 Extracts from Meek's observations were quoted in the Sixth (1823)Edition of Encyclopædia Britannica Vol 13 Ch IV Article on "Meteorology" Page 723.He became Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on 21 May 1795, where he tended to favour the Moderates over the Evangelicals.The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland met in Edinburgh on 21 May 1795.