Communions.
May—First Sabbath, Kames and Oban; second, Dumbarton; third, Edinburgh. June—First Sabbath, Applecross, Coigach; second, Shieldaig; third, Lochcarron, Glendale, Helmsdale, and Dornoch; fourth, Gairloch; fifth, Inverness. July—First Sabbath, Raasay, Lairg, Beauly, Thurso; second, Tain, Staffin, and Tomatin; third, Daviot, Halkirk, Flashadder, and Rogart; fourth, Plockton, Bracadale, and North Uist. August—First Sabbath, Dingwall; second, Stratherrick, Portree; third, Laide, Broadford and Bonar-Bridge; fourth, Stornoway. September—First Sabbath, Ullapool; second, Strathy; third, Stoer. South African Mission—The following are the dates of the Communions.—Last Sabbath of March, June, September, and December. Note.—Notice of any additions to, or alterations of, the above dates of Communions should be sent to the Editor.
Meeting of Synod.
The Synod meets (D.V.) at Inverness on 21st May, at 6.30 p.m., when the retiring Moderator, the Rev. E. Macqueen, will (D.V.) preach.
Southern Presbytery on Sabbath Desecration.
The Southern Presbytery of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland desires to draw the attention of all concerned to the alarming length to which Railway Companies, Motor Buses, the Corporations of Glasgow and Edinburgh, etc., have gone in profaning the Sabbath day, which is a most glaring violation of God’s law. The unprecedented number of adverse providences by which trains, ‘buses, etc., have been wrecked and the extraordinary number of passengers that have been killed or hurt since this reckless disregard of the Lord’s day has been entered upon, should cause Railway Companies, ‘Bus Proprietors, Corporations, and all Sabbath profaners to consider seriously that the Lord’s hand is evidently against them even from a pecuniary point of view. The Presbytery would humbly, but very seriously, warn all concerned that God commands all men everywhere to keep the Sabbath day holy and that He will assuredly punish its transgressors either in time or in eternity.—N. Macintyre, Clerk of Presbytery.