on the road they broke into singing, and these were the Psalms they sang--the xcviii.-- “O sing a new song to the Lord, For wonders He hath done: His right hand and His holy arm Him victory hath won”; and the lxxxiv.-- “How lovely is Thy dwelling-place, O Lord of hosts, to me! The tabernacles of Thy grace How pleasant, Lord, they be!” and the cxxxiii.-- “Behold, how good a thing it is, And how becoming well, Together such as brethren are In unity to dwell!” They began to sing this Psalm as they were ascending the height on which the Parish Kirk stood, and when they reached the top of the hill the sound of the Psalm was still in the air. Then Carmichael and the elders beheld a heartening spectacle. Dr. Davidson and, his people had also met for worship in their kirk, and, being told by a swift messenger that their brethren were at hand, they had come out through the kirkyard and ranged themselves in two rows along the roadside; while in the centre of the high road, and in front of his people, stood the parish minister, with his ruling elder, Drum-sheugh, by his side. The two ministers faced one another, and the people stood perfectly still; the glorious sunshine poured down upon their heads, and on either side the fields were golden unto the harvest. Clear but tender was Dr. Davidson's voice. “Reverend and dearly-beloved brother, I greet you, your elders, and your congregation in the name of the Lord, and, as senior minister of this parish, I bid you welcome to the Kirk of Drumtochty.” And then Carmichael--“Reverend and honoured father in the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, my people and I thank God that there is now one congregation in Drumtochty, and that you are our minister.” Drumsheugh grasped Bumbrae's hand, but what passed between those two worthy men no one heard, and then Dr. Davidson and Carmichael headed the united procession, with the elders behind them; and as they moved down the sideway between the hedges, the Old Kirk folk fell in with the Free Kirk, so that they passed through the kirkyard one united company, and as they went they sang the Psalm cxxii.-- “I joy'd when to the house of God, Go up, they said to me. Jerusalem, within thy gates Our feet shall standing be.” And by a happy coincidence they were singing the last words as the ministers and elders went in through the door-- “Now, for my friends' and brethren's sakes, Peace be in thee, I'll say. And for the house of God our Lord, I'll seek thy good alway.”