1 8 2 9 – 3 2 ) ▁and ▁Cu air te ar ▁nan ▁G le ann ▁( The ▁Tra v eller ▁of ▁the ▁Gl ens ) ▁( 1 8 4 0 – 4 3 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁later ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁F ear - T ath a ich ▁nam ▁Be ann ▁( The ▁Mount aine er )( 1 8 4 8 ) ▁edited ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁in ▁law , ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Arch ib ald ▁C ler k . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁G ael ic ▁education ▁and ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁High land ers . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁smooth ▁operator ▁in ▁church ▁politics ▁he ▁secured ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁for ▁a ▁High land ▁education ▁scheme ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁teaching ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁High lands ▁and ▁Islands ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁Bible , ▁c ate ch ism ▁and ▁other ▁material ▁in ▁their ▁native ▁G ael ic . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁these ▁schools ▁had ▁an ▁attend ance ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁while ▁other ▁G ael ic ▁School s ▁Soci eties ▁and ▁the ▁S SP CK ▁were ▁similarly ▁bringing ▁liter acy ▁in ▁G ael ic ▁to ▁many ▁more . ▁ ▁Mac Le od ▁published ▁a ▁' reader ' ▁for ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁School s ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁This , ▁the ▁period ical s , ▁and ▁a ▁further