lilah, when the Philistines through the mediam of Delilah, sought to entice Samson and find out wherewith they might afflict him: when she found herself deceived, she said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies.-Judges xvi, 13. So I can say by that Philistine, Barelay. Through the medium of the presbytery he has mocked us, and told us lies; if Mr. Barclay had been sincere in his application to the presbytery, he would have acted in conformity with that sincerity, and would have published from the pulpit, that Mr. Boyd was to preach at Knolton, on a cer tain day and hour; he would likewise have expressed in plain terms to the people, the object of the meeting, in a way that could not be misunderstood; for it must be acknowledged that he well knew the day, hour, and the mission of Mr. Boyd. Mr. Barclay preached at Knolton a few days only previous to Mr. Boyd, when he publish. ed that Mr. Boyd was to preach there some time the next week, but did not mention the day, hour, nor object; at the same time the whole was secretly communicated to his particular friends. It was circulated in my neighbourhood, that Mr. Boyd was to preach at Knolton; but there was so much confusion in the report, that none could understand the time or object of his preaching. This confusion, may be compared to the confusion of tongues at the building of Babel; with this dif

ference, that the confusion at Babel was by divine' authority.-Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.-Gen. xi, 7. But the confusion at Knolton was by the intrigue, and deception of David Barclay, in making a false and confused communication to the people. One said the preaching was on Monday, another, it was on Tuesday-one said one hour of the day, and others said it was at another hour. For my part, I got correct information, of the day, hour, and object of the meeting, even at the eleventh hour, from a gentleman in Oxford congregation. Mr. Barclay, as a sincere, honest, and modest man, should not only have published the mission of Mr. Boyd, fairly, and candidly, but should have stayed at home, and let Mr. Boyd have communicated his mission from the presbytery to the congregation, and left the people unbiased and uninfluenced by his presence, to have acted for themselves, cooly, and deliberately. But Mr. Barclay did attend the meeting, and as usual, was very busily employed on this occasion; instead of being absent, or silent. Mr. Boyd after delivering a sermon, told the congregation, that Mr. Barclay had made ap. plication for the dissolution of the pastoral relations between him, and the congregations; and that if no objections were stated to the presbytery at their session at Newton in June, the pastoral

relations would be dissolved. Mr. Boyd withdrew; Mr. Barclay then collected his particular friends together-some of them were overheard to say, "Come, let us go into the meeting house and vote, and don't let them beat us." Those who wished Mr. Barclay to leave the congregation were not prepared to vote, for they did not know that any vote was intended to be taken that day. The lords of the Philistines called Samson before them after his eyes had been put out, that they might mock him, and make sport for them; but their sport was turned into sorrow, for Samson tore away the two middle pillars on which the house stood, threw down the house, and destroyed them all. So you will see by the sequel of my story, that Mr. Barclay's mockery, wherewith he sported with us, was also turned into sorrow: for alas! the house has fallen down, upon his own head. The people then convened in the meeting house : One of Mr. Barclay's friends proposed that the congregation should be called to order, and that Mr. Barclay should preside as moderator ;-this was instantaneously put into execution. Mr. Barclay then harrangued the audience, and told them that notwithstanding he had made application to have the pastoral relations between him and them dissolved, yet his bowels yearned over them, and his very soul was bent on their salvation; and if they would now vote that he should

stay with them, he would stay. For her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my Lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it ; but the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.--1 Kings iii, 26. If in truth Mr. Barclay's bowels had yearned over the church as the tender mother's did over her son, he would have acted the christian part, and saved the church; but he acted the part of the wicked, and hard hearted harlot, that would divide the living child; thus Mr. Barclay would have divided the church. To prevent its final destruction, I had to apply to the wisdom, and interposition of Solomon, alias, Presbytery of New Brunswick, but the physicians had almost come too late. The disease of the church had become so permanently and obstinately fixed, and its dissolution apparently drawing so near, that the physicians have not as yet been able, with all their skill and cordials, wholly to eradicate the disease. I then objected to the vote as premature, and stated that a day should be fixed on, and that the congregation should be correctly informed of the day, and object of the vote, which would be more honourable to Mr. Barclay, and satisfactory to the people; and that this business should be done in the absence of Mr. Barclay, that the people might communicate their ideas freely to each other, and act uninfluenced. But these objections answered no

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purpose-It was echoed through the house, "We are as well prepared as ever we shall be-Mr. Barclay put the vote." Mr. Barclay agreeably to request put the vote to them-it was carried instantly in the affirmative-consequently he was still to continue as the pastor of Knolton congregation.

I had for a long time, entertained an idea that Mr. Barclay was not fit to preach the gospel-that his conduct was very injurious to religion; and that by his ambition and partiality he was making havock of the church: As for Saul, he made havock of the church.-Acts viii, 3. I was so much dissatisfied with his conduct, that I concluded to retire in peace, and let him and his friends manage the affairs of the church in their own way; but Mr. Barclay would constantly wait on me at my house with his committee. The things that I complained of would be talked over, and Mr. Barclay would promise reformation-then I would go to meeting again. This scene was acted several times; at length I lost all confidence in Mr. Barclay as a minister and a christian. Finally I was conscious of doing wrong in supporting, or giving countenance to such conduct as Mr. Barclay was daily guilty of. I then, with many others, retired altogether. Things grew worse daily, until the following scriptural passage was completely and fully verified: The father shall be divided against