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connection with it. The Church Choir was also self-supporting, 

 and the Sunday School, which Mr Procter established in Dod- 

 dington, was always largely attended. 



As adding to the village amenities, Mr Procter originated the 

 design of the Cross over the Dodd well, which was mainly erected 

 at the expense of the Earl of Tankerville. Mr Procter took the 

 responsibility of seeing the work carried out, and while he lived 

 saw that it was kept in repair. 



As a member of the Club, Mr Procter took a cordial interest 

 in its well-being, and assisted its researches. Nearly all the 

 Pock-inscriptions in the Doddington district were discovered by 

 him and the members of his family. To the records of the Club 

 he did not largely contribute, but we owe to him the revisal of 

 his excellent son's notes on Chatton ; a memoir of his brother-in- 

 law, Mr William Dickson, of Alnwick ; and some remarks on 

 Bishop Bek's disposal of the Alnwick barony. About a year be- 

 fore his death, he had finished in MS. a History of Doddington, 

 which may contain important matter. For its completion, Mr 

 Dickson also lent his aid. Mr Procter, besides smaller pieces, 

 was author of (1) Five Discourses; On the PersonalOffi.ee of 

 Christ and of the Holy Ghost ; On the Doctrine of the Trinity ; 

 On Faith; and on Regeneration. 1824. (2) The Epiphany (a 

 Sermon) with a Chronological Appendix, 1850. (3) Pastoral 

 Letter to the Inhabitants of Doddington, on the 5th November, 

 1850. (4) Wiseman weighed, the Tactics of Trent. 1851. (5) 

 Marriage of a Deceased Wife's Sister shown to be forbidden in 

 Scripture. 1858. (6) Confirmation, a Sermon, 1866. (7) Bishop 

 Colenso's principal objections to the historic truths of the Penta- 

 teuch anticipated and answered more than 200 years ago by 

 Archbishop Usher, 1863. 



J. H. 



Dr John Stuart, F.S.A., Scot., M.R.I.A. &c, &c. 



John Stuart was born in November, 1813, in the parish of 

 Forgue, a somewhat secluded district in Aberdeenshire. His 

 father, Robert Stuart, was a farmer there, and afterwards pro- 

 prietor of the estate of Aucharnie, in the same parish. The son 

 was educated at the parish school of Forgue and at King's Col- 

 lege, Aberdeen, and studied law in the office of Mr Stronach, of 



