An absolutely charming and irreplaceable 12mo size leather album filled, front to back, with 28 carte de visites of prominent and lesser-known Scottish Presbyterian divines, largely from in and Glasgow and its surrounding environs.
Fascinatingly, The Christian Times intentionally focused on everyday ministers and people. Articles were sought by pastors of smaller churches and parishes, from working class people, etc., It was created almost as an anti-type to the large London Christian papers. Not all contributors were Presbyterian, but certainly the majority.
Many of the CDV's were produced for The Christian Times Portrait Gallery, all of which now seem scarce. An advert in The Christians Times for 1849 announces these photographs will be soon forthcoming, though only mentions 12. This would put the production likely from 1850 and then continuing up through 1852 or so if they kept up the original pace.
Photographs include:
*Rev. James Cron of Langholm
*Unidentified divine from The Christian Times Portrait Gallery, Taken in Glasgow
*Rev. Robert Mitchell or Glasgow
*Rev. G. Salmon of Kilwinning [Two Images; Cartouche CDV as the others and one traditional full seated portrait CDV]
*Rev. A. Cross of Ardrossan
*Rev. D. Drummond of Bellshill
*Unidentified divine from The Christian Times Portrait Gallery
*Rev. Fergus Ferguson of Glasgow
*Rev. William Halliday of Glasgow
*Rev. Hugh Riddell of Glasgow
*Rev. James Maconachie of Dumfries
*Rev. Hugh Stewart of Anstruther
*Rev. John Whitson of Montrose
*Rev. A. M. Wilson, Editor of the Christian Times
*Rev. R. Hunter of Forres
*Rev. William Park of Carlisle
*Rev. Ebenezer Kennedy of Troustrie
*Rev. R. Wallace of Coupar-Angus
*Unidentified divine from The Christian Times Portrait Gallery
*Rev. D. Hislop of Hawick
*Rev. Nisbet Galloway of Dunfermline
*Rev. William Hutchison of Fraserburgh
*Rev. Robert Hood of Glasgow
*Rev. A. M. Fairbarn of Bathgate
*Rev. G. M'Callum of Dewsbury
*Rev. Henry Melville of Toronto [Canada]
*Rev. John Guthrie of London.
