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TURNBULL’S DIARY
1704 mett in a society for prayer and conference upon refor°n of
manners, to be qtinued monethly; the first meeting was here
Fryday, 25th febry.
This weeke my gowt recurred.
With.—Lectured on Joshua 18th; preacht on luke 12, 1.
This weeke my gowt went off again.
March 5th.—Lectured on Joshua 19 and 20th chapters;
preacht on luke 12, 1.
Wedensday, 8th.—I went to Edenr to assist att the sacrament
there in the tron kirke. I served two tables, preacht on sab¬
bath aftarnoon, and on moonday fornoon on 1 pet. 5, 10; it
was a sweet gospell day.
Thursday, Voth.—The generall assembly of this nationall
church mett att Edenr, being opened up by Mr. Geo. Meldrum,
late modr, my Lord ross comissionar from the Queen. Mr.
Thomas Wilkie minr in the canongate 2 was chosen moderator,
this was a very comfortable assembly thogh there [were] many
young minrs members of it. we mett, sat, and parted w1 great
harmony and peace, the next assembly was indicted to meet
att Edenr the last Thursday of March 1705. I lodged all this
time att Mr. Crichtons, and returned home Twesday, apr. 4th.
The church of Tyningham was supplyed all the fowr sab¬
baths of my absence.
Apr. 2th.—Att home ; lectured on Joshua 22, and preacht
on rev. 3, 2. This weeke I made severall visits.
16^.—Lect. on joshua 23; pr. on Isay 3, 10.
12th, Wednesday.—Being a fast day in the bounds of the
pbitry of dunbar by the assemblys recomendation, I preached
on prov. 14, 14; it was a good day.
23.—Lectured on joshua 24th; pr. on Isay 3, 11.
30^.—Lectured on judges 1, and preacht on ditto, and in
the aftarnoon on Exod. 20, 3.
May 2.—I went to Edenr to the synod. Mr. matthew sel-
kirke 3 was chosen modr. I returned on fryday 5th.
1 William Ross, twelfth Baron Ross of Halkhead, son of George, eleventh
baron, and Lady Grizel Cochrane, only daughter of William, first Earl of Dun-
donald; bom about 1656; succeeded his father in 1682; died 5th March 1738.
—Douglas’s Peerage. 2 See note, p. 399.
s Matthew Selkirk or Selkrig, M.A., graduated at Glasgow University in
TURNBULL’S DIARY
1704 mett in a society for prayer and conference upon refor°n of
manners, to be qtinued monethly; the first meeting was here
Fryday, 25th febry.
This weeke my gowt recurred.
With.—Lectured on Joshua 18th; preacht on luke 12, 1.
This weeke my gowt went off again.
March 5th.—Lectured on Joshua 19 and 20th chapters;
preacht on luke 12, 1.
Wedensday, 8th.—I went to Edenr to assist att the sacrament
there in the tron kirke. I served two tables, preacht on sab¬
bath aftarnoon, and on moonday fornoon on 1 pet. 5, 10; it
was a sweet gospell day.
Thursday, Voth.—The generall assembly of this nationall
church mett att Edenr, being opened up by Mr. Geo. Meldrum,
late modr, my Lord ross comissionar from the Queen. Mr.
Thomas Wilkie minr in the canongate 2 was chosen moderator,
this was a very comfortable assembly thogh there [were] many
young minrs members of it. we mett, sat, and parted w1 great
harmony and peace, the next assembly was indicted to meet
att Edenr the last Thursday of March 1705. I lodged all this
time att Mr. Crichtons, and returned home Twesday, apr. 4th.
The church of Tyningham was supplyed all the fowr sab¬
baths of my absence.
Apr. 2th.—Att home ; lectured on Joshua 22, and preacht
on rev. 3, 2. This weeke I made severall visits.
16^.—Lect. on joshua 23; pr. on Isay 3, 10.
12th, Wednesday.—Being a fast day in the bounds of the
pbitry of dunbar by the assemblys recomendation, I preached
on prov. 14, 14; it was a good day.
23.—Lectured on joshua 24th; pr. on Isay 3, 11.
30^.—Lectured on judges 1, and preacht on ditto, and in
the aftarnoon on Exod. 20, 3.
May 2.—I went to Edenr to the synod. Mr. matthew sel-
kirke 3 was chosen modr. I returned on fryday 5th.
1 William Ross, twelfth Baron Ross of Halkhead, son of George, eleventh
baron, and Lady Grizel Cochrane, only daughter of William, first Earl of Dun-
donald; bom about 1656; succeeded his father in 1682; died 5th March 1738.
—Douglas’s Peerage. 2 See note, p. 399.
s Matthew Selkirk or Selkrig, M.A., graduated at Glasgow University in
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