John Hamilton

John Hamilton had them all to deal with during his ministry, as well as differences of opinion with some of his parishioners on political matters. Robertson of Strowan, whose “big” house was at Fearnan, was a Jacobite which the minister was not. This difference of opinion can be seen in a letter which Robertson wrote to his minister: “Since my tenants are willing to hear a person of your persuasion, I do not know by what inspiration, I hope you will not see them dispossessed of their seats in the Kirk which are well known. They should be let sit easy, and have elbow room, lest possession cause rupture among you. Let every man possess his paternal inheritance, from the throne in Westminster Abbey to the cobbler’s sate in the Kirk of Kenmore”.

Hamilton’s Manse was becoming ruinous, but,in spite of many appeals, it was to be another thirty years before anything was done about it. During the twenty years of his ministry Hamilton had much to contend with. He was a man of great Christian fortitude and stuck to his task with a good courage.

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