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Aquarius and Libra compatibility
The union between an Aquarius man and a Libra woman may witness a smooth harmonious relationship that is based on similarities in character and interests of these zodiac signs. They will take care of each other, retaining each other's right to privacy. Both of these characters are so fond of inner freedom that they respect and accept the desire of a partner to have his/her personal area for recreation and creativity. According to the compatibility horoscope, their relationship is like two strips of zipper: today they are connected in such a way that no force can separate them either in life or in judgments, and then tomorrow they suddenly part ways, and there exists some time apart from each other, accounting nothing to each other.
So they will coexist for a long time, throughout life. Both Aquarius man and Libra woman are vivid examples of the respective zodiac signs. The compatibility horoscope of this couple portends long-term, equal partnership relationships based on respect for each other. Yes - they are partners. Their relationship slightly does not hold out to the cloud concept of "love", staying somewhere between fraternal friendship and light flirting. This union has no passion, they exist and build their relations on mutual interests and similarities in characters.
Libra woman may not take into account that the identity of zodiac sign Aquarius is much deeper and more sensitive than it looks from the outside. He easily understands where people agree with him only out of courtesy so as not to disturb, and where, indeed, people entirely accept his point of view. Aquarius man cannot tolerate flattery and pressure on him. Insincerity, even in small things, depresses him and undermines his feelings. He would be happy if a Libra woman decides to have her own strong views on things and will defend her views - only, in this case, he will never lose interest in his beloved, and will not be indifferent to her.
From the compatibility horoscope of this couple, one can understand: in order to preserve this union, both partners must give each other a certain amount of freedom, but at the same time, actively co-exist in one plane of interest. While Aquarius man and Libra woman have common interests and hobbies - they have things to talk about with each other, each of these zodiac signs will be interested in the opinion of the other, in his/her advice and criticism. But if the desire for independence in a relationship is overpowering - they can easily give up, even without making any attempt to change themselves.
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So they will coexist for a long time, throughout life. Both Aquarius man and Libra woman are vivid examples of the respective zodiac signs. The compatibility horoscope of this couple portends long-term, equal partnership relationships based on respect for each other. Yes - they are partners. Their relationship slightly does not hold out to the cloud concept of "love", staying somewhere between fraternal friendship and light flirting. This union has no passion, they exist and build their relations on mutual interests and similarities in characters.
Libra woman may not take into account that the identity of zodiac sign Aquarius is much deeper and more sensitive than it looks from the outside. He easily understands where people agree with him only out of courtesy so as not to disturb, and where, indeed, people entirely accept his point of view. Aquarius man cannot tolerate flattery and pressure on him. Insincerity, even in small things, depresses him and undermines his feelings. He would be happy if a Libra woman decides to have her own strong views on things and will defend her views - only, in this case, he will never lose interest in his beloved, and will not be indifferent to her.
From the compatibility horoscope of this couple, one can understand: in order to preserve this union, both partners must give each other a certain amount of freedom, but at the same time, actively co-exist in one plane of interest. While Aquarius man and Libra woman have common interests and hobbies - they have things to talk about with each other, each of these zodiac signs will be interested in the opinion of the other, in his/her advice and criticism. But if the desire for independence in a relationship is overpowering - they can easily give up, even without making any attempt to change themselves.
Librabluu82 2017-05-28 04:50:37
Im a Libra woman my first love was an Aquarian and I still think in my 35 years I have the best chemistry with them. It's such a deep seeded connection right from the start. I love the loyalty of an Aquarian. I been talking to one online and Im going to meet him next week. even my two best girl friends are Aquarians
Libra LOVE
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aQUA 2017-04-24 11:34:04
Dear Libras
I am an Aquarius but I think Libra born September on are the best Match for Aquarians. There is a sense of respect and mutual support. But come to think of Libra born on October there are many issues with these Libra and they are only suitable with Aquarius born on Feb, Not January
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anonymous 2017-01-22 04:22:54
I'm in love with an Aquarius man I fell in love by just hearing his name.. I didn't know his horoscope at that time cause we didn't even know each other.. I just use to pray and ask god for a sign when he's sent me the right guy.. The way my heart reacted when i heard his name and the way it reacted when I saw him for the first time, I just knew then and there he is the one for me.. And he felt it to..The way my heart felt is like nothing i've ever felt before.. We got attracted to each other as we saw each other.. It lasted he loved me at the same time to, he felt we were made for each other and I do to.. Sadly now he says he doesn't love me anymore.. He's pushing me away and its because of his belief.. Will he ever come back to me??????? He's like my life and I miss him and truly love him.. I know he loves me but I just need to know if he'll come back because he keeps saying he weren't.. It hurts my heart hurts and there's absolutely no way to describe it or compare it to anything.. I feel everyday like I'm dying..
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Claire 2017-05-07 19:02:33
Hi Anonymous - I get where you're coming from, been there, too. When they change their minds out of nowhere, it feels like you've had the rug pulled from underneath AND you were sucker-punched at the same time. Hurts like hell and confusing, too. What you need to do is to start researching Twin Flame relationships. Specifically, the runner and the chaser. Here's the thing: whenever someone turns his/her back on us, we need to go within and work on ourselves. We send them unconditional love and surrender to the fact that whatever will be, will be. This person cracked your heart wide open, but maybe only to prepare you for the true love of your life. It can be confusing, but trust me, all of these experiences are to help us grow - not meant as punishment, but as an advanced course. Best of luck to you, my friend. Stop fighting and just be; go within and work on yourself for a while - your true love may be just around the corner!
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fa 2017-04-24 10:54:50
whats his belief. you left us hanging?
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Antonio Luna 2016-08-30 22:09:10
Aquarius ROCKS!!! hahahaha
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older libra woman 2016-07-28 07:06:30
I am digging a much younger Aquarius man. We are friends. I like every thing about him even his dark side. He seems very wise and head strong. He does shy away from speaking on emptions. My first love high school sweetheart was also a Aquarius man. How yoing is too young.
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October Rose 2016-10-02 10:56:58
I'm in a similar situation, but so far it's just a flirtation with promises of more. I'm curious how much younger your Aquarius is compared to you? While we're just testing the waters, I have an Aquarius who is 20 years younger than me who is pursuing me.
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Bri 2015-12-15 09:29:55
First off I?m beginning to think none of you have considered the other placements in an individual?s chart before commenting, because the comments are so one sided, and very vague but what do you expect from Air signs? (rolls eyes)
Anyway, I?m a Libra woman, I have a Pisces moon, a Leo in Venus so I?m very passionate and fiery in matters of the heart. Very direct when it comes to every emotion except anger. I rather calm down than to lash out when upset. Pointless arguing with a bunch of yelling and cussing and hurtful words is wasted energy to me. I will avoid it at all cost. Sitting down discussing our feelings, and views, and coming up with a solution together is more my speed. I am in NO WAY lazy when it comes to my love interest. No way! I?ll fight for my partner until there is nothing left to fight for. The only time I become lazy in a relationship is when I feel I have given it my all, and the other person is refusing to meet me half way, then yes at that point I?m not above disappearing on them because at that point I feel you are ignoring my efforts, and my words, and I will not waste another word or moment on someone that doesn?t respect me enough to take my needs and wants into consideration. That?s simply not fair, so good bye.
