Handwritten letter dated 1978 from Rev Hector Macpherson, The Manse, Parish of Tiree and Coll, to Colin MacPhail (1895-1988), Crossapol, thanking him for taking a forthcoming church service at Heylipol. Mrs Vivienne Johnston is mentioned as the organist.
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The Soldier’s Bible. Postcard printed with the story of a young soldier who is caught playing cards during a church service, and who later explains that he has neither Bible nor Prayer Book and that each card represents a scene from the bible. Made famous by a hit song by Texas Tyler in 1948.
Poem “Evening Prayer of a People” by Neil Munro, 1914
Photocopy of a poem “Evening Prayer of a People” by Neil Munro in 1914. A prayer to God to preserve the husbands and sons of an unspecified island while they are away in action during World War I. The poem originally appeared in the Glasgow News but was subsequently made into postcards, the proceeds from which went to the Prince of Wales` National Relief Fund.
