Hi all. The recent discussion dealing with religion (Spot the mistakes) reminded me of a post I made several years ago (2002). I have reread the post and replies and realize that I have some additional questions. My post was “In the area of Culdaff, Inishowen, there is a story of a minister named SUTHERLAND (my ancestor) who visited the Church of Ireland minister, William Elwood, rector of the parish from 1732 until 1785. This window of time for the visit is very old and fairly large. In searching for this minister ancestor, my assumption was that he was either of the Church of Ireland or the Church of Scotland. I have contacted the Church of Ireland and have been told that there was no minister named Sutherland during those years. However, the records of the Church of Scotland show six candidates for the Sutherland minister in that time frame. Before I attempt to go any further into the Church of Scotland's records, I would like to get an idea of how likely it is that the Sutherland minister was of the Church of Scotland. My understanding (perhaps mistaken) of those times was that there was little religious tolerance, none between Protestant and Catholic, and little, if any, between one Protestant denomination and another. So, in those days, was it likely that ministers of different denominations would visit each other? If so, was one denomination more likely than others to have ties to the Church of Ireland?” I did receive a couple of replies. The first was ” You would probably need to consult texts of the period. My understanding is that it varied from place to place. For example there is evidence that the Scots and Presbyterians in Derry during the Siege were allowed to worship in the Chapel of Ease in Derry Cathedral - the bastion of the Anglican church. If you read the Laggan Presbytery books by Alexander Lecky some Presbyterian meetings were broken up and ministers arrested. As to meetings with CofI clergy, well, it probably depended on the locale. Presbyterians or anyone , if they wanted their children to inherit, had to get married in the parish (Anglican) church - otherwise the children were declared 'Bastards' and could not legally inherit. That might have been one reason for a Presbyterian to consult an Anglican clergyman. “ As I understand the scenario, the Sutherland minister was Scottish and was visiting Rev. Elwood and, in fact, staying at Rev. Elwood’s rectory in Redford Glebe. The second reply was “Another possibility is that he was an Anglican (C of I or C of E) minister of the Methodist (Wesleyan) movement, which did not become a separate denomination with its own clergy until the 19th Century in Great Britain or Ireland.” If “he was an Anglican (C of I or C of E) minister of the Methodist (Wesleyan) movement” does that mean he would not be listed as a minister of the Church of Ireland (which I have already looked into)? Is there a list of ministers of the Church of England spanning the time in question – i.e., 1732 – 1735? Are there other Protestant denominations that keep lists of Ministers that far back? So, if there is anyone who can add any light on this I would be greatly appreciative. Thanks for reading. Bob Sutherland