Communions.—Oban, first Sabbath of November; St. Jude’s, Glasgow (Jane Street, Blythswood Square), second; Halkirk (Caithness), and Dornoch (Sutherland), third; Edinburgh (Hall, Riego Street, near Tollcross), and Helmsdale (Sutherland) fourth.
Meeting of Synod.—The Half-Yearly Meeting of Synod will (God willing) be held in the Hall of St. Jude’s Church, Glasgow, on Tuesday the 12th November. The Moderator (Rev. Duncan Mackenzie, Gairloch) is expected to conduct public worship at 11 a.m.
The Southern Presbytery.—At a meeting of this Presbytery held in Glasgow on the 4th October, the Rev. Walter Scott expressed his willingness to accept the Call to Chesley, Ontario, and after prayer by the Rev. Ewen Macqueen the Call was put into his hands. The Court then decided to induct Mr. Scott on the 11th inst., in St. Jude’s Hall. After this business, the Presbytery proceeded to hear the trial discourses of Mr. Alexander Mackay, divinity student, who had completed his course of study. The trials being found entirely satisfactory, the Moderator (Rev. Neil Cameron), in the name of the Presbytery, licensed Mr. Mackay to preach the Gospel.
Acknowledgments.—Mr. Angus Clunas, Treasurer, 35 Ardconnel Terrace, Inverness, acknowledges with thanks the following donations:—10/ from Mrs. Maciver, Nairn, per Mr. F. Maciver, for Inverness Sustentation Fund, and 10/ for Inverness Building Fund; 10/ from Mrs. Macaskill, Polochar, South Uist, and 10/ from Miss Macaskill, Lochboisdale School, for Missionaries and Catechists; £4 from Misses Ross, East Williams, Canada, per Rev. W. Scott, for Foreign Missions, in memory of their late mother, Mrs. Ross; 5/ from Miss Sutherland, Watten, per Rev. N. Cameron, and 5/ from “Friend,” South Erradale, Gairloch, per Rev. J. R. Mackay, for Psalms in Kaffir; 5/ from “Anon,” Strontian, for Jewish Mission; 5/6 from Mr. D. A. Macdonald, Bassano, Alberta, per Rev. J. S. Sinclair, for College Fund; 32/9 from Mr. R. S. Mackenzie, Detroit, U.S.A., per Rev. J. S. Sinclair, for Organisation Fund. Rev. Neil Cameron acknowledges with thanks, from “Inverness-shire,” 10/ for Foreign Missions and 10/ for St. Jude’s Building Fund.—Rev. Alex. Macrae, Portree, acknowledges with thanks, for Manse Debt Fund, 5/ from “Sincere Friend,” (Drumbeg postmark), and 10/ from “A Friend in Edinburgh,” per Miss Marion Mackay, Portree; also from latter “Friend” (per Miss Mackay), 20/ for Sustentation Fund.—Mr. N. Mackinnon, Treasurer to Tarbert (Harris) Congregation, acknowledges with thanks, 5/ from Mr. A. Macaskill, North Uist (per Mr. D. Bethune), for Building Fund.—Rev. J. S. Sinclair acknowledges with thanks, £1 from “Terab” for John Knox’s Sustentation Fund.