MRS. URQUHART, whose death we of the Dingwall congregation have reason to mourn, passed away on the 11th day of May, 1931. She was about 85 years of age when the end came. Although living at such a distance from the Dingwall Church, she was in the habit of attending it as frequently as possible, and especially endeavoured to be present on sacramental occasions both here and elsewhere. She came to know her lost condition before God through the labours of a Mr. Paterson, who laboured among the fishermen of St. Andrews, and we are told that she got spiritual relief for her soul through the portion, “Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.” Her married life was spent at Springfield, Resolis—a parish favoured with the labours of such men as Mr. Inglis, Mr. Hector M’Phail, Mr. Sage and more recently Mr. Robert M’Dougall.
When latterly unable to leave home, she was much pleased to see those like-minded with her visiting her. The Lord granted her His presence in a very rich measure as the end was gradually approaching. Her family heard her singing the 23rd Psalm with such ardour in the early hours of a morning some weeks before the end that they thought she was about to be taken from them at that time. But it soon came after that. Psalm 84 and the latter part of the 73rd Psalm were much before her, one could see. She was not without her trials, without and within, but to her to live was Christ and to die was gain.
Her mortal remains were laid to rest in the Resolis burying-ground. May the Most High bless the family who mourn their loss, with the salvation which is in Christ Jesus unto eternal life, that they may also be Christ’s at His coming! D. A. MacF.