As for my encounters with Aquarius men I have nothing really bad to report, except the fact that they often drift off into their wonderland and it?s very irritating at times, as Libra may feel a bit neglected emotionally at first. The only thing about this, is after a while as a Libra woman you kind of get used to it and accept it as part of your partners personality, because you know your Aqua is not cheating on you or trying to hurt you, he just likes his space and you being the diplomatic creature you are, you reason with fairness, weigh the pros and cons and decide you will just keep yourself busy until your love returns. He doesn?t go away for long anyway. Every relationship needs air to breath, otherwise you?ll suffocate one another and the fire will eventually burn out. Now this in no way applies to water couples, they?ll tackle their partner and hold on for dear life, if they asked for space. I also would like to comment on the topic of Aqua males not being very emotional, this takes me back to the other placements in ones chart. Because I?ve dated the seemingly detached oblivious Aqua male discussed here, then I?ve dated the sweet and emotional, sensitive, still slightly aloof and carefree Aqua.
If an Aqua is cool and collected with you, he?s guarding himself from you, and it?s your job to make him feel comfortable to let that guard down. Like they said above, pressuring him is not going to do the trick. You?re a Libra woman, and you know firsthand as an air sign, that if anyone tries to boss you or pressure you into anything your out of there faster than lightening. An Aquarius is the exact same way, so chill. Just chill with him, be patient, and be his friend and lover. Tell him the new things you?ve learned, don?t make every subject about you and him. I had an Aquarius be guarded with me, and his barriers broke down the minute he thought he was going to loose me. Not saying that works for all of them, because I didn?t plan to give up, it just naturally happen. Like I said, at some point I get tired of talking when I feel the other person isn?t listening.
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VelliDaVinci 2016-05-09 16:17:31
I agree whole heartedly!!!! True meaning and fulfillment in zodiac knowledge not only hold true within total spiritual oneness, it's based on a FULL BIRTH CHART basis. Every sign is different with each individual. Yes a lot of foundation characteristics will be there based on your MAIN sign if you will, but the alignment of all other elements come into play. That's why I'm an AquaCorn based on averages. Nice post! Libra queen
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Ranch flavored 2015-10-21 05:14:42
I ate Walmart chicken today.
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Aquarius 2015-10-13 10:10:32
Libra are pathetic people and they don't settle down and if they do they wont last in any relationship. They will settle down at least after they have divorced 3-5 men -it when why wake up-but until they have aged and tired advertising themselves. Tough I never married a Libra but i have tried to date a few . They love sex topics -not with you but they will be telling who they think they have crush one and will trying to date. Ask them back how did their date go : you will hear them he did froze on bed and he did not touch me all the night . I left the bed and slept on a coach instead.. But i actually it is the opposite -She might have frozen on bed and the energy has fainted all the sudden . Some will be complaining my new bf is too demanding or dominating sexually. Some tell me he doesn't let me get take the role or be on the top ;it turns me down. The true is that Libra like erotic topics but in action ,well , they freeze. They are very indecisive and nave and short tempered people. if you are their friend you must like music otherwise it wont work. If you come across a Libra born on October save your breathes unless you want to kill your time -that's hanging around you when they are feeling lonely, taking them around and wanting to spoil them with good food at a particular restaurant. or going to a comedy or musical concert. Dont expect they will buy anything or share even when you are friends and nothing else . You have to spoil them if you want good company but don't expect even tough that you seduce them .They are very dependent and lazy people most of the time.
I never been impressed by a Libra and I always walk away if i happen to come in contact with a libra !
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AleLibra 2016-07-22 08:21:10
I am a libra and we are not pathetic people. If you had this kind of experience,i can guaratee that she didn't WANT you and you were under her comunucation standards. We dont like dirty,rude,low estime guys. She simply didnt care but using you when shes bored. We always have a plan B. Aquarius is the love of my all lifes. He complete me and the chemistry is made in heaven. I appreciate his confidebt attitude,i love his brain,his games,his playful mood and he cant resist to my presence. We fall for eachother as in the first day,and that was 7 years ago. I love him cherish him and respect him. He is what reflects in my eyes My View of Beauty .
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Andrew 2015-05-31 05:30:58
I'm falling in love with my best friend who happens to be a libra (I'm an aquarius man)
I don't usually believe in these kinda things, but I turned to zodiac looking for some consolation. I thought I didn't have a chance, even though we get along incredibly well as friends... but with this, my hopes are high. She is the woman of my life, and the only one I want. Hopefully everything ends well...
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James 2015-06-29 16:47:18
I confessed my love ti her but my libra woman said she only treated and treats me as a true best friend.
She said she had never fall in love with any men and she is 22 years old.
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Libra 2015-08-28 23:07:14
She is obviously gay
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pinky 2015-01-19 06:36:33
I am a Libra and going to be married to an aquarian. WE are both over 50 yrs. old and we were classmates in sixth grade. We fell in love after our school reunion and my aquarian makes me feel like his queen. I hope he stays like that forever.
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NoOneOfConsequence 2014-09-27 06:12:41
Wow...I can't belive how accurate this was. i am an aquarian man, married 20 years to a libra woman. We parted ways...with 4 children...much like a zipper.
Take this to heart, read the article again. This was remarkably accurate.
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charrissiee 2014-07-08 03:20:37
honestly from experience ..I have dated two ... one of which is the father of our two kids which we where together for 13yrs and the second was after me and him seperated who we only dated for like a yr. all i can say is once they love you and you win thier hearts the will not let go. they are not ggod with doubt and they will not open up to you about any doubts they might be having..... communacation is a big downfall with them and libra women and it communacation in reference to the relationship. i happen to be a libra so by nature im very out going and people tend to draw to men and what makes it bad is men more ... which with aquiran men they may tell you they are not jealous but in reality they are it creates a doubt and one you will never know cause they will keep it silent expecting you to change but to you hey you are doing nothing wrong... you know where your heart lies and you can express and show it to them everyday but they will still question ..... this will create a slow disatnce between you two and soon or later your partner will start to seek comfort elsewhere and before you know you two are going seperate ways and you are the last person to know why... but with all that said once you get deep in thought with them and they open up to you believe me you will fall in love even more deeper than you coukd imagine. you will feel like your life has been snatched from you if you two where to ever seperate because it is a true partnership between you two its destiny!!! BELIEVE IT AND FIGHT HARD FOR YOUR AQUARIAN MAN IT WILL BE WELL WORTH IT IN THE END
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bips 2014-07-01 22:06:07
Its true that aquirian man never express their deep feelings to Libra and Libra woman always misunderstood them.some people or most of the people says aquirian man r emotionless but which is not true they are very intense about emotion but it is very hard to understand for any person from any zodiac with due respect to other zodiac. And pls never ever lie or diplomatic with any aquirian man because they cannot tolerate lie or diplomacy or unnecessary cleverness they can easily digest the truth or simpleness how ugly it is but if u do prepare yourself for the concecuencess and result which is really really very ugly
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cutie 2014-06-29 01:31:03
I like an aquarious man and he likes me but we haven't talked yet and im trying my best to. will we ever talk
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It is one of my all-time favorite cheesy jokes: Why is 6 afraid of 7? Because 7, 8, 9! It has only been recently usurped by a series of interrupting knock-knock jokes (interrupting starfish is pretty funny).
