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CONTENTS. I PAGE. FAITH I:\" GOD, lJ A SERMON. By the Rev. James S. Sinclair, John Knox's, Glasgow, 5 ACCOUNT OF MISSION TO NAVAL MEN IN ENGLAND. By the Rev. M. Morrison, Lochinver, 16 THE LATE i\1R. MURDO MACLEOD, STOER, 21 THE. LATE MR. WILLIAM MACSWAN, DEACON, ST. JUDE'S, GLASGOW, 25 NOTES O~ ALEXANDER GAIR AND OTHER ''VORTHIES, 27 AN CU.NNART A THA ANN AN DAIL, 31 RESOLUTION OF THE WESTERN PRESBYTEIlY AGAINST PLOUGHING AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS ON THE SABBATH DAY, 34 PETITION TO PRIME MINISTRR BY NORTHERN PRESBYTERY AGAINST AGRICULTURAL WORK ON THE SABBATH, 34 NOTES AND COMMENTS, 35 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DO:'olATIONS, 37 CHURCH NOTES, 38 THE MAGAZINE, 39

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jfaitb in (Pob. T is quite apparent to any careful observer that the preser,t I tremendous War, with its dreadful horrors and losses, has greatly disturbed the religious faith of certain classes of people. Some cannot understand how such things can happen under the government of a Divine Being at 8.11, and people of this infidel tendency having already but a slender hold of the belief in God's existence, are disposed to lapse into blank atheism. Others-and they are a more numerous class-have been nurtured all their days in the doctrine that God is nothing but love or benevolence, and that man is a comparatively innocent being, and they also are greatly perplexed at the terrible strokes of the present time. As we might expect, such professors of Christianity find it very difficult to reconcile the present sufferings with their doctrine, and are apt to lose the kind of faith in God that they possess. We do not deny that many things are taking place in individual lives that are fitted to try the faith, even of the most settled of God's children, but still they cleave fast to Him, and recognise that He reigns amidst all, in harmony with His revealed perfections and govern­ ment. Much evil arises from a one-sided view of truth. Half­ truths are frequently the most dangerous errors. Let us now very briefly notice in this article some of the comprehensive truths concerning God and man, which must be accepted and held fast, in order that we may understand God's ways, have faith in His government, and bow to His providential will. 1. Let us observe certain truths concerning God. L It is the testimony of the Bible and of nature itself tll1t God is the maker and upholder of the world in all its parts. "For of him, and through him, and to him are all things" (Rom. ii. 36). All creatures, animate and inanimate, are dependent upon His hand. "In him we live and move and have our being" (Acts xvii. 28). Though God is not, and cannot be, in the very nature of the case, the author of moral disorder or sin-the offspring of folly and 1 2 Tlu Free Presbyterian i!1afJazine.

His own opposite-yet He maint::ins in existence by His power the wicked as well as the righteous, devils as well as men. God in the person of the Son" upholds all things by the word of His power" for the furtherance of divine purposes in connection with the gracious covenant of redemption. 2. It is the testimony of the Bible and of reason that He is the universal Governor. As He is the maker and upholder, so it follows as matter of necessary right and consequence that He is the King of the universe. The Psalmist declares that" God is king of all the earth," and that "God reigneth over the heathen" (Ps. xlvii.), while Daniel tells king Nebuchadnezzar that he would be driven from his dwelling until he would" know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdoms of men and giveth it to whomsoever he will." Nebuchadnezzar was brought to acknowledge the truth that" he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth." Such is the all-pervasive sovereignty of the Most High. The Lord Jesus Hinself declares that "a sparrow cannot fall to the ground" without Him. If such an insignificant creature as a sparrow cannot fall without God's permission, surely an intelligent, responsible being like man cannot. It is clearly Christ's teaching that nothing whatsoever from the greatest event to the smallest can transpire without God's hand being in it in one way or another. Thus He must have a sovereign hand in connection with all the terrible things that are presently happening. War, and bloodshed, and death are not without Him. 3. It is plainly revealed to us that God is holy as well as good, righteous as well as merciful, and just as well as loving. He is the Lawgiver as well as the Benefactor of the race. As Lawgiver, he has given mankind holy and just and good laws which must be obeyed, otherwise penalties will follow. Nothing is more clearly written on the page of divine revelation, or on the page of human history than this. We are told over and over again that God "hath prepared his throne for judgment," and that He "shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness." Hc is the Judge to whom all are accountable, high and low, rich and poor. True it is that God has made Himself known as merciful and gracious, rich in His grace and love. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John iii. 16). "God is love; and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God and God in him" (I John iv. 16). This is gloriously true, an\i a matter of eternal prai~e. But we are not to think for a moment that He is gracious at the expense of His righteousness. He caused the iniquities of His people to meet upon His Son, and the Son suffered unto the death of the Cross, and satisfied the claims of righteousness in their room and stead. Apart from this there could have been no forgiveness or salvation. His mercy :hws through a righteous channel to the guilty. His love also is a r.ol1' Faitll in God. 3 love. If He loves sinners, He does not love their sins; He loves them with a view to save them from their sins and to make them partakers of His holiness. Further, we observe from the whole teaching of Christ and His apostles, that if the children of men break His laws and reject His Gospel, they lay themselves open, individually and nationally, to sore and heavy judgments. Con­ sider many of Christ's parables in this connection-the marriage of the king's son, the great supper, the vineyard and the husband­ men, the barren fig tree, etc. It is made most plain that the King, who provides a marriage feast of heavenly love, is "wroth " with great displeasure when His gracious invitations are rejected and His servants set at nought and slain. He sends fire and sword upon those who prove themselves His determined enemies. His character as the righteous, moral Governor and Judge, as well as the gracious Saviour, must never be forgotten by us. To consider His benevolence and love and to forget His holiness and justice is a fatal error, and fosters a spirit of rebellion against a God of infinite goodness and rectitude. n.-Let us consider certain truths concerning Man. 1. God made man pure and upright at the beginning, but man, of his own, deliberate free will, at the suggestion of the serpent, sinned and fell from his high and holy estate. The first man chose the evil and refused the good, and, as a representative person, he drew down all his posterity with himself. They have willingly followed his bad example ever since. 2. Men, as sinners, are criminals against the Divine Majesty. Sin is not a mere disease or infirmity; it is a crime, a transgression of law, deserving punishment. It is on this principle we find the inspired statement, "The wages of sin is death." Breaches of human law are treated as crimes, and regarded as punishable. Sin is a breach of God's law, and renders the transgressor liable to penalty. People in general, as a result of the Fall, are remarkably blind to the guilt of sin, and look upon it with an indulgent eye, but not so those who are enlightened by the Spirit of God. 3· Men, as sinners, deserve suffering here and hereafter. Such is the plain teaching of God's infallible \Vord from first to last. The New Testament, as well as the Old, bears testimony to this. " Many sorrows shall be to the wicked" in this present life. And the Lord Jesus Christ in His predictive account of the Day of Judgment declares that" the wicked shall go away into everlasting pUt1lshment." This solemn view of sin's desert is not pleasant or palatable to the natural mind, and thousands entirely resent the idea and will have none of it. But the truth remains the same, and will stand fast for ever. Everyone whose conscience has been awakened by the divine Spirit in connection with the application oi God's truth puts his amen thereto. He feels that he deserves nothing less than hell as the just reward of his sins. 4. Men universally are sinners. "All have smned and come short of the glory of God." There is no exception-people of 4 The Fret Presbyterian iJ£agazine.

all nations, generations, ranks and ages: Germans, Austrians, Russians, French, Italians, British, rulers and subjects, rich and poor, old and young. God's children in a state of grace are still sinners as well as others, and they deserve and get chastisement. Not that we are to think that those who are most severely chasti~ed are always the greatest transgressors. Not so; the opposite may be true in many cases. But what we wish to point out is that there is no person under the sun, good or bad, but has sin that will justify in righteousness the Lord's sharpest dealings. This is the aspect of the case that is forgotten by many, and so they form mistaken views altogether of the divine government. There is universal sin, and so there is universal suffering. It is undoubtedly the case that there are certain seasons in the world's history when the Most High lifts the rod of correction, and brings it down with greater and more widespread severity than at other times. Truly, the present is one of them-a time, indeed, unprecedented in terrible things on land and sea. Generally those seasons of judgment occur when iniquity comes to a certain height. We must acknowledge that it was so in the present case. God's people were greatly grieved at the widespread frivolity, wickedness, and contempt of Christ's gospel and ordinances, and when the War broke out, their faith, instead of being weakened, was strengthened. They saw that the Lord was taking notice of the abounding impiety, and that there was a divine Governor among the nations who would not allow iniquity always to go uncorrected. The Most High is nothing, if He is not a moral Governor. In conclusion, we would desire to point out, in addition to the considerations already presented that are fitted to instruct and confirm our faith in God, amid all the floods and fires of the present time, the following, namely, that the Most High still shows Himself loving as well as just, and mingles with the trials many undeserved mercies. Many are the common comforts which are yet enjoyed, even by our soldiers and sailors-comforts in field and hospital. The Word of the Lord is also circulated among them, and happy are those who seek and find there the Lord Jesus Christ, and an inheritance, incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away. We believe also that the Lord will show His abundant goodness in overruling this awful dispensation for the ultimate good of the world at large. It is the earnest prayer of all who seek the prosperity of Christ's kingdom that many, who have passed through sore trials, may individually receive eternal blessings. May the death of some prove, under the Lord's hand, "the life" of others, and to His narpe shall be the praise!

THE prayer of all should be, "Lord Jesus, as Thou hast got death, and him that hath the power of death, under Thy feet, even so, Lord, put them under ours."-Romaine. A Sermon by tile Re,l. Jallles S. Silidaii". 5 ------B Sermon. Bv THE REV. JAMES S. SINCLAIR, JOHN KNOX'S, GLASGOW.

(Taken d01Vll by a Hearty, at Oball.)

"Behold, a greater than Jonas is here."-i\IATT. XII. 41.

