The British Musical Biography

[E] Carnie, William, writer and editor, was
born at Aberdeen in November, 1824. He
was originally a letter engraver, but became
precentor of the Established Church, Ban-
chory-Devenick, Aberdeen, in 1845. Inspector
of Poor for same Parish, 1847. Sub-editor of
the Aberdeen Herald, 1852. Precentor of the
West, or High Church, Aberdeen, 1854. Clerk
and treasurer to the managers of Aberdeen
Royal Infirmary and the Lunatic Asylum,
1861. He acted as local correspondent for a
time to the Times and the Scotsman.

[W] Works. — Psalmody in Scotland, a Lecture,
Aberdeen, 854 ; Northern Psalter, containing
402 Psalm and liymn Tunes, Aberdeen, 1870;
Anthem appendix to do. ; Precentor's Com-
panion and Teacher's Indicator ; Contribu-
tions to periodical literature, etc.

[+] Mr. Carnie's labours did much to promote
good psalmody in the North of Scotland. In
1854, at the request of the local Young Men's
Christian Association, he delivered a lecture
on Psalmody to an audience numbering over
2000 persons, which inaugurated a very suc-
cessful effort to improve the psalmody of
Aberdeen churches.

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