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Kagawa vs. James, Reus vs. Forsberg, Harit vs. Thiago: The World Cup's Bundesliga head-to-heads
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With 146 games, 41 goals and 38 assists, there are few Bundesliga midfielders with the pedigree of Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa, although after only one season in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich's James Rodriguez – with 23 games, seven goals and 11 assists – is already proving he could go on to boast similar stats. Two of the Bundesliga's outstanding midfielders, both might not exactly cross paths all that often on the field when they come head to head on 19 June in Saransk, when Japan face Colombia, but their respective influences as advanced midfielders, setting the attacking tone for their teams, will likely see them heavily responsible for their nations' hopes. This mini-Klassiker could set the tone for the tournament, with the tempting prospect of meeting Bayern's Robert Lewandowski and Poland in the knockout stages.
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Make sure 23 June is highlighted in your diary since that is the day when two of the Bundesliga's most creative players will lock horns in what promises to be a spectacular clash in Sochi. Dortmund's Marco Reus missed out on a place at the World Cup with an agonising injury picked up just 24 hours before he was due to board the plane to Brazil four years ago, and he will be out to make up for lost time in Russia. He spent much of the past two seasons injured too, but with seven goals in 11 games since recovering from his latest setback, the fleet-footed forward has hit form at just the right time for this international appointment with Leipzig's Emil Forsberg. sbo bz sbobet
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I've fielded a handful of questions from clients and media recently regarding what Saugatuck believes will be the outcome and effects of the Oracle lawsuit against Google regarding the use of Java intellectual property within the Android operating system. More calls have come in now that the jury has found that Google "infringed" to some extent, without agreeing on whether or not Google's use of Java was within legally-protected "fair use" guidelines.
In short, everything Android is up in the air, and some enterprise IT and mobility managers are concerned about what effects this court case may have on their abilities to plan and manage Cloud+mobility in the coming months, along with what to do – if anything.
First of all, Saugatuck is not a law firm and offers no formal legal opinions on any matter. We're a research consultancy specializing in the business of IT. Our work builds on ongoing research programs to develop market awareness and intelligence that's used to guide enterprise IT and business leaders and providers of software, hardware, and services in the most effective, efficient ways of doing business.
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- "Should we move from Android devices and apps to Apple or Microsoft?"
- "How much will this court case fragment Android and open source development efforts?"
- "How will this case affect our mobility strategy?"
- "What can we do right now to protect our investment in Android-based devices and apps?"
Our net position is there is little or nothing that needs to be done by enterprise IT, business, and mobility leaders at this time or in the foreseeable future. You're good.
If history is an accurate and reasonable guide, it will be years before any definitive decision or action results from this trial and subsequent activity. The case has not yet gone to jury as I write this. If and when any verdict is returned, it will be appealed. The appeals process in cases like this historically takes between three and 10 years. While the jury is deliberating, both sides will work toward a settlement. If no settlement is reached before a verdict is returned, then the two sides will continue to work toward one throughout the appeals process.
Given that mobile technologies and markets have a very high innovation and adoption rate, it is entirely possible that new or different technologies will be in use by the time this case is concluded. The importance and role, or even presence, of Java may be a moot point.
Whether the case reaches a negotiated settlement or a final court verdict, the most likely impact by far will be increased software licensing fees up and down the ecosystem stack.
Oracle brought this suit to protect what it sees as its IP, and to gain licensing revenue. Oracle does not benefit by putting Google or Android out of business; there are too many millions of developers and tens of millions of users available to generate revenue for Oracle to do that.
Therefore, the most likely net impact on enterprises will be slightly increased costs of software, devices, and services. We can see no reasonable scenario wherein Android and/or Google suddenly disappear as a result of this case, negating years of standardization and integration effort by enterprises. So we see this case causing no reason for enterprises to reconsider or change their mobility plans and strategies.
Even if the Android OS and its ecosystem were to be disrupted significantly, and therefore cause significant disruption to user enterprises that rely on them, the gradual current shift toward Cloud-based integration-as-a-service will negate or ameliorate the most significant technological problems. And even so, the OS on the device is already fast becoming less important than the ability of the device to access Cloud-based services. Android certainly enables a vast range of device and software capabilities, but as the "age of the app" winds down in the coming few years and we rely more on Cloud-based, browser-enabled functionality for business, much of the device and developer impacts fade away.
Saugatuck's net position for IT, business and mobility leaders: You're OK as long as you review and update your standards, and stay current on the status and capabilities of Cloud-based IT-as-a-service from the mobile device level through enterprise business management suites.
This blog originally appeared at Saugatuck Lens360.
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Noma Gurich, Oklahoma County District Judge was re-elected without opposition at the close of the filing period on June 7, 2006.
Judge Gurich has served all of Oklahoma County as a district judge since 1998. She won a contested election in 1998 and was re-elected without opposition in 2002.
Judge Gurich said "I believe in the future of this state and community. I will continue to work for the citizens of Oklahoma County to keep our community an outstanding place to live and work. I will vigilantly apply the statutory and constitutional law to all disputes that arise in my court on a fair and equal basis. I want to thank the community for its support and I look forward to serving the public for many more years".


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The MacBeth Stone
Ordnance Survey Map Reference NO280435
MacBeth's Stone looking south
The stone looking west
Cup marks on the south face of the stone
More cupmarks on the south face
Leave Meigle on the road marked "Belmont Centre" and follow this for approximately 1-1/2 km west from Meigle. Pass the entrance to Belmont Castle and proceed to the entrance to Belmont Centre. There is sufficient space to park at the side here. Enter through the gate, and about 25m in there is a little path cutting back on the right hand side. Follow this and you'll see the stone almost immediately. It stands nearly 4m tall, and is quite an impressive sight.
There are cupmarks on both main faces of the stone, 4 or 5 on the north face, and quite a number on the southern face. Unfortunately, it has also suffered from vandalism with some names and initials carved on the eastern portion, along with (more suitably), a thistle...
MacBeth's name is strongly linked with this area. Birnam Wood lies up by Dunkeld, there are traces of a hill fort on Dunsinane Hill a few kilometres SSE, and a nearby hill to this is still named King's Seat. Despite the bad press he received from the Saxon playwright, Shakespeare (who never visited Scotland, and was sucking up to the Stewart monarchy), MacBeth is regarded as one of the better monarchs of Scotland during the troubled times he lived in. He reigned for 17 years, and was the penultimate Celtic King of Scots. He managed to visit Rome on pilgrimage in 1050, when it was reported that he 'scattered money like seed to the poor'. He is described thus in the prophecy of Saint Berchan:
'The ruddy faced king... will possess Scotland.
The strong one was fair, yellow-haired and tall.
Brimful of food was Scotland, east and west,
During the reign of the ruddy, brave king
It is appropriate that this immense stone bears his name.
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Our Organisation
The Council for World Mission is a worldwide partnership of Christian churches. The 32 members are committed to sharing their resources of money, people, skills and insights globally to carry out God's mission locally. CWM was created in 1977 and incorporates the London Missionary Society (1795), the Commonwealth Missionary Society (1836) and the (English) Presbyterian Board of Missions (1847).
Dear Friends,
We are excited about the opportunity to join millions around the world in speaking hope, the language of life. Technology is a gift worth celebrating because it allows us to meet each other across the corridors of our various social circumstances, claiming our common humanity and communicating our hopes and aspirations.
CWM, the Council for World Mission, is a partnership of Churches around the world committed to sharing God's love and to journey with each other in our quest for life of meaning and quality. This quest in not unique to us; indeed it is the desire of every human being to live with dignity and pride, to experience relationships of integrity and honesty and feel that her/his life has meaning and purpose. This was the mission to which Jesus committed himself and for which he lived and died. Likewise, this is the heartbeat of the mission of CWM.