'"[HESE words were spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ in response to a request made by certain of the Scribes and Pharisees for a sign. The Scribes and Pharisees came to Him and said, " Master, we would see a sign from thee." The Lord Jesus, in His reply, told them their true character as a people arId a generation. He said, "An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of the prophet J onas." The Scribes and Pharisees were seeking some display of His wonder-working power that would produce a strong impression upon their natural senses and imaginations. They were not satisfied with the many signs that He had already given in those beneficent miracles that He wrought on behalf of the poor children of men. He healed the sick, cleansed the lepers, opened the eyes of the blind, and raised the dead. These were signs sufficient to convince any truly sincere and honest seeker that Jesus of Nazareth spoke the truth when He claimed to be the }Iessiah. The unbelieving Scribes and Pharisees, however, were not satisfied, and so they sought some new sign from Him, which He clearly tells them He would not give. They would receive a sign, but not such a sign as they desired, namely, "the sign of the prophet J onas." J onas was sent, in a mysterious manner, three days and three nights into the fish's belly; and the Son of Man was to be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. He was to give the sign of His death and resurrection-a sign that would not be under­ stood by many. It would prove a stumbling-block to the unbelieving Jews and foolishness to the worldly-wise Greeks. It was only unto them who were called by the power of the Spirit of God that it would be the wisdom and power of God unto salvation. Now, we find that when He makes mention of the experience of J onah, He proceeds to bring forward, as witnesses who would rise in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, the men of Nineveh unto whom Jonah was sent to preach. These Ninevites were heathen Gentiles; they were a wicked and idolatrous people; they knew little or nothing about the one living and true God; but no sooner did Jonah appear among them with a solemn message of warning concerning the destruction of Nineveh, than immediately they repented. "They repented at the preaching of J onas." They repented at the preaching of this comparatively humble prophet who was sent from the land of Israel. But Christ goes on to tell them that a

------6 The Free Presbyterian lV£agazim. much greater prophet than Jenas had appeared in the land, and that the people of this present generation had refused to repent at His preaching. " Behold," He says, "a greater than Jonas is here." Although a greater than J onas had appeared in their midst, and had already given such remarkable proofs of His Messiahship, they had obstinately despised His message. These words, then, were spoken to the Scribes and Pharisees and to the people of that generation, with the view of bringing home to them their solemn responsibilities and the ill use they were making of the remarkable privileges that they enjoyed. They enjoyed the greatest possible privilege in having the Son of God, tbe true Messiah, in their midst, speaking to them concerning the things of God and eternity, and yet tbey repented not. I desire, then, in dependence upon the Spirit of truth, to look for a little at certain things brought before us in these brief but suggestive words: "Behold, a greater than Jonas is here." Let us observe- I.-The superiority of the Lord Jesus Christ unto Jonas; II.-The assertion that" a greater than J onas is here," in its abiding significance; and III.-The call to " behold," or consider, tbe truth thus declared concerning the Lord Jesus. I.-First, then, let us observe the superiority of the Lord Jesus Christ to the prophet J onas. I observe, in the first place, in this connection that the Lord Jesus was greater than Jonas as to His person. The Lord Jesus Christ was perfect man. He assumed into union with Himself a true and real humanity, yet that humanity was without sin. He was holy, harmless, and undefiled, from the womb. In Him was no sin. In Him as man there appeared all the graces of the Spirit in perfect degree and in perfect proportion. He came up to the perfect standard of God's law, and fulfilled its precepts in everything. He never came short in the least degree of that standard in thoughts, in affections, in words, and in actions. In one word, He left a perfect pattern to His people to follow. But Jonas was, at best, an imperfect man. Although a servant of God-highly honoured to be a prophet-he was manifestly imperfect, and showed this in the actions of his life. When the Lord called upon him to go to Nineveh aDd to deliver His message, he disobeyed the call of the ;'\,'lost High. He fled from the presence of the Lord, and took ship at J olJpa, with a view to go to Tarshisb. J onas, long after this, and notwith­ standing the discipline he passed through, showed himself to be an itnperfect man. The Lord Jesus Christ, then, WJS greJ.ter than J onas in respect of His manhood. I observe, further, that the Lord Jesus was incomparably greater than J onas in respect of His Godhead. He was the Son of M<1n, but He was also the Son of God. He was the Second Person in the glorious Trinity, co-eq ual with the Father and the Holy Ghost A Sermotl by the Rev. fames S. Sindatl. 7 in the undivided Godhead. He possessed in Himself all the immeasurable perfections of Deity - "the brightness of the Father's glory and the express image of his person, upholding all things by the word of his power." He was the personal Word who was with God and was God from all eternity, and by Him, as the personal Word, all things were made that were made. He continued also to uphold all things that He had made. He was the upholder of the universe at the very moment that He appeared as an infant of days in Bethlehem's manger. The Lord Jesus, then, was greater-incomparably greater-than Jatlas in respect of His person. He was a marvellous combination of the infinite perfections of the Godhead joined to all the finite perfections of humanity. "Great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spiri t, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." In the second place, I would observe that the Lord Jesus was greater than Jonas in respect of His office. J onas was one of the prophets whom the Lord called, under the old dispensation, to make known His mind and message unto the children of men, but his prophetic office was discharged on a lower platform, so to speak, than that 011 which Christ discharged His. He was the personal Word that was with the Father from everlasting, and He was sent forth from the immediate presence of the Father to make known the will of God for salvation. He was the Divine Prophet concerning whom Moses spake unto the children of Israel. "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up from amoc,g your brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; and whoso will not hear that prophet, the Lord will require it of him." He came forth from the immediate presence of the Father in heaven to make known the mind of God concerning salvation. We find Him saying, "The words which thou gavest me, I have given them." He received those words immediately from the Father, and He gave those words unto poor sinners upon earth with all the authority that the Divine Prophet possessed. He was, therefore, greater in that respect as a prophet than it was possible for Jonas or any of the ancient prophets to be. And then, my friends, it is to be observed that the Lord Jesus, as the Divine Prophet of the Church, had power given Him to open the understandings of the children of men to receive the truth that He proclaimed. The ancient prophets could only deliver their message. They had no power to give a capacity to the hearers to receive the message that was entrusted to their charge. But it is written concerning the Lord Jesus, that He opened the under­ standings of His disciples, tbat they might understand the Scriptures. He was" the light of the world," and He was able to impart divine light-saving light-unto the souls of the children of men. SUCh Tonas could not do. Further, I observe in this connection that -J onas and the ancient prophets only sustained the prophetic office for a season. When they died, their work as 8 The Free Presbyterian Magazine. prophets came to an end. They passed into eternity; they entered heaven; and death put a period to the discharge of their prophetic office. But this is not so with regard to Christ. He still exercises His prophetic office at the right hand of the ;vlajesty on high, and you, as a poor sinner, can go to Him at a throne of grace with your darkness, difficulties, and perplexities. He is able, in the exercise of His omniscience, to understand your case, and by the power of the Almighty Spirit of God, to take away your darkness and to remove all your difficulties and perplexities. " The fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live for ever?" The merely human prophets had their day, and you cannot now go to Isaiah or Ezekiel or Jonas personally, in order to get instruction in the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. But you may go now, upon earth, and pour out your case before this Divine Prophet, and He is able to help you to the uttermost. He can guide your footsteps into the ways of truth and peace, and cause you to go on your way rejoicing. The Lord Jesus, then, is greater in respect of His office as prophet than Jonas. I proceed, in the third place, to obsen'e that the Lord Jesus is greater than Jonas in respect of those outstanding experiences through which He passed, that were designed for usefulness. J onas went through remarkable experiences. I remarked already that he was disobedient to the voice of the Most High. He refused at first to go to Nineveh, and took ship to Tarshish, but the Lord followed after him. He sent a storm upon the sea, and the ship in which Jomh was sailing was like to be overwhelmed in the raging waters. The mariners at last cast lots in order to see who was the cause of this great storm that had come upon them, and the lot fell upon J onah, and Jonah himself suggested­ yea, declared his willingness-that he should be thrown into the raging billows, in order that calm might be restored. Such was done. But the Lord prepared a great fish, and when Jonah was cast into the waters this fish opened its mouth and swallowed him; and Jonah was three days and three nights in the fish's belly. Jonas passed through great sufferiugs of mind and body in the fish's belly, owing to his own sin of disobedience. He tells us in his wonderful book that out of the beliy of hell he cried, and the Lord heard his voice. He was in the belly of hell in his own conscience, sensible that he was under divine dis­ pleasure on account of his disobedience. He looked towards God's holy temple when he felt ca~t out of God's sight The Lord heard him, and at the end of the appointed period, caused the fish to vomit out Jonah upon the dry land. Now, these were very remarkable experiences through which Jonah passed, and the actual truth of them is here confirmed by the Son of God, against all the objections of " the higher critics." These experiences of the prophet, as recorded in the Scriptures, have been useful to the sons of men-to the people of God-in A Sermon by the Rev. James S. Sindair. 9 subsequent generations. They are, in a certain sense, passed through by others-even by those who are brought under a deep sense of their sinfulness and guilt. Such persons are brought down into the depths of soul distress under a sense of their sins against the Most High, but the Lord hears their cries in the depths, and He raises them up again. He causes them, like Jonah, to sing of deliverance: "Salvation is of the Lord." We find, further, that the Lord Jesus Himself here makes comparison of His own sufferings and death and resurrection to the experience through which J onah passed in the fish's belly; but although this experience was made useful as a sign to the Ninevites, as a sign to the children of Israel, and has certainly been beneficial to exercised souls-to the people of God-in subsequent ages, as a source of direction and encouragement, yet we are not saved by the sufferings of Jonah. We are saved only and exclusively by the sufferings and death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Father laid upon Him the iniquity of others, the iniquity of a company of our race which no man can number. He was made sin in their room and stead. He was made to experience in His holy soul the just wrath of an offended God against guilty sinners, and the waves and billows of God's displeasure passed over Him. He went down into the uttermost depths of God's holy displeasure, but He was not left there. He went down also into the grave-His body was laid in J oseph's tomb-but the Lord did not leave Him there. He raised Him from the dead on the third day; and the death and resurrection of Christ are the sources of peace and life unto the children of men. The apostles preached Jesus Christ and Him crucified-Jesus Christ, as a suffering Redeemer, enduring God's wrath in room and stead of the guilty. They preached also Jesus Christ risen again from the dead on the third clay by the power of God. His resurrection from the dead is the pledge of the resurrection of all His people from the grave of spiritual death. The Lord Jesus is greater than Jonas in respect of those out­ standing experiences through which He passed for the benefit of poor sinners upon earth, and it is of the very greatest importance that we should know this for ourselves. It is of the greatest importance that we should know Christ as the wisdom of God and the power of God unto salvation. He is such unto everyone that believeth. But I observe, in the fourth place, that He is greater than J onas in respect of the message that he came to proclaim. J onas was sent with a very solemn and weighty message to the Ninevites. He was told by the Most High to say that in forty days Nineveh would be overthrown. It was a message of solemn warning concerning impending judgment upon the people and city of Nineveh, if they continued in their wickedness. The Lord Jesus Christ, as the great Propilet of the Cburch, also proclaimed a message of solemn warning, but His message 10 Tile Free Presbyterian il1agazine. was greater. His message was more tremendous, more solemn and awful, than that which J onas was commissioned to proclaim. J onas had commission to speak principally concerning a temporal judgment that would fall upon the Ninevites as the consequence of their sins, but the Lord Jesus Christ was commissioned to speak concerning a judgment that is eternal. What does He say? He says :-"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life, but he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him." He declared to the people of that generation, particularly to certain cities, that the woes of the Most High were upon them. He said to Capernaum, whid; had been so highly exalted with privileges, that it would be cast down to hell. He told the people of His own generation that, if they continued in their sins, if they continued to despise the message of the gospel, they would fall into the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. But it is to be observed further that Christ's message presents a greater exhibition of the wondrous merc)' and love of God than the message of J onas, or any of the ancient prophets. " The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world." The Father sent Him forth to proclaim more fully than had hitherto been done by any of the ancient prophets the love which He cherished from all eternity towards poor, perishing sinners of Adam's race. "God so loved the world that he ga;'e his only DegCJ t:on son,'; and the Apostle John further expresses it in these \\'ords, " Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us. and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." The Lo:d Jesus Christ spoke much concerning the matchless, sovereign lm'e of God towards perishing sinners. He spoke much concerning the ransom which He Himself was to (!ive on beha~f of manv. Do not think for a moment that I m~'tn that Tanas or the ancient prophets knew nothing about the merc\' 0: the 10';e of God as in connection with the Messiah, the R~deemer of Israel. If you study the Old Testament carefully, you will see that they thought about His loving-kindness oftentimes in His temple (Psaim xlviii. 9). The Scriptures of the Old Testame'1t conta.in a distinct revela.tion of the mercy and love of God u~)to sinners of the human race and of the Messiah or Christ who was to come in the fulne;s of the times to accomplish the redemption of a countless multi­ tude. At the same time, we must see most plainly that the Lord Jesus Christ did unfold more richly and fully in his public ministry the wondrous love of God unto perishing sinners, than J o"as or any of the ancient prophets had Gone, and, my friends, wa', not His message much greater on that account, aGd does Hi,: mess,lge not imply far greater responsibility? We shall have to gino "ll the greater account, all the more solemn accouot, of our responsi­ bility in view of the fu!ncss of the message of mercy as proclaim,:d by Christ, and as afterwards made knOWi1 vlso by His apos~ies. The" greater than Jonas is here." A Sermon by the Rev. Janus S. Sinclair. 11

