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greatly increased in numbers, and many who had once been his bitter
opponents became his warmest supporters and best friends. When the day
of his death came all mourned him with unfeigned grief."--_Presbytery
tribute to his memory_.

1865-????--WILLIAM GIBSON. In 1871 Mr Gibson was judicially declared
to be insane, and the parish has since been served, in terms of the
Belhaven Act, by a series of ordained assistants.

1871-1878--WM. SIMPSON. Appointed to Bonhill.

1878-1888--CHARLES SHORT, died 2nd June.

1888-????--ARCHIBALD JAMIESON, M.A.

ABERUTHVEN

(_Supplied with Readers from 1567-1591, but united to Auchterarder
before 1618._)

BLACKFORD

(_Formerly Strageyth._)

1574-1576--ALEX. GALL, tr. to Trinity-Gask.

1576-1589--WM. DRUMMOND.

1590-1591--WM. STRIUILING.

1592-1606--JAMES BRANDON, tr. to Muthill. Protested against
introduction of Episcopacy.

1607-1613--ANDREW ALLAN, A.M.

1613-1651--JAMES GOVANE, A.M., died in August.

1660-1683--DAVID LITTLEJOHN, A.M., died in May.

1683-1689--DAVID MORAY, A.M. Ousted at Revolution.

1697-1739--ARCHIBALD MONCRIEFF, A.M., died in August.

1738-1767--WILLIAM MONCRIEFF, A.M., died 9th December. Succeeded in
1744 to the Baronetcy of Tullibole. Parish vacant till 1771,
appointment of minister being delayed till his son was licensed.

1771-1775--Sir HENRY MONCRIEFF WELLWOOD, tr. to West Kirk (St.
Cuthbert's), Edinburgh. Afterwards well-known Church leader.

1777-1815--JOHN STEVENSON, died 5th April.

1815-1861--JOHN CLARK, died 31st December. A Moderate of the old
school, and a man of great shrewdness and humour, many of whose sayings
have lived.

1858-1889--DAVID BONALLO, died 27th August. Translated from Ardoch as
assistant and successor to Mr Clark.

1890-????--JAMES MACGIBBON, B.D.

BLAIRINGONE

(_Chapel erected in 1838._)

1841-1843--ANDREW NOBLE. Seceded.

1843-1848--Chapel vacant.

1849-1854--WM. FERGUSON, tr. to Fossoway.

1855-????--ALEX. M'WHANNEL.

Disjoined in 1856 to form part of new Presbytery of Kinross.

COMRIE

(_Conjoined with Comrie is old Parish of Tullichettle._)

1585-????--ALEX. CHISHOLME, tr. to Lecropt.

1588-????--JOHN DAVIDSON, A.M., rem. to Muthill.

1598-1607--JOHN MONTEATH, A.M., tr. to Auchterarder.

1607-1614--GEORGE CALLUM or M'CALLUM, rem. to Balquhidder.

1618-1619--ANDREW YOUNG, died.

1635-1660--JAMES GRAHAME, A.M. Suspended 1649-1651 for adhering to the
Enga