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The Scottish Evangelist. the Life and Labours of the Rev. James Blair, Chiefly Compiled From His Own Journals. Together With Three of His
The Scottish Evangelist the Life and Labours of the Rev James Blair Chiefly Compiled From His Own Journals Together With Three of His Author:James Blair Title: The Scottish Evangelist. the Life and Labours of the Rev. James Blair, Chiefly Compiled From His Own Journals. Together With Three of His Discourses General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1860 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing... more » text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: A PREACHING TOUR . 73 CHAPTER V. Evangelistic Tours In Roxbubghshire, 1844. In the summer of the same year Mr Blair was led to undertake, in the service of the Union, a preaching tour, in company with Mr Johnstone, then pastor of the Baptist church in Cupar-Fife. From a sketch of the tour drawn up at the time, and Mr Blair's journal, we compile the following narrative. Mr Blair notes, "May 28th, Tuesday, Edinburgh, in order to meet Mr Johnstone." We met in Edinburgh on the 30th, and that same day took the coach for Jedburgh, where we arrived about 9 in the evening. We had with us a large supply of religious tracts. Our plan was always to preach in the open air, when the weather was favourable; but in case of rain, the first thing we did was to provide a hall to which we might invite the people, should necessity require. We spent five weeks in the towns of Jed- burgh, Hawick, Selkirk, Melrose, and Kelso, a Sabbath and several week days in each town. During that period we preached 75 discourses, chiefly in the market places, only 14 times within doors. We circulated after sermons, and at other times, nearly 2000 tracts, and 3000 hand-bills on the doctrines and ordinances of Christianity; and the tracts, especially those on baptism, were received with eagerness by the people. 74 JEDBURGH. Jedburgh, May 31s£ -- We applied to the provost for the town hall to preach in; he was agreeable ; but, it being also the county hall, he directed us to apply to...« less