Communions.—John Knox’s, Glasgow (Hall, 2 Carlton Place, S.S.), and Tolsta (Lewis), first Sabbath of October; Gairloch (Ross), and Ness (Lewis), second; Scourie (Sutherland), third; Lochinver (Sutherland), and Wick (Caithness), fourth. Oban, first Sabbath of November; Halkirk (Caithness), and St. Jude’s, Glasgow (Jane Street, Blythswood Square), second; Dornoch, and Helmsdale (Sutherland), third; Edinburgh (Hall, Riego Street, near Tollcross), fourth.
F.P. Deputy in Vancouver, B.C.—We have pleasure in stating that the Rev. James Macleod, Free Presbyterian deputy, arrived safely at Vancouver, British Columbia, on the 16th August, after a good passage on sea and land. The services he is conducting are well and increasingly attended. For the benefit of people in Western Canada, to whom the Magazine goes, we give the address of place of meeting and the hours of services:—Oddfellows’ Hall, 7th Avenue, Main Street, Vancouver, B.C.: Sabbath Services—Gaelic at 11 a.m., and English at 7.30 p.m.; Weekly Meetings (Gaelic) on Wednesdays, at 8 p.m. It is our desire that the Lord may abundantly bless His Word preached by the deputy. Arrangements are in process of being made for the supply of Winnipeg Mission, when Mr. Malcolm Gillies, student, will (D.v.) leave for Scotland at the end of October.
Dunoon Services.—We have to state that occasional Free Presbyterian services will (D.v.) be held at the Congregational Hall, Victoria Road, Dunoon, during the winter months. Local intimation will be made by Mr. H. S. MacGillivray, Bay View Boarding-House, West Bay, Dunoon.
The late Rev. D. Bannerman, Conon Bridge.—It is with much regret that we record this month the death of the Rev. Donald Bannerman, who passed away at Inverness on the 28th August. Mr. Bannerman, who had reached the advanced age of eighty-four years, was in failing health for some time, though he was able to officiate at Beauly and Daviot until within a comparatively short period of his decease. Mr. Bannerman in his early years was a teacher with a special interest in languages, several of whom, both ancient and modern, he was acquainted with. He was a man of superior intellect and refinement, and a truly exercised Christian. His preaching was in a marked degree experimental, and was often very helpful to God’s people. Though, owing to a constitutional infirmity, he was never called to the regular ministry, he did useful service in his day, and his memory will be cherished with respect by not a few. Our loss is his gain. His pathway was one of tribulation, but it is our sincere confidence that he has now entered the land where sorrow and sighing have for ever fled away. We express our deep sympathy with all surviving relatives and friends. J. S. S.
S.G.U. Pamphlets.—Rev. Henry Atherton, Secretary of the Sovereign Grace Union, sends us frequently pamphlets issued by said Union on the subjects of Election, Particular Redemption, Justification, etc. These pamphlets are Calvinistic—at times, perhaps, Hyper-Calvinistic—but they often contain clear Scriptural arguments in favour of the doctrines stated as against Arminian sentiments. There are some useful reprints: one, a Sermon by the well-known Thomas Watson on Justification, and another, a very good discourse by a Puritan divine, named Vicks. Mr. Atherton ministers in Grove Chapel, Camberwell, where the famous Joseph Irons once presided, and he has in course of publication a volume on the history of the Chapel, and of Mr. Irons and his successors. The pamphlets, previously mentioned, may be had at 2d. each, postage $\frac{1}{2}$d., and 10s. per 100, from Mr. Atherton, at 100 Camberwell Grove, London, S.E. 5.