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over illiberally ., The friends at Edinburgh have established a li-The principal thing that is wanted at Edinburgh h a regular minister oif good talents ; and such an one both the congregations are very anxious to obtain , in which case I have no doubt they would be re-united . But ontf of the places was opened at a time while I continued there . The
Unitarians have continued to increase , though they have laboured under every disadvantage , in a city where a higher degree ot talent is requisite in a public speaker than , perhaps , in any other place in Scotland . There is £ ood reason to
think there are many persons in Edinburgh ^ who are either Unitarians , or favourable to Unitarianism , who will not regularly attend the meetings , until they ^ tan hear
a correct speaker , of , at least , re spectable abilities . Could a suitable niihister be placed there , lam rpuch of opinion that a very large and respectable congregation might
be collected . 1 his is not only of importance to the cause in that city , but also the country around it as such a minister might find many places for occasional lectures at moderate distances from
if , 1 have no doubt of the friends at Edinburgh doing every thing in their power to promote the com - fort and usefulness of a minister , could they procure one . They possess much intelligence , liberality-of sentiment ana Christian affection .
At JDundee ^ too , the friends are desirous to obtain a minister , and it would much promote the cause if they could be furnished with 0 ne ; They would du what they con Id for his support , and treat
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him with every kindness . He would fipd several ppenings for occasional preaching , without travelling far from JDundee : and might do much , to promote rational Christianity in that district . It would also be an important thing , after ministers are found fpr Edinburgh and Dundee , for one to be placed at Paisley , as the minister of the congregation there ,
and missionary in the West of Scotland . He might go round his whole circuit every month , and preach in a number of places * where little societies either are , or will be formed . Three ministers
thus placed in Scotland ^ in addition to Mr , Yatesy at Glasgow ^ would supply the present wfcnts of that country , and greatly
accelerate the progress of truth and liberality . I have spoken the more fully on this subject , because I feei its vast importance to the cause , because our Scottish bre
thren are urgent on the subject ^ and because I consider an important end of Unitarian missions , is , by disseminating the pure doctrines of truth , to collect congregations ., and prepare them for regularly settled ministers : and by
ministers being settled with congregations as they are collected and established , the missionaries will be at leisure to labour in ne > v d irections , to publish the truth where it is not known , whjle in their way they visit churches which have been raised , either in whole or in
part , by their labours . The fie ^ I of action in the North is still extending ; the prospect of success still brightening ; but during $ e present journey I have found f it necessary to confine myself an Sundays to those places where we
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122 Intelligence . —Mr . Wright ' 8 Missionary Tour in Scotland .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1812, page 122, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1745/page/58/
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