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; < r the first time 9 ™ S € CPn ^ time I preached to a small attentive congregation . At the above places we had conversation witb some of those who attended , and at one of them an animated debate with some
Calvioists . ; - _ ^ 6 . Hamilton , In this town , there are several Unitarians , and other persons favourable to the doctrine . I preached in a hall , but it being" on a Saturday , -we had but a small audience , mv&o however were
yery attentive . - 7 . Wishaw . I preached here in a room , it was a very rainy night , yet was pretty well attended . After the public service , had several hours' very interesting conversation with a respectable company , on theological subjects .
8 , ( Junwortk . Knew no person in this village , had no introduction . Preached in a large room to about two hundred per ^ sous , found some very favourable to UriitarianisttK rj 9 . Cairstairs . A small Tillage , like the last on the road from Lanerk to
Edinburgh . Had no introduction , . knew no person ,, preached on the side of the green , part of the congregation on the green , and part of them under the cover of an outbuilding . Notice of the preaching was
given by ringing the churcl > bell , and most of the village came together to hear . Understand there are a number of persons favourable to Unitarianism in this village . 10 . Lanerk . Should have preached in the open air , but the weather would not
permit ; could this have pee . ft done there would have been a yery largfe congregation . No room could fee had large enough for the purpose , we look the best we could get , in which 1 preached . We had a good compaay , and I was told many declined coming- because they thought the place would he too crowded .
11 . Carluke . There are many wellinformed Unitarians in this place , and a numbt * of . others who are favourable to the doctrine . The friends have come to a ^ termination to fora * themselves into a
wnjregation and procure a minister . This > sa most desirable thing , and if effected there is every reason , to think a very rentable congregation , as to numbers and formation , would be established at Caxuke the same minister would be able to
or a congregation at Lauerk , and could > u PPjy both places . Me wc * uld also find filings for preaching in Several villages hi ill 8 " hbollrhood . He might extend labours twice in tfee summer cross the ? Dllt [ y asfarafl Jeabur ^ h , Melrose , and ^ asniels . CarVuke ia situated ia a part ria Gentry highly favourable to Unita-*** - The frievads helve tk <> ir ej * e on a S ^ f * ' who it is hoped will meet tfceir * illh ? he ckksf" difficulty in tUe 4 > u < set be of a pecuniaro kind i Imt it , i «
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hoped no possible efforts will be omitted in so important a business . It is desirable , if a minister be placed a , t ; Carluke , that he should act sometime ^ as a missionary . I preached twice in this place , the second congregatioin was large . Spent several hours afterwards in interesting conversation with a larg-e party . 12 . Kilwining . I preached to a small
company . - T , here are a number of Unitarians at Dairy . I visited them , and should have preached but no ^ place could be procured , and the weather would not admit o / preaching iu the open air , so I rehearsed to them , in a small room , the discourse I should have preached , could a place have been obtained .
13 . Grenock . Here I preached to a small audience . 14 . Port-Glasgow . There are a few Unitarians in this town . I preached twice to small but attentive cong * reg * ations 5 , the second congregation was the largest . Had much interesting conversation . lft . JKihnakolm . I preached in this village to a small company .
16 . Kilburchan . There are several Unitarian ^ in this village . I preached to a respectable company .. 17 . Paisley ) though mentioned last , not least in estimation or importance ^ , I knqvr of no place in Scotland more favourable to the diffusion of consistent and liberal views
of Christianity . The intelligence aud informatioii © f the people ; their habits of reading , of thinking" freely on -all subjects , and of sociality and conversation , prepare them to hear with patient attention , to discover aud promote truth . Besides , no people hav-e better views of religious liberty , or seem to possess more independent
feelings . I preached here fifteen times . We had always g * ood , generally large , frequently very crowded congregations . Many times great numbers went away , I was told , who could not get into the place . Night after night , through a considerable part of the week , I have had large
congregations . They seem never tired of hearing , and will attend with candour and patience to the freest investigation of -any subject . I . spent much time with them out of the pulpit , and they are many of them equal to the most metaphysical disquisitions ; though they consider religion to
be an affair of common sense , afrd to come home to the bosoms of men , and to relate to the whole business of life . If the friends at Paisley had a minister suited to tlie situation , and a large and commodious place of worship , I believe , there would be the largest Unitarian congregation intltattown of a » y plaqe in Scotland . Without this * , much more cannot he done than is done already . , - > * , When I finally left Paisley a large p « trty
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lntelli $ tenee * - ~» Mr . Wrights Missionary Tour . 257
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1815, page 257, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1759/page/57/
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