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Offline RJ_Paton

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Re: "Clandestinely married" - what does this mean?
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 15 July 15 18:03 BST (UK) »

What job was he relieved of and ultimitely reinstated into?

He was a Church Of Scotland Minister!

Extremely unusual - I'm not sure I believe him either  ;)  (but perhaps we should give him the benefit of the doubt)

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Re: "Clandestinely married" - what does this mean?
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 16 July 15 02:43 BST (UK) »
Found this very amusing Church of Scotland Ministers are no saints - I worked with many of them years ago at New College, Faculty of Divinity, Edinburgh. It was a well known fact that in May when the church held its General Assembly a "House of Ill Repute" in Danube Street was extremely busy and I don't think the ministers were trying to show the "ladies" the error of their ways/ save their souls/ taking a "prayer meeting".

Well, we are all human  ;D

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Re: "Clandestinely married" - what does this mean?
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 16 July 15 03:32 BST (UK) »
Rabble Burns didn't think much of Holy Willie and his ilk, skulking around to catch people under the green thorn trees at night, and other places where they might be able to find the "fornicators" up to
houghmagandy(sp.) (but at the same time allegedly keeping an eye out for a lassie for themselves!)  Anyone caught would  be hauled up before the Kirk session & charged.

They'd also watch the newly weds, and if a baby appeared before 9 months, the couple would be charged with ante nuptial fornication, and up on the cutty stool in church for 3 Sunday's!

I have three of them in my family!  And in Ayrshire!


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