Communions.
February: First Sabbath, Dingwall; third, Stornoway. March: First Sabbath, Ullapool; second, Portree and Ness; third, Finsbay; fourth, Kinlochbervie; fifth, North Tolsta. April: First Sabbath, Portnalong, Achmore and Stoer.
London Communion.
In connection with the dispensation of the Lord’s Supper on Sabbath, the 24th March, the following services have been arranged (D.V.) to be conducted by the Rev. R. R. Sinclair, Wick; and the Rev. John Colquhoun, Glendale, Isle of Skye, at Eccleston Hall, Eccleston Street, Buckingham Palace Road, London, S.W.1:—Thursday, 21st March, 7 p.m. (English). Friday, 22nd March, 3.30 p.m. (Gaelic), 7 p.m. (Fellowship Meeting). Saturday, 23rd March, 3.30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sabbath, 24th March, 11 a.m. (English), 3.45 p.m. (Gaelic) and 7 p.m. (English). Monday, 25th March, 3.30 p.m. (Gaelic) and 7 p.m. (English).
Request for a Day of National Humiliation by the Outer Isles Presbytery.
The following request has been sent to the Prime Minister, the Scottish Secretary, The Secretary of State for War, The Home Secretary and the M.P. for the Outer Isles:—”I am instructed by the Outer Isles Presbytery of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, met at Bayhead, North Uist, on the 22nd of November, 1939, humbly and respectfully to draw your attention to the need of publicly seeking the aid of the Almighty, against the forces of evil and tyranny, which are arrayed against us, and which threaten our liberties, civil and religious, now that we are engaged as a nation in a life and death struggle for existence. We may point out in this connection that during the last War, when the Allies were almost in despair, a prayer meeting was held by responsible members of the Government at St. Margaret’s Chapel, Westminster. Ever since the tide began to turn against the German invaders, evidently on account of our rulers and magistrates humbling themselves to seek Heaven’s protection. At the present juncture in our national history we require more than an arm of flesh to overcome the enemy. While we seek divine interposition on our behalf we must remember that our national sins are many and grievous: to instance a few, the neglect of divine worship and the proposal to open cinemas on the Lord’s Day for the entertainment of the troops, which is certainly not a work of necessity and mercy, as well as many other breaches of the Fourth Commandment. By honouring God’s laws in the past, our beloved country has been more highly favoured than any other in the history of the World. We conceive it to be our duty as a Court of Christ’s Church, to impress upon you, and, through you, upon Parliament, to have a day appointed by His Majesty for humiliation and prayer, with confession of national sins, a practice of God-honouring kings and nations in the past. We are aware that one Lord’s Day has already been appointed for such a purpose but we would humbly submit that a special occasion would be more seemly than a day already dedicated to the worship of God. By the authority of the Outer Isles Presbytery.—Donald J. Macaskill, Moderator.“
Free Copies of the Magazine for the Men in the Fighting Forces.
The Magazine Committee have decided to send free copies of the Magazine to the men in the fighting forces as was done in the last War. They are making an appeal for funds to finance this undertaking. Any money sent for this purpose to Mr. John Grant, 4 Millburn Road, Inverness, will be acknowledged in the Magazine. Already an opportunity of placing a copy each month on 600 ships has been agreed to by the responsible authorities. The responsibilities have also given permission to send copies to the Army and to the Air Force.
Collection for February.
The Special Collection appointed by the Synod for this month is for Aged and Infirm Ministers’, Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund.