IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT.3) 1.0 I.I 2.8 "1|2.5 "^ lis lllllio m m ill m 1.6 <^ S>J ^. 'g>Q ' (]>0^r>fi) ' gx^ • li. « STATEMENT OF FACTS, \> > GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF AN ITRAORDiARY UMW PERiCUTION PERPETRATED AND CARRIED ON UNDEH THE GUISE OF CHUHCH DISmrtlNE, BY THE SESSION OF INNERKIP, AND OTHERS, BELONGING TO THE CANADA PHEP"'/ "ERIAN CHURCH FORMERLY TERMED THE FREE CHCRCH, AGAINST ROBERT MCINTYRE, A MEMBER OF THEIR DENOMINATION. IMI'OnTANT PAS^AOGS OK Stni.'PTl'RK TO BE RKAO AnD STI'DIED BY AM. II TiM. Hi ; 12: Tea, and all that will live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer peraocution. 18: But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. Matt, vii; 15: Beware of false prophets, [or teachers,] which come to you in sheep's clothing, but iriwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 : Ye shall know thei.i by their fruit*. Do men gather grapes of thorns, ot* figs of thistles Y 20 : Wherefore by tfieir fruita ye shall know tJiein. 1MIBLI8HED BY THE AUTHOR 1865. € i (fftg(i)(ir»(9qi(!;aek. The communion Sabbath passed by, also the fol- lowing Monday. Yet the burden of my sins jiressed very heavy on me. But thank 'Jj(\, the time was now draw' ig very close to hand when I v. as to be delivered from this, and the captive set at liberty. In the forenoon of the following 'Luesday atler the sarramo.it, about the middle of the month of May, 1850, when I was in a retired plac^, (a place I think I shall never forget,) ma- king supplicailon and prayer to God. then and there the Lord was ]>li>ased to say to me, "thy sins are forgiven lliee, go in peace." This was reveale! to mo ■n a clearer vision than 1 wil'. try to d'-scribn; also the ])eace ane. joy that flowed into my soul iVoin Ihe assurance that all my sins wen' l<)rgiven, I will not try to describe; for there is none that can understand this except such as have had the ha[ij;y experience of undergoing su; h a blessed change, forexam- r>la oo ;., 1 of /',.•. ^.K.i-. '} I'onui. Id- "lluf «)■ . ii".tiir'il iii.'iii n'ci'ivpth not the things o." the Spirit of' God; for they are .ooiishuess unto him; neither can he know iLem, because ihby are spiritually di&oornod." '9 take up the lile this, and clouds which 3anis of light from that of k^as perfectly is point, and i was a great But the time 'ning at the ii<)W speak of rship, having the evpning y as follows : rn to the fam- low, and the o r?form this laving family [ prayed with e up with me »ul bol'ore the ns and short i with me. I ing and mor- )nce or twice, ccedings. arrive at the at the Lord's house of (xod }, and i tliink i was at that lion, and he , dear reader, f that burden essod so hard II had not yet also the fol- leavy on me. ,vhcn T V. as to renoon of the iionth of May, r forget,) tna- ,vas ]>l(>ased to eveaio! to mo ^ ano- j(^y that )rgivi'n, I will •X(!ept such as iige, forexam- L'iveth not the I ; neither can I have here given a brief account of God's merciful dealings with me and how "lie brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings," Ps. 40, verse 2. It is also my experience as in John, chap. 8, verse 36-"If the Son theref<.re shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." Rom., chap. 8, ve^se 10-"Jhe Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we arc the children ot God. Kead onward to verse 31— "What shall we then say to those things 1 If God be tor us who can be against us r "It is Christ that died," &c., &c. ■ This state of things went on comfortably in my family for the next ensuing four years. And having tasted that the Lord was gracious to my own soul, I felt anxious f.u the conversion of my family, and was cndevoring to teach them the good way wherein they should walk, that they might be sharers with me in the "ood things which God "hath prepared for them that love and serve iiim. And I was not without hope at that time that the Lord would make them llis. I may say that they were at that time, for ought that I could see, as orderly a family "as i generally meet with, awd I felt happy amongst them ; and every- thin<4oing on comfortably, with peace and prosperity, cndevoring to serve the Lord .as clos-ly as possible. I believe this to be a briel description of the happy state which myself and family were then living in. _ Satan evidentlv not satisfied with this state of things, envied my position, •^nd the peacable'state of happiness and prosperity which I waslnen enjoying ; and if he could not destroy the work of grace wrought in my heart, he would at least go as far as the power given him, in spoiling all my othor comforts and liMpr)iness. Satan, he is a malignant In-ing ; a lying spirit ; an accuser ; one deli'ditiii" in the opportunity of charging God's people with hypocrisy, and the perniission to inflict tortures on them, restrained from des1.ro.ving them onlv by theexpress command ofGod, as in Job, chap. 2, verse 0-"And tlie Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand ; but save his lite.' S'-^tan is represented as having no confidence in human virtue, and maintauiuig that there was none which would resist temptation if presented in a form sufhcicnt. ly ailuriu'T God here appeals to the cast; of Job as a full reiutution ot this opinion. ''The trial which follows is desired to test the question, whether the piety of Job was of this order, as in Job, chap. 1 , verse l*^-"Aii(jsing my being away from under his jurisdiction, he could not interfere with me personally. Hut the reader may see how that he did inlerfi're at the interview I had with Mr. Tolmio and him, tiie day afler the iiieotli.g of Session, as in the sequel, nwithout doubt to try to screen his colleague, and by all uppcarunco was tho you, 11 much. Mr. ought me to ., "that Mr. I went there rought there rso, than the 1 short time t hinerkip, I for my cer- ) that he was "you going I replied, " I ," He then ificate; also, II at least for ubtless cfter 10 was clerk to from him. ,t time. md the cause by this man nd for why *? ith his false- ig spring. I this time the vcd at, from itiau actions. d from Scot- er, but those ouraging her • may plainly ith my going icity of these Id come, in a t time. The d raise some lum to finish I subscribers, naid over to iidi'd to con- cir notice of, ilishcd at the \\i the reader ihn whole of r away fr at present. Besides, I am fully pursuaded that I do not know a tenth part of their clandestine, crafty actions m regard to this case, and even much of what I d.i know I forbear to mention here, on account of delieaev toward them. 1 will merely bring forward a few particu- lars for the reader's comprehension of the nature of the case, dwelling princi- piilly on the several occasions when the case was brought forward for tnaT, iaviiK' more stress on such important occasions, as such will be deemed sutti- cient'to show all that they were able to rake up to bring to bear against me; also, the space of time given them to consider their ways, to repent an.! to retorn from their evil works. I will likewise, as I proceed give a bru. expla- nation of such things as I may consider n<.t brought out sufbeiently clear for the reader's c:)mprehensi<)n. On the other hand, if my opponents consider that i have neglected to bring forwanl any thing of importance with reference to mvselt;they have still the opportunity themselves ..f doing s<., it they tlunk that "they can'ruke up ativ thiuL' more to damage my character; am as they oxeel HO much over their victim in logic and using the pen doubtless they will not lose the opportunity, only 1 beseech of them to hold by the /n/7A that they may not i.riiig more dishonor and reproach on the cause of thrist iu Ujia way, than what they have done already. 13 Suffice it to say, from the time I returned from Scotland I could see that my wife treated me witb ")ldness and indifference, but I did not think there was anv thing partiouluj iy wrong until about six weeks thereafter, or about the 1st of Jply following, 1854. Then she broke loose on me with a vengeance, and in a very imprudent manner vented her spleen on me. The first instance of the kind which occurred, I will give here, being as follows : I had on that day gone to Innerkip with my team to draw sand, to plaster the church. Afler I had returned home, I inquired of my wife, where the boys were at work? She replied by using profane language. I f^lt quite astonished at such pro- ceedings, she not being accustomed to make use of such. Moreover my not giving her the least cause of provocation so fiir as I was aware of, for so doing. I do not remember that I had even spoken to her from the time I entered the house, until I enquired of her where the boys were at work. I considered such a reply to be very unreasonable, as well as unexpected by me. I went away thinking it best to take no further notice of it at that time. This was the way in which my wife began these troubles, and it did appear that she felt quite embarrassed to find cause to break loose, and then had to commence without any just reason for so doing ; but the plot being laid, she had to begin Satan's work sonic way. Suflico it to say, she continued from this time onward to make thmgs as disagreeable as possible, round the table and wherever I might meet her; and setfmg all the snares, traps and temptations possible in my way ^ likewise in- flucncTng my children to work against me ; which she succeded too well in doing, besides giving me so much abusive language, that no man could bear, only for the grace ui' God which lie has promised would be sufficient for us. This being the nature of the case throughout, wilfull, contentous, using re- proachfiillanguago, she trying t< ' urn the same overon me, and those ministers and others, encouraging and sustaining her in all these unchristian actions. I consider it quite unnecessary to bring forwa)-d all the circumstances connected with it, except so much as is sufficient to show the true nature of the case. Of course I knew nothing of this plot, and I was quite surprised at her pro- ceediiig ; consequently I said nothing about it to any other person, but kept ik all quTet, expecting every day that she might see her error and give it up; neither was 1 aware that the neighbors knew anything about it, (but now I am convinced that they knew all about it,) and it would be about the last thing that I could think of doing to expose my own family. However, they soon placed me in a position that I could not do otherwise than expose them. Tho ft)llowing spring, a certain person sent a letter to Mr. Tolmie, abusing my chai-iuter very much ; and tins was regarding the family alliiirs. I will now pass onward and take up this matter. It being about the latter end of March, 1855, when Mr. Tolmie received this letter, and about nine months from the time my wife commenced these troubles, which was hitherto confnied to my own family. Tliis letter being from a nuvn by the name of McDonald, who lived about sixty miles from my place, and to the west of London. Mrs, McDonald being a relation of ours, McDonald had sent me a letter tho previous summer, inviting my mother-in-law to visit them, and to spend the wintt^r with them. Shu having done so— my wife at the same time having gone there with her mother— the old wom..n remained there with thorn all winti'r. Doubtless the sending of this scandalous letter, was tlie result of premeditated council lu^ld aniong them, which may be inferred from what my wife s;iitl U> me on its arrival. She said, "the letter is come ut last.'' Thia showing plainly that she was aware of its being expected. Likewise, Mr. Toimi( favora^ again si I wi Mr. Tc that h( enter i would and di which self of could, said t( lay th the dj for m Thee positl stater case f might whole rebuli thong sayin sendi ploti them to en i 13 see that my ik there was or about the a vengeance, first instance [ had on that ihurch. After ere at work 1 at such pro- iover my not for so doing. I entered the I considered me. I went le. This was )ear that she to commence I had to begin ake things as neet her ; and • likewise in- jd too -.veil in ,n could bear, fficient for us. ;ous, using re- bosc ministers ian actions. I ices connected f the case, icd at her pro- )n, but kept it lid give it up ; (but now I am the last thing er, they soon 50 them. The e, abusing my bout the latter nd about nine •h was hitherto y the name of to the west of had sent me a them, and to the same time lero with them IS tlio result of from what niy at last." Thi.i Likewise, Mr. Toimie being previously acquainted with McDonald, all things being now in a favorable wly, working together, to try what they could bring to bear ""^I will now give a brief account of the first trial held on this untoward case. Mr Toimie having received the letter, when he saw me, he intimated to me that he had received such, also who it came from. It not being convenient to enter into further particulars at that time, he asked me if myself and my wife would come to his lodgings on an appointed day I^i^P'^^d ^^at we wou d, and did go on that day. On our arrival there, Mr T. read the letter to us, which he%eceived from McDonald. He then asked me if I could clear my- self of such matters as were stated in that letter. I said to him I hought I could, otherwise I would be bringing a scandal on the cause of Christ 1 then said to him, if he would come to my house on an appointed day that 1 would lav the whole circumstances of the case before him. He agreed to this, and oij the day appointed, Mr. Toimie came to my house and my wite having sent for my oldest daughter, who was then living at Woodstock, to be present The consequence was, that they themselves having thus placed me in such a position now that 1 could do nothing else, and to save myself from the folse statements put forth in that letter, than to lay the whole circumstances of the case from the bcgining up to that time, before Mr. Toimie, as I did, so that he might pass his judgment on it; and suffice it to say, when he had heard the whole details of the case, he did not find anything against me, neither did he rebuke my wife for her conduct, nor try to put a stop to her proceedings al- though the case came out very much against her. He went away without saying anything particularly about it to either party I doubt not but the sendiiicr the above letter to Mr. Toimie, was, with all the rest, a deep laid plot to\ive the members of that Session an apportune occasion to woi-k themselves in to help my wife to accomplish the end they had in view, viz: to entrap me, so that they could deal with me accordingly. But now tins case being become public, it was so much towards the progress of it He (Mr T) might, if he were desirous of peace, have settled the matter at this time but it was very evident that such was not his intention. This may be inferred from what he said to me, when I asked him some time thereafter why he did not try to put a stop to my wife's proceedings, and have the case set- tled at that time, he said, he did not wish to undertake to do that until he would have more strength along with him. Doubtless the strength he meant here were the two elders who came with him to my house at the next trying of the case, of which I will give a brief account here 1 will now pass onward for about two months after the above trial of the case and leave mv wife and her emissaries during this time doing up their work and take up the next trial of the case, and show how r^uch was cunningly brought about. The first thing to be noticed, is with reference to a meeting of Session which was held in the church at Innerkip, alxiut two months after the above named meeting at my house. The principal business of this meet- ing of Session, was to provide such things as would bo required at the ap- proaching sacrament, which was to be administered at InnerKip about a week fhoreatler. As I was a member of that Session at that time I met there with them. When the principal part of the b.-.siness was over Mr T. asked me if matters were any better in my family f ■ ho wa« there ? I said no, 1 did not see much difference. Ho said that he tnought something ought to be done. pointed when himself and the two elders, Messrs. Hart and liea yould go to 14 in\ house, and hear the case and pass their judgment on it. The day y appointed, and they having come on that day, I will give an account The day was then m account of their prJceeSs"atthi9^rial,Mliich was as follows: When we were all assembled at my house, I expected the two elders would like to hear the nature of the case before they would pass their judgment thereon (for Mr. T. of course had heard it before.) I then commenced to ex- Dlain something of the nature of the case, and stated such things as had oc- curred as 1 had done previously to Mr. T., but they soon interrupted me and stopped my proceeding therewith, and made quite a laugh of it ; a so saying tKid not want to hear .my more of such stuff. Mr. Tolmie then said. home Irom WoodstocK. mr. x. eAuitmi.cu, ui»x.« . m..^ ..^ ". -, ' y » •'ivyr„ Mr T said "Mrs. Mclntyre have you any witness ] she said, Jane. Mr. Tolmie then said to the girl who was sitting at the other side of the house, «Aye, come away Jane." Then my daughter, a girl of about twelve yer^s of acre at that time, arose from her seat and came and stood before them. When Tsaw the girl crying, apparently not able to say anything, I said to her, teli the truth whatever you know about it." She then asserted that it was as her mother had stated. They then desired my wife and myself to attend at the church, at Innerkip, on the following Thursday, in order to deal with us ac- corriinc to their judgment, that day being held as a fast, or day of prepar- ation for the approaching sacrament, which was to be administered there the following Sabbath. I affirm this to be a correct account ot how those men conducted this trial of the case at that time ; also, the way m which they brou'^ht forward my daughter to give her evidence against me. Now it became very apparent to my mind at the time, and this became more and more evident as the case progressed, that this was concocted and planned previous to this meeting between themselves ana my wite, viz: how she should bring this charge forward against me, and also that they would put a stop to all other discussions, so as to prevent me from having an opportu- nity of explaining or stating the full nature of the case, p,, a . And with reference to Mr. Tolmie's assertion at the meeting of the Session as given in the sequel, when I called on them to be restored to the com- munion, that I denied this charge point blank. I deny that this was so. 1 or thev did not inquire any thing more of me about it, whether it was so or not ; besides I think the following conversation conclusive enough which took place between us, aRer this trial was concluded, and we had gone outside, and were all of us (viz- Mr. T., the two elders and myself,) then standing at the west end of the house. Mr. T. there said to me, " that is a great sin you have been ffuiltv of" I said, " it w;is a sin of my infirmities." Ho replied, ah, but what if that sin had not been found out?" Now 1 consider this sulHtnent to prove that 1 did not deny this charge " point blank," as he asserts, neither did 1 deny '^ f would just state hero regarding this charge which they found against mo, that being one .)f those, at that time, who did not see any sin m partaking ot a little liquor, more than the taking of any thing else, provided it was not taken to excess; and also considering it to be owing to the sore triads and temptations that I was then sutlering from my wife, as well as the inhrmities Qf*h^ fi,>oh xvh\v\\ tosethor were the cause of my falling into that sin. inere were'but few men, even at that time, who would condemn another person for drinking to excess more readily tlian 1 would ; but apparently what 1 would doprccttto in another, 1 had been overtaken in the same myself. 