James Bain (minister)

James Bain
Photograph of the Rev. James Bain, minister of Duthil, as published in 'The Northern Scot' to celebrate his jubilee in the ministry of the Church of Scotland.
TitleModerator of the Presbytery of Abernethy (1897)
Personal life
Born(1828-09-24)24 September 1828
Died13 November 1911(1911-11-13) (aged 83)
Duthil, Inverness-shire, Scotland
NationalityUK (Scottish)
Home townDingwall, Highland
SpouseJanet (Jessie) W. Paterson
Alma materEdinburgh University
Religious life
ReligionChristian
DenominationChurch of Scotland (The Established Church)
Church
  • Cross, Lewis (1859)
  • Kilfinan (1860–1875)
  • Lochalsh (1875–1877)
  • Duthil (1877–1911)

Rev. James Bain (1828–1911) was a minister of the established Church of Scotland and a noted controversialist who, though conservative in theology, sought to oppose a culture of deference to landlords in the Scottish Highlands and especially the influence of the Seafield Estates. In general, he defended the cause of the poor and of the 'masses' against the 'classes', utilising a slogan popularised by William Ewart Gladstone.

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