Marshall Buchanan Lang
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The Very Rev
Marshall Buchanan Lang DD
, MA
, TD
was an eminent Church of Scotland
minister and author
.
He was born into an eminent ecclesiastical family in 1868 and educated at Glasgow Academy and Glasgow University. He was Minister at Oldmeldrum
, Dundee
and then his father’s former Kirk
at Whittingehame
. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
from 1935 to 1936. He died on 3 October 1954.
Very Reverend
The Very Reverend is a style given to certain religious figures.*In the Roman Catholic Church, by custom, priests who hold positions of particular note: e.g...
Marshall Buchanan Lang DD
Doctor of Divinity
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, MA
Master of Arts (Scotland)
A Master of Arts in Scotland can refer to an undergraduate academic degree in humanities and social sciences awarded by the ancient universities of Scotland – the University of St Andrews, the University of Glasgow, the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh, while the University of...
, TD
Territorial Decoration
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was an eminent Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
minister and author
Author
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He was born into an eminent ecclesiastical family in 1868 and educated at Glasgow Academy and Glasgow University. He was Minister at Oldmeldrum
Oldmeldrum
Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. With a growing population of over 2000, Oldmeldrum falls within Scotland's top 300 centres of population. The A947 road from Aberdeen to Banff runs through the centre of the...
, Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
and then his father’s former Kirk
Kirk
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at Whittingehame
Whittingehame
Whittingehame is a parish with a small village in East Lothian, Scotland, about halfway between Haddington and Dunbar, and near East Linton. The area is on the slopes of the Lammermuir Hills...
. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
The Moderator of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland is a Minister, Elder or Deacon of the Church of Scotland chosen to "moderate" the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every May....
from 1935 to 1936. He died on 3 October 1954.