Person
David Welsh
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Years
- 1843
Every event in Historedia whose sources name David Welsh, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Disruption of the Church of Scotland
1843Role: Leader of the meeting at St Andrew's Church
- The Meeting at St Andrew's Church
On 18 May 1843, ministers and elders gathered in Edinburgh to formally constitute the Free Church, marking the official start of the schism.
- Constitution of the Free Church
Evangelical ministers withdrew from the General Assembly to form the Free Church, with Thomas Chalmers appointed as moderator.
- Opening of New College
New College opened in November 1843, admitting 168 students, including many who had begun theological studies before the Disruption; the supplied passage does not state its location.
- The Meeting at St Andrew's Church
Sources
- Disruption of 1843 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24