God of my Fathers

—Consider the deep religious sentiments of the Scottish people. Our religious sentiments are the true abodes of Majesty—the seat of legitimate authority and supreme power—God is the Lord, He is Ruler over the Nations. He alone is to be feared and held in reverence by all his creatures. A deep reverential acknowledgment of a divine Superintending Power, is the fundamental principle of the British Constitution. And it implies a sacred respect for the worship of God, and dutiful obedience to all lawfully constituted authorities, in the legitimate exercise of their functions, as the vicegerents of heaven. u Let every soul be subject to the higher powers—for there is no power but of God—for the powers that be, are ordained of God." " Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God" is the absolute law of the Almighty.Rev Dr Matheson