IT is with regret we have to record the death of Miss Jessie Macintosh, at the age of 66 years, at Glenhinisdale, Snizort, Skye, on the 23rd January 1926. Jessie was the eldest daughter of the late Mr John Macintosh, Rha, Uig, Skye. She was brought up by her parents to love God’s Word and to respect the Sabbath Day. While quite young, Jessie took a great interest in her Bible, and this latterly developed for the good of her immortal soul. Having caught a chill in her youth, this was the means of keeping her in poor health all her life. Still, at times she was able to work at dressmaking, being an expert at needlework. In 1893 she joined herself to the loyal band that stood for the truth and loved God’s people, especially Mr Norman Munro, Mr Peter Macleod, both late of Staffin, and the late Rev. Alexander Macrae, Portree, under whose spiritual teachings she rejoiced greatly. Often her soul was cast down in utter despair, but out of it all the Lord helped her to overcome the temptations of Satan and gave her a very refreshing time of His presence after these trials. At times she walked long distances to worship God, and was heard to say that when alone on the way, meditating upon His Word, she felt the presence of the Most High very near her.
She was a most loyal and staunch Free Presbyterian, never wavering in her attachment to the Church, and when she heard of some of the ministers leaving, although sorry that this had happened, her remarks made at the time were—”Na bitheadh bhuir suil ri daoine.”
Last year she intended leaving Uig to go to live with her younger sister at Erbusaig, Kyle, for good; but God saw it otherwise. It seems that during the past few years she carried her grave clothes about with her, anticipating that death might come at any moment, showing that she was acting on the injunction of her Saviour—”Watch, for ye know not the hour when the Son of Man may come.” She, however, went to visit friends of her own at Glenhinisdale, Snizort, where she benefited for a time; but the messenger of death had come, and Jessie, who was only confined to bed for 12 days, passed peacefully away, trusting fully in her Saviour. We have observed with regard to some of the Lord’s people living alone that He has brought it about in His providence that they passed away in the house of friends, with kind hands ministering to their last wants. This happened in Jessie’s case. She was first in the house of Miss Macdonald, like-minded with herself, and latterly in the home of Mr and Mrs Malcolm Macleod, who kindly waited on her to the end.
Her funeral to Uig Cemetery was largely attended, showing the respect she was held in by the community at large. We would express our sympathy with her surviving relatives in their great loss.
D. M. M.