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. - t * ¦ ¦ — - 2 . Crieff 9 . Here are several Uni-VAisSli ^ i ; and s&nae j&ersiins favou r-* ffle t 6 ' Unitit ?» msnl . ' I should iaW p r ^ 6 hVll W CH ^ f , but a ^ ace c otilH not be procured ,. ind tfife H& ^' was t < x > rkiny' to attempt preaching abroad .
3 . Perth . The town-bail being engaged , a place could nof be procured for preaching ; but I had conversation and disputation with a few persons qn theological subjects *
Angusshire . . In this county , I was drily at Dundee . I received information when too late , which will induce me , should I go into that Country again , to proceed to some other places .
At Dundee , there is still a small , but pious , liberal and affectionate Congregation / , which has teen preserved for many years by the labours , and steady exertions of our worthy and respectable Friend Mr . R . Millar . I preached four times
in Dundee to full , and most of them crowded , congregations , who were deeply attentive . I was told that so many people never attended Unitarian preaching before in that town . x • ( Fifeshire . There are a few persons in this county who are
Unitarians , but they live remote from each other . I visited 1 . Newburg . Where lives a well-informed and stead ) ' Unitaii-An , with whom I had much plea , sant conversation , but no opening for preaching , % Kittle . Here dwells a fine offidP man , ^ an Unitarian , who was ^ excommunicated for heresy , by the Scotch Baptists , $ 2 year * ago . 1 Bkd much agreeable conversation itftlTfcihK " S . Kirkealdic . Here I preach r ¦"
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ed in a hall to about 100 people , who were vety attentive . 1 had a long conversation with sevetat of them afterwards , in which we
discusse 8 tnost of the leadijag- points in theologjr - t found them favourably disposed to rational views of Christianity .
Edinbvrgh . Though mentioned last , is not the least important place to the great cause in which we are engaged : on the contrary , t think Edinburgh , calls for and deserves our greatest attention in our exertions to promote Urtitarianism in Scotland . In the
Northern Capital there are at present two Unitarian congregations . The one meets in the Skinners ' Halt Chapel , and is respectable as to numbers and the charactei
of its members . The oth ^ r meets in a hail at the nead of the Anchor Close , High Street : and though small has respectable members also . I preached in the Skinners * Hall
Chapel on Sundays , and in the smaller place on week-day nights * My preaching was made known by printed bills being posted in different parts of the city .
I preached 17 discourses in Edinbvrgh ^ had many interesting conferences with parties of friends , and 4 nuch edifying conversation in a more private way . We had
always good , generally large , congregations . Our largest audiences were estimated at 5 OO people ; and were always deeply attentive to what was delivered . 1- was
requested by the Skinners' Hail congregation to declare the Lord ' s table free , at the end of the public service , and afterwards to administer the Lord ' s supper ., which I ac * cordingly did wirh pleasure : regarding this qs another triuasph
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1812, page 121, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1745/page/57/
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