August - the Free Presbyterian church of Scotland

lJ1eetzng of Synod.
number of author's corrections, which may be necessary in a
tentative piece of work of this kind, and of course it provides for
the proofs being submitted twice or, if necessary, thrice to the
translators. I shall be glad to know if this meets with your
approval. I am sending you enclosed a pull of the first section.
We are making a beginning with setting up the work, but until a
large edition of another religious book, now in our press, is completed,
we shall not be able to do more than make a beginning
with the Kaffir Psalms.-With kind regards, I am, yours
sincerely, J AMES HENDERSON."
Mr. Cameron expressed the opinion that £37 ros. was a
reasonable charge for one thousand copies of the book, and
suggested that they should go in for two thousand copies, as the
second thousand-so long as the type was standing-would be
much cheaper. If, as they expected, other Churches in South
Africa would purchase the Psalm book, two thousand would all
be required. After some discussion it was moved by the Rev. D.
Beaton, and seconded by the Rev. E. Macqueen, that the Foreign
Mission Report be adopted; that one thousand copies of the
Kaffir Psalm book be ordered from Lovedale; and that if, on
inquiry, it was considered advantageous to do so, a second
thousand should be ordered.
(8) CANADIAN MISSION REPORT.
The Convener of the Canadian Mission Committee (Rev. E.
Macqueen), said that his report was a brief one. He stated that
the Committee had' arranged that the Rev. J. R. Mackay, Inverness,
would go as deputy to the Canadian Mission this summer,
and. that Mr. Malcolm Gillies, student, should accompany Mr.
Mackay, with a view to remain at Winnipeg and conduct the
regular services there after Mr. Mackay left. He (Mr. Macqueen)
had received a letter from Mr. Mackay, in which he gave some
account of his journey and of his first Sabbaths in Canada. He
went from New York to Brucefield, and conducted services there
on the first Sabbath of June, where he was pleased to meet friends
from several of our Canadian stations. He then proceeded to
Winnipeg, where Mr. Gillies had been on the Sabbath he (Mr.
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