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Home » Publications » Free Presbyterian Magazine » 1923 » August 1923 » Notes on the General Assemblies

Notes on the General Assemblies

FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH 1923.

| PLACES. | MINISTERS, MISSIONARIES. | Sustentation Fund. | Home Mission Fund. | Jewish and Foreign Missions Fund. | Aged and Infirm Ministers and Widows and Orphans Fund. | College Fund. | Organisation Fund. | General Building Fund. | TOTAL. |
|———————————|———————————-|——————–|——————–|———————————–|——————————————————–|—————|——————–|————————|———-|
| | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Northern Presbytery— | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. Daviot .. | A. Stewart, missionary | 29 3 0 | 6 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 | .. | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 39 3 0 |
| 2. Dingwall .. | D. Macfarlane, minister | 73 9 4 | 4 1 8 | 3 10 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 18 3 | .. | 2 5 0 | 88 4 3 |
| 3. Laig .. | Elders and Students .. | 39 0 0 | 10 2 0 | 2 10 0 | 4 18 0 | 2 4 0 | 2 11 0 | .. | 62 5 0 |
| 4. Dornoch .. | Do. do. | 80 1 6 | 8 7 0 | 8 12 0 | 2 14 0 | 3 12 0 | 3 6 0 | 2 14 6 | 109 7 0 |
| 5. Greich .. | Do. do. | 10 0 6 | 3 14 0 | 2 10 0 | 1 5 6 | 1 13 6 | 1 10 0 | .. | 20 13 6 |
| 6. Rogart .. | Do. do. | 36 2 0 | 3 19 6 | 2 15 6 | 0 15 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 10 0 | .. | 45 2 0 |
| 7. Duthil .. | .. .. .. .. | 2 17 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 17 0 |
| 8. Kingussie .. | .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 9. Newtonmore .. | .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 10. Fearn .. | H. Munro, missionary | 9 10 0 | 2 6 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 15 6 | 0 15 0 | 1 0 3 | 0 13 10 | 15 15 7 |
| 11. Fearn .. | M. MacEwen, missionary | 10 12 0 | 2 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 10 0 | 1 10 0 | 0 12 0 | 0 10 0 | 16 4 0 |
| 12. Golspie .. | .. .. .. .. | 1 11 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 11 6 |
| 13. Halkirk .. | M. Gillies, minister | 89 13 1 | 7 17 6 | 3 1 6 | 3 18 6 | 5 4 0 | 3 7 8 | 3 1 0 | 116 3 3 |
| 14. Helmsdale .. | Do. .. | 20 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 2 2 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 12 1 |
| 15. Inverness .. | E. Macqueen, minister | 222 16 0 | 28 0 0 | 12 0 0 | 14 0 0 | 10 0 0 | 10 0 0 | 10 0 0 | 306 16 0 |
| 16. Kilmorack .. | A. Stewart, missionary | 55 9 0 | 9 17 0 | 2 12 0 | 3 1 0 | 2 11 4 | .. | 3 2 6 | 76 12 10 |
| 17. Moy .. | W. Macdonald, missionary | 39 11 6 | 7 17 0 | 2 18 9 | 3 7 0 | 3 2 9 | 3 3 6 | .. | 60 0 6 |
| 18. Stratherrick .. | R. Macleod, missionary | 21 4 0 | 6 0 0 | 4 10 0 | .. | 2 0 0 | 2 0 0 | .. | 35 14 0 |