And then, lastlv, I observe in this connection that the Lord Jesus was great~r than J onas in respect of the fruits of His ministry. The preaching of Jonas certainly did produce a general or outward repentance among the Ninevites. iVe are not very clear as to whether any of those J\'ine'lites were really saved with an everlasting salvation. But, although it is true that ma.ny listened to the voice of Christ when He was upon earth and did not profit by His ministry, still some did in a saving m"'[lsure. Such were the Apostles themselves, and they expressed their thoughts in such words as these: -" Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life." Zacch~us, the publican, and Matthew, ll'[ary Magdalene, Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathe:J, and others, were brought out of darkness into God's marvellous light. A considerable number were plucked as brands from the fire through the preaching of the great Prophet of the Church, and, if we consider the thousands \yho were afterwards gathered in by Him through the instrumentality of His Apostles, al·d other servants, we must say that the fruits of His abiding ministry are immeasurably greater than those of the ministry of J onas. "A greater than J onas is here." n.-This leads me now, in the second general place, to cdl attention to Christ's assertion that" a greater than J onas is here," in its abiding signific

ttccount of [l1)i5510n to lHava[ {lDcn in lBng[antJ. By THE REV. M. MORRio'Y". LOCHINVER.

DEAR. IR. EDlTOR,-The great European \rar, without companson in history, is now drawing nigh the eI~d of a three years' course, and it is still raging with undiminished intensity. The magnitude which It has now assumed, we venture to say, could hardly have been foreseen by any man living at its beginning. We are inured so much to war conditions and to its dreadful results that, instead of becoming more softened and subdued under the world-wide caI8.mity, we are growing more hardened and defiant of the divine chastening. We fear that the preYailing spirit to which these conditions and results have given birth is not at all of the kind which leads to an acknowledgment of the claims of the God of heaven as Governor of the Nations; ra:hC:f does it savour oi the opposite. The awful conflict, notwitnstan,jilig that it continues to make exhausting demands on t~e manhood, finance and industry of the nation, has no sobering effect, does not bring us to our knee" before God, or make us look to Hin: as our sufficient help and source of deliverance from this fearful carnage and bloodshed. We trust wholly in our O\in councils, wisdom, and strength, and, consequently, we suffer disappointment in the comparatively little progress made and in the much-desired victory being so iong delayed. And for what measure of success we have lately achieved we should express our sincere gratitude Account of Mission to Naval Men in England. 17 not only to our brave countrymen who suffer and die, but to the good hand of God who, in His providence, made it possible. Still our sins, ingratitude, hardness of heart, persistence in ignoring His claims and defying His authority individually and as :J. nation, highly provoke the Majesty of heaven and therefore H is avenging sword does not abate its deadly work. That our Government should h:J.ve given orders in the early spring to the subjects of the realm to make use of the Lord's Day equally with the other days of the week in ploughing and sowing the land does not presage an early victory to our arms; does not assure to us immunity from the threatened shortage of food which, in the view of those responsible, was considered a sufficient justifica­ tion for so glaring a violation of the moral law. The Lord has in all time strictly prohibited manual labour on the holy day of rest, and no condition or circumstance of an individual or a nation except what strictly comes within the category ofworks of necessity and mercy, which does not exist in the present case, can justify its infringement. Men may use what flimsy and empty arguments they please to justify themselves in their own eyes, but they can­ not do this before the eye of a holy and jealous God, and the obligation, "Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy, six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work," etc., is as binding on the individual and the nation now while in a state of war as on both in any former time and in any given circumstance. The criminal refusal to acknowledge and to observe it as divinely enjoined is bound to be followed with divine retribution in forms which morally and materially will nullify the gain which it was intended to reap by its impious violation. It is, indeed, observable already that the past three weeks have been of such a wintry nature that hardly any work on the land was able to be done, and, not within living memory, have we had such continued snow and frost as we have experienced since the issue of this novel command. Though all the Sabbaths in spring time could have been used up in tillage, they would not compensate in what would be overtaken of agricultural work for the loss sustained by enforced idleness during two or three weeks of ordinary working days through unpropitious weather and seasons which are wholly at the disposal of Him whose law, "Remember the Sabbath-day," is as obligatory on His creatures as, "Thou shalt not kill," "Thou shalt not steal," etc., or any of the Ten Commandments. I trust your readers may excuse me for making this digression from the main subject of my report. But those who feel grieved in the land at the dishonour done to the Divine Majesty by the way His claims are belittled and made light of, no less than by the way His name is blasphemed and vilified, in connection with the present-day events of history, find relief to their sorrow by at least lifting their voice against it. " Cry aloud j spare not; tell my people their sins." We feel keenly for our sailors and soldiers who lay down their lives on the altar of their country's safety, 2 I8 The Free Presbyterian Magazine. when we think of the religious character of those who constitute the nation and Government behind them. Had we a Moses in the State and a Barak or a Gideon in the field, their hands would be held up by the Lord condescending to hear the prayers of those to whom the Lord gave the spirit of prayer, as to Deborah, the prophetess in Israel, and the hosts of Sisera with his chariots would fall into confusion and the hosts of the Midianites would take to flight. The present·day rulers will not condescend to hear what the word of the Lord is, through His servants, the prophets, or through His faithful ministers. . No counsel is asked at the mouth of the Lord. His being, His government, His providence, and His grace are unblushingly denied, and this is the notion which permeates through ali the God-dishonouring and God-defying schemes formulated by those in authority. So by tracing this up to its original source, what we find it to emanate from is atheism and infidelity and idolatry. These are the cankers which are gnawing at the vitals of the nation and which are consuming it fast. The existence of the Eternal One is becoming a mere idea or a mere theory in the estimation of the individual and the nation. We might, therefore, look for times of incalculable hardships, privations, and tribulations, such as have not been yet but in a small measure felt or realized. This has been my second visit to England in connection with supplying divine ordinances to our naval men. Anumber of the brethren have already given more than one term of two months of service. When I was there the first time I then little expected to have to answer a second call. But as the Church has main­ tained the continuity of supply without interruption, I may say, since the War began, and as the second appeal which came to me was very urgent, I consented to go this time also. I had mis­ givings, as I had on the former occasion, in going, hut I have to say that this last time I felt happier in my public wor1.:: and quite enjoyed it. The weather, indeed, at the time was very cold and unpropitious to travelling. The facilities also for travelling are very much curtailed. But what most of all impressed me as emphasising the difference in the outward aspect of things in general, between my former and latter visit, was this·-that now the effects of the War in every conceivable direction, in every branch of business, and in every department of life, are felt forty times more. The severity of the strain, exaction, and pressure which the War entails on young and old, on rich and poor, on male and female, is evermore increasing, is evermore exhausting and absorbing. My first Sabbath, which was the third Sabbath of January, was in Chatham. Conditions there had somewhat changed since I was there before. The men, for instance, except one or two, were entirely new to me. The most of them were young men who, probably living carelessly and without God at their homes, came, as they attained the age, within the sweep of military Ac.·uunt of A1ission tu lVaval A-fen in England. 19 compulsory measures, and chose the Navy before the Army. All Highlanders who are free on the Sabbath, and within the Barracks grounds are, by parade, that is to say, the morning service, bound to attend whether they will or not, and we may charitably suppose that there were none of them who wilfully would refuse to attend, had they full choice. What all men at all times, of all sorts and conditions stand in need of is the Gospel, which is the power of God unto salvation. No greater and more inestimable privilege can a sinner of the race enjoy than the hearing of the truth of God wherein Christ with all the benefits of the covenant of grace is offered to the greatest criminal, to the most guilty sinner. It has always proved, and still proves, in every case in which it takes effect to be the only source of permanent consola­ tion to the grieved, the broken and the ruined, the only well­ spring of life to the dead, of refreshment to the weary, of comfort and happiness in the immediate prospects of death and eternity. The message which conveys, as in a vehicle, such balms and remedies to a sinful, broken, oppressed and ruined world-a world which is deluged by the numberless streams which, bringing in their sweep suffering and death to our fallen race, flow from the fountain of original sin, of original apostasy from God-of such a blessed message no one should be ashamed. Why? Because, in the words of the Apostle, it is the power of God unto salvation­ to the Jew first, and then to the Gentile. The number attending the Services there were on an average at parade between forty and sixty. The Service was from 10.15 a.m. to 11.3° or 1[,45 a.m. So a good measure of time is allowed us at the official Service. The evenings, of course, were not so well attended. The time of the year, to which I have already referred, was exceedingly cold, and many of the poor lads, owing to their thin clad navy blue attire, by which they were so much exposed, contracted colds, and often I could not hear my own voice while speaking. As the former deputies were, so was I admitted as an honorary member of the Officers' Niess. Among the officers and men we met with nothing but kindness and courtesy, and our sympathies went out to them in the secret recess of our soul as we viewed them, as men who might be called on at any moment to face the solemn reality of death, and, as we considered them as the brave defenders of our liberties, properties and lives from a ruthless and bloodthirsty enemy. I gave in all four Sabbaths to Chatham. Portsmouth claimed every alternate Sabbath, so that I was also able to give in all four Sabbaths to the latter. In this great naval port, humming day and night, week day and Sabbath, sad to say, with noise and activity, we had nearly double the number we had in Chatham. A hall in the Royal Sailors' Rest, placed some time ago at the disposal of our deputies by that venerable and Christian lady, Miss Agnes Weston, is very suitable, as it is more or less half­ way between the contingents from the Barracks and the contingents 20 The Free Presbyterian Magazine, from the Whale Island, and those from Haslar or other places in the port where men are stationed for defence. This excellent lady takes a great interest in the wellbeing-moral, social, and spiritual-of the naval sailor, This great institution, which she was mainly instrumental in erecting, is a great rendezvous of naval seamen, petty officers and men. A description of this huge place was already given by former deputies, and I need not say more. Here also the men were almost all new. New recruits come in every day from all parts of the kingdom, and accommodation for the first night is but poor and uninviting, but the young men know beforehand that they have to rough it, that they have, in fact, to endure hardships as sailors for their King and Country. We should acknowledge our grateful thanks to Miss Weston for the practical form which her kindly interest in our mission to the naval men, as in all beneficent efforts put forth on behalf of the sailors of the King, dictated, in that she gave the handsome con­ tribution of £10. Many are the temptations to which young men leaving their hearth and parental roof for the first time are exposed while coming into contact with all kinds of views, all sorts of men, and evil practices. May the Lord uphold and pre­ serve them, and instead of going astray, may they be led to Himself as a safe refuge in the time of trouble and distress! Miss \Veston gave to me, as to the former deputies, the use of a cabin or a room during the week-ends---I was there free of charge-and invited me several times to dine with her. So I met with great kindness in this place also. 1 visited the hospitals at Haslar and at Gillingham, and I was pleased to learn that only one in each hospital was somewhat seriously ill at the time. They were from Lewis. I trust that they have now recovered, or on the good way to it. I stayed with Mr. Malcolm M'Ewan, whose company I enjoyed. -Yours, etc., .\1. .\IOJ-:'RISON.