1 do not wish to excusi watch. overlooli brought was not church c and fors fault wi' power g Accoi the foll( dismiss^ then sui the con belongi langua^ Iwil ky was then ount of their elders would sir judgment lenced to ex- fs as had oc- ipted me and also saying ie then said, has to say." fhen he came le said "yes." 'Jane." Mr. of the house, elve years of them. When to her, "tell t was as her ittend at the t with us ac- y of prepar' listered there 3W those men n which they this became concocted and vife, viz: how ley would put g an opportu- )f the Session I to the corn- was so. For vas so or not j lich took place c, and were all t the west end you have been " ah, but what eient to prove Ihcr did 1 deny id against mo, II partaking of led it was not K)ro trials and the infirmities lat sin. There ther person for r what 1 would 1 d» not wish 15 to excuse myself in this, as I was Jj^^/^^^^J;:, ^^^^^^^^^^ "^^t- vedt 't^r'ti;ra:.d did n t^rembefai^/thing about it until the^ overlooked It at the time ana gntly not without cause, although I brought it fo''^^^;^^,^",,*^;' J*I' e . atK had only dealt with me as a was not aware of it at that ^^«^^ '/^^^^^'^^^^^^^ „f it ^hea it was confessed church court had a right t? Jf ' f"^^ '^^^^^^^^ i .^^^la not have found any i^S'rml ISS^^ l--l:^ exceeded the bounds of the power given them in f "P^""^^- ,, .. ^, _^„ ^j^ and I went to the church on According to the above nistruct^onsm^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ congregation the following Thursday ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ra^^ opened with prayer. They dismissed, the Session was <^?"™^^ ". J ^^^ova named charge from then suspended (not ex^ommum^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^,^^^^ ^^,,3 I will give here "^^ «^PJ, Tr ^' Y^gin^ied against Him, He did not forsake in regard to this case, ^ilthough^had smned ag ^^^^^^^^^^ me, nor ^ast^^e a^Nvay fmm Him Attjr ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ I must say that t^*^/^// "f "'^i^^.^e tl^it tl^^^ were not acting prudently with mind, and supposed that could see th^^^^ y ^^^^^^ nuist be some- me, as also much wrong ^fon t^^^^^J' ^^ ^^^^^.^^^^ to do what they thing wrong on ^^^ P^J, ,^^;' ^^S to a Throne of Grace that afternoon, to had done to me. I v^^t t^^^^^^^l me the cause of all this being done to plead with God, that He ^«"'^^,^^'\%^ ^^ the footstool of His mercy it ^" i''^''^''^Z\i::Z^nlt^^^ I thought was then, especially the s«^o"^ ^^'^ ' j to heaven, i smote on my I was not worthy that I shou^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^.^^^ ^^^^.^ ^ ,,^e breast and said ' O Lor^, ^ am a s ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^.^^ ^^ ^^^ time almost without woras, uuu ^^^^^ ^^,^^^^^1^ to God that He would show n^«jny « "; . I weit to bed that night but did brought th« -w-^^^^^^^^ If IXnberTdl little, and justls I awoke still for some time considering ^^«th«r it could ^^^^ ^^^ vinced that this was an «f ^•«;, ^^^ ^such The state of my mind then can Lord would keep my hand back ^rom such, ihe J^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ be much easier ^I^Vi^'^^ this sin; which I trust He rr^^rSn"^ ;i^.::^he irf^howJd by her actions, that she had no sympathy with ["J «^««- . fo-jo,,.i„„ Saturday, but they came so near I went to tho preach ng «»; J° ^^^'^^^^ turning me out of that hu.klmg that day, tha* Uhou his'sermon that ,ny more tiU the sac,«^^^^^^^ , , «'it would suit some ot those F*,« ,,g ^ would not hear such people's us until they had confessed i J^^ als^^^^^^ ^ ^.^^j^^^^ t^^^,^ prayers," with more such '"«'^",^^ 7\ ^jty, .^^^^^^^^^ that "God !heL till the sacrament wa. ovei,^ but with regaid^t^^^ ^.^^^).^^. ^^^ ^ ^^^^ would not hear sueu puv-pic ^ pr... -.-, direct Answer to prayer shortly before. tl ' 16 I wrote him the following letter of confession the same evening, after I had returned home, and sent it by Joseph, my son ; and I came to understand thereafter, that he read the letter to the congregation on the following Mon- day after the services were over. The reader may judge from this how he came to forget that he had received such a letter, as he asserted at the meet- ing of session, as in the sequel. It is as follows : Rev A. ToLMiE : Saturday Evening, before the Sacrament. Dear Sir I hog leave to write to you at this time to let you know that my sill of intemperaiice has found me out ; " I am the man ;" and I wish you to call to see me at your earliest convenience, for I do not think that 1 will be apt \o plead so much in my own behalf when I see you next time, as I did when I saw you last time. I remain yours truly, ROBERT McINTYRE. My wife and family went all to church the sabbath of the sacrament, and I remained at home. I think I will not soon forget God's goodness towards rne that day. Although they suspended me from communion, God did not cast me off from holding communion with Him. He was teaching me much, and I find much comfort still from the texts of scripture which I was meditating on. He lilicwisc showed me very clearly how all my familiars watched for my halting. .„ . , . .1 i With reo-ard to their suspending my wife from the communion, the reader will easily "perceive that this was a mere sham, to delude by a false pretence; evidently it was not done intentionally for the glory of God, or for the purity of the communion but merely as a pretext, as they could not well avoid doing so at that time, with any show of decency. This may be inferred from what she said to me, as well as all their other actions in connection with this case. She told me that they had offered her the privilege of going to the communion table that sabbath, but she declined doing so ; and I understand they hold her as a member of the church ever since, — Mr. T. having sent her certificate thereafter to the county of Gray, notwithstanding all the evil she had been guilty of— this being accomplished to suit their purpose, they could easily pardon her, Havi'ig thus given an account pro and con, of the several circum- stances as they recurred in connection with this trial of the case, which I deem sufficient co show its history, without any further comment I will now proceed to '^,ive a brief sketch of their unchristian conduct towards me there- after it being, at this time, about eleven months from the time these trou- bles were commenced in my family. And now, in the third place, I will merely glance at a few of the more inri- portant incidents as they occurred from this time onward, until Mr. Tolmie and myself met at the church at Innerkip. First — Having asked Mr Tol- mie in the letter of confession I sent him, as above, to call and see me, which he did, although four weeks had elapsed before he came, and it is of the incidents which occurred during this interval that I will now speak of. Suffice it to say, having now been brought into a humble state of mind before God, on account of the previous circumstances which had occurred, and my wife having taken advantage of such, if she was troublesome before, she was now ten times worse, for I scarcely dared enter my own house for her, and if she were to catch me in a state of grief, which being then almost , ii - At-- f> «^;4.l-. r*^r» '^\\r^ •wnt-AA -rv/MH-ino nr*^*"* tri her whelps. This is something like the situation I was then placed in, and had I I .1 >v 17 ing, after I had s to understand following Mon- m this how he :d at the meet- z Sacrament. you know that and I wish you ik that 1 will be t time, as I did VIcINTYRE. ■ acvament, and I ess towards rne od did not cast [ me much, and was meditating ars watched for nion, the reader , false pretence ; )r for the purity rell avoid doing srred from what I with this case. I the communion id they hold her it her certificate il she had been ey could easily ! several circum- e case, which I nent I will now wards me there- time these trou- of the more im- ntil Mr. Tolmie ; asked Mr Tol- all and see me, came, and it is will now speak umble state of [ices which had kvas troublesome sr my own house leing then almost fi bear robbed of laced in, and had to suffer and bear patiently with all the abuse mine enemies could give me, and all falsohftods they could circulate about me. There were three things that particularly pressed on my mind and afflicted me much at that tin e. The first was the scandal I had brought on Christ's cause through this charge they had found against me ; the second was, my seeing my family bringing such ruin OP. thems>;lves by their conduct towards their own parent ; the third was, that of my pocr wife's tongue. This was a sore scourge to me. Besides all this the way also in which Mr. Tolmie and the leading members of the con- (Tregation continued to act towards me, as I consider in a most imprudent and ridiculous manner. I felt that I might well say with the Psalmist, Ps. 56, 1st : "Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: he fighting daily oppresseth me." I cannot describe the troubled state of my mind at that time. The Lord knows it all and that is sufficient. I might again say with David, Ps. 42, 3 : " My tears have been my meat day and night ; while they continually say unto me. Where is thy God 1" But see what David says, Ps 5G 8 : " Thou tellest my wanderings : put thou my tears into thy bottle : are they not in thy book ?" ' I bore patiently with it expecting every day they would be led to see their errors, and therefore said but little about it to any other person. But the best of it was, " God was with me," and Christ proved to me, at that time of need to be " a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." And now four weeks having passed over, and l^Ir, Tolmie came to my house. I had been anxiously looking for him to come sooner, expecting that he would be a means of relieving me out of my much afflicted state. 1 then confessed my fault to him, and told him in what way the Lord had led me to see my sin ; I also told him the very imprudent manner my wife was conduct- inct. I said, if I thought the vvould sanction could hitherto lands, and that e such work in if they tried, any among the about it. He c out that they link of it were at the sum and be, I could raee way of aiding , in the past as tore and more on "not caring my experience on this matter m in such con* the expression, it thoy had act- , that 1 had not lire their repu- that which they instead thereof, have succeeded brt. Hence I ire of the case, vcr, his own as- 3 that they had nd to spiritual with reference y^ part I cannot s afraid by her work they had plannfeci out for her. Regarding the use he made of my assertion that " theif proceedings all tended towards wresting the reins of the government of the family ou'of my hands," at which he only laughed, as did also himself and his elders when they came to my house, prior to the sacrament. Now, the sum of all their proceedings, from the commencement up to this time, as well as their after conduct, proves very clearly that my wife was only a tool in their hands to do their bidding ; and now, if this be established, then we have got a key for the solution of the whole matter. With regard to the above named charge, suffice it to say, this being the only one tk'.y could with any sort of feasibility bring to bear against me. This being sufficient to show that this was the orJi/ one, and if they have any more now they are welcome to bring them forward at any time ; and I likewise think that the oft repeated charge may be counted as good as none, seeing it was confessed and forsaken and I hope sincerely repented of. I cannot see what business these men have with it any further, to make a handle of it to harp upon. This is quite in contrariety to the rules laid down in God's word for their guidance, and which they themselves profess to hold, for example take 2d Cor., chap. 2, verses 6, 7, and 8— "Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. So that contrariwise, yc ought rather to forgive him, and comfort Aim, lest perhaps such an one should be swal- lowed up with overmuch sorrow. Wherefore I bespceh you, that ye would con- firm your love toward him." We see here how St. Paul, through the Holy Ghost, and having imbibed so much of the Spirit of his Master, who was always veady'tocomfort°the penitent, beseeches the Church at Corinth to confirm theif love even to that incestuous person, when he became penitent. O, how dif' ferent the conduct of these men from the spirit manifested by Paul. I CHAPTER III I will now take up the next step that was taken with this unskilfully con- ducted case. About two weeks after Mr. T. and I met in the church, as he was passing by my place, he called on me, whilst at work in the harvest- field, to come to the road and speak with him ; and I went, when he said to me that he had been considering the case over, and that he had come to the con- clusion that I had better go myself and see Mr. McKenzie, (minister) to see whether he would como to hear and give his judgment on the case, and that I would have an opportunity at the same time of stating a few of the particulars of the nature of the case to him, and appoint the time when he would come. I agreed to do this, and in about two days thereafter 1 accordingly wont to see Mr. McKenzie, and made him acquainted with the nature of the case, by stating the circ\mistance8 as they occurred, on both sides, as far as I knew anything about it myself. I also told him that the Rev. Daniel Allan was appointed by Mr. To'lmie on his part. He, (Mr. McKenzie) then promised me that he would come to hear the case. Suffice it to say, they did not meet until some time in February following, and then Mr. Allan could not come ; however, both of us were 'willing to leave it with Mr. McKenzie, to give his judgment on it. This being in the harvest time, I will now pass onward, and leave my wife and her congeners doing up their work, which they were not slack at do- ing during this interval ; and I will here take up the next trial of this case when S0 20 Mr. McKenkue camo to hear it, which was sometime in February, 1856 and about one year and eight months from the time these troubles were' in- stigated. '" The Rev. DMcKenzie having come, we all assembled at Mr. GIllesDie's house, where Mr. Tolmie lodged at the time. I will here give the names of the parties who were present. Rev. D. McKenzie and A . Tolmie, ministers • Messrs. Hart and Rea, elders; Messrs. Alex. Hill and John Ros^he latte; two men huving taken a warm interest in this matter from the commencement, especially J. Ross, but not according to knowledge or justice. Mrs Rea was also present, she being a good gossiper and a very useful person to the neigh- bors m that way, in the absence of a newspaper, no doubt she thinking this to be a favorable opportunity to lay up a store and report for such. My wife and two daughters were also present. j wut. The Rev. D. McKenzie having opened the meeting with prayer thev then desired me to state the several circumstances as thev occui?e7b 'coimection ^h this case, which I did, explicitly, I consider, so that they coulLot be S taken with regard to the matter. And when they heard 1 full detail of the whole case, suffice it to say, there were none amongst my opponen s so far as I recollect, that even attempted to bring forward anything aSnst me except J. Ross and as he had nothing of i importance to bdng foS there was no further notice taken of what he said. At this juncture of the trial, they conducted my wife to another room of the house Mi Mc- Kenzie then gave us a lecture, the address being principally directed towards me, as I thought, and so far as I can recollect the°natui/of LThlht to show how we ought to live ; very appropriate surely, but I think they conimitted a grand mistake in sending my wife out of the room at this time, for I am Ver! suadod she stood in need of such an address fully as much as I did When Mr.McKeime finished, Mr. Tolmie gave ns also a lecture, bearng pretty rnuch on the same topic, and I think, considering the part which he acted throughout the whole of this case from beginning to end, it would have looked much better of hm if he had said nothingon the subject ; for it tveyevi dent that he did all he could in this case to cause us to live' quite contrary to the way we ought to live. But Judus would say, " Is it 1," as well a7the rest of the disciples. On these lectures being ended, thev then caTled h my wife to where we were fitting ; and now com?s all the decision that I S pronounced on the case, which was as follows: Mr. McKenzie then said to n y wife, "Mrs, Mclntyre, we cannot find anything against him." And after a dtd^Th^;"^"' which was of no importance, the meeting was aglin' o Jt'^v' W"^''^ f' ^''""^ ''f conducted and ended, so far as I am aware of mad I think the reader may take it for granted, by what Mr. McKen.