It is not often we find ourselves so much at one with the replies the Rev. David Smith of Blairgowrie gives to his correspondents in the columns of the British Weekly as we did on a recent occasion. He had been asked by a correspondent to give his opinion on Sabbath harvesting. In giving the opinion, in which he condemns harvesting on the Lord’s day, he quotes from Carlyle’s description of a lowland farmer, David Hope by name, who gave utterance to a memorable expression on the matter. He lived on the Solway shore, two miles east of Annan, “a wet country with late harvests.” One morning while the grain was ready to put in some one rushed in while they were about to take worship, saying—”Such a raging wind has risen, and will drive the stooks into the sea if let alone.” “Wind,” said the worthy farmer, “wind canna get ae straw that has been appointed mine; sit down and let us worship God.” If there were a few more of David Hope’s stamp, not only in the south, but also in the north of Scotland, the country would be the better of them.