WE would add to the above sketch a short account of William Macdonald, Kirkhill, who was like Peter Stewart in being of a retiring disposition and in his godliness, but very much different from him in temperament. William Macdonald was a precious servant of the Lord, of a very tender and affectionate nature. He seems to have been brought under the power of the truth at a comparatively early age, although it was late in life when he came forward publicly as a member. He enjoyed the blessing in early days of the ministries, first, of the Rev. Alex. Fraser, a grandson of Dr. Donald Fraser, Kirkhill, and then of Mr. Mackenzie, Kilmorack, owing to his being with his parents under the ministry of the former, and afterwards when learning his trade of carpentry attending the church of the latter. William Macdonald was a highly-respected man, faithful to souls. He could and did habitually give advice and warning to people, as he got opportunity, having the gift of doing so in a loving and palatable way. He suffered much in his last illness, but was of no murmuring spirit. If one might single out the grace which shone brightly in him, it was the grace of love. He loved the Lord and knew well that “we love Him, because He first loved us,” and gave “His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” His latter end was peace. He was in his 79th year at his death, on the 11th day of October, 1931.
May the Lord bless his family who mourn his loss, that they may likewise leave a fragrant memory behind when death comes.
D. A. MacF.