 The Robert Blair not only helped translate the Bible into Gaelic, but also found time to translate Gaelic Poetry.Robert Sibbald Calderwood wrote ""Bible Stories"", but also proclaimed his patriotism on the coronation of George V.

In 1799 some Christians who were not prepared to attend the Parish Kirk, perhaps including some remnants of M’Culloch's Cambuslang Wark, rented a house to hold independent meetings.In 1801, they bought a building, which became known as the Tabernacle, in what is now Tabernacle Lane.