IT is recorded of a pious lady who, hearing of the death of her two sons in one day (and that in such a way as would make the ears of them that should hear tingle), uttered these words: "I see God will leave me nothing to love but Himself.1; God takes that from our love which would take our love from Him-God parts that and us which would part us and Him. When God leaves us with little to love, it is that our love may cleave much to Him.

WHY was the Bread of Life hungry, but that He might feed the hungry with the bread of life? Why was Rest itself weary, but to give the weary rest? Why was the Prince of Peace in trouble, but that the troubled might have peace? None but the Image of God could restore us to God's image. None but the Prince of Peace could bring the God of peace, and the peace of God, to poor sinners.-Dyer. 1 1

Tile lale il1r. Murdo Jl1adeod, jJ;jissiollary, SloeI'. 2 t

U:be late IDr. {lDurbo IDacleob, ffiissionar\?, Stoer. y the death of Mr. Murdo Macleod, Achnacarnin, Stoer, B there has been removed from the Highlands one of the most eminent of" the men." The late David Ross, of Dornoch, an unblameable and worthy Christian, when contrasting the religious conditions of the Sutherlandshire of his boyhood with those of the county in his old age, used to exclaim with a sigh, 11 He turned a fruitful land into barrenness for the wickedness of them that dwell therein." Straths and glens in the past were full of the blessing of the Lord. There was scarcely a house but in which a child of God could be found. Alas! the scene is changed. The clusters of sapful Christians have been gathered. The" gleaning-grapes," which are left, are being taken one by one. The more conspicuous the position, the more observable the removal. Such was that of Murdo Macleod. He was the son of the Lord's handmaid whose heart religion was coupled with godly practice. Obstacles that might ce regarded by many as a plea for neglecting religious exercises were surmounted by her. When she went to private prayer, she took her youngest child with her. And as Murdo had a distinct recollection of kneeling under his mother's arm while she prayed, she must have continued that commendable practice for several years. We can only conclude that Murdo was the son of many prayers-prayers which were answered in due time. In boyhood he had the desire to be 11 good." And on the hills, in the fields, behind dykes and in bed he prayed God to make him good. He was, however, conscious that no change was wrought in him. Sin was abounding. His zeal began to flag, and eventually prayer was abandoned. He then became mirthful and venturesome, and had to record several miraculous escapes he had from death as a result. Yet he continued his boyish escapades. Occasionally be found the desire to be good returning. When he heard the Rev. Archibald Cook, of Daviot, preach, he imagined he would secure that which he coveted, were he constantly in Mr. Cook's company; and, as he listened to Dr. Kennedy, he was possessed of such a feeling that he would have given the whole world to be good. The time was not yet, how­ (:ver. When Murdo was ten years old his father died, but family worship was continued by his mother, who read the Scriptures, sung the praises of the Lord, and prayed fluently and unctuously with tears flowing from a heart melted by the love of her dear Saviour. Vet Murdo, astonished at his mother's liberty and tears, remained unconscious of his sins. His pious mother entered into her eternal rest when ~1urdo was sixteen years of age. Soon after her demise he became restless, 22 The Free Prcs@yterian Magazine. owing to an accusing conscience. Terror-stricken and alarmed at what he had done against God, daily his supreme concern was how to get peace. Notwithstanding his striving after it, he felt himself far from it. His fear was that he would never obtain forgiveness, believing himself too great a sinner and living too long in sin. "Had I," he said, "diligently continued to seek after that which is good, as I did in my early boyhood, I would have arrived at what I hoped for. Now it is too late." When perplexed with the reasonings "too great a sinner," "too long in sin," and "now too late," there was the added fear lest he had committed the sin against the Holy Ghost. He tried various experiments seeking relief to his comfortless soul, but without success. At Culag, Lochinver, where he resided for a time, it occurred to him that, if he went up the hill, near the mill of Culag, to pray, he would obtain peace. Frequently he did so, but always returned con­ vinced, as was Alisdair Og of Edderton in his combat with" self," that he did not gain the victory. Fighting battles, in his own strength, with sin and Satan, and conscious that he was losing ground, he became so weak in body and mind that he had to give up his business at Culag and return to Achnacarnin. One morning at the family worship he read the opening verses of the 69th Psalm, and was deeply impressed with the similarity of his experience to that of the Psalmist: surrounded by his sins, sinking in the mire where there was no standing, wearied of his crying, his throat dried and his eyes failing. He began to sing those verses, meditating as he sang on the perfect expression given to what he felt, but could not proceed, as his emotions sought an outlet. He wept aloud. He was vexed that he did not restrain his crying, because he did not wish anyone to know how ashamed and troubled he was for his sins. He tried to attend to temporal duties, but had no will for them. All the gold and silver in the world could not give him satisfac­ tion. He regarded this lack of interest in lawful things as an evidence that the Day of Reckoning was at hand. Being convinced that such would to him be a great loss, he was deeply concerned. His weary and worn spirit was still without rest. The imaginary Christ, whom he expected to intercede with God on his behalf because of ltis efforts, vanished as his convictions advanced. The vows he frequently made of resisting sin were repeatedly broken, until at last these broken vows only intensified the distress of his soul. He believed God was Just, and that he stood guilty before that God, justly deserving punishment for his sins; but how to be saved, he knew not. It was for him a time of trouble. Wearisome were the nights, and he longed for the morning, saying, "When shall I arise and the night be gone?" After a night of tossing to and fro, he rose early one summer morning, and went out to the fields. He lay on the ground, sorely pained in spirit, for the remembrance of the holiness of God troubled him as he was conscious of his pollution in the sight of Tlze late Mr. llfurdo Macleod, Missionary, Stoer. 23

