Communions.—Lybster, Caithness, and Dornoch, 3rd Sabbath; Inverness and Gairloch, 4th.
John Knox’s Congregation.—This congregation, with permission of Presbytery, meantime meets at the Christian Institute, Bothwell Street, Glasgow.
Meeting of Synod.—The Synod will (D.V.) meet at the Free Presbyterian Church, Inverness, on Tuesday, the 5th day of July. The Rev. Alexander Stewart, Edinburgh, moderator, will preach at 12 noon.
Acknowledgment of Donations.—Contributions to Dingwall Manse Building Fund have been received as follows:—£1 from ex-Provost Cowan, Dumfries, per Mrs. Macfarlane; £5 from a Friend, per Rev. Mr. Macfarlane; £2 from a Friend, per Treasurer; 6s. from a Friend, per Mr. A. Maclean, Mill Street.
Deputy to Canadian Mission.—We are glad to learn that the Rev. Alexander Macrae, Portree, has safely arrived in Canada. The prayers of the Church should ascend that his labours may be abundantly blessed by the Lord among our friends in Canada, and that he may be brought back again in due time in safety and comfort to the home country.
The Southern Presbytery and the Education Bill.—This Presbytery at a meeting on the 20th May, adopted the following resolution anent the clause on Voluntary Schools in the proposed Education Bill for Scotland:—”This Presbytery declares its strong disapproval of the clause in the Scottish Education Bill now before Parliament, wherein it is proposed that School Boards shall have power to help out of the public rates Voluntary Schools, over which they have no control, such as the Roman Catholic and Scottish Episcopalian; protests that such use of the rates would infringe upon the conscientious convictions of many of the Protestant and Presbyterian community, who would thus be compelled to support institutions many of which they regard as teaching idolatry and superstition as well as principles of disloyalty to the Protestant Throne; and warns the Government that if the clause referred to be retained in the Bill, its provisions will undoubtedly give rise to troubles in Scotland similar to that which has arisen in connection with the Education Act for England and Wales.” The Clerk was instructed to send copies of the resolution to the Prime Minister, the Secretary for Scotland, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, and the Herald and Scotsman newspapers.