Our website is a medium for exchange of stories, ideas and reflections about our struggle and search for life; it is a platform for conversation and connections; and it is a place where we can freely celebrate God's mission of love and the message of hope in a world of pain and dislocation. We are grateful that you have taken the time to visit us online and we hope that you will be inspired by our story and that you will share yours with us.
With delight I welcome you to our website and invite your participation.
With sincere best wishes,
Rev. Dr. Collin I. Cowan, General Secretary
Our History
In the beginning…
The thinking behind the formation of a missionary society goes back to the evangelical awakening in Britain in the 18th century, a time of spiritual renewal and discovery led John and Charles Wesley and George Whitefield. The awakening stressed the importance of individual conversion, in effect transforming Christianity from being a state religion – the domain of aristocrats – to becoming the religion of ordinary people. The logic went that if religion concerns every person, then should it not concern the world.
Against this background William Carey wrote his tract "An Enquiry into the Obligation of Christians to use Means for the Conversation of the Heathens" (1792), arguing that the commission to go, teach and baptise all nations was for all Christians. With encouragement of William Carey, a group of ministers began meeting together to plan the Missionary Society (as it was first called) in a London Coffee House.
The Missionary Society was formerly begun in 1795. The aim of the society has remained substantially the same throughout its history to "spread the knowledge of Christ throughout the world." The impulse has led missionaries to serve in many part of the world. From its beginning the society was an association of individuals rather than a denominational missionary society. This meant that the Missionary Society was independent of denominations and inter-denominational in its character. This impulse was included amongst the founding principle not to take any particular form of church but to take the message of the gospel and allow the local church as it was formed to determine its own form of church government.
First missionaries….
The very first mission of the new society was to the South Seas led by John Williams and his wife Mary Chawner. Travelling on the missionary ship The Duff John Williams arrived in Tahiti on 5th March 1797.
The mission used ships between the many island groups of the region but the distances were so great that missionaries concentrated on the major island countries. Converts were sent as missionaries between the islands and spread the good news to other islands. Pacific islanders also went on the missionary ships to support and aid the work of the missionaries.
Most of Williams' missionary work and their delivery of a cultural message was successful and they became well known in congregational church circles. However, in November 1839, while visiting a part of the New Hebrides where Williams was unknown, he and a fellow missionary James Harris were killed and eaten by cannibals.
In these early days of the Missionary Society mission work was begun in North India, Southern Africa, South India, China, Tobago, British Guyana, Trinidad and Mauritius.
In 1818 the Missionary Society changed its name to become The London Missionary Society (LMS). Whilst established as inter-denominational, overtime and with the forming of other denominational missionary societies the LMS became the missionary society of the Congregationalists.
The LMS had a series of small missionary ships which transported missionaries and supplies through the mission fields, mostly the ships were used in the Pacific. Latterly children from Sunday Schools in UK, New Zealand and Australia raised money for the ships, collecting ship half-pennies (there was a picture of the John Williams on the reverse of the coin).
The LMS Hall of fame….
There are many examples of people throughout the history of the CWM who have been inspirational and influential – whether they served through LMS, PCE or CMS. Some examples:
- Johannes Van der Kemp a Dutch Lutheran pastor read a sermon from one of the LMS founders and was so moved he offered himself for missionary service in Southern Africa. He arrived in 1799 and began his work among African tribes. With the exploitation of the colonialists Vanderkemp built Christian settlements to care and protect people from the colonialists harsh treatment. Van der Kemp refused the governors order to provide labour for farms which put his at loggerheads with the government.
- Robert and Mary Moffatt were commissioned as missionaries in the same service as John Williams in 1816. In 1820 Moffatt moved his family to establish the missionary post at Kuruman where he continued to serve until his return to England in 1870. His daughter Mary, married the missionary and explorer David Livingstone who was also based as an LMS missionary at Kuruman.
- Livingstone is perhaps one of the best known of the LMS missionaries, though not remembered most of missionary endeavours as for his extensive travels in Africa. He was and remains a controversial figure. Criticised for his failure to make converts, as a poor expedition leader and mostly for his call for Africa to be opened up to "commerce, Christianity and civilisation" which paved the way for the notorious "scramble for Africa." Yet he was an inspiration to missionaries and became the recruitment poster-boy of the LMS.
- John Smith went to Guyana in 1817 with a mission to work amongst the slaves. His work flourished in the Demerara region where he gathered a church of over 800 slaves. He wrote about the appalling conditions slaves experienced and these representation brought changes through acts of parliament. Letters addressed to colonial governors were sent which recommended reform but these were withheld. Despite Smiths encouragement to show restraint violence broke out and a slaughter of slaves took place. Smith was imprisoned for instigating the riot and condemned to death. During his appeal he was imprisoned and in such unhealthy conditions that he died.
- Missionaries frequently learnt the languages of the people among whom they worked. Not only learning the language, but writing grammars and dictionaries. The work of Robert Morrison in China is a good example of this contribution.
- Eric Liddell was successful athlete whilst a schoolboy at Eltham College – a school founded by the LMS for the sons and orphans of missionaries – so successful that he was selected to run the 100 in the 1924 Paris Olympics. He refused to train and run on Sundays and so was withdrawn, but ran instead in the 200 and 400 metres, winning a bronze and gold medal. He set the world record for the 400 metres in 47.6 seconds. Eric Liddell's story is captured in a film Chariots of Fire.
- At the height of his career Liddell became an educational missionary in China. For a time he worked alongside his brother who was a medical missionary through the LMS. Liddell was interred in 1943 in an internment camp – he had previously been on a prisoner exchange list but gave his place to a pregnant woman – he died in February 1945 from a brain tumour, aged 43.
End of an era….
With few exceptions, the LMS missionaries that went out to spread the knowledge of Christ were from Britain (and if not were European). Though not always subservient to colonialism, British missions received protection and sometimes privilege from colonial powers. The work of the LMS took place in a particular moment in history and certainly not everything it was right. It is not possible to re-write or censor history but it is possible to celebrate the faith and sacrifice of others, whilst learning from their mistakes and committing ourselves to new culturally appropriate ways of working.
The end of World War 2 marked the end of an era. One by one British colonies became independent states and the indigenisation of mission gathered pace. This alongside a growing desire to move towards devolving mission to independent churches, for example in 1927 the formation of the Churches of Christ in China; the unifying of the church in South India in 1947; in Kiribati missionaries encouraged the forming of a national church with national leadership.
In 1966 the London Missionary Society and the Commonwealth Missionary Society merged to form the Congregational Council for World Mission (CCWM). The formation of the United Reformed Church in England and Wales in 1972 brought into the work of CCWM the mission work of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, particularly Bangladesh, Singapore and Taiwan. In 1973 CCWM became Council for World Mission (Congregational and Reformed). But changes were not complete and in 1975 a consultation was held in Singapore.
The mission consultation brought together churches that had been engaged in foreign mission and the churches established through those missions. Encouraged and challenged by the associate churches, the consultation agreed that the CWM's current structures maintained unhelpful donor and recipient relationships which failed to give space for a truly collaborative exercise. The document calling for change "Sharing in One World Mission" points to the ecumenical nature and outlook of the new CWM. The new structure based on equal partnership and mutuality came into being in 1977.
In 1980 the name was changed again to simply be the Council for World Mission – dropping Congregational and Reformed. 1995 CWM celebrated its 200th Anniversary in celebrations which were called "Dare to dream". Since then CWM has continued to support member churches in mission, through the sharing of people, resources and learning.
