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Samuel Lyle Orr

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Samuel Lyle Orr (c. 1850 – 1930) was an Irish-born minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1913/14. The Lyle Orr Awards have been granted by the Free Church of Scotland annually since 1914 to children showing great Bible knowledge.[1]

Life

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Milton Free Church (St Vincent Street Church), Glasgow

He moved from Northern Ireland to Glasgow in 1908.[2]

He was minister of Milton Free Church in Glasgow living at 230 West Regent Street.[3] Milton Free Church is now commonly called the St Vincent Street Church and is by the architect Greek Thomson.[4]

In 1913 he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly, the highest position in the Free Church of Scotland. He was succeeded in 1914 by Finlay Macrae.[5]

He died at Ballyalbany, Monaghan, on 17 January 1930.[6]

Family

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His daughter Henrietta (1886–1904) is buried at Monaghan with his wife.[7]

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Lyle Orr Awards presented at Assembly". Free Church of Scotland. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1908[full citation needed]
  3. ^ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1909
  4. ^ Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow by McWilliam, Gifford and Walker[full citation needed]
  5. ^ Moderators 1900 to 1931 taken from: Preserving a Reformed Heritage by John Keddie[full citation needed]
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). monaghan.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". www.igp-web.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Orr, Samuel Lyle; Haslett, Alexander (1940). "Historical Sketch of Ballyalbany Presbyterian Church: Formerly Second Monaghan. Formerly Belanalbany. Formerly New Monaghan Secession Presbyterian Church. [1750-1940]".