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    oree owing to the labours of their aged and worthy minister Dr . Scott . At Carlake the Unitarians have established a library . On * he Wednesday we proceeded to 5 . Lanerk . This is the county town . Here we found a few

    Unitarians , and others favourable to the cause * I preached in the evening on the Castle-hill ; we had about 5 OO hearers , who were very attentive . Afterwards a large party spent the evening with us at our ion , and we had much interesting conversation . Several times I was

    called from the company to converse with persons in a separate room , who would not join a large party , but wanted to ask me questions in a more private way , and hear some passages of scripture explained . I answered as speedily as I could , and then returned to

    the more public discussion . We advised the friends to the cause at Lauerk to establish a library , and some books were sent from Glasgow for them to begin with . On the Thursday we crossed to

    6 ., StraAaven . Here wo had no previous acquaintance > with any person . I preached in an open place by the side of the street * about SOCKpeople , who heard with the most serious attention . A

    party followed us to the inn , we had much conversation with them ; we found one already an Unitarian , and others favourable to the doctrine . We sent them some books . On Friday we cantfe back

    to 7 . Hamilton . Here I preached in * a garden to about 150 attentive hearers . We had a party together afterwards and conversation on several theological subjects . There are several Unitarians at Hamilton ; we advised them to meet regularly

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    together to worship the One God , and edify one another , also to form a library , both which they gave us reason to think they would do \ On the Saturday we returned to Glasgow , where I preached in the evening . I have given this detailed account of one week as a

    specimen ; it would render my account too voluminous to be as particular in describing every part of this journey . T can hardly express how much I was indebted to Mr . Plenderleith , the zealous friend who attended me in this little circuit , for his ready and g . ble assistance in the conversations we had , and in procuring congregations . Before I quit the subject of Lanerkshire , it will be proper to mention the exertions of the

    brethren at Glasgow for the promotion of the cause in their own and the neighbouring counties ^ The library they have established in their own city , is in a good state and has been of much use . It is

    hoped it will be still further improved , and its usefulness much extended by the assistance of Mr . Yates . From this library they have sent parcels of Unitarian books to a number of public libraries in different parts of the

    countrv , which have been well received . They made my preaching known before I arrived by public advertisement , and printed bills which' were posted in different parts of the town . The week be *

    fore I . went the above circuit they sent out bills by the common carriers , to be posted in the different towns which I , had to vi ^ sit ^ and where it was intended for me to preach . Renfrewshire . Next to Lanerk * shire , Unitarianism has made most progress in the county of Renfrew ;

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    Intelligence . —Mr . Wright s Missionary Tour in Scotland . 53

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1812, page 53, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1744/page/53/