▁served ▁as ▁Mod er ator ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Gordon ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁For res ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 7 4 7 , ▁the ▁sixth ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Gordon , ▁merchant . ▁He ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁minister ▁at ▁Mar isch al ▁College , ▁Aber de en , ▁gradu ating ▁MA ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 5 , ▁was ▁lic ensed ▁by ▁the ▁Pres by tery ▁of ▁For res ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁at ▁D rain ie ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 7 6 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁D rain ie ▁near ▁Los si em outh ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁Scottish ▁coast ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 8 . ▁His ▁parish ▁included ▁the ▁( then ) ▁fish ing ▁village ▁of ▁Los si em outh ▁ ▁( but ▁is ▁now ▁ob sole te ▁as ▁a ▁parish ). ▁The ▁church ▁dated ▁from ▁ 1 6 6 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Mod er ator ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁replacing ▁Very ▁Rev ▁David ▁R itch ie ▁and ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁by ▁Very ▁Rev ▁John ▁Cook . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁Gordon ▁had ▁been ▁minister ▁of ▁D rain ie ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁D D ▁by ▁King ' s ▁College , ▁Aber de en ▁on ▁ 1