God. Rising, he sought another spot, but still no calm for his tempest·tossed mind. He considered all things, even the sun, which shone brightly, were against him, and latterly resolved to go into the house, hoping he could sit still for a little. Just as he was entering the outer door, the Word of God came with mar­ vellous light and power. The portions of Scripture were: "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil" (I John iii. 8), and" He (Christ) con­ demned sin in the flesh" (Romans viii. 3). He immediately saw the Christ of God, and believed that He would destroy the works of the devil in him. And in believing he found rest. He did not experience great rejoicing like the stony-ground hearers, but, as he said, "I felt it taking deep root in me." After being taken from "the horrible pit and miry clay," he expected to have a holy, happy life, but soon after discovered that" evil was present" with him. Satan began to molest him, and suggest that it was not the true Christ that was in the Bible, and that the Bible was not the Word of God, but the word of men. For several weeks he was in that blasphemous conflict. When he felt exhausted, the following truth, "There came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (2 Peter i. q), came with such power that, like a high explosive shell, it shattered Satan's stronghold. Never again had he a similar temptation, for he was fully con­ vinced that it was the Christ of God he found, and that the Bible was the Word of God. In the true Christian there is a burning passion to bring sinners to Christ, so that they may taste the liberty, love, and joy that are in Him. For example, Andrew, having found the Messiah, went and brought his brother to Jesus. So, likewise, Murdo Macleod had an insatiable desire to win souls for Christ. He told Alexander Kerr, Achmelvich, of his heart's desire, but was advised to delay a little longer. Soon afterwards he was waited upon by a deputation, who enquired if he would conduct a meeting on Sabbath evenings. He would not consent until he had consulted Jean iVIorrison, of Clashmore, who advised him to comply with their request. Then he began to hold a "reading" on the Sabbath, and, although meeting with considerable opposition, he encouraged himself in the Lord and persevered in well-doing, and ultimately overcame this antagonism. In addition, he began to speak at the Fellowship Meeting on the Friday of Communion seasons. Yet fourteen years elapsed, after being converted, before he sat down at the Lord's Table. It was at Torhreck Communion he communicated for the first time, along with Alexander Macrae and his brother John. In the Free Church there arose unscrupulous majorities in her Courts who cared not for the Constitution of the Free Church of 1843. They, little by little, introduced what was alien to that Church, until ultimately the Declaratory Act was passed in 1892. The .Free Presbyterian Magazine.

That Act was" the immediate cause" of the Separation, in T 893, by the Rev. Donald Macfarlane of Raasay, now of Dingwall, and the late Rev. Donald Macdonald of Shieldaig, and others. When Murdo iV[acleod was informed by the late pious William Sutherland, Achmelvich, that the above-mentioned ministers were willing to hold services wherever they were invited to do so, they both decided to ask that a Communion should be held in Lochinver. Their request was granted. It was a time remem­ bered by many. Murdo then decided to cast in his lot with the Free Presbyterians, and resolved to conduct services in the School, near where the Free Presbyterian Church is now situated. The services were well attended. In July, 1894, he was asked to visit North Uist. There were difficulties in the way, but he feared, if he refused to go and declare the Gospel, that the Lord would be angry with him, and visit him with signs of His displeasure. So he went. He often spoke afterwards of the kindness and consideration shown him by the Uist Congregation. He stayed there for about ten months. On his return to Stoer, the congregation desired him to remain with them instead of going to North Uist again, and he consented to do so. With the exception of a few months, when he supplied several other congregations, he continued missionary for Stoer till he resigned in May, 1916, owing to physical weakness. Faithfully and diligently he laboured among the people of Stoer. He had a mind of no mean order, and spoke very clearly and logically when he expounded the Scriptures. The news of his resignation was a sincere grief to his friends. His strength declined more rapidly since the time his late dutiful son, John Murdo, was called up to serve his King and Country. As his son was in delicate health, his parents and relations feared he would not endure the fatigue that such service entails. What they feared came to pass. They were informed that John Murdo was in Gosport Hospital. The anxiety of his parents increased, but they hoped against hope that they would see him again, and have the privilege of nursing him. The Lord ordered otherwise. At Glasgow, on his way home, the dear boy passed away. The shock to his expectant parents can be imagined, when the news was received that their son was no more. His fathel never rallied from the shock. He was frequently seen to weep. When asked why he wept, the invariable answer was, " For the wonderful way the Lord dealt with me and John Murdo." When he was lying ill in Gosport Hospital, his father got the promise, "He shall call on me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him" (Psalm xci. 15). He believed it would be fulfilled. His son, in one of his letters from Gosport, wrote, "I have asked the Lord for three things. Two I have got. The third is long in coming." This showed that he prayed, and the Lord answered. At Glasgow he said, "Death is a very good thing, when one is prepared to die." When Murdo was mourning Tht latt William .AlacSwan, Deacon, St. lude'J'. Glas.l[ow. 25 deeply for his son, he received consolation in the 3rd verse of the 22nd Psalm, "But thou art holy, 0 thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel." He enjoyed much of the presence of the Lord in his sore affliction. At last the subject of this sketch became so weak that he was confined to bed. He then repeatedly spoke of his last Communion. He felt, as he sat at the Lord's Table, that Christ was absent. He prayed, saying, "Come, Lord." In an instant the Lord manifested him"elf, and his soul was full and overflowing with the love of Christ. One day he feared Christ would leave him, and cried ant, "Christ! Chris:: don't leave me." His daughter (Nurse Macleod), who arrived from America, and had the privilege of nursing her fatber in bis last illness, said, "The promise is, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." "That is right," he replied, and lay down peacefully. He prayed for hours on his last Sabbath on earth, and on the 17th day of January, 191], Murdo Macleod entered into the joy of his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. He tbought and spoke of Christ with a mind illuminated by the Holy Ghost, and he lived for Christ. He is now missed-missed by his devoted wife and dutiful family; missed by his pastor and congregation; missed by his friends and the Church. Though those mourn the loss, he is rejoicing in the Lord. "Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given me he with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me; for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world." :'Iay the Lord behold and visit the vineyard he has planted among us! A. S. ~be late Mr. \l.lllilltam ODac$wan, 'IDeacon, St. 3ube's, Scotland. No one hailed this step with more heartiness than 1r. ;'IacSwan. These office-bearers did not resign their office in taking this step, for the good reason that they were firmly convinced that it was the only way left them by which they could perform their ordination obligations. Our friend held steadfastly, consistently, and unhesitatingly this conviction unto the end. He was twice elected to the office of the eldership in St. Jude's since 1893, but he could not be prevailed upon to accept the office. This was not on account of any lack of interest in the welfare of the congregation, nor of a sincere desire for the prosperity of the cause of Christ, but on account of his humble opinion of himself and of his own unsuitableness for such an office in the Church. But he continued to attend, with admirable faithfulness, to his duties as deacon until the condition of his health prevented his doing so. This terrible war, which brought grief and loneliness to many a home in our nation, caused him many an anxious thought. His son Angus, whom he loved as his own soul, joined the Army. After a few months' training he was sent to France, and was there in the front trenches. On the 18th of July last year he was posted as missing. This was a sore trial to bis father and mother and all the family. The suspense continued during six weeks. At last word came from Angus to the effect that he was wounded and a prisoner in Germany. The day they heard from him, Mr. MctcSwan came into the vestry, before the prayer meeting, to tell us the good news, that Angus was still alive. We remember well the expression of joy that lighted his face as he told us that word had come to the above effect. He added, "I hope we will see Angus again." About the beginning of October, we were told that WiJiiam MacSwan was not in his usual health. We called next day to see him, and perceived at once that he had a slight shock. Its effect was noticeable more on his tongue than on any other part of his body. We pleaded with him to keep in his bed, which he did. The next time we saw him, he was considerably better. But the improvement did not continue, so that we felt a pang of grief Notes uf Alexander Gair and Other Wo rtlzies. 27 when we saw that it was to all appearances the end. DUring the three months which he lived after the trouble appeared, he was gradually getting worse, though he suffered little or no pain. His speech was so affected that he could not be understood. But till three weeks before his end came, the family could understand his prayers while he held family worship. We have noticed more than once, that the Lord of His mercy enabled His people to speak to Himself after they lost the power of utterance to their fellow-men. William MacSwan was a very warm-hearted and true friend. He was a man that could be trusted both as a friend and as a Christian. We miss him in many ways, but especially in the house of God. He never was absent, if he was in good health, either on the Sabbath day, or on the prayer meeting nights. He was truly a lover of the Sabbath, of God's house, and of God's people. He departed this life to be for ever with the Lord on Saturday the 23rd day of December, and was buried on Tuesday following in Sighthill Cemetery. To his mourning widow and children, especially to Angus, we desire to offer our deepest sympathy. They have lost a loving husband and father; we, a very sincere friend. N. C. 1Rotes of BleJ:anber u;atr an~ ~tber 'Umortbtcs.* (COlltinzud./rom Vol. "cci., No. 12, page 468.) SHERIFF MACCULLOCH, DORNOCH, AND OTHERS. Sheriff MacCulloch was well-known as an eminent Christian. References to him are to be found in Sage's Memorabilia Domestica, and Dr. Kennedy's Fatlzen ofRoss-shire. It is related of him that when under the operation of conviction by the Spirit, he went regularly to hear the eminent Rev. Dr. Angus Mackintosh of Tain every Sabbath. Dr. Mackintosh waas always guided to clear up his difficulties before the service was over. One Sabbath Sheriff MacCulloch's mind was in trouble and darkness, and he thought of going away as usual, but the day became very stormy with wind and rain, and he did not attempt to go. He said afterwards, "For my staying at home that day, the particular trouble on my mind at that time will not be cleared up till the day of my death." He felt that by his failing to attend the means of grace without a sufficient cause, he had sustained a loss that might not be made up in this world. Sheriff MacCulloch was once commenting on Jacob's words to

