Communions.
Tarbert, Harris, 2nd Sabbath of March, and Portree, 3rd.
New Church at Lochgilphead.
A neat little church has recently been erected at Lochgilphead, Loch Fyne. It is capable of holding 230 persons, and has a small meeting-room and vestry attached. The cost has been £500, and it is satisfactory to state that about £400 of this sum have been contributed. An opening service was held on Friday evening, February 5th, when the Rev. James S. Sinclair, Glasgow, preached on Exodus iii. 2—”And he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.” At the end of the service he gave a brief account of the distinctive history and testimony of the Free Presbyterian Church. There was a large attendance, a number of people being present from other denominations. On the Sabbath following, the Rev. Alexander Stewart, Edinburgh, conducted services in Gaelic and English, which were also well attended. The collections at all the services mentioned amounted to the sum of £36.
Acknowledgment.
Rev. Neil Cameron begs to acknowledge, with thanks, 10s, received from “Two Young Friends, Dornoch,” towards the St. Jude’s Building Fund.
Donation from Canada.
Mr. Hector Morrison begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the sum of £9, received from friends in Canada, towards the Free Presbyterian Church at Scourie. Sutherlandshire.
Donation from Australia.
Rev. Walter Scott, Brushgrove, Clarence River, N.S.W., has kindly forwarded a contribution of £4, towards our Foreign Mission Fund, from Woodford Dale Mission Sabbath School, in connection with his congregation.
Memoir of Rev. D. Macdonald.
Mr. Macfarlane expects soon to have several hundred copies in hand of the “Memoirs and Remains of Rev. D. Macdonald, Shieldaig.” Persons desirous to obtain copies may now send in their orders to the Rev. D. Macfarlane, F.P. Manse, Craig Road, Dingwall. The price is, as formerly, 2s 6d. per copy, postage 3d. extra.
Northern Presbytery.
This Presbytery met at Dingwall on 8th February, 1904. There were present, Rev. D. Macfarlane, moderator; Rev. J. R. Mackay, and Rev. Ewen Macqueen. In the absence of the Clerk, Rev. J. R. Mackay acted in that capacity. It was agreed by the Presbytery that wherever a missionary, whose sphere of labour was within the bounds of this Presbytery, had to pay lodgings, the congregation to which he ministered should pay £3 annually as a help in defraying his expenses.