^. safd het hari^\l r'l^^^ ''""T/^ ^^ ""^'^"^^ '^'^"'' "^« ^' that time ; arHf they had rebuked my wife for her past conduct, and at least tried t-r ■ ' ,r^ peace in the family, this was about all that was wanted even at that time iiutl saw no appearance of their doing anything of the kind, neither did W ^"ke any attempt to restore me to the communion, which I think they oueht to h.ye done seeing they could not find anything against me. And Fwould lik^ to know what use was there of their meeting,^ since they did not rebuke or condemn the guilty, u ,. rl a • r,he innocent ; neither of which they have done so [hat'Ldi"? Z"7 f- "'■ '''''' "^'' M<^Kenzie's decision cle^ared me so far that he did not find ay, ij.;, ,. ..gainst me, and this ought to be a final decision for them. But I woul^i rellr the reader to the Ses^ioS's conduct ZLXrZ i ry, 1856, and bles were iii- [r. Gillespie's the names of lie, ministers ; OSS, the latter in niencement, Mrs. Ilea was I to the neigh- linkinj? this to h. My wife 'er, they then in connection id not be mis- detail of the opponents, so ^ thing against i-ing forward, 3 juncture of s. Mr. Mc- icted towards seing to show coinmitted a for I am per- Hd. When taring pretty ich he acted I have looked t is very evi- ! contrary to s well as the called in my that I heard ti said to my And after a g was again am aware of, )Ken7;<; said, ;ime ; and If id to ," 'v.' ji"" ttiiae. iiutl d they Tiake ey ought to I would like >t rebuke or ive done so d me so far inal decision hereafter, as 21 also tho interview I had with Messrs. Ball and Tolmio, as given in the sequel. As observed above, this trial took place sometime in the month of February, 1850 ; and was the last trial that was held on this case. I will give here a condensed account of their further iinHiristian and persecu- ting conduct towards me, from the time the a])0vc trial of the case took place, imtil myself and family were separated, which was sometime over a year thereaf- ter, and being on theSOth day of March, 1857. First, I may say that things were a little more quiet in my family for a])Out s.k weeks thereafter, but nothing like a reconcilement could be obtained, although I did all I possibly could with my family for to have peace restored. With regard to the negotiations which were going on during this interval between my wife and her congeners or emissa- ries I know but very little about, for all such having been carried on against me with the greatest of secrecy, even from the beginning of these troubles ; but I soon came to know enough by their future actit)ns that there was still more evil determined on against me. The Session at Innerkip having taken no farther notice of the above trial, so far as I am aware of, particularly in the way of having a reconciliation, but rather otherwise as would appear "from their future condiu'l ; consequently I had no way of knowing how matters were then to turn, only to wait patiently and watch the prognostication of the atmosphere around me, my wife being a good weatherglass in this way, so that I might anticipate the approaching calm or storm, as it might chance to be, by her actions. About the 1st of April following, the above mentioned interval of quiet in my family only proved to be as a calm before a storm, for as the spring open- ed up, the storms of persecution began to blow, and the dark clouds to gather over my devoted head, in such a manner that I might not expect a storm mere- ly, but a hurricane or a tremendous tempest ; and this it turned out to be. They encouraged and sustained my wife in all the evil she could possibly ac- complish, and this is more than I can enter upon at present to give account of. They also encouraged my family against me, this they had done throughout, and not only so, but also now influenced the lawyers against me. Moreover, to crown the whole they induced my wife to go and enter law against me without the least just cause for so doing, and while mine enemies circulated all sorts of scandelous falsehoods about me, they alloAved this to go on without having it brought to trial ; doubtless imagining they would therewith finish me. But the Lord helped me, and although they reckoned on crushing out my spiritual life, I am yet alive. Doubtless all these crafty actions being still persevered in by them clearly proves that they were not yet satisfied with what they had found against me, and that they would have more if possible, in order to clear their own guilty heads from the work they commenced, and brought to snnh a length in my family. Thank Cod they have been grievous- ly lis.y.ppointed in this, for I was beginning by this time, to learn something of their insidious and clandestine movements to entrap me — "but it is vain to seta snare in the sight of any bird." Iwill just state here that after this spring opened up, and during the following summer, I could plainly see that I could not carry on the necessary work to be done on the farm, chiefly owing to the way my wife was conducting herself, as she influenced the family so much against me, as well as those I hired to perform the work, and being backed up in all this by my opponents, I found by expe- rience the force of that word of our Lord, Mark, ch. 3, verso 25, "And if a house bo divided against itselt', that house cannot stand." I will just mention one instance of this kind here, which will suffice to show how matters stood in >-«S 22 1L ^' ! tJ«<^'^yoI'^estsongoawaythepreviousfall,ashecau8edmore minoyance to me than any good I could get of hlra. And now this spring when 1 had hired a man to perform the work, my wife influenced him so much against me. that I had to let him go also when his month was up. And this was not all the evd accomplished by him and her; this cunning fellow having rub- bed some st.cky or adhesive stuff on the horses shoulders%o as to cause the coJars to irritate and ir ke sore their shoulders, which it did to that degree that 1 ad to let my horses run idle during the remaining part of the spring work; till-., pattaig me to the inconvenience and unnecessary expense of havin<' to mT^rT.^"''^ '•'"''^■^^"/*''*^'*'''''''' '^ •'^•^ to get my crops put mTand H^:^. H -^ Ji f """ time rejoicmg over such, showing very plain by her actions mlh V ■ . ^''' f 7P"'! '"'^ ™' '' ^''' «"^ instance of the many which on this o'inf ''^ ' diabolical work, but I deem this sufficient ami",..*'.'.'" ^^^ ^^^ compact, (as I may term it now,) was cemented more d i^ h '" '^ ''^'""1 !"n' r^ ^ would just remark, and I doubt it not, that dui ng this summer and tall, they combined together with a determination to ?hi ,'. .dU 'r !^^ ^''"''•t ^n ^^'7 '''''' '^"^y ^^"^-^ "«t clear themselves of n,.in/, f ^' ':*"^^'':^'">^ I ^viU only mention two assertions nt present, of the an.y hut I could bnng to support this. The lirst is that of Mr. Tolmie say- gtone, 'why don't you go away somewhere?- I replied by saying to In, how would yourself like to go away and leave y,)ur home?" the sec 3 m y '"■^"Z" ^M^'/'^'^^ *^"'^'^ y°" take a hundred pounds with you ^ertSV' •' ^^'^^^^•^''^r ^ deem this sufficient to show what their con- noMl I'-Vu'' ^"\^'''' determinedly felt on my part that they should 1 nd Zl!''; 1 '"'; "' "''.' *'""^' P'-'^^'P-'^'ly "" account of the falsehoods they had ciiculated about me; for it I had gone away at that time, they would have charged me before the public of being guilty of all their fals^ imputa ot ? had some thing at stake here, and rather than I would sufier this to bo I made aTi'n'fulnir ;";'' -f'-' f'' T ^'^« ^''^"'^'- ''-''■ ^"d heromeih kfi aga n fulh KnI that scripture, Jer. ch. 5, verso 26, "For among my people are found wicked men .-they lay wait, as he that setteth snares ;^hey L' a trap! they catch inc.." Read to the end of the chapter. And here alsof I feel I can ppropr.a el y repeat t.ie follov/mg, as in Micah, ch. 7, verse 5, " Trust ye no? n a f lend put ye not confidence in a guide ; keep the doors of thy mouth reK::.;fo^''""^ '"""•''. ^^^•'^^'^^•• •■^" thl through the cL" 5 clrcu t^f ''T-^'^^''r"'T'"'^^^ «^'" ^•^•^^■'"••^'d to annov me and th s the) too well succeeded in doing to a wonderful extent. However the word of men ^JaZ^^I ""•' ''"N '^ '" ^*'^"- ^''' "' ''''''' ^ '' '' »^'--'' '-- V<". ^^ >ou falsely, for my sake. ' Also, verse 12, " Jiejoice, and be exceedin-r .rlad- !JS^'i:!;">C:' """' " '"""' ^'^ ^" porseelited'they the prophet^ Sk renVtVdi^;iI';;'fUl''''^l'' '"^'^ *^"'"".^ ^""'^' ^^'^ ^'"^ to let the fl.rm at rfMtel f /^^ S'^'" possession to the tenant the 1st t.Z I '^' ,V-'' l^'"'"'""^'*^" •»«'•« ^'"" '"^^'-^ «^'''^''"^' amongst all o do« ' . ^••*'"P'\''t tn.Ml ,.r to get me expelled my Imm,.. M, wifl, and n en L ;; I TT'T;^ ""'' ' '^'""''l ^"' ^''^^ "^'•"' t- thenf on rent, and" the before for hem n l' ' ''"/^'/'''''''^''f « '"•"'"'"•' taking their p,.rt;aml negotiating lor tt,uu m this afhur. Of wur«o 1 could not see my way clear t.> be justified in leav from rr CO worl Iwil of that ^ the fair to leavi so and this to Accord i wish to i- per am ■ suppori on the disdain have dc ■^ that tiii The : encing prove f Ball til gone oi home, H to Ball ister, ai defeate( BO as tc order t( this, thi; with. Shorl with m< told hii desired said to coiiiplai the case theri'in, plaint t make oi enough above) had not find iiri) vvilliiin m. Toi him. I thin transact this cast Bueh mi ^B .>- e caused more w this spring him so much And this was V having rub- to cause the it degree that spring work; i^f having to s put in; and )y her actions TTiany which this sufficient lonted more it it not, that rmination to lemselves of -esent, of the Tolmie say- Y saying to !" tiiosec. ids with you t their con- they should ehoods they would have utatioiis. I ' be, I made methinks is people are ■ set a trap, I feel I can •list ye not thy mouth I coiiibined [)y me and ist me, and the word of o ye, when 'vi! against ding glad; hets which he fjirm at iint the let nion;:f.st all r wife and the before IT and uct- legoti.iting L)e justified TS, f 23 in leaving my home in such a manner. Although they have forced me away from my home since that time, and given the fi'.rr^ to my wife and family to work, I think it has not turned out much to their jv,..erit or reputation. I will just naine one thing here, as put to me by my wife during the autumn of that year, and which will suflice to show their determination to break up the family ; and in case they could not drive me awaij that she was determined to leavL herself. She said to me, "if you will not let me go away " I will do so and so to you, (( forbear giving the expression at present.) 1 understood this to mean that she wanted me to give her money enough • ^ go away with. Accordingly 1 said to her "if you arc determined on going away, and do not wish to live with me any longer, 1 will give you at the rate of forty dollars per annum us a help to support you, and you can work for the balance of your support as well as J can; that is ail I can afford to give and be able to carry on the farm." He. reply was, " 1 will not take forty dollars per year;" and disdainfully added, "you carry on the farm; I will make a fai-m of it before I have done with it." Of course I said nothing more to her on the subject at that time. The next thing I will take up here, is with reference to Mr. Tolmie's influ- encing my wife to go to Ball the lawyer, to enter law airainst me. This I can prove from what I heard my wife say; but I deem his own actions, and also Ball the lawyer's saying, to be quite suflicient to show this. ]My wife had gone one day during this autumn to see Mr. Tolmie, and when she returned home, she went immediately to Woodstock to lodge a eom[>hrnif ajiainst me to Ball the lawyer. This man, be it ol)served, was a brother to Ball the min- ister, and, no doubt, th(>y considered now what the minister was likely to bo defeated in doing, the lawyer could easily acieomplish, viz : to work upon me 80 as to force me in to s(jmething that ttiey would he able to lay hold of, in order to bring me before their bar, and deal with me as they saw fit. If not this, that he would at least cause me to give her mon(>y enough to go away with. Shortly after this, I went to Woodstock one day, and my wife went along with me. While we were there she called on Ball her lawyer, and no doubt told him that I was in town, he having sent a letter by her to me, in which he desired me to call on him. I did so that evening before having the town. lie said to me that my wife had called on him some time previous and lodged a complaint iijiainst me ; and he wished me to state soiuethin<; of the nature of the case to him. 1 did so explieitly 1 consider, so as for him not to be mistaken theri'in, and l>y wluit 1 eoidd learn from what h(^ said to me, slic had no com- plaint to lodge against me hut merely to try and rake up something so as to make out a case to fasten on me, and thereby to cause me to give her money enough to £io away with. I told hiirj what I had ollered hei, (as mentioned above) and that 1 could not al1i)rd to give any more. 1 also told him that he had not better take any I'urther [troeeedinga with that cas(> ; that he could not lind any eliingc against me, to cause me to give her anything more than I was willing to (.jive hrr as a freewill oil'ering. IFe then said. " I shall have to see Mr. Tolmie to hear what he will say about it."' 1 then came away and left, him. I think this statement of Mr. Ball suOieient of itself, besides all tht-, other transactions, to sh(»w how Mr. Tolmie took the lead in all matters touching this case ; and no duiiljt Mr= Balk the minister would nut bi' fur behind in tiuch mutters. il 24 _ I also think It would be a matter of curiosity to the reader, to picture to himself those two men, Mr. T, minister, and xMr. B, lawyer, the nexo time they met, to see tliein both sitting round the table holding counsel with re- gard to the best plan tluy could adopt, to set the wife against the husband and thech. dren against their father, which without doubt they did, according to what Mr.B. h.msolt said to me, as likewise from the diabolical works which followed m my famdy, being the result of their counsel. I must say that I considered this to l)e a /eiy outrageous and violent act of Mr. i and he proK-ssmg to be a minister of the Gospel, ("which is the mes- sage of peace and salvation," Eph. chap. 6, verse 15 and chap. 1, verse 13) he to send my wife to this artful limb of the law, but not accor.ling to honor or justice; and what makes this look the more rediculoiis, is that they had no c-harge to bi-mg against me. and [ think their conduct thereafter with regard to this case, proves very clearly what sort . f men they are The next instance of this kind I will notice, is with reference to Mr. Tol- mies acting with me in a very deceitftd manner, as follows for example- whereas mv wife still kept threatening what Mr. B. the lawyer was goinlr to do by me, hovv that he would send the case to Court of Ciiancery and such like. Yet 1 didnot thiniv thuy could make out any case for so dcincr. How- ever I deemed It best to have a lawyer's advice on it. When Mr. Tolmie heard this, apparently he did not know what lawyer I had gone to, and he made It his business to fin. out in the following cunning manner, (I must say that I HnlT u'^ T'"' ''"^f^'y ^':«"i '^ "ii»i«tcr of the Gospol ,>ven at that time.) He came to me and said, •'! have been hearing that you have been to a lawyer." i repl.cMl, " had." He then said, "If you will *tell me what law- 'm' -u' n n '"'-f ['"'^ ^"' ' :'■''" ^"'^ ■>^'*^^ ''■'"•'^ ^''''-y^^ «'^ I'-^ve empl..ve.l. It is Mr. Ball said he ; " vc do not want to conceal what lawyer we hav. employed " then told h.m ' t was Mr. Bl.vins I had gone to." He then went iwai, o ^!^JT "l^"'''^ '^■'^ ""^^7"«''^'<^" '^« '''^d thus received, so thai he could now use his inflt.nice with my lawyer against me. I think this proves plain y how Mr. T. took the l.ad in all mattc^I-s touching this case alsShmv bad tluMi; case was, since they must have recourse to such strata-roms to histntn'^'''"';!' ,^' "'i,^'ht naturally be expected, I soon felt the ::flects of us nin.ienoe with my hiwyer. But as this lawyer (poor man) has been called to give his account hefore the bar of God, I will J^'.y no ,nor.. at present on Sn l?l "^.^''"'/•J^' '"y Yl^^ to work out fl.r herself what thev cn.Id not do emselves, seeing th.yc(,u[d get no foothold against me, an.rperliaps were indiff.rent so long .is they could set her to work to the same ..id ^ „n, ;V''>"'^V'""^-M'"^''''.i' ^"''"«" ^'*'*'" "" «""^ "^'^ «"thor, on H.itrch .liscipline, and the reader will easily perceive the diUcrence between this aii.l the lawless manner in which they proavded, it is as A.llows: "In their whole pro.vdure, I>a tieularly ,n that which relates to scandals, the end of eh:ireh judieatories ^^ in 1st be to si.ppnrt the nmoeent, condemn the guilty, and edifv all concerned ^ -ail he censures indcted hy ehurch courts, procee.ling from a spiritual pow- () 1 . r^''''T''''l' 'f "'^ '' "''''"'^"'^' ""^"'■^■' ""^'^ting neither hud norgoids." U, how (horrent with tliose men. J n ^ ". R JlT r'"'''"" ''^ *'" ^"'1 ".'^^f'"-^-''' l^-''»7, and the result .)f Messrs. Tolmie mi.l II he lawyers counsel became very apparent for some 'ime pn-vious to Tins, however, it ik.w showed itself in a very fien.lisi, ,„,..,.„.,. 'n,,. [..^w.-r- Mow having their part to play in the game 'also, and the state of anarHn^ n' bdlion, and conhis.on which my lumily and ulluirs generally, was then brought 25 r, to pictnre to the nexi: time )unsel with re- *t the husband ifl,acforcIing to 1 worlcs Avhich I violent act of ioh is the mes- , verse 13) he \ye. and they !>y their helps, -mt trustees to become bound for her that she would fuliil the arrangements Hull were concluded on ; also receive the money from me, and lay out tho samo for her use. , , Thedav bein.'aiMxHnted when Mr. IJlevins, my lawyer, was lo Uavo the writings drawn up, which was on tho UOtJi day of Murch, 1M57, being two 20 VIZ.: Messrs. Bevins and Beard kwvpr« , J ",,, P^.^"^'^"* <^» that occasion, Mr. Ball, her lawyer. AnTsut enoCh' '^l%''f ^''''S present to represent to see justice done' to his^.o^ a^f aJ^;;^^^^^ ^" '^^ T^^ there that day, lowered him vovv mZh \lfh^ ^- ■ . '"^ '""^^ conduct is to say, fnv^;ious, jestinraSs nuit'fnoall^^^^^^^ '' '^l P"^"^'' '^'' also, Messrs. John Koss atl InTn ' P * f ' """ ''"^''^ ^" occasion; ter.' On the 'S n4 Li - sf.^ed I nai /" ''I' "7 T^^^ '"'^ oldest daugh-' trustees. This settfed tl SiaS fa?at tS"f ^""^^f ^ II«"'hIs down to the the turning point in bringinTnTtamity to ^ ""'' '"' ' '""^^'« ^^^^ ^- their conduct^^•o,Z t K^^rre ik^ 'vl- Z '""Z'^,' f\^^^'^^ '-"rained ^vithme, designs exposed • conse-iZflv .wf ^ ^T^^^i'' ^'^''^^' '"^'' their treasonable all the fon ily with h '^k l'^^^h tlV^T'^''' ^ "'^'^ ^^^'"* ^^^^^Z' ^"d also gave thL one c ^; udla v luZ I T. T"^'^'^ P^""'^« ^ P^^^ 5 ^ they had soniethin-. ovli- one mu refn ^ff^''^* ^"''"'^"'■^'- S^^^^des this which thev had the use of T ""' L'^ pounds belonging to n,y wife's mother, empty handed/ ^'"' '^^'"'"^ ''^'^^^ '^^^ "^'^ "<^t go away altogethei' Ihe above is a very concise miM-nti/^-. ^PfU • these two years and nine mom h.n/Th ' P^'^^^^^'^'"^^ ^vith me during rienced, and I thh 1 it suffi ' .5 fo . 7"' *T'^'""^^ ''''''' ^ ^^'^'^ «'-P«- which is all I Avis at ure P f •• *''" ''^^"^' ^'^^ "''^t^''^ «f the case, not to be accord ;r hi in crl^;-.ir":"'' '^'"'^'^^ '^' ''''''■' «^^^<^"^«»ts the opportunity of^till bd^^ ^^ h eS^S S-' ^f l'7"^''i'^^^ ^^^^« ^^:^:-^ ^rthercJ^nment on Jh^l^jfr^Lnt a^rpSs^:^ at^:xi:!::oS:;;ziiirir^:;;^^^^^^ ^ i-e above nioeting of Session, which v^shddn; I h!f \ '''""^' '' ^'' ^i*^' >"' '^^ against me, .S^c, only th it tf nv ni f '^"''' '"'^ = that he had nothing folmie and' BalKs X^ ^t 1 o i fter iwl Tr '^r ^'''^'' ^"^"^^'•^^^ ^^«««r« separate and apart iw.L./^m? '"*^ ''''^'' *''^''"' ^''^'t as we lived eefvedintochu'rcLcommunic,:; '""' """^ ^" ^^"^'^"^ '- ^-'- »^-ng ro. I miss yon m^v my doar family I never am forget yo,,, never; ^ our imines oft call forth the bitter tour It was hard such tiea us ours, to sever. ' / These broken links oflife's sweet ehain May tiiey in heaven be joined a-'nin • Kepont in ti.no. while time you have.' i Here a no rc|)entuuco iu thu grave i"f i troubles. We tings signed. J m that occasion, sent to represent on hand again lis rude conduct 11 present ; that •h an occasion; iid oldest daugh- ids down to the elievc this was s so strong, that i to matters as ly family, which lained withme, leir treasonable font away, and ounds I paid ; ] . Besides this wife's mother, way altogether ith mo during !S I ever expe- •e of the case, )ve statements I'ed, they have :>nsider it use- e pages speak 1 have above ho did, at the e had nothing tvise, Messrs, t as we lived oni being re« 27 CHAPTER IV. I will now give a further epitomised account of their proceedings with me for the next ensuing three years, that the reader may the better understand how the case stands at present. I will give the several circumstances in their consecutive order as they occurred. In the first place, I will give a brief statement of their clandestine and craf- ty actions towards me with regard to the renting of my farm, &c., say from tie time the famdy leflme, until the month of November following. '>om this time I was left alone on the farm, and had to remain so for other three years, " a prisoner of hope," although I had three daughters grown up as to be able tc have kept house for me. None of them were allowed to come near me, nor any other person, so far as they could keep them from doing so. This was a part of the punishment my enemies were permitted to inflict on me. Doubtless from the time that Mr. Tolmie sent my wife to Ball, the lawyer, the clique, ministers, lawyers and others, had entered into a compact about this case, so as to manage all matters to suit their own devices, without any regard to their allowing of me the least justice, and my wife was privy to all this, for she had told me sometime previous to her going away, that I was now outlawed ; this shows that she was aware of all matters then going on, accord- ing as the several circumstances took place thereafter. On the above date, the 30th day of March, when myself and fiimily were separated, Mr. Tolmie being with us in lawyer Blevin's oflice, and as soon as he saw the deed of separation signed, he immediately left to get on to the train at Woodstock and proceed to Toronto, where his father resioed, and where he himself was well acquainted, and there set to work to find some person, suitable to his own purpose, to rent my farm, as appares.tly he was not yet satisfied with the evil and ruin he had already brought on me and my family, ^ as the reader will see by the result of his negotiations at that time with a certain person who was then living in the neighborhood of Toronto; and like- wise by the conversation which took i>!acc between him and me. On his return to Woodstock a few days after, I being there the same day, we met, when he addressed rne as follows : "J lave you rented your farm yet ?" I said, "No." To which he replied, "There is a man from the neighborhood of Toronto coming up here soon to settle in this neighborhood ; he wants to rent a farm, and 1 think he woulil be a very suitable person to rent your farm, and he will very likely purchase it atlcr sometime; y(jii had better not let your larm until after he comes." 