 Complete the following phrase:  In 1799, just short of his 40th birthday, on 23 May 1799, Rev. Dr. William Moodie was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It was in the middle of the French Revolutionary Wars and Britain was haunted by the threat of foreign invasion coupled with insurrection at home, particularly in Ireland and in the industrial areas. Dr Moodie presided over a fairly anxious meeting. After congratulating the King on recent naval victories on the 