministry. In 1782 he was licensed by the Associate Presbytery of Edinburgh. Rev. Scrimgeour supplied pulpits in various parts of Scotland for several years and then was settled as pastor of ...