86 Communion Tokens. 



Dumfries— continued. 



emeritus. His colleague and successor, the Rev. 

 Duncan Ross, B.D., was translated from Carluke in 

 1909. 



117. F. No. 20. FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND round 



upper edge of beaded oval border. SOUTH 

 CHURCH overarching table numeral / DUMFRIES / 

 1861. Reverse, as previous. Border, ov., 20x16. 



A mission church founded by the congregation of St. 

 George's Free Church in the year of a great revival 

 (1861). The church was built on the Southergate 

 Brae, and is now the South U.F. Church. The first 

 minister, the Rev. Robert Milligan, was translated 

 to Dundee. The fifth minister, the Rev. J. Y. 

 Wilson, M.A., was translated from Kirkcaldy in the 

 spring of the year 1911. 



118. W. No. 21. WESLEYAN CHAPEL / DUMFRIES / 



1787 (foundation date). Reverse, plain. Borders, 

 obi. c.c, 17 X 15. 



When this token was struck, and whether or not it 

 was ever used for sacramental purposes, the writer 

 has beeu unable to determine. Possibly some years 

 ago, forty or fifty at the most (the design will not 

 permit an earlier date), this inveterate Presbyterian 

 custom influenced the Wesleyans to attempt an 

 adaptation to the case of Methodism, with discourag- 

 ing succe.ss. Anyhow, the token was made, and it 

 preserves to memory the date, it may be, of John 

 Wesley's first preaching visit to Dumfiies or of the 

 foundation of the Wesleyan Methodist Society. 

 One Baptist church, LOCHEE (Dundee), made a 

 similar attempt to adapt this custom to the Sacra- 

 mental usage of that Church, but like most non- 

 Presbyterian efforts it did not survive many years. 

 Interesting notes on Wesley's visit to and impressions 

 of Dumfries will be found in the fourth volume of his 

 Journal, between the years 1780 and 1790. Mr Dick 

 mentions other three examples of Methodist tokens — 

 INVERNESS, JIONTROSE, and another. 



119. R.P. Vide Quarrelwood. 



The Martyrs Church entered on a new phase of its 

 history with the retiral of the Rev. Robert 



