The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Macgillivray
1887-1917
The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Macgillivray was the distinguished, learned and beloved pastor of Chalmers for 30 years. He was a graduate of Queen’s University and Theological College in1874. He served in Scarborough and Perth and then in 1887 he was called to Chalmers. No minister ever established himself more firmly in the esteem and affection of his people than did Dr. Macgillivray in those 30 years. Throughout the whole Presbyterian Church of Canada he was regarded with honour and respect. He was chosen as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1915. He resigned in 1917, was made Minister Emeritus of Chalmers and continued to serve Chalmers in many ways. He died in 1928, esteemed and beloved by a great company to whom his memory was an inspiration.
