Communions.—Last Sabbath of January, Inverness; February, first Sabbath, Dingwall. 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.
Induction at Oban.—The Southern Presbytery met at Oban on 3rd November and inducted the Rev. D. Beaton to that charge. The Rev. N. Cameron preached an appropriate sermon from the words “Except the Lord build the house they labour in vain that build it”—Ps. exxvii. 1. There was a large congregation, the church being comfortably filled. We trust Mr. Beaton’s labours may be blessed in his new charge.—N. MacI.
Opening of new Church at Achmore.—The new Church at Achmore was opened for divine worship on Thursday, 16th October. Rev. Roderick Mackenzie, M.A., Gairloch, preached an appropriate sermon on Zechariah vi. 13:—”Even He shall build the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the glory; and He shall sit and rule upon His throne; and shall be a priest upon His throne.” There was a large congregation present on the Thursday and during the whole communion season, the Church, a substantial stone building being taxed to its capacity. The special collection on the opening day was £51 10s. 3d. The sum of £110 is still required before the building will be free of debt.—M. G.
Appeal for Help.—Our people in Sollas, North Uist, have been hitherto without a place of worship of their own and would now appeal to kind friends throughout the Church to help them to build a suitable church. With what they have collected among themselves and outside help they hope to have a new place of worship ready in the course of the coming year. This appeal is endorsed by the Presbytery.—(Signed) M. Morrison, Moderator; D. M. Macdonald, Clerk.
Return of Deputy to Canada and U.S.A.—We are pleased to say that the Rev. William Grant, the Church’s deputy to Canada and the U.S.A., who sailed from New York on the 29th October, reached home safely. Mr. Grant had a very encouraging reception from our people in the various places he visited and we look forward to his report with interest.
Collection for this Month.—The Collection for this month will be taken up on behalf of the General Church Building Fund.