William Henry Goold (15 December 1815 – 29 June 1897) was a Scottish minister of both the Reformed Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. He was the last Moderator of the majority Reformed Presbyterian Church Synod before the union with the Free Church in 1876 when most of the R. P. congregations entered the union. He was also called to be Moderator of General Assembly of the Free Church in the following year: 1877.
He was born on 15 December 1815 at 28 Buccleuch Place the only son of Rev William Goold.[2][3] His father was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. He was educated at the old High School and in 1829 was one of the pupils in the newly built High School on Calton Hill. He was school dux in his final year of 1831. He took a degree at the University of Edinburgh and then studied divinity at the Theological Hall in Paisley.[4]
He was licensed to preach by the Reformed Church on 14 April 1840 and was subsequently ordained on 6 October as a colleague in his father's church in Edinburgh. The congregation of the Martyrs' Church met on George IV Bridge and Goold relocated to live, initially at Buccleuch Street[5] and then, around 1850, at 28 Buccleuch Place.[6]
In 1854 he was elected successor to Andrew Symington, his mentor and wife's uncle, at the Theological College in Paisley. From 1860 he was Secretary of the National Bible Society of Scotland. In 1876 the Reformed Presbyterian Church merged with the Free Church of Scotland, continuing simply as the Free Church of Scotland. William Goold was central to the conditions of the merge.
Dr Goold took a leading part in the movements for Union. He grieved that the larger projected Union of 1873 failed. What he did for the Union of 1876 was recognised by his being chosen the last Moderator of his own Church, and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church in 1877.[7] He succeeded Thomas McLauchlan as Moderator of the General Assembly; he was the first from a Cameronian background to serve in this role. He was succeeded in 1878 by the Andrew Bonar.[8]
In 1890 there was a celebration of his jubilee in the Martyrs Church.[9]
He died at home 28 Mansionhouse Road in the Grange, Edinburgh on 29 June 1897 aged 81.[10] He requested that Psalm 103 was read to him before he died.
The Martyrs Church transferred to the Free Church of Scotland in the Union of 1876. In the 20th century it became the Elim Pentecostal Church for Edinburgh. It is now in secular use as a public house.
Familyedit
In 1846 he married Margaret Speirs Symington (d.1875) daughter of Rev William Symington of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Stranraer. They had two daughters and four sons, one son died three weeks before his wife and another a few weeks after.
^Goold, William Henry (1890). Jubilee services of the Rev. William H. Goold, D.D., Martyrs' Church, Edinburgh, held 5th to 12th October 1890. [Illustrated. Edinburgh: A. Elliot. OCLC 794807374.
Couper, W. J. (1919). A century of congregational life : being the history of Great Hamilton Street United Free Church, Glasgow, 1819-1919 / by W.J. Couper. Glasgow: H. Hopkins.
Couper, W. J. (1925). The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland, its congregations, ministers and students. Scottish Church History Society. pp. 116-117.
Goold, William Henry; M'Millan, John (1859). The Cardross case [the case of J. M'Millan against the general assembly of the Free Church of Scotland. By W.H. Goold]. From the Reformed Presbyterian magazine Volume 80, Part 2.
Goold, William Henry (1852). Speech delivered at the second Annual Meeting of the Scottish Reformation Society, etc. The Maynooth Endowment, a sin and a blunder: being a speech delivered ... December 9, 1851 ... Ninth thousand. Edinburgh: Johnstone & Hunter.
Goold, William Henry (1841). Patronage opposed to the independence of the church, and to the scriptural rights of the Christian people ... Being no. V of a course of lectures on the second reformation. Edinburgh: J. Keith; W. Marshall.
Hutchison, Matthew (1893). The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland; its origin and history 1680-1876. Paisley: J. and R. Parlane. pp. 374, et passim. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Maclaurin, John (1860a). Goold, William Henry (ed.). The works of the Rev. John Maclaurin. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: J. Maclaren.
