 Soon after, Guthrie with two or 3 elders appointed Robert Rule as Guthrie's successor which caused a schism in the congregation and a dividing wall was built which stood until 1936.In 1940 the church was restored and the fine oak beam roof was re-exposed.The fine parish church of the Holy Rood at Stirling was built in 1500, to replace the church of St Modan, which had been burned down.