the house of this deponent, and repeated their solicitations for a compromisc. This deponent, believing that such a compromise might tend to a union of Knolton congregation, in which this deponent was then, and still is, one of the ruling elders; consequently this deponent and the said David Barclay entered into a written agreement, thereafter to be friendly, and mutually agreed to support the church; and at the particular request of the said David Barclay, this deponent did sign a letter directed to the presbytery of New Brunswick, setting forth the compromise as aforesaid: and whereas, the said David Barclay has overreached and deceived this deponent in said com. promise as aforesaid (and as this deponent is informed) is circulating and misrepresenting the true meaning and intent of said agreement; and as the deponent believes that the said David Barclay intends to lay said agreement before the presbytery of New-Brunswick, as well as the synod of New-York, in order to prevent and defeat an appeal being brought up from the presbytery aforesaid to the synod of NewYork, for their investigation, and further decision, and to prevent justice being done, contrary to the true meaning, spirit, and intenLion of said compromise entered into as aforesaid.

This deponent begs leave under the solemnity of an oath, to explain to the honourable the presbytery of New-Brunswick, and to the honourable the synod of New-York, his reasons and intentions for making the compromise, and how he intended it to operate.

1. Not for reason that this deponent, with other complainants had brought a false, malicious, unjust, or unfounded complaint against the said David Barclay.

2. Not for any remorse of conscience, in bringing said complaint, and prosecuting the same to effect, or judgment, before the presbytery of New Brunswick.

3. Not for reason, that the prosecution, conviction, and solemn admonition of the presbytery, had made the said David Barclay, in any degree, a better man.

4. Not that this deponent could go, and sit under the preaching of the said David Barclay, whom he believes to be a wicked and unchristian

man.

5. Not that this deponent was willing, that the said David Barclay should return, to Knolton congregation as a preacher, or that he could in any degree, be useful there.

6. Not that this deponent intended by said compromise, that the appeal from the judgment of the said presbytery, (which this deponeut thinks was too lenient) should not go up to the synod of NewYork, for their inspection and further adjudication, and order on the subject, as they in their wisdom should think proper.

But this deponent was influenced to make the compromise as aforesaid, for the following reasons: viz.

1. Because this deponent had done his duty, with other complainants, in prosecuting the charges, exhibited against the said David Barclay before the presbytery to judgment.

2. Because this deponent in mutual co-operation with other complainants, being dissatisfied with the judgment of the presbytery, did at their session at Trenton as aforesaid, obtain an appeal to the synod of New-York.

3. Because this deponent knew that it was the duty of the said presbytery to send up all the proceedings, together with the evidence to the synod, and that this deponent's presence was not necessary be. fore the synod of New York.

4. Because the said David Barclay had withdrawn from the congregation as aforesaid, and that supplies were to come.

5. Because this deponent thought that his making friends, so far as to be on speaking terms with the said David Barclay, would greatly tend to a union of the friends of said Barclay, and the friends of this deponent, and would be the means of building up the congregation again.

6. Because the united obligations binding on the said David Bar clay and this deponent in the compromise as aforesaid, was to build up and support the church, under the supplies ordered there by the presbytery, and not under the preaching of the said Barclay.

This deponent having now stated his reasons for entering into the compromise as aforesaid, does hereby solemnly protest against the article of agreement made as aforesaid, on the 18th day of May, 1813, and the letter written to the honourable the presbytery of NewBrunswick, and the honouaable the synod of New-York, and every matter, clause, or thing, therein contained, as null and void, for the following reasons: viz.

1. Because immediately after the concluding and signing said com

promise, by the said David Barclay and this deponent, the friends of the said David Barclay, (by the knowledge and request of the said Barclay, as this deponent believes) did assemble at Knolton church, and there, by a public vote, declare, they would have no more sup. plies, ordered by the presbytery; and if they should come, they would shut the church door against them.

2. Because the said congregation, did determine that the said David Barclay should return to Knolton as their minister.

3. Because the said David Barclay has returned, and preached, and continues to preach at Knolton, to the entire exclusion of the supplies as aforesaid.

And further this deponent saith, that it always was, and now is his desire, that the appeal should go up to the synod as aforesaid; and further this deponent saith not.

Taken and carefully examined and read to the deponent, before the oath was administered to him, subscribed and sworn before me, the ninth of JuJy, 1813.

GERSHOM BARTOW,

Justice of the Peace.

SAMUEL KIKENDALL.

(COPY.)

New Jersey, Sussex county, ss.

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I, John Johnson, clerk of the court of common pleas for said county, do hereby certify, that Gershom Bartow, Esquire, before whom the above affidavit was taken, is duly appointed, commissioned, and sworn, as one of the Justices of the Peace of the county of Sussex, and that due faith and cre dit is, and ought to be given, to all his official acts as such, in testimony whoreof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Newton, this thirty first day of July, A. D. eighteen hundred and thirteen.

JOHN JOHNSON.

After those papers were read, and considered, the presbytery determined that the appeal should go up to the synod.

Elder Linn then presented to the presbytery, a call signed by some of the elders and trustees, and some other persons of Knolton, moderated by the Rev. John Royd, praying that the Rev. David Barclay might be sent back to Knolton as their pastor, or stated supply.

This call was considered by presbytery, and finally resolved, that the call should be returned to elder Linn; and it was enjoined on him not to give or put it into the hands of Mr. Barclay, and inform him that the presbytery had sent it to him. Here it would seem that the presbytery was getting suspicious of the integrity of Mr. Barclay and his Knolton elders.

The presbytery then called on the Rev. gentlema who had been appointed to preach in Knolton as supplies; to state whether or not, they had fulfilled their mission. Mr. Fields being the first on the list was called, he not being present, I then informed the presbytery, that Mr. Fields did fulfil the appointment; Mr. Galpin was then called on, he answered in the affirmative; the other gentlemen supplies were then called on, one by one, they declared that they had not fulfiled the appointments, and gave for reason that they had received letters not to come, and that they had understood that the congregation had determined to shut the church door against them if they did come; the question was then put to the presbyte

ry; whether or not this reason was satisfactory. for not obeying the order of the presbytery; it was, then unanimously declared to be satisfactory.

Elder Linn was then called up, to give his reasons in behalf of the congregation, why they so insultingly rejected the supplies; he made a very poor excuse, and was by way of reprimand told, that their conduct was not only disorderly but outrageous.

The Rev. George S. Woodhull inquired of the presbytery, what should be done with the mass of testimony, taken by him, on the trial of Mr. Barclay at Oxford. Various arguments were raised on the subject. The Rev. Dr. John Woodhull moved to have all the testimony transcribed into their book of Record; conformable to 11 and 12 sec. of the 1 chap. of the church government, as the foundation of the judgment of the presbytery, the Rev. Dr. Alexander, seconded the motion of Dr. Woodhull, or that they might be recorded in a separate book to be designated, appendix No. 1. with proper references, &c.-which would answer every purpose, but was clearly of the opinion that the evidence should be preserved, and carefully recorded somewhere.

A Rev. gentleman present, for whom I have always entertained a high opinion, objected to having the evidence recorded: What, said he, (throwing the evidence from him, and apparently, en