Given all the history I've gone through to learn about the history of Scotland and the Scots I've learned how religion was very important to the Scots and especially the Scots that emigrated all over the world.
One quote I found...
"The Reverend Malcolm MacDonald, a native of Whitton, Quebec, a descendant of the early Scots settlers and of the first church established in the area, says:
"‘The Book of Books was the library they opened, and the Church of Jesus Christ was the first institution they established and that in their homes, and the Gospel of Christ was the philosophy they espoused.’ "
"The most casual observer and historian must admit that these early settlers played a leading part in setting the course in which the Nation travels today.
"I am indeed grateful that we are privileged to stand in the stream of a noble, spiritual, national and cultural tradition, which has flourished in Scotland for centuries, and for some 150 years established firmly on this North American Continent, in both Canada and the United States.
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As I started to build my knowledge of these Scots settlers I found indeed that the first building in the community was usually the church.
I created a section on Electric Scotland to try to give some of this religious background and you can find it at http://www.electricscotland.com/scottish_trivia.htm
Alastair
One quote I found...
"The Reverend Malcolm MacDonald, a native of Whitton, Quebec, a descendant of the early Scots settlers and of the first church established in the area, says:
"‘The Book of Books was the library they opened, and the Church of Jesus Christ was the first institution they established and that in their homes, and the Gospel of Christ was the philosophy they espoused.’ "
"The most casual observer and historian must admit that these early settlers played a leading part in setting the course in which the Nation travels today.
"I am indeed grateful that we are privileged to stand in the stream of a noble, spiritual, national and cultural tradition, which has flourished in Scotland for centuries, and for some 150 years established firmly on this North American Continent, in both Canada and the United States.
END.
As I started to build my knowledge of these Scots settlers I found indeed that the first building in the community was usually the church.
I created a section on Electric Scotland to try to give some of this religious background and you can find it at http://www.electricscotland.com/scottish_trivia.htm
Alastair
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