,), These Notes from the start have been chiefly taken from note,books belonging to the late Mr. G. Sutherland, Forse, Caithness. The Editor has written short notices of the worthies named, and added a note here and there from his own information. A good many are (D. v.) yet to follo\\'.--ED. 28 Tile Free Presbyterian Magazine. his sons in the forty-second chapter of Genesis (verses 36-38): "Joseph is not, and Si mean is not, and ye will take Benjamin away. All these things are against me. If mischief befell him by the way, then shall ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to the grave." He spiritualized the ~ubject with reference to the sad experience at times of the Christian in regard to his inward graces: "FaIth is not, and love is not; and if ye take Benjamin -this small thread of hope-from me, you will bring down the grey hairs of my soul with sorrow to the grave." It is told that the Sheriff was once at a seaport in the south, and was walking along the harbour, when a sailor met him and began to smile. The Sheriff addressed him and said, ,. What makes you smile at me?" '" Oh," the sailor replied, "the grace in me is rejoicing at the grace in you." It is said that the sailor and the Sheriff had never seen each other before. Perhaps we may be permitted to remark that it is possible the sailor had previously heard of the Sheriff. An example of Sheriff 1\1 acCullocb's Christian prudence in special circumstances is the following. Having gone to visit a man who was very ill, he did not remain long. 'When he was about to leave, the man said to him, "Are you going away without reading or praying with me?" "0, yes," the Sheriff answered, "it may trouble your weak body at this time to engage beside you. I am just going over to the foot of yon hill to do it, and it will be as useful for you." And so it proved to be. For, while the Sheriff was praying at the side of the hill, the man had considerable relief in his trouble.

PETER STEWART, C.UECHIST. This eminent man was known as the leader of "the Separatists" from the Church of Scotland in the Highlands. He probably held some extreme opinions, but, in our judgment, historians almost invariably treat him with undue severity. There were reasons for Separatism in many parishes. Various stories are told regarding Peter Stewart's piety. It is related that a child who once fell into a river, and was taken out apparently quite dead, revived again on his mother's knee, in answer to the catechist's prayers. The following note is an illustration of Peter Stewart's penetra­ tion and humilit}'. He was one day catechising a woman, when he asked her if she was praying. She repiicJ ,h.lt she was. He asked her if she was spoiling any of her prayers. She answered, " Yes." " And what do you do then?" he said. " Oh," said the woman, "I go and pray again." ":\od do you spoil the next prayer?" " 0, yes," was the answer. "And what do you do then?" he asked. "I go again and again," the woman replied. " 0 that will do," Peter said, and added no more. Some of those present asked him dterwards why he did not catechise the woman lVofes of Alexander Gair and otlter Ti/or/hies. 29 more. "Oh," Peter replied, "I think that, instead of my catechising her, she catechised me." He felt that the woman's earnestness had searched and rebuked himself.

NEIL MACPHERSON, CATECHIST, HALKIRK. This worthy catechist flourished before the Disruption of 1843. He was a choice Christian of great weight and usefulness. It is stated in the" Ministers and :Vlen in the Far North" that" his labours were owned of the Lord to the ingathering of souls, and to the refreshment of those already gathered." The following is one of Neil MacPherson's comments on the case of the Apostle Thomas. He said that Thomas's unbelief was in a certain sense the belief of God's elect to the end of the world. It would not do for Thomas to hear from others that Christ was risen; he must see and get Christ for himself. Neither will it do the deserted believer that others have seen and found Christ. He must see and handle Him spiritually in his soul for himself.

DONALD MURRAY, C.UECHIST, H ..... LKIRK. Donald Murray exercised his office as a catechi5t in a district of Halkirk about the same time as Neil lVIacPherson. He also was eminent for his piety. The following story illustrates the sterling honesty of his character in his business dealings with his fellows :-He was one day at a market, selling a cow. One of his sons was with him, who, while his father was engaged speaking to another man, sold the cow. He then came and told his father that the cow was sold. His father asked, " At what price?" The son replied, "Seven pounds." "\YeH," said his father, "give me the money, as it belongs to me, and [)ling the man who bought the cow." This was done, and Donald then said to his son and the man, " Neither of you knows what the price should be. Five pounds is price enough for the cow." So he gave the purchaser two pounds back, and would only take five pounds for himself, as he believed that was the real value.

J:DIES SUTHERLA:-ID, HOUSTRY, D1..'NBE..... TH. Tames Sutherla.nd was another eminent Christian who flourished in 'Caithness during the early half of the nineteenth century. He gave the following wise advice to professing men on one occasion, in the homely language of the countryside where he lived. It has a general application to all places: "When you come out to confess Christ in public, let there not be a 'summan ' (i.e., a straw rope binding the thatched roof) broken on your house, before the world may say that you are a

GEORGE :\1ACKAY, GOLTICLAY, LATHERoN. This George Mackay was an eminently godly man, of whom there is a very interes:ing notice in the" Ministers and Men." Many were his quaint and pithy sayings. \Ve have just one note concerning him in the present collection, as follows :-He was cutting grass on the Monday evening at the end of a Communion season-in those times every day of the season was observed almost as sacredly as the Sabbath-when he was observed by his pious neighbour, Dona1d Mackay, Clashcraggan. Donald came quietly up at his back, saying to himself, "George is very worldly this evening," but, drawing nearer, Donald heard him sing, and the words were these :-" Glory to thy name; Thou art the scytheman thyself, Lord." Donald, having heard the words of George's song, in which he ascribed ail the glory of his work to the Lord, was ashamed of himself for his thoughts, and esteemed himself less, and George more, ever afterwards.

ALEXANDER KEITH, D1:NBEATH. Sandy Keith was well-known as an honest, outspoken Christian, of whom several interesting anecdotes are tolc!. The foilowing incident may be related. We would ue glad to have more to put on record. At one time one of his daughters was very ill. Two neighbours were in the house watching her, and the woman got very weak during the night. They thought she was near her end, and went and awoke her father. He rose, and stood for a few minutes beside the bed on which his daughter lay, and said, "I will be in eternity before her yet." .And so it proved true. His daughter recovered, and lived some years afterwards. At length, Sandy got sick, and his daughter'S trouble also came on again. This proved 10 be the last sickness to both. But Sandy died two hours before his daughter, and his word proved correcr. Both were buried on the same day. "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear his name."

PEACE is such a precious jewel, that I would give anything for it but trL1th.-l~f. Henry. An Cunnart a tha ann an Dail

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An Cunl/art Cl ilia ann an Dail. 33 dhomh, a leughadair ionmhuinn, ma tha thu fathast gun fhios agad ciod e dllsgadh spioradail, gum feud gu bheil thusa ni '5 faigse do'n staid so na tha duil agad! Theagamh nach rebh dllsgadh mor agus farsuing riamh nach robh cuid diubh a rainig an staid eagallach so-muinntir, an deigh a 'ohi fo mhor imcheist, a thuit air an ais-a' diultadh gach rabhadh-ga'n cruadhachadh fein ann an neo-shuim, '5 an ole, agus a suidhe sios deich uairean ni '5 measa na bha iad riamh! Cha mhor, a theagamh, a chi, an taobh so de shiorruidheachd, mar a sgrios iad an anama mar chunnaic an seann duine mu'n robh mi 'g innse: ach 'sann algesan a ransaicheas an cridhe tha fios cia Hon iad, eadhon ann an tlr so an t-soisgeil, ris an abair Dia na Trocair, "Gairmaidh iad orm, ach cha fhreagair mise; iarraidh iad mi-ach cha'n fhaigh iad mi!" Nam faiceadh tusa an duine 'chunnaic ceithir­ fichead geamhradh, '5 e 'criothnachadh le an-dochas, 'nuair thainig teachdaire gruamach a bhais a thairt air falbh 'anama a' dheoin no dh' ain deoin, a dh' ihaotainn a binn, chitheadh tu cho cudthremach sa tha focal so na Firinn a tha gradh, "Mo thruaighe iad 'nuair dhibreas mise iad." Thusa 'oganaich ionmhuinn, a leugh an eachdraidh aighearr so, an robh riabh imcheist ortsa mu shiorruidheachd? Ma bha fuilingidh tu focal no dha bho charaid d' anama. Na abair, "eistidh mi riut 'nuair thig sean aois," air eagal 'nuair thig sean aois gu'n dean ea-dochas greim ort-air eagal gu'n abair Dia, "Tha e ceangailte ri' iodhalaibh, leig leis." Thusa a leugh an leabhran so, an seann duine thu? Ma seadh iuiling dhomh a charaid aosda focal no dha a radh mu staid d' anama ma' fosgail uamhasan an t-saoghail shierruidh ort. 'S cuimhne leatsa cuideachd an latha 'nuair bha thu fo agradh coinnseis-'nuair bha thu fo imcheist mu shlighe na beatha agus mu shlainnte an anama. An d' fhalbh an latha so? Ma dh' fhalbh c' ait au d' fhuair d' anam fois! No am bhed thu '5 do cheann liath a' d' sheasamh air starsaich na siorruidheachd gun eagal gun churam? An am codail so? Dh' fhalbh an t-am a b' fhearr gus an Tighearna iarraidh-dh' fhalbh 's gu brath cha till e, cha'n eil am idir a nis ann ach btagan laitliean, ma tha sin fein ann! JVIar h-e cheana marbhantas a bbais spioradail so a rug air d' anam cha'n 'fhada gus an tionndaidh e gus bas siorruidh! Oh! na cuir dail nis faide! Na h-abair "cha 'n 'eil comas air­ ciod a ni mi?" "Cha 'n 'eil neach an taobh a mach de dhochas ach iadsan leis nach atll tighinn gu Criosd chum gum biodh beatha aca. "An ti a thig do'm 'ionnsuidhsa," :us' Esan, cha tjlg mi air chor air bith a mach e." Gu'n tugadh Dia dhuit fhaicinn cia cunnartach an ni dilil a chur ann an aithreachas.­ Amen.

