Communions.
September—First Sabbath, Ullapool and Breascleite; second, Strathy; third, Tarbert and Stoer. October—First Sabbath, North Tolsta and Lochearron; second, Gairloch and Ness; third, Applecross; fourth, Greenock and Lochinver; fifth, Wick. November—First Sabbath, Oban and Raasay; second, Glasgow and Halkirk; third, Edinburgh, Dornoch and Uig. December—First Sabbath, London.
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Collections for Trinitarian Bible Society.
Such of our fallen race as have realised, under the effectual teaching of the Holy Spirit, that the purpose of human life in this world is not to please ourselves, in doing our own will and finding our own pleasure, but to serve the living God, are often anxious to know how this blessed object can be attained. In other words, they are often at a loss to know how best to serve the Lord in their day and generation. It is characteristic of a truly regenerated soul to seek the salvation, and thus the supreme welfare, of others, regardless of their nationality, race, language, social status, or colour, while, at the same time, it is obvious that all true Christians cannot be ordained ministers of the Gospel. All Christians, however, can pray for the coming, extension, and establishment of Christ’s kingdom on earth, and as saving faith comes by hearing and reading the Word of God, all can participate in extending world-wide the knowledge of the letter of the truth as it is in Jesus, by circulating the Scriptures, watering with their prayers this sowing of the good seed, that the Holy Spirit might make the Word an effectual means of salvation and edification. One of our own worthy ministers declared at a Synod meeting that from the time he earned his first wages he devoted a portion of it annually to a subscription to a Bible Society. This is an excellent example for all to follow, and we all ought to be annual regular subscribers to a Bible Society. Since, in this connection, the National Bible Society of Scotland has violated its own original constitution by proposing to publish other versions in English than the Authorised Version, the Trinitarian Bible Society, London, has become unique in that it is to-day the only Bible Society in the world that is bound by its own constitutional rules to publish only the Authorised Version of the Bible in English. For this reason, our Synod commended the Trinitarian Bible Society to our people for their prayerful and financial support. The address is:—The Secretary, Trinitarian Bible Society, 7 Bury Street, London, W.C.I. Where auxiliaries cannot be formed, individual congregations have been sending their substantial contributions to the Secretary at the foregoing address, and all congregations of our Church would be well advised to do likewise. In addition to this, individual persons wishing to qualify as members, with the right to elect persons to membership of the General Committee of the T.B.S., can do so by giving a minimum subscription of £1 annually, the pre-war minimum annual subscription of 10s. 6d. being inadequate in view of the rising present-day costs of materials. Thus, subscribers become instrumental in circulating the means of extending the Kingdom of Christ in the world—the noblest and most blessed life-time activity in which anyone can engage. Let the whole earth be filled with His glory.—J. P. MacQ.
Synod Proceedings.
The Synod Proceedings are ready. Parcels with the required number of copies have been sent out to congregations as formerly. The price per copy will be 1s 6d; Australia and New Zealand, 1s 8d; Canada and U.S.A., 32 cents per copy. Cash from sales should be sent to Mr. John Grant, General Treasurer, as soon as possible; and unsold copies should be returned to Mr. Grant, 4 Millburn Road, Inverness. An effort should be made to sell as many copies as possible.—R. R. S., Clerk of Synod.
Inverness Manse Case.
As our Church people and other readers of the Magazine may have learned from the public press, Lord Guthrie, who heard the case anent the Manse, 30 Broadstone Park, Inverness, which the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland claims (on principle), has now delivered an opinion on the matter. This opinion is not a final decision; and more will be heard of this business. So let our Church people wait for further developments.—ROBERT R. SINCLAIR, Clerk of Synod and Church Interests Committee.