James Sellar (minister)

The Very Rev James Sellar DD was 19th century Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1875.[1]

Life

He was minister of Aberlour in northern Scotland from at least 1863.[2]

In 1867 he served on the Committee on Aids to Devotion.[3]

In the year of his being Moderator he served under the Earl of Rosslyn as Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly, and with Robert Lee, advocate as Procurator.[4]

Artistic recognition

He was painted by George Paul Chalmers around 1875.[5]

References
  1. "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project". geni_family_tree.
  2. Black’s Morayshire Directory, 1863
  3. "Aids to Devotion. Family Prayers selected from the Prayers for social and family worship as authorised by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; with other prayers by the Committee of the General Assembly on Aids to Devotion: To which is prefixed ... A Pastoral Letter from the General Assembly on Family Worship". 1867.
  4. Thom’s Directory of Ireland 1875
  5. "Portrait of the revjames sellar of aberlour, auction sale for george paul chalmers (attrib.) (1838590)". Artprice.com.
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