and converting sinners, and of building up them that are converted, yet he also blesseth the reading of the word, Christian communion, and religious education, by parents, schoolmasters, and others, for the foresaid blessed ends: and that he can and sometimes doth make use of weak and inconsiderable instruments for beginning and carrying on a good work upon the souls of men, while men of great gifts and even godliness are not so successful. This is the more to be regarded as the doing of the Lord, that the people of Baldernock are not the less careful to attend upon public ordinances, neither is their esteem of them diminished. Their meetings do not interfere with the dispensation of public ordinances in their own congregation when they have it, nor with that in the neighbouring congregations when they want it in their own. It is also hoped that the reading of the foresaid article may excite schoolmasters and others who have the education of youth, to be diligent in instructing the youngest of them in the principles of our holy religion, and to endeavour daily to make impressions upon their tender minds, of their sinful and lost state by nature, and of their only remedy by Jesus Christ.

In the parish of Killearn, lying about seven miles to the north-west of Campsie, this good work is also begun. The Rev. Mr. Bain hath been well affected to it from the beginning, and was early witness to it and assisting to carry it on at Cambuslang. There was a considerable awakening in this parish when the Lord's Supper was given there, upon the third Sabbath of July, especially upon the Monday, when the Rev. Mr. Potter, professor of divinity in the uni

versity of Glasgow, and the Rev. Mackie, minister of St. Ninians, preached.

In the country west from Glasgow there are very joyful accounts of the entrance and progress of this blessed work there. In the town of Irvine there were a few awakened first at Cambuslang, but now there are a good many awakened that never were at Cambuslang, and are in very great distress and anguish of soul, like those at Cambuslang and in this country. They are happy under the inspection and care of their worthy minister, Mr. M'Kneight. In the parish of Long Dreghorn, and other parishes about, there are several awakened. In the town of Kilmarnock there were about fifty from that place awakened at Cambuslang, but there have been many more since in their own congregations. This blessed work hath made less progress to the eastward of Kilsyth, the people being much distracted and divided by the influence of the Seceders, and even furiously prejudiced against the dispensation of ordinances in this church, yet, blessed be the Lord, it extends even to these congregations. In the parish of Denny there are several, some of whom have been awakened in their own church. There are several in the united parishes of Dunnipace and Larbert, some of whom have been awakened likewise there. In the parish of Torphichen, south from Linlithgow, there were seven awakened, when the Lord's Supper was given there, upon the first Sabbath of August.

Though I am persuaded a particular account will be given to the public, of the memorable communion at Cambuslang last Lord's day, being the 15th of this current August, yet I cannot but here insert,

that I observed much of the Lord's presence with ministers, and among the vast multitude of people there. There were many unconverted sinners awakened, and several had the love of God shed abroad in their hearts, by the Holy Ghost given to them, to such a measure that they were nigh overwhelmed therewith. Particularly while they were hearing, early upon Monday morning, a sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. Webster, minister at Edinburgh. One of them was a young woman, from the parish of Kilsyth. She was brought to me, at my first alighting at Cambuslang, after the sermon. She was so filled with a sense of the love of God to her soul, and with love to Jesus Christ, that she was all in tears and could not contain herself. She had been awakened at Kilsyth about the beginning of July, but had attained to no sensible relief untill hearing the aforesaid sermon. Before her awakening she was of a blameless life and every way hopeful. Her convictions were kindly and had a most desirable progress. I called for her yesterday, and she gave me a satisfying account of her closing with Christ in all his offices, and of her attainments, during the foresaid sermon, accompanied with such exercise of soul as we use warrantably to give from the Holy Scriptures as evidences of that which comes from God, in a saving manner, upon the souls of his people.

Having thus narrated what I have learned concerning the progress and extent of this good work since it began here, I shall, for the greater distinctness, divide the subject of this Narrative into the following Articles.

ARTICLE I.

Concerning the method I have observed in carrying on this Work.

THOUGH I am far from thinking the way I have used to be the very best, and from proposing it as a rule to any, seeing that by experience I have found out some mistakes in my management, which I afterwards rectified, and others possibly in perusing this may observe more; yet the success I had therein, and the hope that it may be useful at least to some of my younger brethren when they shall be called, as I pray they may be soon, to this pleasant service, induceth me to give the subject of this Article.

When the first extraordinary awakening of numbers took place in this congregation, though I knew the objections made against the outcries at Cambuslang and the bodily distresses many were under there, and was satisfied in my own mind that there was nothing in these objections; yet when I heard these outcries, and saw the bodily distresses some of the awakened were under, it proved at first very uneasy to me-it appeared unpleasant, yea even shocking; I therefore resolved, that as soon as any fell under remarkable distress they should be carried out of the congregation, into a separate place I had provided for them, and appointed some of the elders to carry them off accordingly. I also prayed, that if it were the holy will of God, he would bring them to a sight of their sin and danger without these bodily distresses, which were so unpleasant to behold,

so distressing to the people themselves, and offensive to several. The Lord in a little time discovered to

me my error and imprudence in this. For after I had conversed for some time with the distressed, I found the distress of their minds to be so great as could not but naturally have such effects upon their bodies. I enquired at many of them, what they apprehended and felt in their minds before they fell a-trembling, cried out, or fainted. They told me, that they were under dreadful apprehensions of the terrible wrath of God, due to them for their sins, especially for their slighting of Jesus Christ by unbelief. This view made easy what before was shocking to me. I looked upon it as the effect of a due regard to the wrath of God, which sinners in a state of nature are under and liable to. I beheld them as enemies to the King of glory, falling under him, riding in his glory and majesty, and making his arrows sharply pierce their hearts. I found also that the congregation, instead of being disturbed with their outcries, were more disturbed by carrying them off; and the people's attention much lessened in hearing the word. Several left the place of hearing, and went where the distressed were, to gaze upon them. It was also a considerable inconvenience when there were no ministers here to direct and comfort the distressed, as they were left with those who could give them no assistance. The number of the awakened were much diminished, and came soon to be very few. I observed that some were awakened while they had the distressed in their sight, and heard exhortations given in the place where they were convened: from this I was persuaded, that the