Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . e district has affected the membership is still large, but it is nolonger in the same sense the church of aresident population. The members arescattered all over the city, and their con-nection, perhaps, in too many cases is. inconsequence, largely a nominal one. Tothis fact also may be attributed the un-satisfactory attendances at the ordinary-diets of worship, which sometimes givecause for complaint : while the life andactivities of the congregation have un-doubtedly suffered from the same are far from the days when the
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . e district has affected the membership is still large, but it is nolonger in the same sense the church of aresident population. The members arescattered all over the city, and their con-nection, perhaps, in too many cases is. inconsequence, largely a nominal one. Tothis fact also may be attributed the un-satisfactory attendances at the ordinary-diets of worship, which sometimes givecause for complaint : while the life andactivities of the congregation have un-doubtedly suffered from the same are far from the days when the Churchof St. Clements was in the heart of acommunity of its own, and readily found aresponse from the fishers of Footdee, whomit was primarily designed to serve. To-day it has to take its place as one of thecity churches, and while there may be in-stances where this has meant advancementand progress, it may be questioned whetherin the case of St. Clements the disadvan-tages have not outweighed the gains. XVI—ST. FITTICKS CHURCH (CHAPEL OF EASE).. St. Fitticks Parish Church. Many generations have come and gonesince a St. Fitticks Church first stood onthe south side of the River Dee at Aber-deen. Early in the thirteenth century abuilding erected within sight of the it rolls inward in the picturesque Bayof Nigg was by imposing ceremonial de-dicated to religious uses for all time com-ing. In the course of its history thissacred edifice witnessed the temporaryrise and fall of several different forms ofChurch government, and came under thecontrol of each in turn. It was originallyconsecrated by the ritee of the RomanCatholic Church, and for fully threecenturies the priests of Rome ministeredwithin its walls. From the Reformationonwards for another century and a halfil was under the sway of , in July, 1716, Presbyterianministers took the oversight of thechurch, and the ordinances of Pres-byterianism were administered until 1829,when the building was finally aba
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