ɐn ɔːɹdˈeɪnd ˈɛldɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃt tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv skˈɑːtlənd, lˈɔːɹd sˈiːfiːld wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ lˈɔːɹd dˈɜːbi tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ðə mˈɑːnɚk æz lˈɔːɹd hˈaɪ kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ æt ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli ʌvðə dᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt hiː dᵻklˈaɪnd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚ.
An ordained elder of the established Church of Scotland, Lord Seafield was nominated by the Prime Minister Lord Derby to represent the monarch as Lord High Commissioner at the General Assembly of the denomination, but he declined the honour.