In 1994 the Hong Kong Council of Churches in Christ in China decided to sell a hospital property which had been in place for over a century as part of the LMS mission work. The sale of this property was shared between the Hong Kong Council of Churches of Christ and CWM, meaning that CWM received a significant amount of money which is invested and continues to support the work of CWM.
The financial resources made it possible for CWM to launch a Mission Support Fund (MSP) which supports member churches in mission and in 2001 to launch Regional Empowerment Fund which supported mission programmes in the regions of CWM.
A new governance structure was adopted in 2003 and again in 2012. In 2012 CWM relocated the general secretariat to Singapore.
A whistle stop tour of the story of LMS and its merging with other missionary societies over time, which bring us up to today with our vision today of "fullness of life through Christ for all creation" and our being "called to partnership in Christ to mutually challenge, encourage, and equip member churches to share in God's mission."
Vision and Mission
Our Vision
"Fullness of life Through Christ, for all Creation"
We are partners of God and we participate in God's work with others. Churches are called to prophetic witness, to proclaim and live out the vision of Jesus Christ of fullness of life for all creation.
We envisage a different world, a world inspired by the values of love, justice, peace and compassion. It invites us to use our gifts and resources for God's work, following the example of Jesus in proclaiming his ministry of liberation, healing and hope (Luke 4: 14-20), and taking sides with the people who lived in poverty, the oppressed and the marginalized.
Our vision inspires us to action, to decisively and urgently live out our faith, walking together as partners in God's mission and working in harmony with the whole of God's creation for its freedom and wholeness. Living the values of fullness of life for all creation, and resisting the norms of Empire we participate in God's alternative.
Our Mission
"Called to partnership in Christ to mutually challenge, encourage, and equip churches to share in God's mission"
The mission context and God's mandate of fullness of life for all creation demand a holistic understanding of mission. This compels churches today to be faithful in proclaiming God's fullness of life. We believe that this can be best lived out in the context of local congregations. We therefore commit ourselves to enabling member bodies to develop missional congregations where the affirmation of life and hope are experienced in community.
Principles that guide how we work
We envision that the quality of CWM's programmes and activities during the strategy period will be enhanced as we commit to making good practices consistent and working towards enabling CWM to be a learning organisation, committed to excellence in the administration of its affairs.
Therefore as we work, guided by our vision, mission and values we are committed to live and work by the following principles:
- Spiritualities that ground our relationships, with one another, with creation and with God, and inform our actions
- A servant spirit modelled after Jesus
- Believing that every congregation can be a life-affirming community and that by working together we can support and encourage each other around the world
- Being a learning community, in which everyone has a role to play inspiring, teaching and learning mission
- Being a supportive and enabling community, exploring and offering alternative options as necessary
- Holding each other to account and challenging each other when we have to
- Working in flexible teams, configured for the work at hand
- Working collaboratively, engaging stakeholders and making connections
- Networking and sharing experiences that inform prophetic witness locally and globally
- Practising hospitality, making all feel welcome wherever we are (in the office, at events, etc.)


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The young Russian soprano Maria Nazarova, young star of the Vienna State Opera, will debut her first role at the Salzburg Festival, Papagena, in the new production of W.A. Mozart's Magic Flute directed by Lydia Steier and conducted by Constantinos Carydis. Premiere: July 27th with additional performances July 31, August 4, 7, 15, 24, 30.
Estonian mezzo-soprano Dara Savinova returns to stage at the Martina Franca Festival to sing Eustazio in Handel's Rinaldo conducted by Fabio Luisi. The production is directed by Giorgio Sangati. Premiere: July 29. Additional performances: August 2 &4.
Bryony Dwyer, currently a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble, debuts the role of Micaela in a new production of Bizet's Carmen at Bühnen Wuppertal. Conductor: Julia Jones Director: Candice Edmunds Additional performances: July 5, 7, 12, 15continue
Azerbaijani mezzo-soprano Aytaj Shikhalizada, currently completing her masters at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, debuts on June 29th at the Opera Royal de Versailles as Isabella in G. Rossini's Italiana in Algiers, conducted by J.C. Spinosi with the Ensemble Matheus. Aytaj also begins an ensemble contract at Theater Dortmund for the 18/19 season.continue
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The State
During Henryson's lifetime, flourished
It is not possible accurately to date Robert Henryson's The
Testament of Cresseid but it is thought to have been written
before the early 1490s. Henryson's working lifetime spanned the
years 1450 to 1505 and the reigns of James II (1437-60), James III
(1460-1488) and James IV (1488-1513). Politically, these were turbulent
times. All three kings inherited the crown in their minorities:
James II after the murder of his father; James III after the untimely
explosion of a cannon killed his father; and James IV, after the
unexplained slaying of his father following the battle of Sauchieburn,
against rebels nominally headed by the fifteen year old heir.
During this period the machinery of the state was symbolised by,
and centred on, the person of the monarch and his government. He
governed through a council, made up principally of selected nobility
and clergy, which issued edicts in the Crown's name. A Parliament
made up of the 'Three Estates' - the clergy, nobility and burgesses
- was called with differing degrees of regularity; but at this time
it had little more power than to rubberstamp Crown ordinances as
Parliamentary Acts, and very occasionally to limit the more unpopular
of the King's demands. The overriding characteristic of kingship
during Henryson's lifetime was the Stewart dynasty's preoccupation
with establishing and developing its authority throughout the kingdom,
generally with the aid of the nobility and clergy, but with intermittent
confrontation with specific groups.top
James III
Henryson's early working life will have been influenced, in particular,
by the political unrest occasioned by the unpopularity of James
Ixia's reign. This stemmed in part from James's own personal lack
of charisma; but also from increasing tension between a nobility,
increasingly alienated by taxation demands and lack of involvement
in government, and a king determined to promote royal power through
more centralised, bureaucratic government. The simmering discontent
surfaced in 1482, after an English-aided invasion by James's brother,
the duke of Albany, and a coup by three of his half-uncles, resulted
in the temporary imprisonment of the king in Edinburgh castle and
the hanging at Lauder Bridge of his closest advisors. Although James
III was to recover power until his overthrow and death in 1488,
these were the uncertain times forming the backdrop to Henryson's
James IV
James IV's reign, has been deemed far more successful by historians.
He further promoted the image of a glorious Stewart dynasty, synonymous
with kingship in Scotland. His increasingly centralised government
was able to exert its authority throughout the kingdom, and to fund
the enlarged crown expenditure on the navy, palaces and a glittering
court life. Much of this was not that different from the policies
of James III, but, unlike his father, James IV succeeded in doing
this without alienating the nobility, retaining their support by
involving them in government and the spectacle of the court. Royal
finances were improved, again through much the same means as before,
the systematic exploitation of Crown lands and a persistent manipulation
of church revenues, through direct clerical taxation and the use
of the revenues resulting from ecclesiastical vacancies.
It is within James's reinvigorated Renaissance court, that the
arts were encouraged - and poets such as Henryson, and those that
followed like William Dunbar and Gavin Douglas thrived. James IV's
status as a player within the continental monarchical elite was
confirmed by his marriage in 1503 to Margaret, daughter of Henry
VII of England and sister of Henry VIII-to-be. Though the Treaty
of Perpetual Peace agreed at this time by James and Henry did not
result in unalloyed tranquility, this marital union of the houses
of Stewart and Tudor was eventually to provide an heir to the united
crowns of Scotland and England, in the person of James VI in 1603.
