(Whatever next?)
She told me that one of her close relatives, who had been seriously ill, was staying with them until he recovered.
The man in question was a member of the Free Kirk, otherwise known as the Wee Frees.
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Who is out of tune on the singing of hymns?
The wife of one of Scotland’s most distinguished poets, up here in Orkney to participate in the St Magnus Festival, told me a story which sheds light on the latest drama to grip the Free Church of Scotland – whether or not to allow the singing of hymns in church.
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