1 replied, "Well, I will see him when he comes." Doubtless this man, whom Mr. Tolmie recommended, was David McUeath, Avho, at that time did rent a farm in the neighborhood of Toronto, iind had purchased anew "wild farm" within half a mile of my place; he being a friend of Mr. Tolmie, every thing now was going to work like a charm to drive me away and expel me my lionie. This was another of their deep laid plots, as the reader will see by the result of their persecuting actions towards me. This i). iMcBeath not having moved up that 8|)ring, as Mr. T. had expected, and as I had heard from others that ho intended to do, conset|Uently this man from Toronto did n(tt call on nie to rent my farm, as I was given to expect. However, next fall, this D. Melieath moved, and rented a cleared farm adjoin- ing his now farm. It wa^ also repnrted at thn time, that he wanted to pur- tihase a cleared farm, which he has done since; this plainly sshowing that he was the same person as Mr. T. spoko to ine of; and furthermore, Mr. T. and Jl! 28 "^^^^^^Z^:^!^^ -^ ^7%, and led to his beinrr made muchnflZ, \u f'."'cumstancc undoubtedly and from whon/ hey oxnoid -n ° ^^^^^"g'-fg^t.on, as one looked up to. was to rent my farm And I IhtCT '• . , , " ^' ^*''^'*' "*^ *^ understand, "By-ends and silver Demas both affree • One calls, the other runs, that he nTay be A sharer in his lucre ; so these do lake up m this world, and no further g-o." wlfo^nL*'""'"' '"™'' °™'" ™ '"° "■''° -"-"3, By-o„ds being the other About the time the lease was dra^vn up whiob wn^ ihn iftfi, /i c tvt the temmt I had let the fiu-,„ to Irf,,,,., STh -? JthrZ M d' T"! tne II s V na r„„scssioii t„ I ,!.„ . 1 1 i ■ /u . >■ ', ' clique) disappointod .aw „ith h™, ku„.vi„g ve.?;. Indl'tl^Jt hll^^^^tt^m 't'Lt^f/™ '""^ long ..n the .).r.riK.;;:;„T:,:,i,dfe".haui; '':,':'';' "^r ^ "•■" r^ "^ ^ . i »» i^ymw-BK," ! 29 and friendly, and »ce undoubtedly le looked up to. nplished. They indeed but little e to understand, lem, Buc'h minis- ilogue, as given >n the one part, Hows, the latter ty. Then sang being the other 1 day of May, a y farm ; and as IS to have some this John Baty jnst say that! I, as I had from e) disappointed ill wheat which ther man as his ; after which I the owner of a Be it observed, above named ' way, to serve character, who id cheat me, as ' drag mo intO' lierol)y. way they have Baty was not hav(> trouble s note became • may the bet- irous dealings ice, for myself for a garden, ving reserved will hero give R. Mclntyre) vo full licenso >erty to builj % fuch houses to live in and occupy the same and make such improvements as .e may think proper. And also that he the said party of the second part, (J Baty) shall and wiii concede the privilege, and permit and allow the said iarty of the first part, if he should require it, of building and living upon such part of the said premises as to him the said party ofthe first part may seem fat. I will now relate the incidents in their consecutive order, being, as will be jerceived, entirely in contrariety to the above clause in the lease just quoted. first, how the said clique managed further to lay a plot in conjunction with this worthless character, to drag me into law and fresh difficulties through him, thereby cheating me out of the rents of my farm as well as the balance -of the crop of fall wheat I sold him, &c., &c. . , i • When Baty's note for the crop of wheat became due, he had by that time sold the greater part of the wheat and received the money for it, having given me only a small part as payment on said note. I then Avent to him and said, as you have disappointed and deceived me in the pretended security you gave me, and having sold the wheat without paying me according to agreement ; Jf you cannot pay me now you will have to give me sufficient security, and by doing so, I will wait on you some time longer. He replied and said, "I w'ill not give you any further security ;" and also said, "I will prosecute you for carrying away the soil from land which I pay rent for; and for building that house there," accompanied by other abusive language. To explain : this John Baty and his team was hired by me to draw away the soil from the place whereon the house was built, and had seen all that was going on, but did not find any fault with me for so doing until this time ; this showing clearly enough that this was a part ofthe plot recently got up among them, (him and the compact.) „ /. i i i I then called on lawyer Graig to see if he would collect for me the balance due on the note ; that balance being one hundred and sixty-five dollars and thirty-three cents. I let Graig see the note, and said to him that I was not decided on giving him the note to-day. He said to me, "I am not in the habit of askin^T persons to employ me in preference to any other ; but I would like very well to get that note to collect, and I think the sooner it is collected the better, and no expense will come otF you whatever." Under these fair prom- ises and with the understanding that he would have Baty served at the first ensuinaration for the same. i am sir, yours obouioutly, „,,„,^ EDWARD BLEVINS. 'Ifi 30 to Jet, hi ^^ ^«"cl, trouble as t,P ^^ ''^'^'^ Jmvyer r,^'?'^ ^^^^''vod the Therefore tC"' 1 '''''"'"» ■eserviTth "™'"»i had d„„„ "'"? " ''""se '"ve bee? w "d^rt"" ' '""»« »" et P'ir'^f h th.k^^Z'Y "■"" sumed ciimi, „? , "" '"'» 'aw wioT J°' ""'■" "'oir i„ton,r„„ , ''"'"S so. ay bo^r'^ »'«'" »we ™^ c'i,r.,*»' "- Cer S":!^ ."■"« Besides th,-r. l , ^ *^iemseJves ami '^"^ t'H'ir as- i^f-'-eh folwt^^^^V7,no jurig,n; f i;"^^ by „ot bavin. Batv ^ . . brotber-in-I-J .""i a/"'^' ^y ^hat tuZ\^ '^5'»"ist bim tiJ/fiT "^ "^'"^'^'^ ^or 'mortgage oZufi^'- '^^^">io\4roSV^^''^^<^'-<^^^^'id l)av d fc»*^ d'-^J of ^ this way to i! ^''^^^'^^ «af .'tn "''"""^^^ ^'-iendbad ,?'"'''' ^^^^y'* ^ ^vill now bavA f^ t ecclesiastical mi?„ '''^''^^^ a Jittle from fu inontbs from w . ''''*"''^'"- Tbeio b I ^^^ ^^^'"^ar mittnre , ^itb^tboprS^^^^^^ from tbeaccoin /f ^ ^"^ nochurs; at I and J3 to duct per- fhey rum their evil v'lys to seek repentance and pardon from God for their most heinous and aggravated sins. Nevertheless the proceedings and false statements so relentlessly brought out by them at this meeting of Session, served the pur- pose of keeping me from going any more to hear Mr. Tolmie, still I did not wive up hope that they might yet retrace their steps ; for it was hard to make me believe that professors of religion could still persist in such obstinancy against the clearest light and reason, even until this time, though nearly eight years have elapsed since that meeting of Session was held. I will "ive here a brief statement of what passed between us at that Session, this being the only way in which I can show how matters then stood, and this statement I can vouch for as I took down the particulars in writing at the time, after I returned home. And I would like to know how this statement corres- ponds with the minutes kept iu their Session Register book. I will not undertake to quote every word as spoken, neither do I consider such to be necessary, but I will give a" statement of their sayings and doings at that meeting, sucii as the^ cannot gainsay or contradict. A few days previ- ous to this meeting of Session being held I went to Mr. Tolmie and aslced him to call a meeting of Session. He said " I am not obliged to call a meeting of Session, unless vou tell me what you require of us." I replied and said, " It is to be restored to church communion if you hold no charge against me now. ' The day was then appinted as follows : MEETING OF SESSION. This Session was held in the church at Innerkip on Thursday evening, No- vember 12th, 1857. The Session being assembled and formally opened with prayer Mr. Tolmie desired me to state what I required of them. I then stated to them as follows, that "I supposed they remembered that I was a member of the church some years ago, when I joined them, and soon after that they suspended me and cast me out from amongst them, and have held me so ever since, as if they counted me the otfscouring of the earth and a gaz- ing stock to the congregation, and the whole country round, for nearly three yelirs; and time being very uncertain when death mi-ht come, I telt a desire to ftdfil that 'v^ of our Sav '.our, ' Do this in remembrance^ of me. they held noth so hold any tliin . mie said, " Tiie cl. had not been remo\ i record, namely, intemperance. If :c me now, restore mo to communion, and if they did t me, I wished them to state what it was." Mr. Tol- .. t were then against me still remained so, that they and supposing there was only one charge put upon ' there were other charges, though doubtful, ?houi to be a'^ainst me, and that 1 never confessed even to that one charge Ea^was pr<)ved!tgainst m'e." I said, " I always considered the letter winch I sent im by Joseph, my son, at the time of the sacrament, to be a sufbcK>n con- fession " Mr. T<.lmie said, « Ho did not remember gettnig any letter. I then asked Mr. Mart, " If he did not rem-nnber a few daysatter lie «;Vcrament when ho was sneaking with me in a certain place, that asked huu li they had deceived mv letter, and he said they did ; 1 also stated that 1 was informed that Mr Tolmie hid read it to the congregation on the Monday of ihe sacra- mo it after he services were over." Mr. Hart replied, " 1 t liuik do remem- Te' smne thin.r of that kind." Mr. Tolmie said, " He recollected i p.;rfe.etly now S he id get a letter to that eftect, and that he did not consider it to be Js^ti footory confession to that Session, if he could consider ft to be a confession 32 W j-; at all He also found fault because I did notaddress the letter to the Session instead of addressing ,t to him. I said to him, " I consider it ought to be a sZ factory enough confession for that Session, and as to any differ?7crth^t could be between addressing the Session and addressing him the Moderator of^^^^^^^ Session, that I cared nothing about." He then^sked me " If I m'Lsed to himwhen he went to my house to see me." I replied, "I did :" and I asked him, "It he did not remember." He said, "No." I a-ain Laid to him "1 considered that it was useless then to be confessing to him." I also s^d to the Ses^on, " I hoped God had pardoned that sin tliat I was guilty of anS also, tlwt sincerely repented, and that it was mended too." Mr Tolmie as serted that " It was doubtful, and that there were many more charl^s con sidered to be against me." I then enquired particularly what ?hosoThaSes were and I wished h.m to state them. He then wavered thereirand woSld not decide on any against me. Then he said, " That I desired ny daughter wlV^fr*^ "'• '"^^''"' ^^r^'^^"^^'^-"'"«<^ ™^«^lf; '-^"d also, tLt hfob- jected toiler givmg her evidence; likewise, that 1 denied the chame that was brought aganist me at that time, point blank." I then asfed M^^ IW with reference to the first point, "If he heard me ask my dauSter Jane to give her evidence against me." He said, " Yes." I then asked Mr Reathp same ; he said, " Yes." I then asked Mk Hart with reLtnce t^the ^^^^^^^ point,;; It he hoard M. Tolmie object to her givingl^lXee'^rS Yes. I thenaskedMr. Rea thesume; ho said, " Yes." I then asked Mr ' Hart with rcterence to the third point in dispute, " If ho heard me donvtho charge wliic 1 was brought against me at that time ;" he J.i ^ " yTs " fthen asked Mr. Kea the same ; ho said this time, " He did not remembe; " Thes three points or charges, 1 denied to be as they had stated. Ithen stated to them he particulars, how that " Mr. Tolmie and my wife brought forward mv daughter Jane to give her evidence against me ; and it was oXwhen J s^w the girl crying that I said to her, 'Tell the truth whatever you know about ft and this was at the very time that she was giving her evideLelndS^^^^^^^ desired her to come forward to give her evidence insfearl of nlS , and that he those chaim's n writing ,,nlpc« I ..-..u^a .„ „___,. ^^^^g^'*^ to give me i ever since ^he knew me' as to mV L ae er but vnth ' '^L^^^^^ •me to be an exemplary chaLTer onl w tLV r 'f'^*^^' >at he considered Joined, "I did not p^ut hi itj^butThft ll ^SgTYw^ riJM '^ go away, and that we were separated by mutual consentin w7u;.? i . l was the cause of that separation remaiLd yef to be love7'' |/,.^r r^^ said, "O yes, he blames us for it." I then ou?.tPf= ? . T, •' r"*^ '^ ^^ to him when He comes " HVf^fn T i , ^' ^''^'^^ '^^"'^ ^"« Lord say it as it wis at tluu S, howev r u ?! ,vLl J "^'^^' " '^'^^ ™^^ ^^^^ Session." He then aga n rrmallV cbsed wTth t?""' "^'^f ^^^r^'it/ to that hnm"- -i-id ^^ r--^i^v,r'^ } " ^ ^^ ^ prayer, and I then returne.l .j„iji.., .v.iij ,t,-, I.iciltlOhcu Dciure, 1 look clown in \ir,.;f;,,„ +1 x- 1 above, Of how this meeting of Seiion was Sucted. ^ ^"''''"^''^ "' 33 I always went to hear Mr. Tolmie preach, throughout all the trials up to this time ; but their actions at the above Session fully satisfied me what they were, and what their intentions were toward me. Consequently, after this J went to hear Mr. Garrie, Baptist minister, and did so as long as 1 remained on the farm. I will now make a brief comment on the statements that these men made at the Session, that the reader may the better understand the na- ture of the case. COMMENT. In the first place I will notice Avhat Mr. Tolmie said with reference to the charge that was then against me ; that it was not removed, and that there were other charges, though doubtful, thought to be aguinsit mo, As regards the first point, I would merely say that it was to have it removed tliat I called on them at that time, since they did not remove it before. As to the doubt- ful charges, 1 am well aware that there were abundance of falsehoods circula- ted ; and as such should not be held as charges against me. If they under- stood the word of Gel, as they ought, they might have known it was no un- §i common thing to circulate falsehoods about God's people. Besides, when J called on Mr. Tolmie, at a certain time, to examine one of these falsehoods, he declined to do so ; and there is no doubt he would have done the same with all the rest should I have called on him for that object ; and especially as they were doubtful charges, of which they were conscious, by their own confession, I consider that it was their duty to have them brought forward for trial and have them settled. But it is very evident they did 'not want t(^ do this, for they knew too well what the result of such a trial would be. For men that encouraged such things so much as they did, would not naturally wish to have it settled. And as the reader may see, when 1 desired him ^Mr. T.) to state those charges, (that he seemed so anxious to have against me) either verbally or in writing, he would do it neither way. Again, with reference to what Mr. T. said, that I never confessed to that one charfTc, that was proved against me, and also denying that he had received such"lettcr fmm me, until 1 proved it by Mr. Hart, 1 think this pro\es him to be ignorant of what he ought to know, or wilfully shutting his eyes on such things as he did not want to see or remember, for it was morally impossible for him to forget that he had received a letter which he made so much ado about, trying to turn it into ridicule and contempt, and also forgetting that 1 confessed my fault to him when he came to my house to see me. 1 think this plainly proves the dodge and craft that he used to screen, conceal, or cover up his own evil works, in endevoring to show that I did not confess my fault, so that he might make out an assumed charge against me, seeing that ho was los- ing all ho[)os of getting any other to bring to bear against mo. Here is so much displayed of the cunning craftiness of this man who protonded to be a pattern and an example to others for to hold forth the truth. What he said as regards the lotter not being a satistlictory confession to that Session, whether lie could consider it to be a confession at all. This the reader may perceive for himself, (see letter quoted) and 1 may say that my mind was very much troubled at that time, and 1 w:\)le what came first to my mind ; neither did 1 expect at the time that it would be criticised so much as it has been. Moreover, if they were anxious to receive a confession, I thiidf that it mi"hthav(> satisfu'd thoui : but I am persuaded lliiit they have proved by their actions, that it rather greivcdthem, than otherwise, thac they had received any u I Bitch letter, l)ccause it prevented them, as they apparently clesircd, from fmd- inj? something tangible against mo. ,, m i ■ The next point whioh 1 will notiee, is with reference to Mr. iolnue saymg, that I desii-cl my (laughter to give her evidence against myself; also saying that he ohjeoted to her'giving that evidence ; and also asserting that denied the charge which was In-ought against me at that time "point blank ; likewise how he was backed up in tuose three bare-faced talsehoods by Mes:;rs. Hart and Rea, the two ciders that came with him, at that time, to my house, to hear tilC CllSC With"re"-ard to those very absurd assertions, I would refer the reader to nn accurate act'ount as given before, when the trial took place at my house, which will suffice to show how Mr. Tolinie :uid my wife brought forward n^ *J^*"Sh* ter to fTive'her evidence against me; and tins will also suffice to show that he did not object to her giving that evidence ; also that I did not, as he asserted at the Session, deny the charge "point blank," brought against me at thattime. 1 think their conduct in^this matter will, in conjunction with all their other dealings with me, show plainly the deep Fawkes-like plot they had laid in or- der to^makc me their prey, seeing they were obliged to have recourse to such malif^n actions and falsehoods to clear their ownselves from public exposure. 