However this must have seemed very unlikely in the dark days that
followed the deaths of James IV, many of his nobility and as many
as 5000 men at Flodden in 1513, following the resumption of Anglo-Scottish
James V: 1513-1542
The early years of James V's reign were dominated by conflict between
various nobles and his mother, the dowager Queen Margaret, over
the regency during James's minority. The heir-presumptive, James's
cousin the Duke of Albany, made occasional visits from France where
he was chiefly resident, but the royal government and the person
of James himself was eventually grasped by the Earl of Angus until
1528, when James escaped and began his personal rule.
He continued much of his father's work, in particular, the pursuit
of the finance necessary to fund the lavish building projects at
Stirling, Falkland and Linlithgow. Through a ruthless exploitation
of church revenues and the lucky windfall of two substantial French
dowries, James V was able to finance his ambitions without alienating
the nobility. His court continued as a vibrant centre of culture.
Sir David Lindsay, royal herald, occasional ambassador, and author
of Ane Satire of the Three Estates was the chief poet. He
was also able to continue the pattern of the centralisation of justice
and administration that had marked the reign of his father; in 1532
he founded the College of Justice (or Court of Session).
One of the constant features of James V's reign however was the
state of Anglo-Scottish relations. Latent hostility over Henry VIII's
claims to overlordship over the Scottish crown and his nephew James,
often blossomed into overt hostility. In 1524, the earl of Surrey's
invasion reached Edinburgh temporarily. A number of truces were
signed, but in 1542 hostilities broke out again on the Borders,
leading to the English defeat of a Scottish force at Solway Moss,
on the south-western border. James's daughter and heir Mary was
born a few days later and just days before his own early death.top
The Rough Wooing: 1543-1549
Following the English victory at Solway Moss and James V's death,
Henry VIII was keen to secure this triumph with an agreement to
the marriage of his son Edward (Edward VI, 1547-1553) to the new
Scottish Queen, Mary, when she was ten. In July 1543, the two treaties
of Greenwich were agreed between England and Scotland for the marriage
and future peace. However, a complicated political picture back
home in Scotland, as various factions manoeuvered for control of
the infant Queen and government, resulted in the Scottish Parliament
rejecting the treaties with England in the autumn of 1543.
Henry VIII was enraged. Cross border raiding escalated and in 1544,
Henry resurrected the overlordship claims of Edward I. English armies
under the command of the Earl of Hertford (later Duke of Somerset)
assaulted Edinburgh and ravaged the Scottish borders, forcing thousands
of Scotsmen in Berwickshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire to 'take
assurance' with the English, swearing allegiance to the English
crown in return for the protection of their lands from English attack
and Scottish reprisals.
This English 'pale' of influence was further consolidated during
the second stage of the Rough Wooing, as a full scale invasion of
Scotland up the east coast took place and Somerset established a
chain of fortresses within Scotland under English command as far
north as Broughty Ferry, near Dundee. In September 1547, the Scottish
suffered a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Pinkie, and the English
established a military command at Haddington. The English, however,
were unable to take Edinburgh castle or to progress further north
or west. Following the Anglo-French agreement to the marriage of
Mary to the Dauphin, son of Henri II, and the removal of Mary to
France in 1548, the English campaign faltered. Faced with regional
revolts in both East Anglia and in Devon and Cornwall in 1549, English
garrisons were abandoned later in that year and peace treaties signed
between France and England in 1550 and Scotland and England in 1551.top
Mary Queen of Scots: 1542- 1567
Mary's youth was spent at the court of Henri II of France following
the agreement of her marriage to the Dauphin in 1548. In Scotland,
the regency was initially held by Mary's cousin the earl of Arran,
but in 1554, her mother Mary of Guise took over power. These were
the years leading up to the Reformation. Increasing support for
reform eventually found voice in the riots incited by John Knox
in Perth in May 1559, and in the overthrow of the regency by the
Lords of Congregation that October. Mary de Guise died in June 1560,
and the Reformation Parliament agreeing the basis of Protestant
reform took place two months later.
Mary, briefly Queen of France from 1559, was widowed in December
1560 and in August 1561 returned to Scotland. Scotland in 1561,
in the early stages of the consolidation of the Reformation, was
a changed place politically. The 'auld alliance' with France was
finally over and increasingly the nobility looked to the Protestant
England of Elizabeth I for support. Mary's difficulties as a Catholic
monarch and female ruler in an increasingly Protestant country slowly
multiplied. Her marriage in 1565 to a cousin, Henry Stewart, Lord
Darnley, of Scots parentage but brought up in England, ensured the
independence of the Scottish throne from any outside influence and
produced an heir, James, in June 1566. It ended, however, in the
confusion which surrounded his murder early in 1567.
This disaster was compounded by Mary's marriage, three months later
to one of those implicated in the murder, the earl of Bothwell.
The Scottish nobility could not accept this and confronted Mary
and Bothwell at Carberry, near Musselburgh, in June 1567. Mary was
imprisoned at Loch Leven castle and forced to abdicate a month later
in favour of James. She escaped in 1568, rallying considerable military
support, but was defeated by the earl of Moray's forces at Langside
near Glasgow. Forced to flee into England, she remained in captivity
there until her execution in 1587. The years following her abdication
saw Scotland riven by civil war until 1573.
But against this background of political turbulence, Mary's sophisticated
court was for several years a glittering centre of Renaissance culture,
in the style of her grandfather, James IV. A new sense of patriotism
flourished and there was an explosion of verse in Scots and Latin.
The Bannatyne Manuscript, a large collection of vernacular verse
was compiled by an Edinburgh scribe, George Bannatyne, probably
in 1565-6 - at a time appropriate to the large amount of love poetry
which it contained - rather than, as the compiler claimed in 1568,
'in time of pest' [plague], by which time he had to contend with
the censorship of a new Protestant regime brought to power after
Mary's fall. The collection included all of Henryson's Fables
except for the The Fox, the Wolf and the Cadger, and it also
had unique copies of other works in Middle Scots, by various late
medieval poets. Bannatyne was part of a wider literary circle, based
in the capital and including lawyers, crown officials and wealthy
merchants. Its aim was twofold: to preserve as much as possible
of the literary heritage of Middle Scots in an age which targeted
much of that inheritance as 'idolatry'; and to seek the moral reformation
of society - the 'commonweal' defined and defended by Lindsay in
his Satire of the Three Estates - based on the aims of Christian
or Erasmian humanism.top
James VI: 1567-1625 (James I of England,
James VI was only a year old when he was crowned at Stirling in
1567. Scottish politics in his early years were dominated by a succession
of powerful regents. Though these regents indulged in factional
rivalry, they consistently pursued the policy of extension and consolidation
of royal authority and administration of justice of previous Stewart
kings. When James finally began his personal rule in 1585, he was
to continue this policy relentlessly. His status and power was further
established following the formal alliance with England in 1586 (and
despite the execution of his mother in 1587) and the tacit understanding
of his succession to the English throne on Elizabeth's death. He
determinedly pursued his legislation through Parliament, reining
in the powers of the Kirk, legislating against feuding and enforcing
judicial authority against disorder in the Highlands and Isles and
the Borders.
