Communions.
January—Fourth Sabbath, Inverness. February—First Sabbath, Dingwall; third, Stornoway; fourth, North Uist. March—First Sabbath, Ullapool; second, Ness and Portree; third, Finsbay and Lochinver; fourth, Kinlochbervie; fifth, North Tolsta. April—First Sabbath, London, Portnalong and Breaslete; second, Fort William; third, Greenock; fourth, Glasgow and Wick. May—First Sabbath, Kames and Oban; second, Scourie and Broadford; third, Edinburgh. June—First Sabbath, Tarbert, Applecross, Coigach; second, Shieldaig; third, Lochcarron, Glendale, Helmsdale, Dornoch and Uig; fourth, Inverness and Gairloch. July—First Sabbath, Lairg, Raasay and Beauly; second, Staffin, Tomatin and Tain; third, Halkirk, Rogart, Flashadder and Daviot; fourth, Achmore, Braedale, North Uist and Plockton. August—First Sabbath, Dingwall; second, Portree and Stratherrick; third, Bonar, Finsbay and Laide; fourth, Vatten and Thurso; fifth, Stornoway. September—First Sabbath, Ullapool and Breaslete; second, Strathy; third, Tarbert and Stoer. October—First Sabbath, Tolsta and Lochcarron; second, Gairloch and Ness; third, Applecross; fourth, Greenock, Lochinver and Wick. November—First Sabbath, Oban and Raasay; second, Glasgow; third, *Halkirk, Edinburgh, Dornoch and Uig. December—First Sabbath, London.
We have published above all the Communion dates for the year, 1953. Will ministers kindly check the list and forward a note of omissions or corrections to the Editor.
* Owing to local church circumstances the date for this year is changed from second to third Sabbath.—W. G.
London F.P. Communion Services.
The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, London congregation, Eccleston Hall, Eccleston Street, Buckingham Palace Road, London, S.W.1. In connection with the dispensation of the Lord’s Supper on Sabbath, 6th December, 1953, the following services have been arranged (D.V.), to be conducted by the Rev. Finlay MacLeod, Dornoch, and the Rev. William MacLean, M.A., Ness, Lewis:—Thursday, 3rd December, 7 p.m.; Friday, 4th December, 4 p.m. (Gaelic), and 7 p.m. (Fellowship Meeting); Saturday, 5th December, 3.30 p.m., and 6.30 p.m. (Prayer Meeting); Sabbath, 6th December, 11 a.m., 3.30 p.m. (Gaelic) (with a corresponding English service in downstairs hall simultaneously), and 7 p.m. Monday, 7th December, 4 p.m. (Gaelic) and 7 p.m.
Services are held every Sabbath at 11 a.m., 3.45 p.m. (Gaelic), and 7 p.m. Weekly Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Rev. James Fraser’s Departure for Africa.
We understand that Rev. James Fraser, M.A., Dingwall, returns to our African Mission and his labours there, sailing from Southampton on the 19th November with his wife and family. Mr. Fraser has been exceedingly active in lecturing and preaching throughout the Church at home during his present stay among us, and the people and his brethren in the ministry have been glad to meet him once more. Although he reports an improvement in his health during this leave, yet we feel that he did not obtain or seek that rest from active duty which his friends would have desired for him. But the sufficiency and strength of the servants of the Lord Jesus Christ are of God. And our praying people will remember Mr. Fraser, Mrs. Fraser, and the children at the throne of grace. May the everlasting arms be about them and carry them safely over land and sea to their destination in Africa.
An Appeal from Greenock Congregation.
From the Kirk Session of Greenock. We feel reluctant appealing to our F.P. friends for financial help. The facts are as follows:—Our Church was badly damaged by enemy action during the last war. We got some £700 from the War Damage Committee which helped us to restore the interior of the Church, but we did not realise at the time that almost all the nails holding the slates were broken. When the slater examined the roof he was amazed that the slates did not fall off. We are thus forced to have the roof secured which will cost us between two and three hundred pounds sterling. We are numerically small in numbers, and believe if we place the facts before our people that they will come to our help.
(Sgd.) J. MACLEOD, Moderator.
THOMAS MACRAE, Session Clerk.
This appeal is cordially endorsed by Southern Presbytery.
(Sgd.) D. CAMPBELL, Moderator.
D. J. MATHESON, Clerk.
Southern Presbytery Intimation re Rev. A. Cattanach, M.A.
At the meeting of the Southern Presbytery on Tuesday, the 15th of September, 1953, it was unanimously agreed that the following intimation should appear in the Church Magazine:—
“Rev. A. Cattanach, M.A., is free to accept a call from any vacant congregation of the Free Presbyterian Church.”—D. J. MATHESON, Presbytery Clerk.