| 19. Strathy .. | M. Mackay, missionary | 28 0 0 | 16 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 5 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 5 0 | 1 10 9 | 54 10 9 |
| 20. Tain .. | M. MacEwen, missionary | 32 0 0 | 4 2 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 2 0 | 47 4 0 |
| 21. Thurso .. | Students and Elders | 7 15 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 15 6 |
| 22. Wick .. | D. Beaton, minister | 84 11 9 | 4 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 88 11 9 |
| Southern Presbytery— | | | | | | | | | |
| 23. Clydebank .. | Ministers and Students | 893 7 8 | 125 13 8 | 53 16 10 | 42 9 6 | 41 0 10 | 34 15 5 | 26 18 10 | 1218 2 9 |
| 24. Dumbarton .. | Do. .. | .. | 1 0 0 | .. | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 | .. | .. | 3 0 0 |
| 25. Dunoon .. | Do. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 26. Edinburgh .. | Students, Missionaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 0 0 | .. | 4 0 0 | 7 0 0 |
| 27. Glasgow St Jude’s Church .. | Neil Cameron, minister | 708 19 7 | 72 19 7 | 60 10 0 | 21 0 0 | 20 16 0 | 18 10 0 | 13 12 0 | 916 7 2 |
| 28. Greenock .. | Students and Missionaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 29. Kames .. | D. Mackenzie, minister | 160 0 0 | 10 10 0 | 4 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 5 15 0 | 4 10 0 | .. | 189 5 0 |
| 30. Lochgilhead .. | Students and Missionaries | .. | 1 0 0 | 1 2 0 | .. | 1 0 0 | 0 10 0 | .. | 3 12 0 |
| 31. Oban .. | D. A. Macfarlane, M.A., minister | 83 12 6 | 12 10 0 | 6 0 0 | .. | 6 0 0 | 4 10 0 | 4 0 0 | 126 12 6 |
| 32. Tarbert, Loch Fyne .. | Students and Missionaries | .. | 1 10 0 | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 0 10 0 | 5 12 0 |
| 33. London Mission .. | A. Fraser, missionary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Western Presbytery— | | | | | | | | | |
| 34. Applecross .. | D. Maclean, missionary | 962 12 1 | 99 9 7 | 73 2 0 | 27 0 0 | 35 11 0 | 31 12 0 | 22 2 0 | 1251 8 8 |
| 35. Lochinver .. | M. Morrison, minister | 59 19 0 | 15 12 0 | 3 1 2 | 5 2 9 | 3 11 0 | 4 14 6 | .. | 92 0 5 |
| 36. Stoer .. | Do. .. | 46 11 0 | 12 4 1 | 2 0 0 | 2 5 2 | 3 0 0 | 2 5 0 | 2 15 6 | 71 0 9 |
| 37. Bracadale .. | D. Mackinnon, missionary | 64 14 6 | 7 2 11 | 1 10 0 | 2 4 0 | 2 7 2 | 2 12 10 | 1 12 10 | 82 4 3 |
| 38. Aultbea .. | D. Mackenzie, missionary | 13 9 6 | 6 17 0 | 1 0 6 | .. | 1 10 0 | 1 6 6 | 1 1 0 | 25 4 6 |
| 39. Struan .. | D. Mackinnon, missionary | 48 12 0 | 8 9 0 | 1 19 0 | 1 10 0 | 2 10 6 | 2 16 0 | .. | 65 16 6 |
| 40. Breasclete .. | A. Mackinnon, missionary | 16 19 1 | 4 6 4 | 1 11 6 | .. | 0 17 2 | 0 18 3 | 0 14 7 | 25 6 11 |
| | | 24 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 1 5 0 | .. | 34 5 0 |

