The Baird Lecture is a lectureship that was endowed by James Baird to promote the Christian religion. History and endowment In 1873 James Baird established The Baird Trust and gave into its care £500,000 to be used for aggressive Christian work. A part of the income of this fund was to provide for a series of lectures in Glasgow and also, if required, at one other of the Scottish university towns. Each course was to be delivered by a minister of the Church of Scotland, who could be reappointed, and was to consist of at least six lectures. Catalogue of titles 1873: The Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, by Robert Jamieson 1874: The Mysteries of Christianity, by Thomas Jackson Crawford 1875: Endowed Territorial Work, by William Smith 1876: Theism, by Robert Flint 1877: Anti-Theistic Theories, by Robert Flint 1879: Messianic Prophecy, by Paton James Gloag 1880: Historical Development of Supernatural Religion, by John Christie 1881: Natural Elements of Revealed Theology, by George Matheson 1882: The Westminster Assembly, by Alexander Ferrier Mitchell 1883: St Paul’s Use of the Terms Flesh and Spirit, by Prof Wm Dickson 1885: The Revelation of St John, by Prof William Milligan 1887: The Church of Christ, by Prof Archibald Hamilton Charteris 1889: Early Religion of Israel, by Prof J Robertson 1891: The Ascension and Heavenly Priesthood of our Lord, by Prof Wm Milligan 1892: Sacrifice: Its Prophecy and Fulfilment, by Archibald Scott 1895: The Scottish Church in Christendom, by Prof H Cowan 1897: Apostolic ministry in the Scottish Church, by Prof Robert Herbert Story 1899: The Scottish Reformation, by Alexander Ferrier Mitchell 1901: The Church and its Social Mission, by Very Rev J Marshall Lang 1903: The Ministry and Sacraments of the Church of Scotland, by Very Revd Donald Macleod 1905: The Rule of Faith, by Prof W P Paterson 1907: The Four Gospels in the Earliest Church History, by Prof Thomas Nicol 1909: Modern Substitutes for Christianity, by Very Rev Pearson McAdam Muir 1911: New Testament Criticism: Its History and Results, by Revd J A McClymont 1913: Christian Freedom, by Prof W M McGregor 1915: The Apostles of India, by Revd James Nicoll Ogilvie 1917: The Idea of Immortality, by Prof G Galloway 1920: The Christian Vindication of Patriotism, by Robert Stevenson 1922: Jeremiah, by Prof George Adam Smith 1924: Religious Experience, by R H Fisher 1926: Music in Church Worship, by G W Stewart