He was a 'thinking' King, much given to theological discussion,
and a poet of some note. His views on kingship found expression
in 1598, with the writing of his advice on kingship to his son in
the Basilicon Doron. Despite the autocratic views, and justification
of his kingship through divine right, that the Basilicon
voiced, his court was a honeypot for debate and culture, attracting
a large circle of poets. In the 1580s, the self-styled 'Castilian
Band' of poets, led by Alexander Montgomerie, claimed centre stage
in this flourishing Renaissance court, although almost none of their
work was actually published at this time. And it was in this period,
too, that the printing press began to facilitate an explosion in
the publication of a huge breadth of literature, philosophical and
theological l debate, tracts on kingship and union and patriotic
histories. James VI appointed a Royal Printer in 1590, an Englishman
Robert Waldegrave, who was responsible for the publication of Basilicon
Doron in 1599.
It is against this background that The Fables appeared in
a printed edition in 1570, produced by the major Scottish printer-publisher
of the sixteenth century, Henry Charteris. Charteris was responsible
for the publication of a huge body of Scottish work, including that
of Sir David Lindsay (Ane Satire of the Three Estates) and
James VI's stern tutor, George Buchanan (De Jure Regni).
In 1571, The Fables appeared in print again thanks to the
Edinburgh bookseller, Thomas Bassandyne. The first surviving printed
edition of The Wallace and of John Barbour's epic romance,
The Brus, also belongs to this same period 1570-71.The earliest
surviving Scottish print of The Testament of Cresseid was by Charteris
in 1593. When Charteris died in 1599, 554 copies of the Testament
were listed in his inventory, alongside such Scottish patriotic
poetry as Blind Harry's fifteenth century epic, The Wallace.
It is worth noting that works like these - the classics of late
medieval Middle Scots - figure far more, and in far greater numbers,
in surviving bookseller's inventories of the alter sixteenth century
than the works of contemporary poets, including those of the Castalian
In 1603, Elizabeth I died and James VI was proclaimed James I of
England. He progressed slowly south to London and was to return
only once to Scotland, in 1617. His hopes for the full political
Union of Scotland and England were rejected by the English Parliament
in 1607. In Scotland, the cultural scene continued to be characterized
by its patriotic fervour, with a new consciousness of, and pride
in, Scotland as a nation. It was a pattern set for the rest of the
seventeenth century.top
The Church
The Medieval church in the reigns
of James II-James V
The Medieval church in mid to late fifteen-century Scotland played
a central role in government and political, social and cultural
life. The church and the Crown were intertwined and generally acted
cohesively. The church was represented in Parliament as one of the
three Estates, most of the emerging bureaucracy was drawn from the
ranks of the clergy and bishops and other highly placed clerics
were prominent in the king's council. Dispute did arise over the
supra-national loyalty of the Church to Rome, whose authority the
Crown challenged periodically and successive Stewart kings from
James I (1406-37) onwards tried to harness Church funds and patronage
for their own use. Essentially, however, the characteristic of the
period is of Crown and Church, hand in hand.
The influence of the Church permeated throughout Scottish life.
The Church was the wealthiest institution in Scotland and still
the biggest landowner. Much of Scots law was based on canon - or
ecclesiastical - law. Most of the notaries still had a clerical
background, though this was fast changing, and Church courts administered
justice within their jurisdictions. By the time of the foundation
of the Court of Session in 1532, perhaps 50 per cent of all notaries
were laymen, and this was reflected in the fact that the new central
Court was staffed by judges drawn equally from the clergy and the
Almost all education was provided by the Church from school to
university level. The three universities founded in the fifteenth
century were all had bishops as their patrons and Chancellors: St
Andrews in 1413, Glasgow in 1451 and Aberdeen in 1495. The clergy
were the great historians, scholars and writers of the time. Andrew
Wyntoun and Walter Bower, authors of two of the most notable Chronicles
of Scottish history, were in religious orders.
The diocese of St Andrews was the foremost within the Scottish
church. It was the wealthiest diocese and one of the greatest centres
of learning; its bishops were always closely involved in national
government. In 1472 this primacy was confirmed by the erection of
the archbishopric of St Andrews, over twenty years before that of
At the time of Henryson's writing therefore, the Church was a buoyant,
powerful institution, a dominant influence in both the national
and daily life of Scotland. Henryson himself was of course educated
by the clergy and is thought to have taught at a grammar school
attached to the Benedictine abbey at Dunfermline.top
The Road to Reformation
The Reformation in Scotland got off to a slow start, with the initial
small rumblings in the 1520s and 1530s not achieving their objective
until 1560. James V resisted the example of Henry VIII's dissolution
of the monasteries in the 1530s. The spread of Lutheranism and later,
by Calvinism, on the Continent did not greatly impact in Scotland
for some time. It was not until the 1540s, that the volume of calls
for reform began to increase.
In 1546, George Wishart, who has spent time as a radical Protestant
preacher in England, was burned at the stake in St Andrews, after
a show trial which brought him into direct conflict with David Beaton,
Archbishop of St Andrews. Beaton was himself murdered shortly afterwards,
which resulted in the Reformers, including John Knox holding out
against the Crown in St Andrews castle until it was stormed by the
French in 1547. Knox was carted off to the galleys in the French
navy. But throughout the regency of the overtly Catholic Mary of
Guise in the 1550s, reforming sympathies began to take hold, for
example amongst the lairds of Angus and the Mearns and also amongst
the nobility, partly because reform well-suited their anti-French
political ambitions.
By the time of the return of John Knox in 1559, a political alliance,
calling themselves the 'Lords of the Congregation', had come into
being, although the two had an uneasy relationship. Knox incited
a riot at Perth in May 1559, and in October the Lords entered Edinburgh
and overthrew the regency of Mary de Guise. By then, however, the
main campaign of the Lords was against the 'thralldom of strangers'
(the French) and not overtly a religious crusade. In early 1560
the Lords received English support, forcing Mary to withdraw into
Edinburgh castle, where she died in June 1560. The Treaty of Edinburgh
in July 1560 agreed for the speedy removal of both English and French
troops. The so-called Reformation Parliament met a month later,
although it was illegal because it met without the permission of
the monarch.top
The Reformation Church
The Reformation Parliament of 1560 drew up the legislation that
was to be the foundation of the Reformed Church in Scotland. The
Catholic Mass was proscribed, the jurisdiction of the papacy abolished
and a Protestant Confession of Faith, drawn up by John Knox, adopted.
The first draft of the First Book of Discipline to codify
the practices of the Reformed Church was drawn up under Knox, but
was rejected by the Lords. A second draft was presented to a convention
of nobility which met late in the same year but was not approved
by this body, only by some of the individuals present. All this
legislation, however, was not ratified until 1567, after the fall
of Mary. Thus the Reformation took some years to consolidate and
for the reality of it to be felt in the organization of the Kirk
throughout Scotland.
The organization and practices of the Reformed Kirk differed dramatically
to that of the medieval Catholic Church. The abbeys and monastic
orders disappeared and the organization of the Catholic church was
replaced by a new system, based on a series of church courts. At
a local level, based in parishes, were the kirk sessions which included
the local minister (who had replaced the priest), elders and deacons,
the prominent members of local society.
The Presbyteries were the next level up, consisting of the ministers
of ten to twenty local parishes meeting regularly. Some lay elders
also attended, but only in their very early years. These were established
almost a generation later, from 1581 onwards. By 1637, there were
60 of them meeting regularly. The Presbyteries were overseen by
the twice yearly meetings of the Synods, which covered a larger
administrative area. At a national level was the General Assembly,
which came into being in 1560 as an assembly of the kirk of 'this
haill realme'. This assembly represented the voice of the whole
kirk in its negotiations in particular with James VI. It initially
met twice a year, but after 1596 where and when it met came increasingly
to be controlled by the crown. It met only six more times between
1603 and the beginning of the Covenanting Revolution in 1637.