Maclaurin, John (1860b). Goold, William Henry (ed.). The works of the Rev. John Maclaurin. Vol. 2. Edinburgh: J. Maclaren.
Naismith, Robert (1877). Historical Sketch of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland: To Its Union with the Free Church in 1876. Edinburgh: Johnstone, Hunter & Company.
Owen, John (1850). Goold, William Henry (ed.). The works of John Owen. Vol. 1. London: Johnstone and Hunter.
Robb, James E. (1975). Cameronian Fasti: Ministers and Missionaries of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland, 1680-1929. Edinburgh: Reformed Heritage. p. 11. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Walker, Norman L. (1895). Chapters from the History of the Free Church of Scotland. Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wylie, James Aitken, ed. (1881). Disruption worthies : a memorial of 1843, with an historical sketch of the free church of Scotland from 1843 down to the present time. Edinburgh: T. C. Jack. pp. 265–270. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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William Henry Goold 15 December 1815 29 June 1897 was a Scottish minister of both the Reformed Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland He was the last Moderator of the majority Reformed Presbyterian Church Synod before the union with the Free Church in 1876 when most of the R P congregations entered the union He was also called to be Moderator of General Assembly of the Free Church in the following year 1877 William Henry GooldWilliam Henry Goold from Disruption Worthies 1 Personal detailsBorn20 December 1815Died27 June 1897minister of EdinburghIn office 6 October 1840 1854Professor of Biblical Criticism and Church History to the Reformed Presbytery SynodIn office 1854 1876Eastern Secretary of the National Bible Society of ScotlandIn office 1860 27 June 1897Moderator of Reformed Presbyterian SynodIn office 1876 1877Moderator of the Free Church of ScotlandIn office 1877 1878 Martyrs Church George IV Bridge now the Frankenstein Pub 28 Mansionhouse Road Edinburgh Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Publications 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Sources 5 External linksLife edit nbsp William Henry Goold He was born on 15 December 1815 at 28 Buccleuch Place the only son of Rev William Goold 2 3 His father was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church He was educated at the old High School and in 1829 was one of the pupils in the newly built High School on Calton Hill He was school dux in his final year of 1831 He took a degree at the University of Edinburgh and then studied divinity at the Theological Hall in Paisley 4 He was licensed to preach by the Reformed Church on 14 April 1840 and was subsequently ordained on 6 October as a colleague in his father s church in Edinburgh The congregation of the Martyrs Church met on George IV Bridge and Goold relocated to live initially at Buccleuch Street 5 and then around 1850 at 28 Buccleuch Place 6 In 1854 he was elected successor to Andrew Symington his mentor and wife s uncle at the Theological College in Paisley From 1860 he was Secretary of the National Bible Society of Scotland In 1876 the Reformed Presbyterian Church merged with the Free Church of Scotland continuing simply as the Free Church of Scotland William Goold was central to the conditions of the merge Dr Goold took a leading part in the movements for Union He grieved that the larger projected Union of 1873 failed What he did for the Union of 1876 was recognised by his being chosen the last Moderator of his own Church and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church in 1877 7 He succeeded Thomas McLauchlan as Moderator of the General Assembly he was the first from a Cameronian background to serve in this role He was succeeded in 1878 by the Andrew Bonar 8 In 1890 there was a celebration of his jubilee in the Martyrs Church 9 He died at home 28 Mansionhouse Road in the Grange Edinburgh on 29 June 1897 aged 81 10 He requested that Psalm 103 was read to him before he died The Martyrs Church transferred to the Free Church of Scotland in the Union of 1876 In the 20th century it became the Elim Pentecostal Church for Edinburgh It is now in secular use as a public house Family editIn 1846 he married Margaret Speirs Symington d 1875 daughter of Rev William Symington of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Stranraer They had two