Communions.
Inverness, fifth Sabbath of January. Dingwall, first Sabbath of February.
Rev. D. Macfarlane’s Sermons.
Rev. D. Macfarlane, F.P. Manse, Dingwall, has still some copies left of his volume, entitled “Sermons on the Love of God, and Cognate Themes.” They may be had from him at the reduced price of 2s. each; postage, 4d. extra. We hope the friends who wish to have this valuable book will avail themselves of the opportunity without delay.
Protest by Southern Presbytery against Retention of the Envoy at the Vatican.
The following Protest has been sent to the Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet:—“The Southern Presbytery of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, observing that the Government have decided to retain the Envoy at the Vatican, desire to enter their strong and earnest protest against this decision for the following, among other reasons:—1. The Presbytery hold, in common with all intelligent and consistent Protestants, that to send such an Envoy at all is contrary to the Protestant Constitution of the Realm; and an unwarrantable concession to the un-Scriptural and arrogant claims of the Papacy to be a temporal power, possessing civil as well as spiritual sovereignty over its adherents, and a title to exercise the same over the whole world. 2. The Presbytery maintain that such concession has not produced any beneficial results at home or abroad; Ireland, for example, being in a worse condition of rebellion, strife, and bloodshed to-day than ever it was, and the Pope refusing to issue an authoritative word to quell the disorder. 3. The Presbytery find that the Holy Scriptures clearly intimate that those nations who acknowledge the Roman Apostacy incur the displeasure of Almighty God, which is the greatest calamity that can come upon any country, and the precursor of sore and heavy strokes of judgment. The Presbytery would, therefore, respectfully entreat the Government to reconsider their unhappy and ominous decision.”
South African Mission.
It is now arranged that the Rev. Neil Cameron, St. Judes’, Glasgow, and Mr. Angus Fraser, missionary, London, will (d.v.) go as deputies to our Mission in Matabeleland, South Africa. They expect to leave about the end of February. We trust that our praying people will remember the deputies and the Mission at “the throne of grace.”