Acknowledgments.
—Mr. A. Clunas, general treasurer, 18 Ardconnel Terrace, Inverness, begs to acknowledge, with thanks, £1 from “Anonymous,” Edinburgh, for Sustentation Fund; £1 from “Lady Friend,” and 5 dollars from “Friend,” New York, for Psalms in Kaffir. Rev. Neil Cameron acknowledges, with thanks, 6s. for Kaffir Bibles and 6s. for Kaffir Psalms, from “Lady Friend;” also 5s. for Kaffir Bibles and 5s. for St. Jude’s Building Fund. Rev. J. S. Sinclair—10s. 4d. for Psalms in Kaffir and 20s. 5d. for John Knox’s Sustentation Fund, from “Mack,” Winnipeg; also 2s. 6d., anonymous, for General Sustentation Fund.
Licensing of Student as Probationer.
—During the past month the Western Presbytery, at a meeting at Breasclate, Lewis, after due examination, licensed Mr. Murdo Morrison, divinity student, as a preacher of the gospel. We understand that the congregation of Glendale, Skye, are taking steps with a view to a “call” to the Rev. Murdo Morrison to become their pastor.
The Sustentation Fund.
—We are pleased to state that the deficit in the Sustentation Fund, amounting to £264, reported at the time of Synod, has been made up at the date of writing, 24th November, with several pounds to credit.