THERE are but few who love to reprove, fewer who reprove in love, and fewest of all who lo\'e to be reproved. 34 The Free Presbyto'ian lvlagazine. ---_._...._---_._._. lResolntton of the 'UUteatern ~re£;b\?ter\? against ~lougbtng ani) otber Bgricultural 1Pur5uit~; on the Sabbntb 'IDa\? THE following Resolution was adopted on the 28th March :- " The Western Presbytery of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland view with grave alarm the recommendation made by responsible Ministers of State in favot2r of Sabbath desecration in the form of Sabbath ploughing, and other agricultural pursuits on the Lord's day. "The Presbytery are persuaded that the adoption of this course, although with the intention of increasing the food production of the country in the existing national stress, constitutes an act of sad dishonour and affront to God. They reckon it an unwnrant· able encroachment upon the sanctity of His holy day, the observance of which is perpetually of univeFal binding obligation equally with the other precepts of the .\1oral Law. The course recommended cannot legitimately be urged on the plea that it comes under the category of works of necessity ::md mercy. It betrays woeful failure in a professedly Christian nation, to acknowledge on the one hand God's legitimate claims as supreme Lawgiver requiring universal ohedience to all His commandments, and on the other to place implicit trust in Him as the Omnipotent One able to bless the labours of the'six days of the week, as authoritatively enjoined by Him, so richly and abundantly as to provide adequately for the requirements of the whole nation. "The Presbytery recognising in the unprecedented existing circumstances that He who is Lord of the Sabbath Day has a solemn controversy with our own as well as with other nations, and remembering His assurance that in the keeping of His commandments there is great reward, humbly but emphaticaHy raise their protest against this flagrant breach of the Fourth Commandment, and they instruct a copy of it to be forwarded to the Prime :Minister and to the President of the Board of Agriculture." lCertified by Clerk of Presbytery.]

~etition to !prtme !I1Jinister br 1Rorthern ~reabrter\? against Bgncultural 'ijijlorfi on tbe Sabbath. THE Northern Presbytery of the Free Presbyterian CIJ1JrC11 of Scotland has forwztrdeci tbe following Petition to the Prime Minister :- The Petition Gf the Northern Presbytery of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, to the Right Honourable D. Lloyd George, 1\1. P., Prime Minister of Great Britain. "Humb]y sheweth :-Tbat your petitioners are grieved to find

L I Notes and Comments. 35 the farmers of this country being urged, by men representing the Government, to the head of which you have in the providence of God been raised, to plough on Sabbath-days equally with week­ days durin:; the spring season; that your petitioners would venture to point out hew deeply embedded in God's Word is the principle of sanctifying to God one day in seven, and that this principle is the ren:lation of the mind and will of that God in comparison with ":;JO!11 all the nations are as the small dust cf the balance, and "'ho takdh up the isles as at1 atom. That your petitioners are satisfied that If His law had been honoured throughout Europe since the Reformation as it ought to have been honoured, the people of Europe would have been led to embrace Christianity in a purer and deeper sense than many of them evidently have done, and if Christianity had been so embraced, this War would neyer have devastated the world as it is doing. "That your petitioners are not blind to the fact that there may occur works of necessity which are lawful to do on the Lord's D:iY; but they are persuaded that to arrange te; engage in the sytematic ploughing of our fields in order to save the country now, as it is said, from famine is not such a work of necessity, but rather a work of panic, and a work indicative of distrust of tbe favour of Him by whom men live. . "That your petitioners would therefore appeal to you, as to one of whom they have reas()!'} to think as being highly appreciative of the Christian institutions of your country, with a view to your discouraging the form of Sabbath desecration complained of. " And your petitioners will ever pray, etc. "In name and by authority of the said Presbytery, (Signed) JOHN' R. MACKAY, illoderator of Presbyter)'."

'IRotei' aub (tommenta. The Recent Weather.-During the greater part of April the weather has been exceptionally severe with snow and frost. Such winter conditions in spring can hardly be remembered by anyone. They have been adverse to all progress in farm work, ploughing, sowing, etc. It appears to us more than a coincider.ce that this should happen at the very time when leaders in Sta te and Church are encouraging people to perform agricultural work on the Lord's Day with a view to prevent famin:-. The Most High is manifestly frowning upon such an unworthy scheme, dishonouring to God and injUlious to man's body and soul. It is strengthening to those who respect the Sabbath to observe that the majority of farmers are opposed to the practice, even on purely physical grounds. They flatly say that seven clays' toii cannot be done. and recommend somewhat longer hours of ..... ork on the six week~days as adequate to meet the p~esent need. Let The Free Presbyterian Magazine. us put our trust in the God of providence, with whom are all temporal and spiritual supplies, for the rest. "Sovereign Grace Union" Literature. - We have received two further pamphlets, newly issued by the Sovereign Grace Union. The first is "A Il'lartyr's Testimony concerning the Peril of Idolatry," with introduction by the Rev. J. P. Wiles, :'f.A., Dtvizes. The martyr was the famous Bishop Ridley who, along with Bishop Latimer, sealed his testimony at the stake. The testimony is of historic and intrinsic value. The second pamphlet is entitled "Faithful Testimony," and consists of an aLJie and spiritual article, by Mr. J. I';:'. Popham, reprinted from the Gospel Standard of January, 1917. These pamphlets (price Id., by post I~d. ; or 6/6 per 100), are to be had from the Rev. H. Atherton, The Parsonage, 100 The Crave, Camberwell, London, S.E., or from Messrs. Farncombe 0: Sons, 30 Imperial Buildings, Ludgate Circus, London, E.C. The Archbishop of Canterbury and Sabbath Work. -We take the following note from the Protestallt Observer of April :-" On 15th March there was published a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury, containing the following remarks: 'I have no hesitation in saying that in the need which these weeks present, men and women may with a clear conscience do field work on Sundays.' The next day German airships came over his diocese, and after dropping bombs, got away in safety... Three nights after the publication of. his Grace's letter, some German torpedo boat destroyers approached the Kent coast, and fired a nUtllber of shells at certain towns in the diocese of Canterbury. Since then the Archbishop has been seriously ill." The Protestant Observer (Id. per month) contains a large variety of itel11s of in­ formation as to the moral and religious condition of the country, and may be had from :'lessrs. Farncombe & Sons, Publishers, London. Dreadful Doctrine from a Bishop.-The following utterance is reported in the Protestant Observer:-The Bishop of Birmingham says: "The man who had died for England, believ· ing that his country's cause was the cause of God, and who might have gone over the parapet with an oath on his lips, might still be received by Christ, with the words, 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant.' ,. Our personal comment on this poisonous doctrine is that the man who uttered it shows himself a blind leader of the blind and a menace to the spiritual \\'elfare of the community. Too many such leaders there be ill our time. Sabbath Concerts in Edinburgh Stopped.-Some time ago we reported that the Edinburgh 1'o\\'n Cuuncil had agreed to gIve the use of the Synod Hall there for concerts of sacred and secular music on SabLath afternoons. The concerts were intended for the supposed benefit of soldiers from overseas who, as strangers, needed some place of refuge and entertainment on Sabbaths apart from, or in addition to, the Churches. Others, also, might attend Acknowledgment of Donations. 37

by paying a larger price for admission. Such was the miserable scheme of the wreckers of the Lord's Day in our Scottish capital. \Ve are glad, however, to say that the scheme has fallen through, and the concerts have been stopped, through lack of attenda:lce. The "overseas" men and their friends apparently did not appreci­ ate the attentions of their would-be benefactors. tlcknowlebgment of !Donations. Note to Anonymous Subscriber re Memorial for National Day of Humiliation.-A subscriber sent us a note without signature about two months ago on the subject of "­ general memorial throughout the country on behalf of a National Day of Humiliation and Prayer. We highly appreciate the sub­ scriber's desire, but regret inability to undertake the large and extensive task. Petitions have alreadv been sent from various Church courts to Government, but no ~esponse has been given. Will subscriber kindly write and say what is to be done with money forwarded?

;VIR. ALEXANDER MACGILLlVRAY, General Treasurer, Woodbine Cottage, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, acknowledges, with grateful thanks, the following donations up to the 20th April :- SUSTENTATION FUND. Mrs. Margt. MacLeod, I Achintraid, Kishorn, 15/; Ardrishaig postmark, £2; "Free Presbyterian," Prescot postmark, 6/; :\Ir. J. Macdonald, merchant, Kinlochewe, £ I; Mrs. C. Cruickshanks, Carrbridge, 6/, and "Friend," r /; Per Rev. N. Cameron­ "Officer," Salonika, £2 15/, and Mr. J. Livingstone, Stockton­ on-Tees, £ 5; Per Rev. J. S. Sinclair-Mrs. Burns, Balquidder, 10/. JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSIONS FUN D.-Per Rev. N. :"1atheson -" A Friend," Caithness, 4/6; Per Rev. J. S. Sinclair-S. Banner­ man, Port of La Prairie, Manitoba, £2, and J. M'C., Ardrishaig, 10/; Oban Sabbath School, £r 6/. MISSION TO FORCES FUND. K. \Iatheson, Inveran, Poolewe, 2/6; Mrs. D. Fraser, 15 Diabaig, Torridon, 5/; Per Rev. J. S. Sinclair-" Free Presbyterian," Glasgow, 2/6, R :'IIorrison, Tarbert, H'lrris, sf, M. i\Iac]{ae, ;l1ilton, Applecross, 9/, J. :'IIacLeod, Plumas, Manitoba, 8/6, J. rVI'C., Ardrishaig, £1, J. MacGregor, Corrie, Kinloch, Lairg, 5/, "Friend," Lairg (rer Mr. J. .\IacLeod), 15/, H. Sutherland, C1ate Quarry, Thurso, 5/, N. Sh"w, Millport, 5/, and D. ~VIackay, Midl'illa, Erriboll, 5/; Mr. D. i\Iackay, .-\rdneskain, Lochcarron, 10 ; II'Ir. D. .\Iackay, Wooclside, Ardneskain, Lochcarron, sf; Misses R. and C. Mackenzie, _-\lbany Lodge, Lochinver, Ie/ each; Per NIr. D. Davidson-I. D., Tomatin, 5/, and Miss MacIntosh, TIraes, Tomatin, 5/; :VIr. J. .\IacDonaid, merchan~, Kinloche\\'e, 10/; Admiralty, Chatham, £2 179; -"Ir. Mackay, Drumno.­ drochit Hotel, 10/; A. M., Lairg, sf; Admiralty, Portsmouth, £10; Per Re,'. N. Cameron-IVlr. A. S., Glasgow, Si, aml "A Free Presbyterian," Skye, 5/; Per J. W. MacRae, Erhusaig, Kyle-" A Soldier at Salonika," £310/. Carrectjon.-In last issue, 3/ frOll1 "Breasclete Congregation," W8.~; frow Mr. .\1. MacLean, 5 Newpark, C"llanish. The Free Presbyterian Jllaf!rlzine.