daughters and four sons one son died three weeks before his wife and another a few weeks after His sister Janet Helen Goold married George Smeaton 11 He married 1846 Margaret Spiers born 5 August 1822 died 25 October 1876 daughter of William Symington R P C Glasgow and had issue Agnes Spiers born 2 June 1847 died 6 October 1847 Isabella Burrell born 3 June 1848 died unmarried 22 January 1923 William Symington born 19 December 1849 died 14 June 1863 Andrew Symington born 10 December 1852 died 30 December 1917 George Smeaton born 30 May 1854 died 17 January 1940 Alexander Macleod Symington born 22 May 1856 died 11 September 1875 Henry Burrell born 8 June 1862 died 25 November 1875 Litellus Burrell b 8 Jun 1862 died 8 August 1894 Margaret Spiers Symington born 11 April 1860 died unmarried 19 November 1914 12 Publications editClaims of the Church of Christ The Church Its Privileges and Duties The Consummation of Christ s Works Patronage opposed to the Independence of the Church Edinburgh 1841 13 Popery and Puseyism Glasgow 1847 The Maynooth Endowment a sin and a blunder Edinburgh 1852 14 On the Supernatural in Christianity Edinburgh 1865 Claims of the Church of Christ Work of Christ s Church in Modern Times etc He edited the Edinburgh edition of the Works of John Owen 12 References editCitations edit Wylie 1881 Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1815 Robb 1975 p 10 Free Church of Scotland Monthly Sept 1897 Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1841 Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1850 Couper 1925 Ewing William Annals of the Free Church Goold William Henry 1890 Jubilee services of the Rev William H Goold D D Martyrs Church Edinburgh held 5th to 12th October 1890 Illustrated Edinburgh A Elliot OCLC 794807374 Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1897 Ewing William Annals of the Free Church Smeaton a b Robb 1975 Goold 1841 Goold 1852 Sources edit Couper W J 1919 A century of congregational life being the history of Great Hamilton Street United Free Church Glasgow 1819 1919 by W J Couper Glasgow H Hopkins Couper W J 1925 The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland its congregations ministers and students Scottish Church History Society pp 116 117 Goold William Henry M Millan John 1859 The Cardross case the case of J M Millan against the general assembly of the Free Church of Scotland By W H Goold From the Reformed Presbyterian magazine Volume 80 Part 2 Goold William Henry 1852 Speech delivered at the second Annual Meeting of the Scottish Reformation Society etc The Maynooth Endowment a sin and a blunder being a speech delivered December 9 1851 Ninth thousand Edinburgh Johnstone amp Hunter Goold William Henry 1841 Patronage opposed to the independence of the church and to the scriptural rights of the Christian people Being no V of a course of lectures on the second reformation Edinburgh J Keith W Marshall Hutchison Matthew 1893 The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland its origin and history 1680 1876 Paisley J and R Parlane pp 374 et passim nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Maclaurin John 1860a Goold William Henry ed The works of the Rev John Maclaurin Vol 1 Edinburgh J Maclaren Maclaurin John 1860b Goold William Henry ed The works of the Rev John Maclaurin Vol 2 Edinburgh J Maclaren Naismith Robert 1877 Historical Sketch of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland To Its Union with the Free Church in 1876 Edinburgh Johnstone Hunter amp Company Owen John 1850 Goold William Henry ed The works of John Owen Vol 1 London Johnstone and Hunter Robb James E 1975 Cameronian Fasti Ministers and Missionaries of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland 1680 1929 Edinburgh Reformed Heritage p 11 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Walker Norman L 1895 Chapters from the History of the Free Church of Scotland Edinburgh Oliphant Anderson amp Ferrier nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Wylie James Aitken ed 1881 Disruption worthies a memorial of 1843 with an historical sketch of the free church of Scotland from 1843 down to the present time Edinburgh T C Jack pp 265 270 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain External links editWorks by or about William Henry Goold at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Henry Goold amp oldid 1145611597, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
