What is recorded here
This red commemorative plaque records: This commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the New College of the Free Church of Scotland by Principal Thomas Chalmers on June 3 1846. Within its walls as Church College and the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh, generations from many lands studied theology and religion in preparation for Christian ministry and service in the wider community. Recorded plaque organisation: University of Edinburgh.
The plaque commemorates New College of the Free Church of Scotland, founded by Principal Thomas Chalmers in 1846, which has been pivotal in training generations of Christian ministers and scholars.
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