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Report of 2010 AGM and Conference

20 October 2010 - by Rev John J Murray
On 9th October in Carrubbers Christian Mission, a few yards from John Knox House in Edinburgh’s High Street, the Scottish Reformation Society held its Annual General Meeting and Conference.
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The Abolition of Papal Authority in Scotland

4 September 2010 - by Rev John J Murray
A Thanksgiving Service was held in the historic Magdalen Chapel,Edinburgh, on 24th August 2010 to commemorate the day 450 years previously that witnessed the abolition of Papal authority in Scotland.
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Pope Benedict XVI and the United Kingdom

31 July 2010 - by Dr Douglas Somerset
A new book on the Pope’s visit to the UK called “Pope Benedict XVI and the United Kingdom” has been published by Free Presbyterian Publications.
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Monument at Bothwell Bridge

15 September 2009 - by Rev David Campbell
In light of recent calls that our Scottish Battle-fields be given official protection, it may be of interest to our readers to read of what took place when the monument at Bothwell Bridge was unveiled over 100 years ago. On Saturday 20th June 1903, “over 25,000 people assembled at Bothwell Bridge to witness the unveiling of a monument to the Covenanters who fell in battle at that place.”...
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Tom Devine and the Scottish Reformation

14 September 2009 - by Rev David Campbell
It may seem imprudent for those who love the history and principles of the Scottish Reformation not to heartily welcome a public call to recognise its beneficial effects. However not all praise is to be received with rejoicing. Many reflections on our Reformers arise in minds unenlightened by the grace of God and which cannot appreciate the work of God’s Spirit in our land during that great Reformation struggle...
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2009 Annual General Meeting

12 September 2009 - by Dr Douglas Somerset
The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Reformation Society was held on Saturday 12th September at Crow Road, Free Church Continuing, Glasgow.  The business meeting, for members of the Society, began at 1pm and a public lecture was given at 2pm. The speaker was Rev A Sinclair Horne (former Secretary of the Society) on the subject ‘The Influence of John Calvin on Scotland’.