The Treasurer of the Dingwail Congregation (lVlr. M. U rquhart, Craig View) acknowledges, with thanks, the following amounts received for Manse Building Fund :--Per Rev. D. Macfarlane­ Postal Order, Carrbridge, 5/; "Psalm cxxii. 7," Inverness post­ mark, £2; Miss Christina M'Lean, Applecross, 10/, and" A Friend," Applecross, IOj. From" A Frietld," per Mrs. ~1acfarlane, Free Presbyterian Manse, £3. The Treasurer of the London Mission (Mr. R. R. Sinc1air, 37 Albert Palace Mansions, S.W.), acknowledges with sincere thanks the donations of ;[20 from A. Ross, Esq., Liverpool; £1 from Capt. MacNeil, S.S. "Eddystone"; and £1 from Capt. MacEwan, S.S. "Sanda." Rev. N eil Macintyre, Stornoway, acknowledges with thanks, 7/ from" Lewisman," for North Tolsta Communion. Rev. Andrew Sutherland, C.F., 5th (R.) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, North Camp, Ripon, acknowledges with thanks, 10/ from" A Friend," Ardmair, Ullapool, for Requisites for Soldiers in Hospital.

where the congregation was obliged to worship temporarily owing to circumstances arising out of the 'Var. The Services, which are conducted by Mr. :'vIalcolm Macewan, missionary, are held at the following hours :-Sabbatll: English, II a. m.; Gaelic, 3.45 p.m.; and English, 7· 30 p.m. Tuerday: 8 p.m. A slight alteration in the hours of service will be observed, also in the weekly meeting. Our London Mission deserves the sympathy and support of all friends interested in the cause of Christ in that great city.

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Boat of Gal·ten, 3'; A. :\'fac!ennan, [m St. Jude's Collectors, 51/101; G. Angus, Dllnnet, 3/; ]\Iiss Martin, Lurebost, 3/6; Miss M'Caskil1, Culkein, Stoer, 3/; Miss C. :llatheson, Bonar Bridge, 26 3; A. Graham, _"chnamara, by Lochgilphead, 3 '; J. Bosac!" Commercial Bank House, Kyle, 3/; 1\'!iss E. Mackay, Ha!kirk, 14/10; Jas. Murray, Halkirk, 3/; C. Urqllharr, Lllibmore, Achnasheen, 3/; D. 1\1'Pherson, Kames, 34/10; :\'Iiss :\['Pherson, Wilton·],:­ V\Tear, 3/; 1\'1. l\lackenzie, Ardineaskan, Lochcarron, 3/; J. ~lac]aine, Portree. 22/; 1\lb. Connel1, Stirling, 3/; 'Iliss 'IIacGillivray, Sandilands, '3/; J. Mac!eod, Lairg, 15/9; M. Macaskil1, Glcnclale, 47 3; F. Fraser, Fort \Villiam, 3/; 1\Jrs. Macnico!, Corrour, 3/; H. Sutherland, Skelbo, 6/; ". Sutherland, Clatequoy, 3/; N. Shaw, Cumhrae Lighthouse, 3; 'Iliss :\'lacleod, Seafield, Aberdeen, 3; 'Vii" P. Kerr, Clashnessie, 6 ; D. A. 1\hc!eod, Tar· bert, Scourie, 3/; also, per above, L. Ross and D. ~Iackenzie, 3/ each; A. Morrison, Lochslin, Fearn, 3/; 'Iliss ),1. 'IIacdonald, Lonmore, Gairloch, 3/6; Private G. ~lacQl1arrie, Fort George, If; ~rr;). Polson~ ~ltln11my, Lochcarro:1, 3/; l\Iiss J. Fraser, Crask, Lair;:.;, 9 '; D. Davidson, Tomatin, 21'3; ]\Tr5. K. :Vlacleod, Shore Street, Ul1apool, 3/; Miss Macmil1an, bookseller, Oban, 19/; J. ~Iacarthur, IS Achnlore, Stornoway, 3/; Donald Mackay, Erriboll, 3/; Mrs. M. Macieod, South Oscaig, Raasay, 3/; Tohn Mackenzie, 16 Port Henderson, Gairloch, 27/6; A. 1\facfarlane, Free Presbyterian "Ianse, Lairg, 3/; D. ?lIacleod, Culduie, Applecross, 3/; also, per above, R. Mackenzie, Squamish, Canada, 3/, and Mrs. l\laclennan, Milton, and Mrs. Maclean, Toscaig, 3/ each; Miss Blunt and Miss Way, Brighton, 6/; D. Gillies, A. Maclean, and D. Mackay, IV. E., Ardineaskan, 3/ each; 1\fr5. W. Gray, Dundee, 3/; l\liss C. J\lacPherson, Strathvaich, 3/; A. Sinclair, Berkeley Street, Gbsgow, 3/; A. l'vlorrison, Tnln1isgarry, Loch­ maddy, 3/6; J. Macraild, Dllnvegan, 3/; J. Robertson, Luib, Broadford, 3/; 11iss Mackinnon, Clachamish, Portree, 3/; Mrs. :'>Iacaulay, Knockintorran, North Uist, 3/; E. Nicolson, Kyleakin, 3/6; Miss Grant, Kilmacolm, 3; J. Livingston, Stockton·on.Tees, 3'; G. Macalpine, Samlyford, 3/; Mrs. 'Ilackal', F.C. Manse, Fearn, 10/; A. Mackay, missionary, Staffin, Skye, 49 8; Miss Taylor, Aberdeen, 3/; Miss Bell, H.ogart, 1/6; H.ev. \V. Murray, Cape Colony, 3/6; Mrs. K. Gollan, Slumbay, Lochcarron, 3/; E. H.ootham, Kettering, 3/; J. Macdona!d, P. 0., N ewton·Sl.·Boswells, 3/; Miss M. Mackenzie, Inver, Loch· inver, 3/; Mrs. Burns, Balquhidcler, 3'; W. J\Iackay, 5 Main St., Balintore, 3/; D. H.oss, missionary, N. Uist, 3/; Per Alexander Macdonald-Angus Macdonald, C. Kyles, Lochmaddy, 3/; 'If rs. Crawford, Garnethill, 3/; '\1 rs. Chisholm, Thornhill, 3/; Per N. MacPhail-lvliss Macdougall, Jura, 3 '. Free Distribution to Soldiers and Sailors. - Pcr Alexander MacGillivray, General Treasurer, Inverness-Torran, N. Raasay (per 'Ill'. A. Tallach), 17/4, Mrs. Cattanach, Kingussie, 5 " "A Friencl/' Tomalin. ji, "A Free Presbyterian," Blair Atholl, 51, A. ~fackenzie, Laide, 2/, "Qucensgate,;) London, 5/, D. Macdonald, Scotscalder, 10/; Miss Netta Monisol1. Findor. Hotel, Culbokie, 3; :\'Irs. Schi!z, Jun., Simcoe, Ontario, 9/8; J. White, Prestwick,7/; Mrs. I fay, Tarbert, Loch Fyne,4/; ;Vliss D. Macleocl, Sloer, 10/; J. Macleod, Plum?s, Manitoba, 8/1; "Friends of Truth," 7/; "A Friend," 1/; Mrs. Munro, Dingwall, 1/; NI. S. Fraser, The 'Ifound, 4/; J. Weir, Tarbert, Loch Fyne, 7/; J. M'C., Ardrishaig, 10/; 'Iriss J. 'II'C., Ardri:;haig, 1Oj; Miss MacGregor, Boat of Garten, 5/6; Per H.ev. Neil Cameron-An Officer, :-ialonika, 50!; Miss C. M'Pherson, \Vitton·!c-\Vear, 7/; M. Mackenzie, Ardineaskan, 4/ "Anon," to aid Fund, 10/; '\Irs. Connell, Stirling, 3/; Per J. ;Vlacleocl-" A Friend," Lairg, 5; R. Sutherland, Cl ate­ quoy, Thurso, 5/; N. Sh~w, Cumbrae Lighthouse, 2/; Per ]lfiss P. Kerr-'IJrs. J. Kerr, Miss B. Ker,., and "Vliss P. Kerr, 2/ each; D. A. Macleod,Tarbert, Scourie,3/; D. Mackenzie, Tarbert, Scourie, 1/; Per J. Mackenzie-Cor;)!. 1\1. Mackenzie, 4th Seaforths, 2/6, :\'T. J\Jackenzie, Naval Barracks, DC\'onport, and Dun. Mackenzie, 2 6, John Mackenzie, 2 '. and C. Mackenzie. -l , Port Hendersol1 ; Miss M'Pherson, Slrathvaich, 1/; T. Macclonald, Ke\\LOn·St.­ Boswells, 6/; }Tiss M. Mackenzie, 10/; Mrs. Bun}s, Balquhic1der, 3 ....\'11 (Jj'(r//"'/io//J, ., are held over tdl next isj'lte.)

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