Communions.
January—Last Sabbath, Inverness. February—First Sabbath, Dingwall. South African Mission—The following are the dates of the Communions:—Last Sabbath of March, June, September and December. Note.—Notice of any
additions to, or alterations of, the above dates of Communions should be sent to the Editor.
Ordination of Rev. D. J. Macaskill.
The Outer Isles Presbytery met within the Church at Finsbay, South Harris, on 12th December, to ordain and induct the Rev. Donald John Macaskill, M.A., to the pastoral charge of the South Harris congregation. The Rev. R. Macinnes, Moderator, presided and preached an able and appropriate sermon from Mark i. 16-18. He afterwards addressed to Mr. Macaskill the Questions put to probationers and ministers on their induction and ordination to a pastoral charge, which were answered satisfactorily by Mr. Macaskill. The Formula was then signed by him in presence of the congregation. Mr. Macaskill was thereafter ordained by solemn prayer and by the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery and by the authority of the Head of the Church and in the name of the Presbytery inducted pastor of the South Harris congregation. The newly inducted pastor was then suitably addressed by the Rev. M. Gillies, and the congregation by Rev. D. R. Macdonald. The call was very harmonious and practically unanimous being signed by 47 members and 495 adherents.
We trust that prosperous days of the gospel are before our friends in South Harris. We wish them the blessing of the Lord, and pray that Mr. Macaskill will be abundantly used for the comforting of the Lord’s people and may the adorable Head give him many souls for his hire.—M. Gillies, Clerk of the Outer Isles Presbytery.
Church History Books.
Friends are asked to kindly remit, before the end of February, to Rev. W. Grant, Halkirk, money received by the sale of our Church History books.
They are specially requested not to return unsold copies until further instructions are given regarding these. Payment should be made direct to Mr. F. Beaton, 11 Greig Street, Inverness, of money received by the sale of copies of the Confession of Faith.—W. Grant.