Religious practice was completely changed and codified in a series
of new prayer books and catechisms: in 1562, the Genevan Book
of Common Order was adopted by the General Assembly and Calvin's
Catechism became the main manual of religious teaching. The
sermon and singing of psalms in church became the important aspects
of the service, whilst the walls of the kirks were stripped of anything
tainted with 'idolatry'. The plantation of the ministry throughout
Scotland was an uneven and slow process. On average, there was one
parish to every four parishes throughout the 1560s and 1570s. As
late as the 1590s there were still some parishes in the Lowlands
without ministers. But slowly and steadily change did take place
and over the next three or four generations, the establishment of
the Reformation was consolidated.top
James VI and the church
Whilst James VI was a committed Protestant, he was also a King
with a firm idea of his absolute authority within his kingdom. It
was over the challenge presented to this authority by the kirk,
that the two came into dispute. His own tutor, George Buchanan,
and Andrew Melville, leading figure in the church in the generation
after Knox, both proclaimed the superiority of the church's jurisdiction
in everything, even over the king himself - a view sharply at odds
with James's own.
In 1584, Parliament, on James's behalf, legislated that all estates,
including the kirk, were subject to the authority of the Crown;
these were the so-called 'Black Acts'. This forced a number into
exile in England, with the remaining ministers forced to subscribe
the Black Acts. Despite the slight tempering nature of the 'Golden
Act' of 1592, which recognised the existence of the various church
courts, in fact this legislation only tightened the grip of the
crown over the Kirk, by permitting the king to fix when and where
the general assembly met.
The most contentious issue between James and the Kirk was over
the re-establishment of episcopacy. Although, 'parliamentary bishops'
had been appointed in 1600, James and his right hand man in the
Scottish church, John Spottiswoode, Archbishop of Glasgow from 1603,
were determined to re-establish the full judicial power of the episcopacy.
In the face of heavy opposition from the General Assemblies of 1606
and 1608, the Scottish Parliament of 1606 passed the Act for 'the
restitution of bishops' and that of 1609 restored bishops to certain
jurisdictions. The General Assembly of 1610 approved these Acts.
In 1610, a Court of High Commission was established in each archbishopric,
and in 1615 these were united into one.
Encouraged by this success, James pursued his ambition of conformity
of practice of worship and the liturgy. These 'Five Articles' prescribing
private baptism, private communion, confirmation by bishops, kneeling
at communion and holy days, were rejected initially by the General
Assembly in 1617, but forced through the Assembly in 1618. A reluctant
Parliament was pressured to give them legal status in 1621.
Despite this conflict, James VI was responsible in a major way
for the successful consolidation of the establishment of the Reformation
Church - and in a very visible and lasting way, by his commissioning
of the first authorized English translation of the Bible, published
in 1611 and still in use today.top
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Scotland: A New History by M Lynch (1991)
Court, Kirk and Community: Scotland, 1470-1625 by J Wormald
James II by C McGladdery (1990)
James III by N MacDougall (1982)
James IV by N Macdougall (1989)
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Princelie Majestie: The Court of James V of Scotland, 1528-1542
by A Thomas (2001)
Scotland: James V to James VII by G Donaldson (1965)
The Reign of James VI edited by J Goodare and M Lynch (2000)top
'The Bannatyne Manuscript: a Marian anthology' by AA MacDonald
in Innes Review xxxvii (1986)
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Scotland by A. Broadie (1985)
Court and Culture in Renaissance Scotland by C. Edington
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and F Riddy (1987)
Scottish Royal Palaces: The Architecture of the Royal Residences
during the Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Periods by JG
Dunbar (1999)
Song, Dance and Poetry at the Court of King James VI by H.M.
Shire (1969)top
Church, Politics and Society: Scotland 1408-1929 edited
by N Macdougall (1983)
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Patterns of Reform by J. Kirk (1989)
The Scottish Reformation by IB Cowan (1982)
The Church before the Covenants, 1596-1638 by WR Foster
The Church of the Covenant, 1637-1651 by W Makey (1979)
The Scottish Covenanters, 1660-1688 by IB Cowan (1976)top
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MINNEAPOLIS — On Thursday night, after a harrowing 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez reacted to his second consecutive rough outing by walking into Manager Terry Francona's office and essentially firing himself from the job. Perez feared one more flub might ruin his team's wild-card chances.
"I really respect the way he handled it," Francona said Saturday morning. "He just said, 'Use me how you want.' I don't want anybody to think he's backing off or anything like that, because that's not how it was."
Francona had been contemplating a change anyway. But the move sent Cleveland into the final weekend of the season on shaky ground in the three-team American League wild-card race. Trying to secure their first playoff berth in six years, the Indians would be without a closer who tallied 100 saves the last three seasons.
Two days later, losing Perez as the closer has not hurt the Indians. Cleveland thumped Minnesota, 5-1, after a 2-hour-26-minute rain delay for its ninth consecutive victory, which clinched at least a spot in a wild-card tiebreaker. The former Mets farmhand Scott Kazmir struck out 11 in six innings while allowing one run for the victory.
With Texas beating the Los Angeles Angels in Arlington, 7-4, and Tampa Bay losing, 7-2, in Toronto, the Indians (91-70) lead the Rays and the Rangers by a game in the wild-card standings going into the final day of the regular season. An Indians victory Sunday would clinch the top wild card and make Cleveland the host for Wednesday's wild-card play-in game. A loss could complicate things.Continue reading the main story
Should Cleveland, Texas and Tampa Bay finish tied, the berths will be settled by a round robin of sorts. Tampa Bay would play at Cleveland on Monday, with the winner claiming one wild card. The loser then travels to Texas to play the Rangers on Tuesday for the remaining spot.
A two-way tie is less dramatic, with no playoff required. Season series records would decide home field for the play-in. A tie for the second wild card, however, means a tiebreaker game Monday. Cleveland designated hitter Jason Giambi, a former Yankee who left Saturday's game in the fifth with a left forearm cramp, said he preferred a simple approach to the final day.
"We have to win tomorrow," he said. "That's the biggest thing we need to do, take care of that. Because I don't like all the other scenarios, how it works out."
Perez, bothered by a sore right shoulder in spring training and in May, has not spoken to reporters since June, when he was charged with marijuana possession. Earlier this month, he pleaded no contest to fourth degree possession, a misdemeanor, accepting a year's probation and a $250 fine.
On the mound, Perez's problems began Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox in Cleveland, when he allowed solo home runs to Dayan Viciedo and Alejandro De Aza in the ninth to blow a 3-2 lead. Giambi rescued Perez with a two-run, pinch-hit homer. Giambi, 42, is the oldest player in major league history to hit a game-ending homer.
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Cleveland amassed its winning streak against the Houston Astros, the White Sox and the Twins, who have the three worst records in the A.L.
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The promise of soft, hydrated lips
Words: Ambica Gulati
When I saw the pomegranate-flavoured lip balm by Organic Harvest, I wondered if I should keep one in my travel kit? It's beautifully packaged, flavoured and light enough to carry. But do we really need lip balms? So I asked some fellow bloggers on the Facebook group Travel Correspondents/Bloggers what they felt about it. Sharing some comments:
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