Induction in Perth
The induction of Rev A B MacLean to the Perth Free Presbyterian congregation will take place on April 17 at 7 pm in St Leonards in the Fields church, Marshall Place, Perth, PH2 8AG, God willing. The Southern Presbytery will meet at 6.30 pm. (Rev) D Campbell, Presbytery Clerk
New Book from Free Presbyterian Publications
The Memorials of the Life and Ministry of Charles Calder Mackintosh is now available as an attractive paperback (242 pages £12.00). The book has been retypeset and is the first reprint since it was first published, in 1870. The volume contains 23 of his sermons and both a biographical account and a “Sketch of the Religious History of the Northern Highlands” by William Taylor, who was born in Tain, brought up under the ministry of Angus Mackintosh, and also a Disruption minister.
Mackintosh (1806-1868) was the son of Dr Angus Mackintosh (1763-1832) who was the parish minister of Tain for over 30 years. The father was one of the eminent ministers of Ross-shire whose lives John Kennedy recalls in The Days of the Fathers in Ross-shire. His son was ordained as his colleague and successor in 1828. In 1843 at the Disruption he became the first Free Church minister of Tain. After a pastorate of 26 years in Ross-shire he was translated to Dunoon Free Church in Argyllshire in 1854. Like his father he was an outstanding minister of the gospel and an able preacher. Thomas Chalmers stated, “There is no worthier man than Charles Calder Mackintosh in all Scotland”, and Alexander Stewart of Cromarty described him as “the model minister”.
The next book from Free Presbyterian Publications is expected to be From Shepherd Boy to King of Israel by Rev Alexander McPherson. It is a life of David, aimed particularly at young people and comes from a series which appeared originally in The Young People’s Magazine, of which he was editor for 1968 to 1984.
General Building Fund
By appointment of Synod, this year’s special collection on behalf of the General Building Fund, is due to be taken in congregations during April.
W Campbell, General Treasurer
Acknowledgement of Donations
The General Treasurer acknowledges with sincere thanks the following donations:
General Fund: Anon, £254.50.
Jewish & Foreign Missions Fund: Anon, for famine relief in Zimbabwe, £400, £20; £200, Friends in Australia, £200.