An diofar eadar na mùthaidhean a rinneadh air "A' Chuideachd Urramach a tà Chum Eòlas Crìosdaidh a Sgaoileadh"

Ann an 1795 bha 323 sgoil gu lèir aca, a ghabh a-steach 96 sgoil-obrach far an do dh’ionnsaich clann-nighean banas-taighe agus snìomh Dh'fhàs àireamh nan sgoiltean rud beag na bu lugha anns an 19mh linn air sgàth 's gun do thòisich buidhnean eile a bith an sàs ann an fhoghlam cuideachd, ach bha 270 sgoil aca ann an 1872, a bha a' gabhail a-steach 76 sgoil-fuaigheil. <ref>Thomson, D. (1983) ''The Companion to Gaelic Scotland'' (1983) d. 262</ref>.

“''Nothing can be more effectual for reducing these countries to order, and making them usefull to the Commonwealth than teaching them their duty to God, their King and Countrey and rooting out their Irish language, and this has been the case of the Society so far as they could, ffor all the schollars are taught in English''” <ref name="Withers">, Withers, C. (2000) ‘Education and the Gaelic Language’. (2000) d. 399 </ref>

An tòiseach cha robh iad soirbheachail le a bhith a' teagasg tro mheadhan na Beurla, air sgàth' s nach robh na sgoilearan a' tuigsinn ciall nan teacsaichean. Mar sin dh'fhoillsich an SSPCK "Leabhar a Theagasc Ainminnin" ann an 1741 agus [[Bìoball]] [[Gàidhlig]] ann an 1767 a chaidh a chleachdadh anns a' chiad dà bhliadhna mar “drochaid"drochaid airson greim nas fhasa fhaighinn air a' Bheurla”Bheurla" (<ref>Dorian, N. (1981) ''Language Death''. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, d. 21)</ref>. Ach bha e toirmisgte Gàidhlig a bhruidhinn taobh a-muigh nan seòmraichean-teagaisg <ref name="Withers"/>.