1 w ri'rence to their brinsiing my daughter forward to ivttness against me. 1 must say that I felt it very trying to my mind at the time, yet fdid not (ind f lult with them for so doing ; neither did I mention such to any other person until they themselves brought it f )rward in this manner in the Session. It does appear very evident to me, that not only in this matter, but all their proceedings, from the commencement, have l)een carried on with the intention and determination to break up my family, and ruin them both spirit- ually and temporally, the latter of which is visibly accomplished, and that by the cunning craftiness of those men by drawing the family into the meshes to their own self ruin. With reference to the next assertion of Mr. Tolmie, in conjunction with the above, stating that I denied the charge brought against me "point blank" at that time; with regard to this, I would "refer the reader to the statement given in the second chapter of this narrative, relating to the conversation which took place between him and myself in presence of the two elders, and 1 think the impartial reader will come to the conclusion that Mr. T. was far more anx- light. 85 ious to haVc my sins found out than he was of havlil? his own most docoitful actions brought to li^ht. Doubtless his reason for having recourse to al these stratagems was intended by him, to the end that he might the more eas, y and feasibTy cover up his own sins tliat they might not bebrouglit tortk to t ho li8, verse 13 : "He that covereth his sins shall net prosper} but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.' 1 believe there is no man that liveth an.l sinneth not; as First John chap. 1, verse 8 : -it we say that we have no sin, wo deceive ourselves, and the truth is not m us. Verse 9— "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive iis our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." There is no such pronnse as this within the two boards of the Bible held out to the man who covereth his sins but rather on the contrary, as in Isaiah, chap. 28, verse 17 : '-J-lsmen also will I lav to the line, and righteousness to the plummet ; and the hail sUal sweep awav the reftige of lies, and the water shall overHow th. hjduig place. Also verse 20 : "Fo "the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch Ij-'iiscdf o,^ it • and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himselt in it. VV hen the Lord shall arise to take vengeance upon his enemies and it ^-J^'^ "J^n do not confess their sins and forsake them ere that day overtakes them hey ^u find that their refuge of lies will be swept away, and the covermg ot falsehood whU they imve woven out for themselves will be t- narrow lor them to wra^ themselves m it; and we are told in Matt., chap. 10, verse 20 : ieai them notXrefore: fm- there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, hat shall not be known." We have all of us to appear at the bar ot J udgment, small and great, ministers, elders, husbands, wives, neighbors, yea and lawyers too.—and if we do not confess our sins, we need not expect to tmd meicy. " Whoso beset mo round With dismal stories, Do but themselves confound, My strength the more is." The next point under consideration is that of Mr. Hart's statement concern^ insme vr.:\hatho "had nothing against me ever since he knew me as to niy dura tc^r, but rather that he ;^.nridered me to be an ^-/"f -^^f-^- "' nnlu tb-it I nut awav my wife." Now as to the former part of lis statement, fS m ilt^lmt i W.J Jeonsistent christian, which his own wc^ds^ow thx. I must .av that their (the Session) conduct was most incomistent and unchiis^ ir m.; li^lo eutlely in contLiety to the rules fl-y t -nse ves pi^ to hold and whicli is plainly laid down in the word ot (Tod loi then guidamu \i I at 4>^s the last parlof his statement, -only that 1 put away my wife, ftWnk i;;^ tirof tins narrative will leel convinced that tlr.s s =U.men 9 as filsc as any other 1 have shown they ma.le at this Sessuui lur did not nnraway mv wife- and if they were only honest enough to stae tUe truth, C^-t^- -V blame of Lr going a^ay to mv ^^^^J^^^^ vied out to thi; evi result amongst themselves, and 1 was oblipite.l to sub nit t^tho coiie!pu.icos of their machinations, as the reader may have seen i.a the fore part of this narrative. . -^i r ..-„nn tr, wlvii Mr The next and last point to be noticed here is with reference to Mat Mr. Tnlnil Sd t thTclosin- of the Session, viz : "That they would hokl it as it was a that ti'n^ vmtil I would give more civility to that Se.sion.'^ >\as attliattime,no2\t ; ..,. ,7 ,^-,^i, he wanted me to give them, I J:rt:a*tS'l tMnk'ln eS^t an in this way that 1 must l>ave done it in i 36 ■ m I m giving tliem too much civility touching this matter. I am aware that in the word of God it is enjoined on us to honor those who have the spiritual over- sight of christian assemblies, especially such as " labor in word and doctrine," as in 1st Tim., ch. 5, verse 17, but such are solemnly warned in 1st Pet., ch. 5, verse 3, not to lord it '• over God's heritage," as unehristian despots are wont to do, '• but being ensamples to the flock." 1 believe I liave given them their proper due of " civility" througliout the whole of this affair, and I would like to know from Mr. T. what reason he can produce for asserting any thing to the contrary. 1 feel satisfied that ho cannot show any ground for such therefore 1 consider it most unreasonable in him to demand of me "more civility " to that Session. On the other hand I feel it would be for me to make such a del)-! and from him, seeing the disastrous and unchristian like proceed- ings which n.'sulted in the ruin" and misery of tny fomily, which he himself was then work" g out, and which is now visibly to be seen by all that know any thing about the matter, and will be more fully revealed at the last day. Moreover, if I knew any thing of the state of my mind during these long years while siitFering under such temptations, trials, \and sore atlliotions, I be- lieve I was through the grace and kind providence of God, kept in a humble and submissive state of mind before God, both on account of my own sins and others around me, of which they, at the same time took evcrv undue advan- tage they possibly could to turn such into ridicule and contempt. Nor no less did 1 fed on account of their most iniquitous actions and expressions at this Session, for I even feared lest the Lord mi<'ht send a judgment on us w-hilst assembled in Session. It appeared very evident to me that tlie fear of God was not before their eyes, otherwise I am persuaded they could not have actetl as they have done. More particularly, Mr. T., when standing in the Presenter's desk, where he acted much more as a play-aetor performing on the stage, than a minister of the gospel, dancing about with a mantle over his shouldt-rs, indubitably thinking he would make me cower in fear of liim. from his lordly attitude and boldness. But all this had only the effect of showing me the n-ore clearly " what spirit" ho was of, and we are forewarned " not to believe every spirit, but try tiie spirits whether they arc of (iod." So much for the state of affairs at that time, and the one-half' is not told, but this will suflice to show Mhat grounds he had for asking me to give more civility to that Session. " Simjilo, Sloth, and I'rosumiition Now tlii'ii y:l, verso 10, " IJut lu". knoweth tln' wa> that [ take : w/ica lit; lialli tried me| 1 shall eoine forth as mdd/' All theso n.iss.air(..a nf enrintiiro »r.» .-vor.r.,1iv,,-,l-J cncouram p!iss.airc)? of scripture are execediugjy ng amid our troubles and lours ; and particularly huvo I felt the foj- 37 lowing to be so : Isaiah, ch. G6, verso 5, " Hoar the word of the Lor<], ye that tremblo at his word ; Your brethren tliat hated you, ttat cast you out for my name's sake, said. Let the Lord be jrlorified : but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed." Again, Isaiah, ch. 51, verse 22, " Thussaith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his pei^ple, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of treml)ling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury : thou shalt no more drink it again." Verse 2ii, " Jiut 1 will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over." My christian friends, I have repeatedly heard some of tliose ministers call on the people to help them in this illegal and unskilfully conducted case, and I am persuaded that they have got much more help in this way than their just due, and that from men that I should expect better things of. But 1 would now also take this opportunity of solemnly warning you, as you have to an- swer at the bar of God for such, that you would not sustain or take \)a,vt with those, who have transgressed and gone aside from the word of God, which should have been their guide, l)y putting stumbling-blocks in their brother's way ; as in Prov. ch. 28, verse 10, " Whoso eauseth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own i)it : but the upri-rjit shall have good //iz/K/s in possessi(»n." Again, Prov. ch. 11, verse 21, '' Thoiif/h hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished ; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered." 1 would like to know what more stumbling block-like or an occasion to fall, they could i)ut in my way than liy setting my wife and family against me, and every other )>erson they possibly could influence so to do ; and to crown the whole, instigating my wife to go and enter law against me, without the least just cause for their so doing. 1 think I can well repeat here the memorable lines of .lohn Ibuiyan's Chris- tian, when he had vanquished Apollyon on that so graphically depicted battle field : " Grent Bonlzelnib, the cn|)tain of this fiond, Di'sigiunl my ruin ; llu'ret'ore to this onil lit! sent him hariu'SHcd out; niul ho, with rngo Tlint heUisli wns, did fiercely me eii«;nf^o ; liiit hiessed Mielmel helped me, and 1, 1\\ dint of sword, did quickly miikc him fly : Therefore to lliui let uu' t,avo lasting; praise, And tliuiik, and l)lcs8 Ilia holy name alwiiys." Tlio whole of their actions from the commencement of this case plainly show 1 think, it resembles Satan's impostures, as / for them to give an aecoiuit of. And now at tiiis Session, afler 1 heard these expressions \ittrred by the min- ister an of Satan." For a building is nothin world of wniiders ! (I cnn sny no less,) Tlmt 1 slioulil he pivserv'd in tliat distress Tiuit I have met with here ! () Moused bO Tlwit hniid that from it hnth delivered me ! Daiiuersiri d.-irkness, devils, hdl, and sin, Did eomimss ni" wiiile 1 this vale was in: Tea, snares, and pits, and traps, and nets, did lio My palii about, that worthless silly 1 Mitiiit have been eatch'd, entanj,ded, and cast down: But binco I live, let Jksi8 wear tiie crown " CHAPTER VI. INTERVIEW. I will now give here an account of an interview which I had with Mr. Tol- mieaud A r Ba 1, minister at Woodstock, the day atter the above Sessbu was S\u 1' 1 ?:;, ,r '" " t^t ^ '""' ^"'"^ '''•■^'""- ^^^ '••' -'^^ '""-•'^'p t^t f.i. , and 1 \Nentlhere; and as 1 was passing through the village I met Mr iolm.e a,s he was drivmg homo a wagon load of turnips to his house ; he asked It won d call at his house when I would return he said he expected Mr lia 11 out that way. 1 said 1 would call in, an.) dhl so. and while Mr Tolmic mid wcrosittumin his house talking over this case, Mr. Tob do /.erne o .-j,.-ia.._.. ,... a.a i.>a=t cus;uuei, (and it wuuhi luivu boeu good Ibr him and 39 them if they had done so even at that time, late as it was.) He did not sav any thing decisive on the subject. He said he thought the/might cdl another meeting ot Cession, and re-consider the matter, at the same time savin- as much as tliough lie were going to call th« members together that dav inen- tion.ngvyhei-e Mr_. Hart was at work. He then intimated t,> m. tliat thev were willing to withdraw the charges they thought were against me with the T.ZTt ?r'' "f ''t T?. ^''""^ •'^P''"-'^^^ -^^ J '^''' ^'^-^"^ '^'^^ other. As M,. 1. was talking this, Mr. Ball, my old opponent, steps into the room where we were sitting, just as one acquainted or fully aware of, and waitin- tie event, and stepping out of anotiier room of the house for that purpose At aU events It was evident that Mr. Tolmiehad seen him previouslv on that"day. When lie (Mr. Ball) sat down, Mr. Tolmie commenced'to explain ihe case to him, how that I had called on the Session to be restored to the communion of the church, and that he did not see there was much in the way excepting that mysel and wife lived separate and apart." Then .Air. Ball said, he consider- ed that to he a suflicient cause to prevent me to be received into the commu- nion of the church. I said to them I knew that myself and wife were livine separate and apart; and we were so separated by mutual consent in writins? butthat was not my fault, and 1 explained to them the necessity of our hav- ing it so, according to the uncomfortable way we lived together for some time back., but it yet remained to be fiMiud out who was the cause of that separa tion; and that f did not consider ^A«/ to be a suflicient cause to prevent me trom the privileges of communion ; neither did 1 think that the word of God would substantiate their in what they said as to it. Mr. Ball repeated as be- lore, he considered it to be a sudlcient cause. I then arose from mv seat and came away, feeling indignant at the unscriptural way with which they treated me. •' This is the way this interview concluded, and I think it does appear most evident by their conversation that they had settled this between them (Messrs. T. and B.,) before hand, to hold this charge as the point they would decide this case upon, seeing they could g.>t no other. The result i,^. they have deprived me of this privilege up to this time, from the above date, and two years an.l a. half prior to that p.'riod ; and for why, what reason, or for what cause I would lik(^ to know ; and I call on them in this way, and at this time, for the purpose of tlu'ir informing me thereof. 1 have given them abundant opportunity, in other ways and at other times, but they have failed in giving a satisliietory r.asuii to tliat I'lul ; unless it be lor the very work v.hich thevUiem- selves aecomplisheiMufy S Ittrf S1..I T^ noj. thngs to come. Nor height, nor God, ;hich Jn C riltlsu our I ord H w. "'^'''''' "' ^™"^ ''^^ ^°^'^ ^^ shows the absurdity of 1 irconto in ^eltft, H •P"''?;''^"^'"^^^^^''''"^^ believe thit rJnrl riL. v,^! ^'>naiict in regard to this matter; and moreover I u.m,t_,s,>Lunly revealed to us m that word for cm- guidance, that the judg- --.v.. v..^»v.iuvi lu iuiui., en. ;;;;>, irom the yist ver.'-e read to tlio f.n,1 ,>f fV,„ chapter. An.l njay those men be ),rought to ex n i, Uu^^ "ves and that tiKym.iv I.. (Mlh-dtoappearat the bar of God, without repentance or confession t so, ^vhul, o( the two would bo pronounced on them, "Come vo blessed" or Depart bon, M.e ye cursed," according to their wLrks; theVodo (wTs not sdent ou tins, but (|uito to the point. ma^v u-ril' n.'i '''■' T'" '^'"''" ''','' ^^"'■"i"S toother heads of families, that they may vMtch and guard agamst such nu... that they may not gain an opportunity of b eaku.g u,> any nuuv families, as they have done nm.> then tl i w lo^ bo altoge ber without serving the end intended, for J have he sad exper e ce of the evii consciincnces of such w(.rk. «-M'^n<-nce " Well, limn, wilt tluiii yet foolish bo Toslio-lit lYooil tduiiscl.'tcii tiiiii'M tjivon fhoc- Aiul if thou yi'l, ri'fiiso it, thou slmlt, know, Ere Ions, the ovil of thy doirii; so. ivfjin'iiiiicr, liinn, in tiiin'; slop, lio not fear: (Jooil .•oiiiiH.'l taken well hhvos ; thcreforu liour • Hut, if Mioii \ .t, slniil HJi-hl, it. thou wilt bo Thu loBcr, iimu, I'll wurraiit thee." 42 CHAPTER Vli. I -,vill now here a£rain take up the secular matters, (secular and ecclesiastical matters beiiii; all mixed up together in this untoward case ofCiiurch discipline.) and sh(nv how they, (the compact,) have cheated me out of my i)roperty, which, I think cannot be counted any thing better than open, bareiiieed robbery. First, 1 will give here a statement of how the arbitration, as before noticed, between Baty and myself, was settled, which took place some time in Decem- ber. I do not remember the exact date, they not having left a copy of the writin'Ts of their decision with me, although they ought to have done so ; per- haps they felt ashamed to do so. Suffice to say, lawyer IBievins being Baty's lawyer liow, he having drawn up the arbitration bond, I think that the reader will not f'el surprised, although my confidence was very muc ' " in Blevins. and before I would sign the bond I brought it to lawyer , son that he might exaniine it, who having found that the bond gave them .. mited power to arbitrate, not only in this case of trespass but likewise in all other matters between Baty and myself, he, (Mr. Richardson,) consideredthistobetoo much power given to them, as I also came to see afterwards, according to their decision "on this case, which doubtless would even be exceeded, if they only had the power, i then brought back the bond to Blevins with instructions to have it altered, and drawn up accordingly, limiting theii- power to arbitrate only on this case of trespass. Blevins then having drawn up a new bond, and signed bv Baty and myself, Baty having chosen Mr. Moserop to arbitrate on his part,' and 1 having chosen Mr. Alexander Hill on my part. This said A. Ildl being a leading member in the church at Innerkip, this will suffice to show thatl had not, at that time, lost all confidence in the professoi-s of religion about Innerkip ; Messrs. Moserop and Hill having mut\ially agreed to choose Mr. John Barwick as umpire. [Mr. Hill told me that Mr. Barwick was not willing to act as umpire at first asking, but that he made him understand the matter : I mention this that the reader may draw such inferences from it, as he may think proper, according to the decision given by them.] Then as above mentioned, a certain day in December being appointed by them to mi^et at my house to arbitrate on the case, during the forenoon of the appointed dav, ^H\ ]5arwick called on me at my house to examine the lease on tliis point."^ I then showed him the lease so that he could not be ignorant of the priviliges granted me in the lease as above mentioned. He then said, he would Iiaw to go to Woodstock, and return to meet the otiier parties in the afternoon. 1 suppose his going to Woodstock was to consult the law- yers, how to get over this clause in the lease. However, they met at my house that afternoon, but owing to Baty's keeping out of the way so that he could not be louud, they did not proceed witii any business that day. Another day being appointed, we then all met, and Baty amongst us. They having all ne- cessfTry information laid before them, also the lease which might serve as a rule to be guided ])v,* their decision was, that one pound, eurreney, should be de- ducted annually- from the rents of the farm, for the piece of ground which I had fenced in : also that I should pay the expense of the ari)iti'atii.n, this being three pounds. Wlun I on(|uired of them what grotmds they had for coming to that decision, they said that it was on account of my putting a fence round the house, 'llii.s is the way this case was settled ; apparently on account of their net considering it to be an improvement to have a fence put roimd the liouse. I • bco cluuso (luoUa from kwo, c1«hp. 4, pngo 'J»— Sd lino from bottom of imgc. 43 • ere she left, vi. : that ««1^ Was no ' ^ Uawed ' f h"7 :;' '"'^ "'^'"^ ^«>^'"g mitoward case cost me over thirtv do] . r . 1 ""'^ ^he expense of th.l out any just cause for anv thh'^^/tte kind ?' '" ''""l''^'' '-^"^^ ^l^'-^t with- ^ncMnt I th.. he .i,ht ..J^alS^dt^LsLirrt.!^^ t^^t^l.