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fuf gracioui designs in the gift of his Sou , and endeavoured to shew the absurdity of confounding the gift 9 of God with their divine author . Wednesday , July 4 » Preached in % large hall at Kifov inning , to a very con- ? aitjerablc congregation , on the unity , infinite supremacy and universal goodness of the eternal Father . In this town j | nd neighbourhood Unitarian ism has made great progress since 1 visited them on my first journey into Scotland * At that timp there were only a few people ill the p&ce -who were Unitarians , and t ! hey were fearful of taking any public
or active part in the promotion of their f e ^ iiuejots , oi } account of the prejudices of jneif neighbours , but now they are joined lay several others , and are not only fearless as to the avowal of their opinions , but also very active an 4 JEealous in the cause of truth .
Thursday , July 5 , Preached at Dal ^ rey , in the evening , to a very large qon gregatiqa on the tendency of the Unitarian doctrine to honour God , to cause us to honour Jesus as the appointed
messenger of Gpd 9 to excite love to Gq& and ma *) , to promote humility and purity , and to afford the strongest consolations to its followers , in all the trials of the present state , Tiie room , though the largest that could be procured * was filled almost to suffocation , and one half
of the people could not get in . I would on this account have preached put of doors , bu ; t the weather was unfavourable , and it was the fair-day . After preaching I spent several hours with & number of * well-informed , steady and zealous Unitarians . They have lately instituted a book society , and have purchased a number of the best Unitarian
publications , which are read wifh great earnestness by many . I left them several of the tracts , and advised them to ineet o » Sundays for public worship . * j * he y expressed much gratitude to tfie English Unitarians for their exertions in relation to Scotland . This is indeed
ft most promising place Friday , July 6 , Preached at ICilbarchan , on the necessity of the use of rea-$ oa in matters of religion . Here we had some difficulty in obtaining a place had some difficulty in obtaining a place
to preach in , aijd the notice wa # hy the beU-man , only ab # ut an hour bcfqrQ the tune of service , byt the ; place wa $ e ?> crediogly crowded Several of the Paisley people thc % m $ hpr , and WP spgn . t W » s tin ^ c , after ur ^ chiug , ytitk % e-
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yeral others , who are in the w ^ y of inquiry . Saturday , July 7 . Met the Unitarian Society at their meeting-house in Parley , and spent a considerable part of the evening with them in frienpUy conversation , Sunday , July 8 . Preached three time * to the Unitarian congregatibn in Paisley * In the morning , on the right and duty of freedom of inquiry ; in the afternoon , on the importance of che doc * trine of the divine unity , as it is
connected with the evidence of the existence of God , with the evidences of the divine origin of revelation , and with the enlargement of the human mind , as it is necessary to the conversion of Jews and Heathens , and at it tends to maJke the personal religion of Christians , more consistent , liberal and consolatory ; and
in the evening , on the prosperity , of ? fc Christian congregation , and the best means of promoting and preserving i { . The congregation here is large and respectable , and they have not only increased in numbers , but also very m u ^ h in sound information and liberaj ^ ty . They live in great harrnony ^ an 4 && * much respected by their ntekhbdurs ,
Tuesday , July 10 th . Preached at Carluke , on the iniportance of Christian truth , and the best methods of studying the scriptures , The congregation was very large , * and we could nctt procure a place Urge enough for thejr accommodation , but the innkeeper proposed filling his pest , room with such
persons as could not stand in the street , and taking out the sash of one of the front windows , that I might preach there to the peopW out of f loors . TM * 1 did , and though it rained a p ^ rt of the time , not an individual Mt his place till we concluded . A \ argp party came to me after preaching , ap 4 spent the evening with ttie in a very friendly manner . ^ They have a , bopjp society and have read many o ( the Unitarian publications . They expressed an earnest desire to &ee Mr . Wright again . Wednesday , July 11 . . ^ reached at
Lanark , to ^ very largs congregation , on the connection subsisting between the Unitarian 4 octrine and the . other doctrines of the go ^ pol . The room where I preached being too small to contain the people , I stood at a window which Iqoked into a large yard , and a
• Consisting of four or five hundred people .
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J $ r * LyOtis ' s Missionary Tour in Scotland . 61
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1811, page 61, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2412/page/61/
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