Communion season
scottish presbyterianism communion season sometimes called holy fair annual weeklong festival culminating celebration lord supper communion usually begin thursday fast friday known question day lay catechist called men would give interpretation bible verse chosen minister would occasionally emerge charismatic leader local revival day preparation would held saturday climax sabbath day celebration communion often outdoors natural amphitheatre thanksgiving service would held monday practice celebrating communion year developed eighteenth century result hostility toward episcopacy poverty lack minister minister refused neglected parish communion large assembly carried open air often combining several parish large gathering discouraged general assembly church scotland continued could become mixed secular activity commemorated robert burn poem holy fair highland communicant travelled great distance lodged friend family united state presbyterian incorporated communion season evangelical revivalism practice contributed development camp meeting schmidt leigh eric holy fair scotland making american revivalism wm b eerdmans