Memorial No. | 305 |
---|---|
Surname(s) | MARTIN |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Wall tablet |
Number Commemorated | 1 |
Material | Solid Marble, Grey |
Stonemason | DAVID NESS EDINB. |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 1 Mint |
Dimensions in mm | H 1240 x W 1390 x D 90 |
Orientation (2) | 8 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 8 |
Technique of Inscription | Black lettering |
Inscription 1 | IN MEMORY OF THE REV. JOHN MARTIN D.D. WHO WAS ORDAINED IN 1793 TO THE MINISTRY AT STRATHMIGLO AND TRANSLATED IN 1807 TO THIS PARISH WHERE HE DIED 4TH SEPT 1837 IN THE 68TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. TO THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY HE DEVOTED THE ENERGIES OF A |
Inscription 2 | HIGHLY GIFTED MIND, STORED WITH SCRIPTURAL AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND DEEPLY IMBUED WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE GOSPEL. HE WAS ESTEEMED AND RESPECTED BY CHRISTIANS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS, AND WHEN SUDDENLY CALLED TO REST FROM HIS LABOURS HE LEFT BEHIND HIM A PROFOUND VENERATION FOR HIS BENIGNANT DISPOSITION, HIS UNBENDING INTEGRITY, HIS SOLEMNITY AND FERVOUR IN DEVOTION, AND HIS FAITH AND PATIENCE IN AFFLICTION. ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF KIRKCALDY A.D. 1839 THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE. PSALM CX11.6. |
(1) : 1 Flat, 2 Head, 3 Tomb, 4 Foot, 5. Other
(2) : 1 North, 2 North East, 3 East, 4 South East, 5 South, 6 South West, 7 West, 8 North West
(3) : 1 Sound in situ, 2 Sound displaced, 3 Leaning or falling apart, 4 collapsed, 5 Overgrown
(4) : 1 Mint, 2 Clear but worn, 3 Mainly decipherable, 4 Traces, 5 Illegible or destroyed
Information recorded 03/08/1992 by R SHARP
All content is © Kirkcaldy Old Kirk Heritage Group.