^S Will here again, for the read r^infolnio eon v. P f ^*'^"'"'^^->' l^^^" to show Iiow thev, (the compact ) took evl r ' T ^T '^''"'"^ ^^" tl'<^ lease, could with respek to the nrinPnKf T ' ?''"'' '"^^'''"tnge thev possil)lx^ labor which L txJ^ai ^? r^^ ;!"S^"'^trr^"^'P^^^^ IwSJS'S^eS that in " hath demised and £ed u, to tt Vail n'^vr"' f.,''^^' ''"^ ^''''•^ ^f^" ^'^■'>'' vrc^ "&e.)from the making hereTfo 'nX i^^ ■^ '^ 'f '^ ^'^rt (J. Batv'&c ;; three years from the^firS day of Tn ll^ l.".? ' '^ ^'"l/^"^ ''^"'^ ^^'''"^ °^ 'Hhereforanddurin£rthefu.s ve,rnVH i^ ^'"''^ -'''''^^''^g '""^ P'^vmg ;;thefirst part the ^nto;*":-:^^^;^^^^^ -^ I-"^-^ "forty-hve pounds and five shillinrrs \d tl,^ fluHinirs the sum of "of fifty-one pounds for the th ? -en t ' !r'"'' T!^. "'^"^■"°^' •''"'^ ^''>" """^ « each and every year of the s d h^r?-^ t , ' "" ^^V"'^'^ ^^"•^ of January in "any deduction^^r ablment t a oe e^ 7/''""'"^ '^ '''''''^'^ -'^^'-'^ ^'charges rates assessments rinmc^iZ '"" ^" r'"^"""^ '^*" ""J taxes "hereafter to be impoTed first mvni;?^^^ "^''^^''^^'>' "'• "* ■•'"v time '' of January 1858 and tt%aid,Sv?>l^^'^^ ^''-'"''^'^^' on the fir.;t day "dothhereby covenant ZS'' "*^'f '"T' '>'''^^*""''''"'^«lfhis heirs&a " part c^c. &c. in ^S^ZZ^!^^!^" T ""'^ f ^'^ !''^^ '^'^''^ n-'"'^.^' "*' the firs >art&c, &c.sha andw Zr^l^m^ "term of three vearsTel ■ d / "" *""'' *'"'^ ■'^* ^'^ ^''"^« durinij said "of the first ^tSl & tSe^^^'iSV; ?r " '" ^^'V'^ ""to -i.l^.artv "shillings (.^ty.^,^ pounds antriivo .if •• "^'i rl-'"' ^*^ ""•^>' P'^""'^^ <'v« , "days and in ihe mlZ^M^^o^- "1 ''^^-""^ '^""'"'^^ "P"" ^'^^ ''thereof aoccn-dinii to the tn.e h^. .ml ''^ 7 f '''^"'"^*""^ ^'"' I'".^'"^'»t " shall and will d.u-in^ the sa d te • lio T T r ^ /'""*' J^''^'^^^"^«' '^"^^ '^'^^ "of taxes rates asses'.ne. tfs .tnV 1 1 ^^'""' '''^^t^'-g^' "'I «"d all manner "or at any tin:e he eafte to bf nn ■ 1 1'' "'"' '"'PT'^'""-'^ whatsoever already "deniiHc.d pre.nises o nl ?Jrt Z^ F ^"'/"V'^'^^;^' "P"» «'• i- respect of the ;;^.cund p rt shall i^^^Vi:^':^^^^:^:^ :^t r' ^-^^^t enee ui the slashings comprising, about ten a r Z o,^ ? "^^ ""^ "by demisodand also shall and will bri ,,iX -.V li ]»'onnses here- "i" cmsid.ration of In.u be I '^^^ f" *''l7" ' ^">- of August 1859 "ready for the ph.uo^^ slv , 1^^ • h ' """■''" ""'"''" ^''"•P ""d clear -^i 44 1 will now give the circumstances as they occurred, with regard to Baty's payincr the first rent, which became due 1st of January, 1858. I went to him and demanded my rout ; he by fair promises put me off for some time ; he then said he could not raise the money, and that I might sell his property if 1 liked I could not then see any other course which I could take than to de- strain and seize his property for the rent, which I did. While this process was coiiKT on undoubtedly Baty was well supplied with counsel irom lawyers and others forming the compact. Amongst others, Messrs. Moscrop and Turn- bull took a very prominent part in his behalf, in this matter, as well as all others Likewise the aforesaid and much thought of David McBeath, brother- in-law' to Baty, having moved into the neighborhood some time previous to tliis • he being now ready for action to play his part in this game, and to work with the rest of the compact, came to me and said, "if you will stop the proceedings and wait for a few days, I will pay you the rent." I replied and said, " I would wait, and that I had no desire to sell his chattels, provided 1 could obtain the rent any other way." DuriiKT this interval I had arranged matters with Baty that we woula all meet at tawyer Richardson's ofhce on the day McBeath was to pay me the rent, and try if I could further arrange matters and get Baty to give up the farm to me, for the remaining part of the lease, viz : two years. We did so meet, but I soon found that he would not give up the farm though I made him an advantageous offer, unless he gained an undue advantage thereby. For this transaction of attending the settlement I had to pay lawyer Richardson ten dollars for his fees, and that without being able to make any arrangement of closiu"- the terms with Baty. I will just mention here that I owed Baty for sundries including the one pound that was to be deducted from the rent by the decision of the arbitrators, amounting to $19.05; this being deducted, McBeath then paid me the balance due of this rent, amounting to $141 .95. Of course they would not have paid this, if they could manage any way to avoid doing so, I having paid lawyer Richardson *-20 for his fees, including the above ten ; I also lent the same" day, Baty and McBeath, four dollars and seventy ce its, (*4.70,) to pay the taxes, which they did not refund me ; thus leaving the balance of my cash rent, which I received, after paying the expenses, amounting to $117.25 ; this bein" all of the rent I received during the term of the three years of the The said David McBeath having that day, being the 15th day of January, 1858, paid me the above sum of $141.95, as rout, he, the same day, took a chattel mortgage on all tiie property Baty held any claim on to the amount of $600, thus giving him, (Baty,) the privilege and opportunity of retaining the use of the form for another year, and taking another crop off the same for which however he paid me no rent, as the reader will see. This mortgage also serv- ed as a safeguard against the judgment I got against Baty on the 9th of March followinir, for the balance of the note which was placed in lawyer Graig's hands to" collect, which he neglected doing, by not having liaty served, as above shown. By this unfair and unchristian means, as I should consider it to be, the lawyers, ministers and their agents, were l)y this time getting me cor- nered up pretty close ; howbeit, J must now proceed to the next point, leaving the remaining part of their transactions in this way to be brought forward in their proper place. The next thing I will notice here, is with reference to what Mr. Tolmie said to luu one day duriiig this winter, that is to say, atlcr the. afon^montioned Ses- sion was held, and also after I had left off going to hear him, and while I was going to hear Mr. Garrie, a Baptist niinister. This conversation took place as 45 fat'g U^rtS^t^^^^ T;r| ^,-e from Woodstock, Mr. ToIn.ie distance, ho said to me,^youh ,J;^^::'f2,^f '-^^^S ^n-thor fo.some now going to hear Mr. Garrie and t T?. ^1\ "' "^'^- ^ ^'"^^ that I was be edified by his preaching ' S- ctVer: h''"! ^"'"^ ' ^""'^ "^••*" ^"^^ "^'^'^ revival meetings which were ircontemnh? r f T • "''"f^ "" ^'^« ^^^'l^^^^^f about that time. In conversin-r aCt 2 ' t "^ ^^ ^^'* '' in favor of such meetings ; he then said O f ''™' '? understand that 1 was meetings then. I replied th4 I did, a^^^^^^^^^^^ you believe in such soul that they would be well repaid for th5,.' ^ Tvu",' ^^ ^''^^''"- ^^''-^^^ «"« was onward, we arrived at the Xto who v f V ^^^'^" ^'^'^ conversation and as I stood there with him fo a fow ^f:, . "' !^^^"*^ *« t"™ inat my place, lowing expression which he used that I h^"" 'V", ^"'^^^'^^tion, it is'tjle fol! me : "If you do not confess I w 11 ke . i ^1 ^H''" 'YJ'*^''""^^ '' ' ^'' '"'^'^ *« tell me what I should confess before vo do h . " '\7 '''^^' "^^'^" «"^'ht to you r I answered, "No, you ha e not nl ' J^' '"'^' "^""^ ^^'e tell out any further explanatil^Jof tit n.aUel ^' *^'^' ^^'^"^ '^^^'^^ ^^'^th- —rS^^^d^ r^:Vi:rlr^f V^^^ the very unbecoming Gospel of Jesus Christ, and Im iU^tS F''*""^'"g to be a minister of the sities of PIls people, besides sX?scuVdis,;;nih" '' '^' ™'' ^"^^ "-- support the innocent and condemn the Jnnfr^u"'''''"!'^"''"^^^^^' he should goods belonging to either party I lo^ !? ' 7h ^"' '^''^'''S -ther body or without some meanin^r for he rliri „^'''^^^^^' this expression of his, Mas not trouble., trials, and affl^S^^n^W i'hT wK' "^"' *"'^"^» ^y '^'^ ^ t^^ me. But 1 here refer the reade, n , t 7f, ^^' ""''''" ^'^"^^ ^^ bringinij upon in chap 3, verse 15: '^^oevJ:^:it/f''lt' John says of ^uch nlen' know that no murderer hath eternal fin • r '"1'^' ',1 '"^ murderer : and ye It does appear very evidt^if m t 1 . 'u'"^ '" '''™- balance thef will beCd .v , Sn" ' A^f 7 l\"^' ^^^^" ^'^''^" ^^ ^^-^ - the confess to them, is more tha? can imd n f' ^' "'^'''^"^ ^-^^ ^^'''^"tin^ me to falsehoods that ^ere so indltriou nSLTl ^ f ^ ^^^'1 "^' ""'^^« 't bo the he meant mo to confess, I th nk tint he hin.tiA f "'"v'^"^ '^'^'^'« ''^^ ^^'^^t fess than 1 have, for allowing ndoncourJ^h I f- "'"^^ "^^''^ "«^^ to con- having such brought forward and judgc^.^^ '"''' ""'i"'^^ ^^ S*^ «'^ ^vithout " ■^M '"'1 ''^^ ^''^•'^ ^^''*'' '"^ battle fouffht Most stran-o and yet most true; Clmstiau and Apollyou sought Eacli otlier to subdue The man so bravely pky'd the man, He made the fiend to fly n^"-"^ 'I monument I stand, i'le same to testify." 1H58, for the balam-e le m^l Hs no o^/^^^^^^^ '^'^'""^'^ '^■^>' o^ March, being one hundred and sixty-fiv oil f ^d Sirtv'tT "' '''^''''' ^''^ "'^""^ explained above with re-ard to lawvor^ r'"' • **'" > ; "*^.« ^,«nts. As I have erence to this case, it is m m^^t -^ ' ;'/" "'f ""^^ ^^^^''»/ ^^^"duct with ref- ofit here, only that found a lifl' nit n . 1' ^''''i '"^^ ^'''^^''' explanation amou„t„fsi,hu„dred>,,a.,„,,Utho,r„'j:r4::iilS'|rrpCa^^^^^^^^ A 46 the cnsiiinj? summer, pvomising they would do what \s'as right. In the fall they sold the crop when threshed out, and McBeath came and took away all that reiiiaiued on the place, such as stock, and farm implements, without pay- in -^ me any rent for that year, nor any equivalent for the amount ot balance due ou the n(jte. I will notice this more full in the proper place hereatler. _ The matter ncrt suceeding, and which I will notice in this place, is with refei-ence to a letter that I sent Mr. McKenzio, minister at Embro, July 12, 1858. My reason for writing him was, as the reader will have observed, aa before stated, that he having been appointed, on a previous occasion, by Mr. Tolmie and myself to hear the case and to pass his judgment thereon, and conse<|ueutly, being in possession of a full understanding of the ease up to that time, and on account of which I considered that he would be the fittest person for me to apply to, for to get this matter settled. 1 have not reserved a full copy of the letter I sent him, only the date and a tew sentences ; but 1 think I do remeniber about all that was in it. 1 insert here an extract of that letter, which will suflice to show another of the many times in which they had ample opportunity for settling this matter, either to find me guilty of some real and tangible charge, or otherwise to clear me and restore me to communion, which 1 considered their imperative duty— either the one or the other. The reader will easily perceive by the contents of said letter, the troubled state of mind 1 must hdve undergone at that time, owing to the sore persecutions I was sutlering by reason of the ruin and misery which at that time appeared to mo interminable, so contracted, Avere they, through the subtlety and influence of those my determined enemies who seemed bent «jn ruining myself and family. The extract of my said letter is as tbllows; Rev. D. McKenzie, Embro. East Zorra, July I2ih, 1858. My dear sir : I beg leave to write to you at this time, to inquire whether you are aware of all the ill treatment and what I consider bad usage, which I have received from the church Session at Innerkip, sine 3 the time we met at Mr. Gillespie's house. if you are aware of it please let me know what you think of such conduct. If not aware of such, I will let you know thereof at any time you will please to appoint for that purpose. I wish you to take this case in hand and get it settled ; and if you can justly condemn me do so ; but I hope you will let me know what it is for ;, c* otherwise olf^ar me and give me at least some sort of justice and protection ixi this neighborhood for a short time, until 1 can dispose of my farm, and then I will not trouble any of you much longer. I may just mention to you that I called on the Session at Innerki]) last lall, in order to get thmn to restore me to the privileges of the commiuiionif they held no charge ugninst me; and the only charge that I am aware of, which they pretended to hold at that time was, namely "that myself and wile lived separate and apart." Now according as the circumstances occurred and v/hich were the cause of our separation, I must say that I cannot see how these men can be justified in coming to such a decision with i-egard to this case. Neither do I "think that you will as a body of ministers of the Free Church consid("- this to be a sullicient cause. But if you will do so, I will submit and bow to your decision. T did ;iot think of bringing any passages of Scripture before your notice at this time. But as 1 have been no later than this morning, readir.g the elev- enth chapter of Zac]i;ii'iah, I can scarcely pass by it without bringing it to your notice. The whole of the chapter is full of significance, but when I came to the three last verses — doubtless you will understand the meaning of this pas- ■"^•"'■r-^ttmm^' 47 sage bettor than I cm do— however T nnnlri h^f u i .1 • , . actions of some of our nn-niS -oimW nt fc.of ^J.'V^ "'"^^^ *h° the fifteenth verso. [ will h^rl nuoJo L ! f^ «lic^phord mcnti..ned in raise up a shepherd in fh and S, l.lT' 7"'-' -JT' = " ^^'''' ^''' ^ ^^'i" neither .hall seek th<. vr,,,,,."'; nor h<'d Ih T l,'?'-^ V'"? '^"'^ ^'^ ^"t 'f, that standcth still ; l>,.t he shal eat le fl 1 t h e f , 'I w'^^""' ^ ^-'^ ^ pieces." [ cannot think bnt that tho I IT ! ' 'I'V^ ^^'^^ ^'^^^''- ^'^'^^^'s in Ij these men have tor,, e „d m^^^^^^ for sure- verse, and observe the fe-irfuldonm ti; f ^-^ ^f ^- ^"* "'^^'^^t' the next idle 4epherd ^^t'tJ::^^ztT^z'^,:^T''-'i'''''''^ upon his ri^ht eye • his ami sh-.ll hn /i.n f'l ''' '"' "P'^" ^'^ '^''^b and utterly da.^kened." B c^ eannot t, f n'f T.' '"^^ ^"^ ^'^^^'^^ '^^'^-^ '^'^^^^ ^« these men's works and that of l^^T^'^Z^^^'' T"^?^ '^^'^^^^^ m Isaiah, chap. 40, verse 11 • '^Hp\) ,,!;f ^, ;'.^""\they profess to serve, as gather the lambs vi J 1 i am. m^d ear v /fi^- w'?"' ^'^'^V^^^--h he shall lead those tiiat are with voun^' Ti, V T "1^'" ^'""'T' «"^^ '^''''^^ 5^"% shall he not break, and Tsm^kinc^^f^^x ^ to'nT'^= " AJ)ruised reed forth jndgment un O Truth " wilUcbl? ,. T "1"'"'^^' '^^ ^^'^^" ^^ing fVom yo^at your eaHiest eonve. "eJlc:'' ^2^^^:^^;^^^ '^ '^^ The above is about the sum and substano. nf ,^'^^^^^^^ MelNT YRE, which I sent Mr. MeKon/ie but 1 v^ a ''' '^'''^'•'*' ^ '^ «^'<^ ^«tter therefore eoneluded l*; lhi:L w ll' st" fv";tX^ '"^ l"'' ^^^«-' I appeared very evident that he Avas morlin f vo- ?f ^'^ "'''^'''' *'^''»<^ ^^ flxults, and tryin^r to screen t'leir niUtv Vo rlf , ' ^'''"'"'''^^ "'^ ^^'^^^^ "^^'^'^ done to me. ^ 1j!u [ re^^ll^lJ^o^^f'^f' ""u '"^^'^ *^^" ^^^ see justice what the angel of th Urd a^ o? the nhSl^^ "^7^: ^^ '''''' ^^^^ ^"^ ««« cause they came rot to the S of the Lord ?o ?!...' '''/ '^^'''" •• " ^'■ the mighty. ^ ■^''''^' *" ^^^^ ^«^P ^^ tbe Lord against "lie that is down, needs fear no fall' He that is low, no pride : He that is humule ever shall Have God to be his guide." CHAPTER YIII. The next thing T will notice here, is with reference fn thn ,;^n,. +1 • ^ -r^ V d Mcl3..,,,L and J„lu, ,!a.y, tho ■«;«„,, .ot^iVm^^^ZZ^^ Tli^ when tney had got the second crop olFthe firm nn,l whon fi " J ; . ^^'^^' which Mdfcath^, d,ut,c.l n,on«ai.o " '.rta "• , xp^r ^\:'S'wl ."h 'f .«mewhc.,.c about d.. il.t of N,>v. A„d althingh iXa hldt'^'/mor^ including hou^johold furni- „ .,, ...^ ,„ .,, ^, ^,.,, , ^^,jy aunougli IMclJea gage on Baty s crops, stock, and tarm implcmen':s, indue ure,to the amount of six hundred dollars, f ye', it did anuear th..t R .i '7"V ull liberty to Ml the crops, and dispose of sudi as also <£ thim vf I ^ ^'''] how he pleased ; so that it did appL- very clej^to m J ^^^ ^^^g ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ken he mortgage pru.cipally as a saleguard to prevent 'my b n. 4 e t cS" Icet the balance due on the note, and by this means likewise between th>m f rt two) couh! ehc ,0 mo out of the rent of the farm for that year, whi t tv £0 siK^eeded in dou.g. I ,0 „ot mean to say that I would find fau t kh Melh tor taking security on Baty's property for any amount he paid for Fatv wUh 48 m III regard to rent, taxes, &;c., on tho farm. But I cannot see how he could be jus- tified in taking a mortgage on Baty's property to the amount of six hundred dollars, and moreover covering so much property under that mortgage, and then allowing Baty to sell the crops under guise of that mortgage, and then he (McBeath) to come and take away tho balance for his own pay. First, daring the fall, and as soon as they got the crop harvested and threshed out, J-Jaty sold it off, and about the day McBeath's chattel mortgat^c became due, I having been from home that day J afterwards understood 'that McBeath had got two of the neighbors, namely William Turnbull and Mos- crop, to prize and value the remaining articles, such as stock, and farm im- plements, he (McBeath) then removed everything off the place. When I returned home, I went to McBeath that night and asked him if ho intended to pay me my rent for that year. lie said he would not pay mo any rent, but he thought that Baty ought to pay the rent. With regard to the value the said Turnbull and Moscrop put on such things as McBeath had ta- ken away at that time. This value, of course, I could not find out froni them, neither do I know to this hour. However, I will give here a statement of what crops, &c., they sold and took otfthe farm during that fall, also what I myself valued them at, as follows, namely : Crops — 219 bushels wheat, sold at $1 25 per bushel $273 75 20 tons hay, sold at W> 50 per ton ig9 00 A quantity of oats and peas 30 00 A quantity of potatoes and apples 30 00 100 cords wood, at $1 00 per cord 100 00 Stock — 1 horse at 870 ; 1 yoke oxen at 880 '. . 150 00 5 cows at $20 dch JOO 00 2 ,?teers, rising in three years, at $18 each 30 00 3 heifers, rising in two years, at $11 each 33 00 4 calves at $5 each 20 00 sheep at $3 each ; 5 hogs at $5 each 43 00 1 wagon and 1 set bob sleighs 40 00 1 plow and 1 harrow 20 00 1 fanning-mill and 1 set double harness ', 30 00 Total §1074 75 This 61074 75, being tho amount of value of crops, stock, &:c., taken off the farm in the fall of 1858, not including the household furniture which McBeath had besides this in his mortgage. I might just say with regard to the above statement of Batv's property, that It is a statement of valuation which I had drawn up myself before they had removed the stock and implements ofl" the farm, and which I had done through the best information that I could obtain amongst them, with regard to the quantity of wheat, &c., &c., which was the yield of the crops that ye*ar, and also tho i)rices whu-h such were sold at. As to the stock, and farm imple- naents, I tlunk I could not err much as to the value 1 put on them. I merely give the above statements, however, to show the reader what I consider to be the amount and value of the property, which they had sold and removed off the farm, and that, without their paying me any rent for that year. I will h^'i-e give a statement of the amount which I was informed of, that gaty owed McBeath, and for which McBeath had taken a chattel mortgage on Baty s property, as security to the amount of six hundred dollars. This state- ment was given me on the 6th of September, 1858, about two months before Batj , elude ments sevent niture dollars Dou Beath s thusgii same ti order t( for the ( ty three January nity ofs moving place dui being on in the al rents for tnent unt I migJi work, ace to the ele did prettj offthclai; which he ' tho cord-w Mr. Turn I for my po the farm. me to pay 49 McBeath "emovod th Baty said to h ^ t^^'i"^ ^^ ^^« ^^^^Li^t ^ :iii-^'5'«^'^ ho (BatJ^o;^ that it was corre<. -"^ /^'^.