Communions.—Inverness, fifth Sabbath of January. Dingwall, first Sabbath of February.
Session in Divinity.—The Session in Divinity will (God willing) begin at Inverness, under the Rev. John R. Mackay, M.A., Theological Tutor, on Tuesday, the 3rd January, 1911. Four students are expected to attend, and the prayers of the Church are earnestly requested on behalf of tutor and students.
Brief Obituaries.—Death has been busy in our ranks in various parts of the country during the past few months. Some worthy men in retired places (so far as our Church is concerned) have been taken away. One of these was Mr. Duncan M’Dougall, elder, Murshearlich, Kilmallie, a deeply-exercised and faithful man. Greatly tried in his soul a few weeks before the end, he died in much peace. Another was Mr. John Johnson, elder, Tarbert, Loch Fyne, a warm, single-minded, humble man. Prayer was his exercise until his last breath. A third man of truth was Mr. Peter Masson, Piermaster, Fort Augustus,—quiet, solid and judicious in mind and ways; his removal makes a blank. We cannot omit to notice also briefly some other friends whose death is mourned:—Mrs. Mackay, Iron Cottage, Lairg, early in December; Mrs. Cameron, Glasgow, mother of the Rev. Neil Cameron, on 19th; and Mr. William Cumming, Hill Street, Inverness, on 23rd, whose wife only pre-deceased him by a fortnight. Mr. Cumming was long an invalid. To the surviving friends of all, we extend our deepest sympathies. The voice of these dispensations is, “Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.”
“Present-Day Aspect of Romanism.”—Three lectures on this subject, by the Rev. D. Macfarlane, Dingwall, are about to be published in pamphlet form; price, 2d. (post free) for each copy. We bespeak a large circulation.
Synod Report—A Correction.—In our account of the Report given by the Rev. D. Mackenzie of his supply of Fraserburgh Fishing Station last summer, he was reported as saying that “there were many temptations to looseness of life before these workers during the season.” As the words “looseness of life” were not those exactly used by Mr. Mackenzie, and as they might suggest that he was making some positive charges of gross immorality, we desire to explain that the only special evils which Mr. Mackenzie mentioned as matters of temptation were Sabbath walking, and irregularity in attendance on Sabbath services.
Acknowledgments.—Mr. Angus Clunas, Treasurer, 18 Ardconnel Terrace, Inverness, acknowledges, with thanks, the following donations:—For Sustentation Fund: 10/, Mr. Alex. Macpherson, Upper Scotstown, Strontian; 20/, “A Friend,” North Uist; 40/6, “Friend,” per Rev. J. R. Mackay; and 10/7, Miss A. B. Macdonald, Detroit, U.S.A., per Rev. J. S. Sinclair. For Kaffir Bibles: 5/, Miss Mackenzie, Shandon, N.B.; and for Mr. Radasi’s Mission, 4/, “A Friend,” Gippsland, Victoria; £3 from “Lady Friend,” per Rev. N. Cameron, for Foreign Missions; 2/6, “Lady Friend,” per Rev. N. Cameron, for building huts at Rev. J. B. Radasi’s Mission; and 20/1, “A Friend” (Lochinver P.O.), for South African Mission. Rev. D. Graham, Shieldaig, acknowledges, with thanks, £1 from “A Friend” in Glasgow, and 10/ from “A Friend,” Lochinver, towards the Building Fund of the Lochcarron Church.
Protestant Lectures.—The Rev. J. R. Mackay, Inverness, delivered three lectures in Inverness under the auspices of the Protestant Institute. The lectures were very well attended and very full reports of them were given in the Northern Chronicle. The lectures embraced such subjects as the Inquisition; The Reformation; and the Counter-Reformation. They are being issued in pamphlet form, and may be had from Mr. Mackay.
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