In the early-twentieth century, an undergraduate degree was the prerequisite for those seeking ministerial careers in the Church of Scotland. So, when four postgraduate research students matriculated at St Mary’s…
John Hall Batey was born c. 1878. He obtained a Bachelor of Letters prior to attending St Andrews and conducting divinity research for several years in the early 1920s. In 1917, he was inducted into the pastorate of…
Thomas Caldwell was born in 1883 in Galashiels to parents John Caldwell and Euphemia McLachlan. He attended Galashiels Academy and the University of St Andrews. At St Andrews, he received a Master of Arts c. 1904-1905,…
Allan Muirhead was born in 1888 to parents Allan M. and Martha Robertson Muirhead. He received several degrees at the University of St Andrews: a Master of Arts in 1914, a Bachelor of Divinity in 1918, and a Bachelor…
Reverend David Matheson Bell was born in Cambuslang on 11 May 1891 to David Bell and Elizabeth Matheson. He attended West Coats Higher Grade School, then University of Glasgow for an M.A. in 1910 and a Bachelor of…