THE LATE REV. W. SCOTT, CHESLEY, ONTARIO, AND THE LATE
MR. JOHN AULD, ELDER, GLASGOW.
THE following Memorial Minutes were adopted at a meeting of the Southern Presbytery, held on 24th April:—
The late Rev. W. Scott.—”The Presbytery desires to record its deep sense of the loss sustained by the Church in the death of the Rev. Walter Scott, Chesley, Ontario, Canada, who was inducted by this Presbytery to the Chesley Congregation on 11th October, 1912. The Court esteemed Mr. Scott as a brother in Christ, a faithful witness for the truth, and an able preacher of the Gospel, and it expresses its most sincere sympathy with the Chesley Congregation in the removal of so devoted a pastor at a time when his services were so much needed. The Presbytery seeks to bow to the will of Him who sitteth upon the throne in connection with this trying dispensation, and prays that the Lord of the harvest may, in the riches of His grace, send forth labourers into His harvest, earnestly hoping that He may soon provide a pastor for the Chesley Congregation who will feed the people with knowledge and understanding. The Presbytery, in conclusion, expresses its deepest sympathy with Mr. Scott’s widow in the great bereavement she has sustained, and with the other relatives in their loss, and instructs the Clerk to forward a copy of this Minute to the Chesley Congregation and Mrs. Scott.”
The late Mr. John Auld, Elder.—”The Presbytery records its deep regret at the death of Mr. John Auld, elder, John Knox’s Congregation, a member of this Court, who passed away after a comparatively short illness on the 9th March. The Presbytery entertained a very high esteem of Mr. Auld’s personal piety and usefulness, and deplores the breach made by his removal. The Presbytery desires to tender its deepest sympathy to his widow and family in the great bereavement they have sustained, and instructs the Clerk to forward a copy of this Minute to Mrs. Auld.”