^,^^«' '-^ncl J have . ot th ' , ^'""«^^'^• "^^ of what McBeatJ, borrowed from ^.' i , ''"^"'« ^^'""^ the one hundred dollars to pTp? ?''^'^^«''-"'-ht% boyond J, 7 rn crest o„ the same. ?'^^^'^^^ ^'^"^ ^^ the Vca'^lSSi"^^'"' '^V''^ of McBeath lent Baty $100 00 ^t'^^jjv^i^haii;;;: ■'•'.::::: j^?? McKav 50 00 " for tiuWbg ' :::; ^^oo * 20 00 »,_ m , , 14 00 ^ovr if the above $o,c, i?>*f ^™p"nt gi»st say that I cannot .n u^^ ^^'^^ ^^^Y owed "jNlnP ' '/, ^~18 00 Baty^s property tTh.^l''' ""^^^ ^ight McBc^th V^n ? ^^ ^^'^^ ^'^^<^ I olnde in^that Jor g/i" ,^";;^""f ^'^ -x hundred dolWsanf' ' '"-'^^-'go on n^ents, to the amount wl T'' P^'^Perty, viz; stoci ' "^"''^■ovor, to hi^ Beventy-five cenS, afum^ "« ^^ «ne thousand ^.d^'^f?' f^ f^m/impl . niture included in Mo "^ ^''''''^" 'ibove, he iknl '^"^•>'-^""r dollars and dollars, which? h ^ '':?'^S^^^^ which mic/htl ' "',"= ^^>« household fnr ^ I^ouMlcsslhis' V sT de"en f •!? ^? ^^« "^-' -7"''^^^ ^'^-'* «^^7 or sil y Beath should step in asVi^f i''"^ f''' ^"^«"g«t t em (th. thus giving Baty^an onportun.t '"^ P'^^' ^'^^ ^^"^ fo ' i- ^r'".?'''^ ^^'-^^ M«- same time McBeathSortl^o^' "^'i'^'-'^-'-^nothercrop oir/u^V'^^ >'^'«'' 1«57) order to prevent mo from & ^V'"^ «« '-^ safon.a,d ovl h""'"' ^"^^^ '^t the for the crop of whoi/n """'^ ^^e to eoll .(-t thr? i ""'' ^^''^ Pi'operty ia ty three c<^,ts'^^5l^^e:r'af^ January foUowinrr th I ■' ? ^f''^ ^^"t would not fm i "^ "^.'^"^''^'"^ andthir- movmg the remaininX'ir^ 1 '^*^^«'' '^'y »'i^ht w h to^r ^^^^ «« opportu, place during the fall hTJ /• ""'j ^' ^^ock, and form 'l . ^'^^'''^ of, and re- being one ifund .cd and' Ir '^T''' ^^^^-- ^TtZT'^'^' ^'""^ ««" th'e »n the above clause of ffV"" ^"^^'"•«' besides theimn? '"""* ^oi-thatyear rentsfor thelirst vo vea' ?lf' ^^^'"^'^ ^^^^ UeX^;,??'"P"tf '"«''tioned ^ent unfinished. ^'"'^^ "^ '^'^ ^^^d lease, Baty ato l.v' '''i'''^"^ ^^ the J "^i«-ht just siate here that 1 . "^' '^''' ^"^P^«^*«* * did pretty nearly c ea "n 7^^"^'"^ '^ ^"'."hty-Cdol t '"^^'1' ''^'''^<^^ off the land. But w th^L '" ''''''' ^f stasLTlulJT' "^ ^ ^« «"^«. he which he was to have ] apeff^^ ? ''[^ ^^'^^^ «ev^n ^^crSo?"'; '? "''^^'^^^^^ the cord-wood ho c ndd .^^l ' ^"' ^^« P^ow, of this he .\ "^'I'^^'^S timber Mr.TurnbuU, ^\o, K'^f ' ^"^ bo also sdd the ^^mI^T' '"'^ ^^^^d ail [or my poor m.fo;;i l^J;---"i"«^pa^^ of^^^^^^^^^o his friend P i ^^^^^ -- «^- fbr that year. " ^h^^X:^^'^'' ^^^ ' ^^^y ^^^ not succeed in 50 (lointTso that yoai- ; but as I hfvd paid tho taxes for thorn the previous year, undel- |iroiQis8 that tlioy would refund it to me. This, ofcour.se, they did not do. Doubtless here, to^), the compaet understood their business, and took all the advantaije they could ^f the situation in which I was left l)y their combined schemes, and which my wife, before she left, pronounced mc to be in, viz: that "I was now outlawed." 1 mav just say, that from this time and onward, until I had to leave the farm, 1 1)e;^au to feel the want of money, and even to some extent the neces- saries of iffe, for I had some time previous to this laid out on the phicc, from six to seven hundred dollars in improvements, such as the buildins; of a house, &c., and besides this, I had lost through l)ad debts, about that time, a consid- erable amount of the money of the sale of the stock, in a'ldition to all other losses and crosses which cu'm'e upon me previous to that time; and now again by their cheating me out of my rent and the balance on the note in this way, and above all otlier trials, seeing my family scattered to the four winds. I could not help thinking that "all these things were against me." But I was great- ly comforted in the midst of all my trou bles by trusting in God, that he would yet deliver me out of the hand of the >-, u'ked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. Such passages of Scripture as the following, were very com- forting to me : James, chap'. 5, verse 11— ''Behold, w^e count them happy whicironduro. Ye have heard of the patience of .lob, and have seen the end of the Lord ; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy." Verse 8 : "Be ve also patient ; stablish your hearts : for the^ coming of the Lorddraw- oth niTli." This was my comfort at that time. Thanks be unto God for all his comforts and tender mercies. Also, Psalm 50, verse 1 : "Be merciful un- to me, () God; for man wouhl swallow me up: he fighting daily oppresseth mc." ' Head to the end of this Tsalm as also the r)7th Psalm. Iwlll now proceed to narrate their conduct towards mo after they had ac- complished the above named iniijuitous transaction. Baty remained in the hons.' for about a week. I think, after MclJeath had taken the stock and im- plements away, he (Baty) then removed into a house belonging to McP>eath on his new farm. And with regard to Baty, during that winter, he made it his l)usiness to watch me very closely, particularly, if a shower of snow had fallen, he was then sure to b(; on haml, so that he could the better trace my footmarks, if any. He would in this way walk round the premises and then ret\u-n aj:ibi i > "his house. His m )tive in doing this, undoul>tedly was, that if 1 shoeil interfere with anything about thi'. place or enter the buildings, par- ticularlv if I were to do anything in the way of taking possession of the pre- mises, then, i doubt not, that he and theeliiiue would be ready to outer an ac- tion at law airainst me. !l(»wever, in this matter also, he and they were dis- appointed in gaining their object. The next tiling I will here notice, is wlfh reference to my going fo see Mr. MeKen/ie, n'ini«iter at lOmbro. Thiswasabout ihetenthdiiy of January, IH.iU. My reason for d<»ing so at that time, was principally to see if he could advise or lielp me out of the troublt>s which I was then in with regard to Bafy's con- duct fcu'the report was even then spread around, that lu^ was going to hold possessiiMi of the farm for the next ensuing year, and that without cultivating it, which turned out to be too true. However, when I went there, and had an interview with him, I soon found that he (Mr. M(d\en/.ie) did not sympathize much with me, .•)n aecount of the troubles in wiiich I was then placed. Amongst other things he said to me, he 'mentioned that if I had u mailer against jiuy man, that the law was open, and tha mig the I age f cone plac his ( way did s all h. sion ( tariJv and jn Mr. J Idldi was tl Baty ) ter, as meats extract My me, to that he (Opinion And ho give yo Wbori In ni.'i ter, in tl ingfor ; himself, •! guise of) regard tc once, tha "either A A''viiig nil ration of lease. I till' last y, "St djiy ( t-'ompac't) On til,, ^^ys there that year, not, Isjii, tend wru-ki pive him a rf'iit and (h ^^'otild not , of bujd inif I '«***ft!'M««#*«»«,«i,i(*« 61 that he thoii^ht Mr r-n- ^ -f in;ty just say horo as T ''^''' ^" .?«t the m-it o • ? '. ^'''^ ^'^ two of a good one, fo/l J,,,, h! i '.^ '•^, ^"'■^t ploco^.f ad vi "' t 'f T I" ^^ ^'^'' ^''^"• conduct Mith r(H.ard f ''"'^"'» «"o..--' te^"int:';i;4 ^7 '•^'"-•'-" -. M<-Ho.th's f. '''^'''''^^ ALEXANDER himselfat the sm / ' '^'"'"t ••ulvisin-r |J.,f, '^' ^'^ ''^' '^-''ther astran-o Jn, til.: last y,,„. „f Ii„i,':. '''""."' '^I'l-il, ls.-,ip I,:::,' ,,""'»"' .vrare „f ,|,„ "••""lIMcl) "..,.,',1,,,,,,,, ■. ,"'"■"« ll.i.< l;.,l V .,,1", '*.,?"" 'I "l>iro „„ ,|„. ^^ri:ii^i'i;:;!;f S ?" v^^^^ ^^^'Id not do that. c'.l' K. !'"' ":"" 'i'r ^'««' ^"'''■«' ^^'* ^i"**'^' 1^^^- Dear bir : I wish to inform you that there is a committee appointed to meet at my house on Tuesday first, at one o'clock P. M., to investigate and examine matters with regard to my business generally, and particularly with regard to my character. I wish you to make it publicly known to your con- grccration by reading this from the pulpit. It is particularly requested of any person having anything to say against my character, either as a member of the church, or as a member of society generally, that such will come forward, at the above named meeting and state the same to the committee, with sutlicicnt evidence to prove the same, and you are particularly requested to attend your- Hclf. I *^"^> yours truly, To Mr. Tolmie, minister at Innerkip. ROB'T McINTYIlE. I delivered the above letter to Wm. Rae, one of his elders, on Saturday cvc- ninr. He promised to give it to Mr. Tolmie on the Sabbath, (ensuing) which \ understood he did, and I was told that he (Mr. Tolmie) put the letter in his pocket, and said nothing about it to the congregation. When tin; conimittec mot at my house, onthc^ following Tuesday, Mr. Vincent told me that Mr. 1. had called on him and said he had to go to Ingersoll that day, conscMiucntly ho could nf.t attend th(^ meeting. Tiiis is the way lie excused himself tor not ap- pearing with any of his charges against me, and as a matter of (tourse, there was no other person came fijrward with any charges whatsoever. Jndubitu- bly, they considered this to be their best way of evading the opportunity given them, to state whatever they might have to advance against my diaracter. As regards matters with respect to Baty, they (;ould elU'ct '.othing in tho way of that business, he being only a tool in the hands o<"thc coni|)aet, to do their behests, in whatever direction' they might play their gi.'nc. He would not even come to speak to the committee touching the matter, eonscipieiitly these men went away without being able to accomplish anything with regard to a 11.1 1 --.tU..- ...:«l> «V./> />rt)inr I IndrtllhLRdl V. tllOV ^tllO COHl- • 113 U1 53 ' e^^^ ''eatli to hi„i, and life to me." CHAPTER IX. I will now irivp -» l„.:„r March until ho's hi?. TT^ "P ^-""^ <'>•• C'voo^ ^'''T "^'''"'^ "^'^f'- h.s intontiou for !so J..U, 1^:17 '^T ''^'^■^ ^« ^^ - im ^' r'7:i""^'* ot prov s oils or s....K f • ' "'"^ ''^' i<'Wn■'*'"■' «"d «omo of fl,i , t^v-onty-ono acres gc^orali; . ^ ;';^' '!";^ henceforward tl^.H^.^th: '" ^'"'^ ^i"" ^ ^-^ ;-m, and oven i,; o ,,^ i;:,^ h-'^ ^^^ '-ttle an^rH;;" .^^;:;!-^,;h-o -- Jf-^s, these nv,v rif|,r ''''''''"- ake H ..o,n( ,. .1 ' ""•'!!'"'^ h.dnstry /;,, r,,. v . '"^"''' ^hns to «co '^••n "P, an ' ; """•' ''•'• "^vself an^>0. Uaiu, yet doliv ^''' mo out of tho hands W """'.v in <.od that h th I'su jnon. » would, in V 54 1 will here mention an incident which occurred in connection with the throwing open of mv farm to the commons. It is with respect to Mr, Tolmio and Mc- Bcath, on the one part, and Mr. Vanevcry, who had moved into the neighbor- hood sometime previous to this, and had rented a fiirm joining tliat of Mc- Beath's. lie had ijcen a magistrate at ITarailton prior to his cf)ming here ; consequently he must have understood the law pretty well, and undoubtedly the compact considered him a very suitable person for their purposes in watch- in"- mc and my movements about the place during that summer while the farm lay open" to the commons I was surprised at first to see Vanevcry take 80 much interest in the matter, particularly as he was comparatively a stran- ger in the place, and none of the neighbors but ho seemed to mind or care anything about the place further than to let down the fences in some place where it might be more convenient for their own cattle to get in. I had been speiiking witli said Vanevcry about three (»r four days after Haty had moved away and the fences had l)een thrown down. He said to me that he had heard that the fences were put down so as to let cattle into the meadows. I replied that was so and that there was tpiito a number of cattle on the meadows now and had been ever since Baty moved away. He said, "Oh! that is a terrible job, 1 will go and turn them out and put up the fences." I told him, I consid- ered 1 hail no business to interfere m the matter until they would give me pos- session of the place, and that I considered them responsible for all damages done to the place. He and his son then went and turned the cattle out of the meadows and also out of the orchard and juit up the fences. However, it was not long after when the fences were lot down again by some person. Vanev- cry put them up again, and again they were thrown down. This was repeated several times. Vanevcry then quit putting them up, and they remained down throughout the season, thus giving free access to the neighbor's cattle to reap the benefit of my hard labor. Nevertheless Vanevcry continued to visit me regularly tliroughout the sea- son, and as he was the only person that did so while I was living alone on the premises, I tinmd a comfort at times to have his company. But 1 have been led to suspect that the said compact, having brought him into their secret counsels, -ntended his visits from the beginning of this work, (viz: exposing the farm to the commons) to be a trap to ensnare me, anotlier added to the many they had set for me from the commencement of the work related in this narrative. All of this appeared very evident from several of their transac- tions transpiring about this time. 1 need only mention just two of them here, thus: Vanevcry stated to mo some time during the fall, i. e., tliat Baty, the morning he moved away, had offered to give him (Vanevcry) the key of the house to keep in his possession; thus showing plainly that he (V.) must havo been acquainted with their movements even at that time. The second <)f tlicse incidents is this, viz: he told me, that in the spring, or about the time that Baty moved away, that Mr. Tolmie had come to McBeath's houses l,o christen a chilli l)elonging to his hired man, and that AfeBeath had inviteil Vanevcry to rto to his house on that occasion, and ha w'"it Mr. T. had said, t just leave it so with the reader to draw such inferencea from it as ho thinks beat. year ^miifimm" 55 that they wire Zr\\ '"/^''^ ^'^'"^-^ ^^''1' ''o-ard " o mv ?• • "^'^'^ '^'^^^e, 'saving ni^^of/^^T"? '" '^'^ ^^^"«^ «>^- m V^ -iMHrui "^ •' "1'^ '"^^ ^'"^^"^ sunuuu... up ut least a mrt :f h ^''"' 'V'^^^f- lease. '' ' WniiM I. (■ I .1 " "^' '•l\OS lor tJicni the Ci.^f ,. '^ t^iol I)('si(|c9 iipilliii iiiiiPiiil -J u^i^s, ,,„,,., ,„^ ,,,,,. „,/„.„;";;n",:i';;,:..;;."'i;;?;,;:.t *Sco rliiirflcs „iif.t..,i (•>,,.„ i„ _ , ~ -^ ■ ^ . T AMMiunt |iai(l r,,,\"l'|.'.,,',''"'^'j'^''"f''<''T. imep4;( 56 judfrment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things^done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.' I now arrive at the first day of April, 1860, when the term for which Baty s lease was drawn up terminated, and the compact could no longer use him as their tool to annoy me. I would now turn the attention of the reader to the way said compact brought matters about at this time so as to expel me from The reader will have observed as above shown, that when my wife left I had agreed to pay to her, or the trustees in her behalf, the sum of four hundred pounds, (say £400); having paid the trustees £100 down, and the balance, being £300, became due at this time, and owing to my persecutors having cheated me out of so much property, and likewise having lost a considerable amount of the money of the sale of my stock, besides all other losses and crosses which came upon !ne during the past six years, owing to which I had not the pecu- niary means, consequently I could not pay them. When they found I c<)uld not pay the said £300, I was then served with a writ at the instance of the trustees ; and thev were going to sell my farm, and pay themselves m that way. The said trustees were John lioss and James Ross, (brothers.) ihese two men having taken a warm interest in the matter from the commencement, during the time my family were living with me, and while those troubles were going on in the family, my wife was almost daily visiting at these mens houses, and I doubt not but that much of the counsel given to her at that time by these men did not turn out for her ultimate good, nor for the good of the family generally, and now they had entered proceedings against ine in this way to sell my farn\ the lawyers they .lad employed for this purpose were Carroll, Beard & Lo. In the former part of my troubles as expressed above, Ball, Carroll & Co., act- ed as attorneys for my opponents, but during that interval, as I understood the case to be, the law authorities having taken the gown from Ball for some reason— Carroll, Beard & Co. were now ready to play their part in the game also. , J When I saw they were determined to sell the farm m this manner, I drew up a writing somewhat as an advertisement, offering to give a "^^^^S^SJ 5)J mv farm to any person who would lend me the money to pay the siad £300, stating at the same time a part of the compact's transactions, and shewmg this to be the cause of my being obliged to have recourse to the mortgagnig ot my farm. While this writing lay in the hands of Mr. McClenoghan, editor of the "Woodstock Times," for publication, I came to understand by hiui that he had been speaking with some of the church authorities on the subject, and that they desired him to tell me that if I would wait for about two weeks and not publish that writing, tliey would then settle the matter with me. Without my having any further knowledge how tl.ey were to settle the matter I told Mr. McClencg- han 1 would wait, which 1 did. _ _ Durin" this interval of two weeks, while the church authorities were con- BultiiK' amon-' themselves and with others regarding the settlement they were to make with me, I will hero relate an incident which ocoirred during this time between lawyer (iraig and myself, with regard to Baty's note that had given him, (Craig") to eoliect. The reader will have observed, as related above, how lawyer Craig m-glected serving Baty with a summons for the lirst ensuing court, although he had ample time for douig so after I had given him the note to collect, and instead of his doing so, how the clhi'it' had got their tool Baty to prosecute njc for building a house, likuwisc liow ^McBeath ha» k""' any thin/ that my wife ^^iJy'^o^^^^^^^^^ of the reader ho. where they had gone to residl at Ztilfu ^^^i'^<'^K this being the p njl county of Grey, tn the fall of the yea TsS'^ ^f "^^' ^"^ ^ad |one to^th? here called Durhan,, abo.t a iuncfrc:^ „ u^ L^^^^ «^«PP!"g in a village nod of two weeks in which thov n. n f •^'''''^'*"^'^- ^"''"'g this pe- «ont for my wife and oldest son\> 'c n^' ^'T ^^''"^^oubtless the compact l^ad received of what kind of settle ml t- ^^'T* ^^'"^ "'•«^' "'>tice which I nd rny wife and son had co ne W il !?' '''''''f'"^ '^ '"^^"^^ ^^'th me, was aW John R,n««' »,-.,.„.. "^""le oaUv into the nei.diborhood nn^ ,.,„„„ ll-'"'^''^ John Ross' honse. TkT:^^^': r^fm "'""V-^"^.^^^^- «Wpi.^a proposition to me theniselves, an.l as t'l ov It ?» ' J'^' ^'''^"'^ *"' ">'«'<« the greatest secrecy from the con mencemcnTAh ahT'''^/" '^T^ '^'''S ^'^»' the to mo themselves, sent Messrs. Garril J ' ti.^ t'^' ''' ^l"' '"^« ''^' '^^^'^^8 to me. ^'^'^"«' J^'ipt'st minister, and Charles Vincen* When those men came they said th<.v Kn/i «'t.on viz : that if I would giV a ltd of mv /'"''. '"^ "^'^^ '"*' ^ P'-opo- would become l.ound to nav n.o « h .f "^ ^?'''" *^ trustees, said trustees rontofthefar,n,andsucnL^ 'tfi'V^'"^ my wife receiving the balance ..f th ent n 1 ennr^i'^ ''' considered paid by weaned out by having been barn, sed so m, , T T"^' -^'^ ^ ^^''^ 1'"t« my p .rsecutors, I a.-copted (his oiler ' ' "' '""'^ ^ t''"« ^'nongst ° "^-~'" ""^ '•"■"■.