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Records of the Scottish settlers in the River Plate and their churches (1897) (14598083660)

Records of the Scottish settlers in the River Plate and their churches (1897) (14598083660)

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Identifier: recordsofscottis00dodd (find matches) Title: Records of the Scottish settlers in the River Plate and their churches Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Dodds, James, of Buenos Aires Subjects: Scots Presbyterian Church Publisher: Buenos Aires : Grant and Sylvester Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: lad in the picturesque uniform of oilskin andsou-wester, supplied by Mr. Henry Bell, his kind host, whohad failed to dissuade him from undertaking the journeyon such a day. It rained all Sunday, and the opening ofthe church took place on Monday, with a fairly good con-gregation, as all the people knew that no Sunday showerever kept Mr. Smith at home in that important hour.These services were kept up monthly by the Bevs. Messrs.Smith and Gebbie alternately until the arrival of the Bev.Mr. Ferguson as chaplain in 1862. The church organisation was simple and concise, aswill be seen from the following minute of the first annualgeneral meeting held in the church on 20 th March1858 :— Present—Messrs. Ninian Johnstone, Bobert Manson, JamesGrant, John Smith, John Grant, James Dodds, Bobert Burnett,George Orphant, William Dodds, Alexander Greig, SamuelMGaul, William Blake, George Sheill, Hugh Bobson, JohnBrown, William Burnett, James Cribbes, Joseph Johnstone,Thomas Bruce, and Thomas Bell. Text Appearing After Image: - the River Plate, and their Churches 273 Mr. Thomas Bruce was called to the chair, when the follow-ing resolutions were adopted :— Mr. Ninian Johnstone, Chairman..Mr. Thomas Bell, Vice-Chairman.Mr. James Dodds, Secretary and Treasurer.Auditors of Treasurers accounts : Messrs. Robert Burnettand James Cribbes. Collectors :

Fecha
1897
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Argentina
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Británicos en la Argentina
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