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|————————-|———–|—-|—-|—————————|———–|———|———|——–|——–|——–|———|———–|
| 41. Luib .. | .. | .. | .. | A Matheson, missionary | 11 9 0 | 0 11 6 | 0 13 6 | 0 15 0 | 0 10 0 | .. | .. | 11 9 0 |
| 42. Elgoll .. | .. | .. | .. | Do. | 16 10 0 | 0 18 0 | 2 3 6 | 0 15 0 | 1 2 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 20 0 6 |
| 43. Broadford .. | .. | .. | .. | Do. | 12 12 0 | 0 10 4 | 3 13 0 | 3 11 0 | 5 2 6 | 3 3 0 | 3 0 6 | 19 5 6 |
| 44. Glendale .. | .. | .. | .. | J. Macleod, minister .. | 85 15 0 | 2 16 6 | 1 2 0 | .. | 2 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 1 4 0 | 115 4 4 |
| 45. Vatten .. | .. | .. | .. | Do. | 36 8 6 | 2 14 6 | 1 2 6 | .. | 0 13 0 | 0 9 0 | .. | 48 2 0 |
| 46. Waternish .. | .. | .. | .. | Do. | 28 3 0 | 2 14 6 | 1 2 0 | .. | 0 19 0 | .. | .. | 40 8 6 |
| 47. Flashadder .. | .. | .. | .. | F. Morrison, missionary | 32 15 0 | 4 19 0 | 1 1 0 | 0 14 6 | 7 9 6 | 5 4 3 | 4 17 0 | 101 18 5 |
| 48. Gairloch .. | .. | .. | .. | Students and missionaries | 40 0 0 | 32 12 2 | 5 12 0 | 6 3 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 49. Tarbert .. | .. | .. | .. | D. N. Macleod, minister | 128 8 6 | 12 3 10 | 3 16 8 | 3 2 3 | 3 17 4 | 3 16 3 | 3 9 3 | 153 14 1 |
| 50. Finsbay .. | .. | .. | .. | Do. Do. | 78 19 6 | 7 3 0 | 1 11 0 | 1 9 0 | 1 6 0 | 1 3 0 | 2 3 0 | 93 14 6 |
| 51. Harris — | Strond .. | .. | .. | J. Macleod, missionary | 28 19 0 | 2 3 0 | 1 2 9 | 1 0 0 | 0 18 3 | 1 6 0 | 1 4 6 | 36 8 6 |
| 52. Norrington .. | .. | .. | .. | D. N. Macleod, minister | 40 1 6 | 11 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 6 | 1 0 0 | .. | * 1 6 0 | 55 4 0 |
| 53. Scourie .. | .. | .. | .. | A. Ross, W.C., missionary | 14 1 0 | 8 3 0 | 1 3 2 | 1 5 0 | 1 9 1 | 2 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 28 18 3 |
| 54. Kinlochbervie .. | .. | .. | .. | H. Morrison, missionary | 17 5 0 | 4 5 0 | 0 7 3 | 1 1 0 | 1 3 10 | 1 4 6 | 0 11 0 | 25 17 7 |
| 55. Plockton .. | .. | .. | .. | Do. | 25 0 0 | 5 4 6 | 1 5 0 | 1 3 0 | 2 10 0 | 0 13 0 | 1 5 0 | 37 0 6 |
| 56. Kyle of Lochalsh .. | .. | .. | .. | A. Robertson, missionary | 29 16 6 | 6 6 6 | 1 15 0 | 2 4 0 | 2 10 0 | 1 15 6 | 2 0 0 | 46 7 6 |
| 57. Kilmuir .. | .. | .. | .. | Do. | 47 12 2 | 8 10 0 | 1 15 0 | .. | 2 10 8 | 1 10 0 | .. | 61 17 10 |
| 58. Shieldaig .. | .. | .. | .. | A. Mackay, missionary | 69 11 6 | 12 14 6 | 2 14 4 | 3 0 0 | 1 14 3 | 2 9 3 | .. | 92 3 10 |
| 59. Lochcarron .. | .. | .. | .. | D. Graham, minister .. | 54 19 6 | 12 3 0 | 1 0 6 | 1 11 6 | 1 18 0 | 1 16 0 | 1 0 0 | 74 8 6 |
| 60. Kishorn .. | .. | .. | .. | Do. | 22 17 0 | 5 1 0 | 1 9 2 | .. | 0 15 0 | 1 6 3 | .. | 31 8 5 |
| 61. Lochbroom .. | .. | .. | .. | Students and Elders | 60 0 0 | 14 6 0 | 7 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 5 10 0 | 3 8 0 | 102 4 0 |
| 62. Ness, Lewis .. | .. | .. | .. | M. Macleod, missionary | 21 18 0 | 11 6 0 | .. | 2 13 6 | 3 2 4 | 2 17 0 | .. | 41 16 10 |
| 63. Portree .. | .. | .. | .. | D. M. Macdonald, minister | 176 9 9 | 20 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 4 0 0 | .. | 209 9 9 |
| 64. Stornoway .. | .. | .. | .. | N. M’Intyre, minister | 129 15 10 | 8 0 0 | 6 0 0 | .. | 6 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 150 15 10 |
| 65. Achmore .. | .. | .. | .. | A. Macrae, missionary | 16 4 6 | 1 16 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 1 2 |
| 66. Lurebost .. | .. | .. | .. | Do. | 1 18 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 18 0 |
| 67. Tolsta, North .. | .. | .. | .. | Elders, &c. | 59 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 59 0 0 |
| 68. Bayhead, .. | .. | .. | .. | Student .. | .. | 4 4 10 | 1 13 10 | 2 0 3 | 2 1 1 | 1 8 6 | 1 11 1 | 12 19 7 |
| 69. Raasay .. | .. | .. | .. | A. Tallach, missionary | .. | .. | 2 17 0 | 3 1 0 | 2 3 8 | 2 14 0 | .. | 89 7 2 |
| | | | | M. Macleod, missionary | 60 10 0 | 18 1 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |

SUMMARY.

| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|———————————–|—-|—-|—-|———–|———–|———–|———-|———|———-|———-|———–|
| Northern Presbytery .. | .. | .. | .. | 898 7 8 | 125 13 8 | 58 16 10 | 42 9 6 | 41 0 10 | 34 15 5 | 26 18 10 | 1218 2 9 |
| Southern ” .. | .. | .. | .. | 962 12 1 | 99 9 7 | 73 2 0 | 27 0 0 | 35 11 0 | 31 12 0 | 22 2 0 | 1251 8 8 |
| Western ” .. | .. | .. | .. | 1611 4 10 | 289 14 8 | 67 0 4 | 58 7 11 | 74 11 4 | 67 8 4 | 41 1 6 | 2209 8 11 |
| Congregational Contributions .. | .. | .. | .. | 3467 4 7 | 514 17 11 | 193 19 2 | 127 17 5 | 151 3 2 | 133 15 9 | 90 2 4 | 4679 0 4 |
| Legacies .. | .. | .. | .. | 265 5 1 | 34 12 6 | 34 12 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 334 10 1 |
| Donations .. | .. | .. | .. | 94 5 1 | 3 16 0 | 244 2 10 | .. | 14 14 9 | 15 10 0 | .. | 572 8 8 |
| Refunded and Money Transferred .. | .. | .. | .. | 36 0 0 | .. | .. | .. | 116 0 0 | 40 0 0 | .. | 192 0 0 |
| Interest .. | .. | .. | .. | 55 6 6 | .. | 26 18 2 | 18 8 2 | 0 5 9 | .. | .. | 100 18 7 |
| Balance, 31st March, 1922 .. | .. | .. | .. | 3918 1 3 | 553 6 5 | 499 12 8 | 146 5 7 | 282 3 8 | 189 5 9 | 90 2 4 | 5678 17 8 |
| | | | | 4602 12 2 | .. | 2229 17 5 | 1127 7 9 | 95 16 6 | 182 16 0 | 67 3 5 | 5805 13 8 |

On Deposit Receipt for Kaffir Bibles ..

112 7 8
14,096 8 7

ABSTRACT of the PUBLIC ACCOUNTS of the FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

FOR YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH 1923.

SUSTENTATION FUND

JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSION FUND.

| CHARGE. | | | DISCHARGE. | | |
|————————————————|————|–|———————————————–|———-|————|
| | | | PAYMENTS. | | |
| Balance of last Account ending 31st March 1922 | £2229 17 5 | | 1. Rev. J. B. Radasi, Salary | £200 0 0 | |
| RECEIPTS— | | | 2. Students at College | 108 0 0 | |
| 1. Congregational Contributions… | £193 19 2 | | 3. Publishing Psalms in Kaffir | 216 13 4 | |
| 2. Donations … | 244 10 0 | | 4. Donations by Friends | 3 10 3 | |
| 3. Legacy … | 34 12 6 | | 5. D. Urquhart, Student to the Jews | 106 10 0 | |
| 4. Interest … | 26 18 2 | | 6. Railway Carriage Lovedale to Bembesi | 2 7 8 | |
| | 499 12 8 | | 7. Bambesi Teachers’ Salaries | 49 0 0 | |
| | | | 8. Stationery, Postage, &c. | 0 17 0 | |
| | | | 9. Commission on Bank Drafts, South Africa… | 8 15 7 | |
| | | | | | £695 13 10 |
| | | | Balance at 31st March 1923 | … | 2033 16 3 |
| | | | | | £2729 10 1 |
| | £2729 10 1 | | | | |

AGED AND INFIRM MINISTERS’ AND WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ FUND.

| CHARGE. | | | DISCHARGE. | | |
|————————————————|————|–|————————————-|———|————|
| | | | PAYMENTS. | | |
| Balance of last Account ending 31st March 1922 | £1127 7 9 | | 1. Mrs Scott, Australia | £20 0 0 | |
| RECEIPTS— | | | 2. Mrs Sinclair, Glasgow, Martinmas | 72 0 0 | |
| 1. Congregational Contributions … | £127 17 5 | | 3. Stationery, Postage, &c. | 1 3 6 | |
| 2. Interest … | 18 8 2 | | | | £93 3 6 |
| | £146 5 7 | | Balance 31st March 1923 | … | 1180 9 10 |
| | | | | | £1273 13 4 |
| | £1273 13 4 | | | | |

COLLEGE FUND.

CHARGE.

RECEIPTS—

| | |
|————————————-|————–|
| 1. Congregational Contributions … | £90 2 4 |
| |


90 2 4 |



£157 5 9

DISCHARGE.

PAYMENTS.

| | |
|——————————————————|—————-|
| 1. In reduction of Debt on Churches
and Manse … | £72 12 0 |
| 2. Stationery, Postage, &c. … | 1 5 1 |
| |


£73 17 1 |

| | |
|——————————–|——–|
| Balance at 31st March 1923 … | 83 8 8 |
|——————————–|——–|



£157 5 9

ORGANISATION FUND.

CHARGE.

JAMES CAMPBELL,
JOHN FRASER, } Auditors.

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