The Baird Lecture The Baird Lecture is a lectureship that was endowed by James Baird to promote the Christian religion.History and endowment In 1873 James Baird established The Baird Trust and gave into its care £500,000 to be used for aggressive Christian work. A part of the income of this fund was to provide for a series of lectures in Glasgow and also, if required, at one other of the Scottish university towns. Each course was to be delivered by a minister of the Church of Scotland , who could be reappointed, and was to consist of at least six lectures.Catalogue of titles 1873: The Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures Robert Jamieson 1874: The Mysteries of ChristianityThomas Jackson Crawford 1875: Endowed Territorial Work , by William Smith 1876: Theism , by Robert Flint 1877: Anti-Theistic Theories , by Robert Flint 1879: Messianic Prophecy , by Paton James Gloag 1880: Historical Development of Supernatural Religion , by John Christie 1881: Natural Elements of Revealed Theology , by George Matheson 1882: The Westminster Assembly , by Alexander Ferrier Mitchell 1883: St Paul’s Use of the Terms Flesh and Spirit , by Prof Wm Dickson 1885: The Revelation of St John , by Prof William Milligan 1887: The Church of Christ , by Prof Archibald Hamilton Charteris 1889: Early Religion of Israel , by Prof J Robertson 1891: The Ascension and Heavenly Priesthood of our LordWm Milligan 1892: Sacrifice: Its Prophecy and Fulfilment , by Archibald Scott 1895: The Scottish Church in Christendom 1897: Apostolic ministry in the Scottish Church , by Prof Robert Herbert Story 1899: The Scottish Reformation , by Alexander Ferrier Mitchell 1901: The Church and its Social Mission , by Very Rev J Marshall Lang 1903: The Ministry and Sacraments of the Church of Scotland , by Very Revd Donald Macleod 1905: The Rule of Faith , by Prof W P Paterson 1907: The Four Gospels in the Earliest Church HistoryThomas Nicol 1909: Modern Substitutes for Christianity , by Very Rev Pearson McAdam Muir 1911: New Testament Criticism: Its History and Results , by Revd J A McClymont 1913: Christian Freedom , by Prof W M McGregor 1915: The Apostles of India , by Revd James Nicoll Ogilvie 1917: The Idea of Immortality , by Prof G Galloway 1920: The Christian Vindication of Patriotism 1922: Jeremiah , by Prof George Adam Smith 1924: Religious Experience , by R H Fisher 1926: Music in Church Worship 1928: The Idealism of Christian Ethics , by G Walker 1929: The New Testament and its TransmissionProf George Milligan 1932: The Riddle of the World 1934: Post Exilic Judaism , by Prof Adam Welch 1935: Parish and Parish Church , by Revd P D Thomson 1942: Youth in the new Order , by W M Wightman 1946: New Forms of the Old Faith , by Revd James Black 1947: The Chaplains in the Church of Scotland , by Revd T B Stewart Thomson 1949: The Epistle to the Hebrews , by Prof Wm Manson 1950: Church and Ministry , by Prof G D Henderson 1955: A History of Worship in the Church of Scotland 1960: Christian Faith and the Providential Order , by Rev Archibald Campbell Craig 1965: History and Duties of the Office of Elder , by Rev G M Dryburgh 1971: Ethics in a Permissive Society , by Prof Wm Barclay 1975: Message, Media, Mission , by Revd R F Falconer 1978: Saltire and Thistle , by Revd J.BP Bulloch 1985: Kirk by Divine Right , by Very Rev Andrew Herron 1990: Music’s Magic Lost: Can it be regained? , by Revd Ian Mackenzie 2004: Netting Citizens , by Rev. Johnston McKay 2007: Celebrating 150 years of Scottish Scholarship 2009: What should they know of preaching who only preaching know? by Very Revd Dr Andrew McLellan
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