-'" 'bo aist day of April. ,800, to the fol- 58 lowing trustees, John Ross and James Ross, the same as mentioned previous- ly, they still continuing to act as trustees under the new arrangement of the matter — Charles Vincent also being added to the number this time. The deed having been signed by all parties concerned, the trustees then put it oil record, thus rendering tl)3 first v/riting null and void. They were to pay me the sum agreed on in so;ni-annual payments. This matter being now again so far settled^ the trustees then gave the farm to my wife and family to work and I then had to move away, giving place to my family. This is the way the compact brought matters about so as to expel me my home, after all the injus- tice and ill-treatment they had given me for the past six years. When the above writings were signed and this part of the business settled, ftiy wife went back to Durham for the purpose of returning with the rest of the family and chattels to the farm. During this period, and while I remain- ed on the farm, I went to see Mr. Tolmie, and stated to him that " 1 was now- leaving my home and the neighborhood where I was acquainted, and as I had now to go out to the world and among people with whom I was not acquainted, that I wished him to call the members of the Session together, that they might give me a certificate of some kind. If they held any charge against me to state what such charge is; and on the other hand, if they had no such charge, sim- ply to give me a clear certificate." ah. T. said " He would not have any thing more to do with it." However, on second thought ho said, " If you will call on any of the elders, and if they should request me to call a Session I will do so." This is the way in which he put me otF at that time, and as I was now ready to move away, I did not then call on any of the elders. About the first of May, 18G0, iny w'fe and family moved back on the farm from the county of Gray, and 1 then moved away and went to board with a farmer about six miles west of Woodstock. I remained there until next fall, during this time I went to hear Rev. Archibald Cross, of Ingersoll. "What (Inng-er is the pilgrim in? How many arc liis foes ? How many ways there arc to ruin, No living mortal knows. Some in the ditch spoil'd are, yea can Lie tumbling in the mire : Some, thoiigli they shun the frying-pan, Do leap into the fire." CHAPTER X. I would now here again turn the reader's attention to lawyer Graig's conduct as regards the ?natter partly above shown, how he had seized on some chattels which Raty had in his possession without my knowledge or consent, and when he told no he had done so, and wished to know whether I would back him through tho court, and tint I had said to him that I would not back him through the court, and that if he were to allow the case to go through the court and and lose it, that I should look to him to pay the cost. Yet after all this re- monstrance with him, during that summer, then even without his letting mc know any tiling about it, he did put this case through the court, and of course lost the suit, which doubtless was their Intention in putting it through. The first that I know of his having done so, was by reading an account of the suit in the newspapers. 59 I do not pretend to undpi-^iHnri i , to me that this was a nioT? "'"'''' about " law," but if ,7n ""= to collect „ sum a.n'umil to To'Tso^;^'':: "'"'"""d-'on sometime previ amounting to |37, and this with, eb-din^H""? '"^P^^"' Against NoxS an" which I had to pay at this tinae a of?hi« ' ' '""^^ amounting to 8142 04 do* Mc,,„:i fimio'irB^Juhf:; •„'!,?::;' r-- "f^-'^-.--'* ». a„a „o all this run, and misery on me as « ' ' '^^''^the main cause ofhrw.\rl know in this way that ther^ was L ,ni "' ''" "'^ ^"^'^y- When I oa n^"? and having ti,en been owing a few do hr to T^'" '' "" ^^'«^" ^^^ SLs I .^..t to .or, digging Potato^XS- |'=;tlt^^^^^^^^^^^ and was likely to obtain it. At the sate tim "l' ^ ''^^P'''"^'^ ^"^^^^ ^^e 'siClon' natters at Innerkip should notbe arr^^ed s h' f T-'^'"'''' '^''' ^^ ^he church could not be accepted fov this si tint^o? Tlf'''^'''^^y, «« a matter of course had stated to ,ne ti!e p,-e;-iou snr h „ , ,^^'" considered how Mr ToE would call on any of the eldei ?, .1' '"'''" ^ ^"' ^^''^^''"^ the farm th.t if ? that he would then do o I hi ;!:;:' r' '' '■^1"^^^ h'"^ to call .; Sess 0. nnd this was the last tim; I d 5 o , S ^l^ i^lT^' }"" '^'' ^^-'-^ -^ ^^S^P, I calle.l on Mi-. Hart, one of the e de '\,l 1 °/ "" ''""^''^^ ^^''^'-^t^^ver. ^' sa.d to ,ue the p,-evious sp.-in. wftli t • ' '^''^"'^ ^*^ '"'" ^^'^at Mr. Tobnie noticed. 1 dsi stated to^ , f n y pr In^?? '' ^"^"'"^ ^ Session as above con, be .to at tliat ti.ne, and alsoXt^ wis . ?'"" '''' f^'""^ «" t'^^m for a Mr ir:u-t sai.l be would let the .nembers ' • ^ « "^ '''' '^^'•^■^'^^" ''^y^^^^- a_nd that he would tvy to rret th « ? *^'' ^^''''on know of tbe matt.'r " !'-tday. B,t wit/i^^^^: ;;";:;j\ ---time during the ten g^ ^"g ling .nanne,-, he did not th k " . . T . "!' ',^ *'"^ ^^««'o». '•« «aid hi a _^ith reference to this last poi T aid o Ml'tl I'^/f ^^'"^ ^"^'^t privilege H liouse m Innerkip. and if tho h ■ \ -V ^'^'t' ^^''^^ 1 would bo .«tnvin„ „: P. -d If th. bu».ioa should wish to see me, that "th^y^ could 60 call on me there. I did so wait. However they stopped so long and so late at night at this meeting of Session, that I got weary of waiting for their calhng on me, and returned to Mr. Hart's house, to await his arrivol, to ascertain the result of the meeting. , o • i i * "When he came he said to me, " The conclusion the Session had come to was that they would do nothing more in the matter, and that I might send the case to the Presbytery, if I liked, and that they would then have to defend themselves." This is he way also the Session at Innerkip put me off again. This was the last time I personally called on them. I then returned to Ingersoll, and shortly after I went to London to see the Rev A. Kennedy, and stated to him a few of the principal points touching the nature of the case, and he concluded to communicate with Mr. Tolraie with re- gard to the matter, and request him to state what they had against me. Mr. Kennedy was then to write me and let me know the result of his correspon- dence with Mr. Tolmie. I waited for some time expecting to hear from Mr. Kennedy, but did not, and as my funds were very low I felt anxious to be dointations, snares and traps they set in my way so that they might by all possibility catch me. And here wc may learn from this that the grace of God, where it is infus- ed into the soul, is more powerful than the temptations of Satan and all his fiery darts, y^i this may not show that they are without heir oflect. And now in conclusior I would say to this clerico-lay-compact, that there ^s yet another opportimity offered them, if they tiiink they can rake up any thing tangible to bear against me. let them do so. I had made up my mind, at the time I am now speaking of, that I would publish what 1 considered to be their very uncharitable and unchristian-like^ proceedings with me, that the public might judge of the same. As a case of necessity at that time I had to go and work at something else to procure the necessaries of life, consequently I had to put this writing off until now ; having then gone to sell b"ooks for a house at Toronto, and eoiitiniied to do so for about three months. Afterwards I sold fruit trees for the late Dr. Bradle, St. Catherines' nurseries. I continued at this for about three years. The Lord was kind in opening up this way for me, although my j)erscoutoi^ shut every door they could against me after expelling me my home and despoiling my property, in conjunction with all thootber^troubles and costs since the eoin- mencement of this untoward case» 61 ry brought on my famUy wMchlnm .■''"•"''' ^^''^''*^^ ^he ruin and n:ise could not make Jp ft., iL^t deprfvi't o/Tl '''■ T''"" '' '^^ --"d from the timo they suspended meTn the n-Zh rvr' ^T^'^" "^' communion, ly ten years, and that vvithout any just cause thaM^^' ^""'^^ ''^'"S now near-' I Wi]I here j^ive mv reason fJJ^^ i , ^ ""^ ^^'^''e of. the first place it was UcrnompStern "f '?" ^'^^'^ '^ '^' Presbytery. In ters and huv:yers,a„d n.any 2rs S ^ ^^.^^r«,«" myself and family, ^i„£ carrymg the support of the people Shtt,^^ ^'^^^"- "^A^ence pie's sympathy or not, I cann^tsav Mnr^t ^ ^^^''"" *^^->^ ^ad the peo- would only refc r the case back to be sSed hv'. ^'Tp '1 '^'' '^' Presbytery place, my having so much oxpe'lnce „ k^owinlT^'lf/'^'^' I»theseeond ters supported and sustained Mr Tolm Lnr?r^ m" '''" ^^^ *'^« ^"^^1 '"^nis- doubtless wishing to screen t^e ; gu ^ heads .ndr'^""'"'" '^''' P^^^^edings. and im^mtous actions in this matter so that I h!n "Z'' "P *'^^''- '^««'^^'tful bytery that they would give me the let^J ^ po confidence in such a Pres- some time after I had been trying to nfocureth. K ^''" 'P'"'""^ with him Mr. Kennedy, and he, (Mr. Cross WniH. ^^e above named situation from n:the least for what hi ha do^ L v^u I Z' ^' ""f "^^^"'^ ^^ '•• ^olmS . thmg more than what he ough? to have done » rS°' '? /'^f '^" '^''^^ done any show his mind on the .natter and I m if I? . ^?^ J ^'"""^ ^^'^ «"ffi«ient to introduce the subject to Mr Cross It t ! '^^*^h«re, that I did not even with reference to W. Tone's actfons' T"' "^'^'^^'^ ^id I ask his opinion any reply to this statement of his ^L^vt '-''' '' - ' "'^'^'' ^'^ ^ "^^'^^ not help thinking over this exDrel.inn nf\ ' f r^ ""^"^^ ^^ ^^"'•se, I could confidence very much ifim^orhif^ ^"' f"^ ^""'"^ «^3^ ^^at it shook my brought before'him fo^'chSirn IL'ZUT'' " ''^ """^^ ^'^ ^^ '' -- In the second niace from Mv M^i^/r ,, "' . . cecded Mr. Ball ! a.S\!!^;"tL''e'^i ^f sp ILTrstaLn ^^^ -^■ from o.alling on the Session at InuerL^he I.i' i ^ u^'"" °" "'>' ^''^^^ ^^^k any satisfactory answer «ro or corfrom thnf 1 '' T^ ^^"""'^ ^^'^^^ i" getting Mr. McMullen on the cL tXer o d^ Shad m''"'!' ^f ''"= u''^^'^ ^^'^«" '« ^^^^^ he could or would do any thing S the winr "^^- '"T '^^" *° ^^'^ him if that he would be at In^rSll few 17 ':»"<-angnig this matter. He said be induced into the pasCal ' Inr^ of Z' "" ^■- ^''''^^'' ^'^^ ««''"? to that I could see him Siere I ZL ^? r!^"^'t^^"°" ^^ ^^"^^"^'^ chu^-ch, and into the church ; en ired of iZ if iT w'. r.'^f ' t'^ J"^*^ ^^^ '"^ ^^^^ Somg the matter. He repli d, « Oh havl Lnf fh f^^ ^' '""1^ '^^ ""-^^ ^hitg if our conversation. ' ' ^ ^^^^'^ that you was drunk." This ended nmti^lhesrsLt:; y^^^^^ 7 ^"defatigable persecutors which our Divine Mast^^/h s .o mn ? 7"f««f d and forsaken this fault, and reiterated to his pfoSng" opl t^^^^^^^ emphatically con.nanded and God-Iiko never to'cast in oneShcr'AeXiLd ^''^■"' ^-"^ '' ''^''S^t, and curse, which seems not only carrfed ^ut in iS cat^^^^^^^ J .^^ -UL iij tne cftoe ui iiuruucs m liio hierarchy m of Rome, but by those who have so long, and thank God, in mnny instances, christianly and "faithfully inveighed against the repidsively dogmatical bulls and anathemas of that apostate system ; but where, I ask, is the difterence be- tween these more open handed confessors of false Christianity and that of the clerical overbearing and clandestine actions in the abovt; shown ecclesiastical clique, against an humble individual of their denomination, who could not con- scieiiitously bend his neck to their purgatorial yoke, (to serve God and mani- mon, as their actions plainly show they would have me to do.) This mani- festly is not like the precious yoke of our graciously benign I.ord and Master. I deem the remarks I have made as above with regard to the several circum- stances as they occurred, sufficient to show that I might not expect the least share of justice from such a Presbytery, and if more evidence were necessary 1 can easily find such. I will now state a few circumstances that have transpired and come under my observation since the above was written. First, it will be observed as before noticed in the latter part of the ninth chapter, how that the trustees gave the farm to my wife nnd family for to work, when I was obliged to leave ?n the spring of the year 18G0, on account of my not being able to meet their demands oifme, as shown before. And now what I wish to show here is how matters stand at present with regard to my family, and the ruin and misery they are brought unto, being the result of the machinations, and cunning craftiness of those men, as shown in this narrative, by drawing the family in the mesh to their own ruin. Mv wife and family have been obliged to leave the farm this spring, that is co sav, about the month of April, 1805. I suppose on account of their not being able to manage th3 farm properly, they having run through what money thev had, and 1 understand they have nothing now to depend on, but to work outVor their living ; thus wc are, all of us, now expelled from our home, as Ihave here shown. Ihope this will serve as a warning to other families that they may consider what they are doing before they enter into such evil work. I have also learned that the trustees have let the farm at a low rent to the present tenant, merely for the small sum or pittance which they have promised to pay me semi-annually ; thus leaving the family in the situa- tion as above shown. "^ I think this does resemble very much the description I have given of Satan's impostures in the fifth chapter, page 37 of this narrative. I asked John Ross, he being one of the trustees, to show me the lease as drawn up for the present tenarit. As an excuse he said to me, that Mr. Mc- Beath drew up the writings and that he still held the lease in his possession. I think this will also show how that MolJeath is still assisting in managing the affairs of mv farm. Moreover, between the trustees and my family, (the trustees I suppose al- lowing them, otherwise they durst not do it.) they have slashed, cut down, and spoiled in a very shamefur manner, about eighteen acres of timbered land which I left all standing in good order, intended by me to be reserved for firo wottl for the use of the farm. And not only this, but also their allowing the place to go to wreck generally. This is so much for the state of affairs at present, with regard to the family, and the way my hard toil and labor for many years is despoiled. The next and last incident I will notice, which has transpired since the above was written, and which has only come to my knowledge just about^ the time that I am to send this document to the press. I having considered it to be the duty of the Session at Innerkip, when called for, to supply me with a ^opy of the full proceedings of this mysterious and complicated case. And . -'<>mt,-ivimmm»m ^ 63 "^Zj^sta^l^^^^^^^^ -tter I Hnd it requisite that I this, (but not before helund."^^ to to take the pastoral charge of T on "rta i!n T. t" T ^^^'''^ '''^ ^'^"* Southampton. I now on th^ lotu y^fj } ^^ ^ "ndt'rstand it to be, at Rev. Mr!^McCauig, o 'the above ,neSot/"^^' '^''' ."""^^ "" '"« «"^^«« or some light on this matter lie no bein' "fb P'^'-P^^^' ^'^'"^'"8 it might throw Mr. Silver, who is clerrfortheSessl^^ w ^" *^"t^*''-^' Ithen'calledon the Session Kegister Books in hi. ? ' '^"'^ *° "'^' ^'^'^ ^^^- McCauig had a copy of the P^-oc^edbg^o my cas7'gLrr"-^ 'V""^^ "^^"'- -^ Mr. McCauig when he would return hnirT tu '''"* '"'"^ ''^ ^'^''^^ «P^^^k to they would ,^nd me a c^py of the full 0^0''' ""^''^ '"."^^ "^'"''''^ ^"^ that Silver also stated to me'tUt h^hai thTSTCv^'T l^' ^"^t ^^'•• session for some two vears after Mr T 1 . ''t'"" Register Books in his pos- thing like a record of my case on ^1'^^^" tt' ""'^ ''^'V ^' "«^^^ «^^^ ^ny a copy of Mr. Silver's letter whrchh.^' ^^^f ""' ^ ^"^ ^'^'^ "^w give that they have not kepfa^r co,^d oT ^^^^ T^ ^'^'j ^^'" ^^^^^ very clearly Register Books. The £te7is af folts ""^^^'^''d ^^«« - their Sessioi Mr. li. MclNxyRE : * r , . Dear Sir— I told Mr MornnJrr fl,nf , ^ . />mer/ap, July \%th, 1865. in full, and he examinoXe s Ibn SrT nVr^^""^''?-"^ ^^>«- ^^^^ about it in them but Mr Tnlm?! I'^ords and finds that there is nothincr write to him and it'L'yt^llTou.*^' r^^yots^lf ''''''' ^'^" '^'^^' case at all in their Ses 1^^^^'" Zk fnT 1.°^ ?' proceedings of this of the church, and not only so but I t?^^ W'^ ^^^\ ^^^e violated the rules that they were either afrafd to do so o lit n{] '.t^ ''^T^ ^^^^ P^'*^'"'/ put on record. I cannot im am n! ll f ashamed to see their own actiona pormittol to do by tl.u Presbytery ''"''"™' g'-n=Ml]y, and apparently so Sip.is?siill privltVpapS '''• «»^«^-^^^i^^»y wdtlngl^iT^i^ie. I co.dder I have au^^iiiri;;;!;;!;]:^ m 64 shown in the previous pages. And I doubt not after all, but the intelllgewt reader will be ready to inquire what reason could those men have for encour- aging and sustaining my wife in such unlawful and unchristian actions and insti- eltine her to go and enter law against me, and thereby breal^mg up the family ; then to carry on such underhanded work as is here shown to despoil my prop- erty and expel me from my home; moreover depriving me of the privileges of church communion for the last ten years, in addition to all other bad usage which I had received from them, and that without their bemg able to show the least just cause for so doing. I am ready to acknowledge that this is a very smgular and mysterious case, nevertheless I think the reason is clearly and plainly to be seen from their conduct throughout the whole mattei', if they were not the instigators of the Dlot they would not sustain my wife in such conduct; neither would she act is she has done, if she were not aware that they would sustain her; conse- auentlv they through their cunning craft tried in this way to screen themselves by expelling me from my home in the manner above shown. The next rea- son is the one given in the New Testament by our Saviour when He said. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you," and I think this ss very nlainly fultilled in their conduct as shown in this narrative; and 1 think the christian reader will take these two reasons conjointly, and come to the conclu- sion that there should be a stop put to such conduct in the church at once, which »» 80 contrary to being peace makers, as we should have expected from ministers of the Gospel. , , . , ., if ^t. • I also think if the ecclesiastical authorities do not think it necessary for their cause to investigate this matter and see justice done to me, that the civil au- thorities eught to do so. Evidently by their allowing such conduct to go ou without reproof is bringing disgrace on the church, and not only so but also on the British government. 1 am very sure our gracious and much beloved sovereign, the Queen, if she knew of it would not tolerate suoh conduct for one moment. " Blcss'd bo the day that I began A pilgrim for to be ; And blessed also be that man That thereunto mov'd mo. Tis true, 'twaa long ere I begafl To seek to livo forever: But now I run fast as I can ; Tis better late than never. And now, God, gather them of minu, That I have left behind; Lord, make them pray they may bo thine, With all their heart and mind." " AlthoHTh the fic-treo shall not blossom, neither nhall fruit f>r in the Tinea; tho labor of the olive slmll fail, and the tiolda shall yield no meat; the flock shall bo cut off frorn tho fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls; Yet 1 will rejoice in tho Lord, I will joy in thoQod of my Balvotion." — JIabakkuk iir, il, 18. Win thy way my little book, And toll the truth where e'er yo go, Foai* them not— tho stormy billow:,-— If Christ but soy, " I'eaue, bo Biiil," all U a calia