The Baird Lecture is a lectureship that was endowed by James Baird to promote the Christian religion.
History and endowment
In 1873 James Baird established The Baird Trust and gave into its care ã500,000 to be used for aggressive Christian work. A part of the income of this fund was to provide for a series of lectures in Glasgow and also, if required, at one other of the Scottish university towns. Each course was to be delivered by a minister of the Church of Scotland, who could be reappointed, and was to consist of at least six lectures.
Catalogue of titles
- 1873: The Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, by Robert Jamieson
- 1874: The Mysteries of Christianity, by Thomas Jackson Crawford
- 1875: Endowed Territorial Work, by William Smith
- 1876: Theism, by Robert Flint
- 1877: Anti-Theistic Theories, by Robert Flint
- 1879: Messianic Prophecy, by Paton James Gloag
- 1880: Historical Development of Supernatural Religion, by John Christie
- 1881: Natural Elements of Revealed Theology, by George Matheson
- 1882: The Westminster Assembly, by Alexander Ferrier Mitchell
- 1883: St PaulâÂÂs Use of the Terms Flesh and Spirit, by Prof Wm Dickson
- 1885: The Revelation of St John, by Prof William Milligan
- 1887: The Church of Christ, by Prof Archibald Hamilton Charteris
- 1889: Early Religion of Israel, by Prof J Robertson
- 1891: The Ascension and Heavenly Priesthood of our Lord, by Prof Wm Milligan
- 1892: Sacrifice: Its Prophecy and Fulfilment, by Archibald Scott
- 1895: The Scottish Church in Christendom, by Prof H Cowan
- 1897: Apostolic ministry in the Scottish Church, by Prof Robert Herbert Story
- 1899: The Scottish Reformation, by Alexander Ferrier Mitchell
- 1901: The Church and its Social Mission, by Very Rev J Marshall Lang
- 1903: The Ministry and Sacraments of the Church of Scotland, by Very Revd Donald Macleod
- 1905: The Rule of Faith, by Prof W P Paterson
- 1907: The Four Gospels in the Earliest Church History, by Prof Thomas Nicol
- 1909: Modern Substitutes for Christianity, by Very Rev Pearson McAdam Muir
- 1911: New Testament Criticism: Its History and Results, by Revd J A McClymont
- 1913: Christian Freedom, by Prof W M McGregor
- 1915: The Apostles of India, by Revd James Nicoll Ogilvie
- 1917: The Idea of Immortality, by Prof G Galloway
- 1920: The Christian Vindication of Patriotism, by Robert Stevenson
- 1922: Jeremiah, by Prof George Adam Smith
- 1924: Religious Experience, by R H Fisher
- 1926: Music in Church Worship, by G W Stewart
- 1928: The Idealism of Christian Ethics, by G Walker
- 1929: The New Testament and its Transmission, by Prof George Milligan
- 1932: The Riddle of the World, by Prof David S Cairns
- 1934: Post Exilic Judaism, by Prof Adam Welch
- 1935: Parish and Parish Church, by Revd P D Thomson
- 1942: Youth in the new Order, by W M Wightman
- 1946: New Forms of the Old Faith, by Revd James Black
- 1947: The Chaplains in the Church of Scotland, by Revd T B Stewart Thomson
- 1949: The Epistle to the Hebrews, by Prof Wm Manson
- 1950: Church and Ministry, by Prof G. D. Henderson
- 1955: A History of Worship in the Church of Scotland, by Revd W D Maxwell
- 1960: Christian Faith and the Providential Order, by Rev Archibald Campbell Craig
- 1965: History and Duties of the Office of Elder, by Rev G M Dryburgh
- 1971: Ethics in a Permissive Society, by Prof Wm Barclay
- 1975: Message, Media, Mission, by Revd R F Falconer
- 1978: Saltire and Thistle, by Revd J.BP Bulloch
- 1985: Kirk by Divine Right, by Very Rev Andrew Herron
- 1990: MusicâÂÂs Magic Lost: Can it be regained?, by Revd Ian Mackenzie
- 2004: Netting Citizens, by Rev. Johnston McKay
- 2007: Celebrating 150 years of Scottish Scholarship
- 2009: What should they know of preaching who only preaching know? by Very Revd Dr Andrew McLellan
External links
- The Baird Trust website with text of all the lectures as searchable .pdf files.