11 o'clock
`` What a glorious time we 're going to have ! '' `` Troth for you , sor , an ' we 'll sit this bhoy on his pins agin . '' Many letters were despatched that afternoon , and Timotheus was kept busy , inviting parties whom the post was slow in reaching . On Sunday , there being no service at St. Cuthbert 's in the Fields , the Kirk was crowded , and Mr. Errol announced a service of special interest on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock , when his co-presbyter , the Rev. Dr. MacPhun , would officiate . His own text was `` It is not good that the man should be alone , '' and towards the close of the service he stated that the Presbytery had given him leave of absence for three months , which he intended to spend in Britain , during which time his people would have an opportunity of hearing many profitable preachers , under Dr. MacPhun 's moderatorship _ pro tem _ . Monday was a day of trunk packing and other preparations , connected with all sorts of boxes and parcels brought by the stage during the previous week . The next day the guests arrived .