The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-04-25
4 LEGEND OF DUNBAR.


Il Ma. beautiful Sabbath morning in
iie autumn oi 1871; a small cloud ting.
ed With rel. sailed slowly through The
blue heavens; the sun shone brightly. -
II conscious NJ the glory and gons.sess oi
its Maker. 'liiiusIng around holy siili.
ness and tranquility. Characteristic 81 the
day Ut rest: the majestic Firth flashed
back the sanheams. while on its bnsom
sloSly giided ihe winged eranarics Of
romnetre. there too, lay its islands. glo.
ryins IN Iheir strength; the May. shrou.-
cd "a light. 7ppearcd ~ lcvialhan. sun.
mng IN IT. rays; aud The eisn, Bass CO.
rcFed with sea-faWi. rose a. u proud
mountaln u alabssIgr. IN the midst II the
waters. A siionsand boats lay along The
saqIes IL Dunbar. II uas Iha herring
season. and there were many boats from
the south AMI from the north. aud also
from the coast nf Holland. Now. I'D.
Tugs we're brought 10 the fishermen that
m immense shual Was upon the coast.
snd regardless oi il, being Sabbath nom.
Ias. they began 10 prepare their thousand
boais. anil 81 uu' - set their nets.
The ltss. Andrew Simpson. . man
possessed II the pir,y and holiness Of an
apostle. vas thcp Minister OF Dunbar. and
ss he went forth Ia the kirk. to preach TO
hls people. he bcheld tie unhallowed pre-.
partitions Of The 6shermen on tho beach;
aud he turned and went amongst them
Enl rrproEcd them siernly Tor their great
~ickedness. but the men we're obdu.
Ia'r; the prospect Of grca, gain was be-
Inrc them. aud c,ry morked the oris
1t the preacher. yea, some OF them said
10 him IN thu words Of the prophet. " Go
up thou bald head" lie went from boa,
- boat. counsellihg, enuea.ing. exposla.
h'ng with. aud praying for them.
" Surely" said he. " tho Lord at the
SibbaIl, will not hold ye guii,less lor
Ims proclamation u las holy day." Blu,
at tia, period. vital religion was hut liule
lsi; or understood upon the borders, aud
they regarded not his words.
lie went 10 one boat which was The .
property Of members Of his own congre-
rniun. aud there no found Agnes Craw-
lor'l. tho daughter Of one Of his elders.
hiaging on the neck VI her husband, aud
their three children also clung around
han. aud they cnlrealcd him nut TO be
guilty "f breaking The Sabbath Tor the
sake of pctishing gain. Blu. he regarded
"at their s"ict; aud he kissed his wife
Sqd children while he laughed ut their
'dle fears. Mr.. Simpson behrld the
scene with emotion. and approaching the
group. john Crawford" lie exclaimed.
addressing the husband, "you may pro-
less 10 mnek, TO laugh to scorn, the words
81 feeble woman. but see that they re-
'nfn not like consuming fire, inta your
o"n bosom. when hope has departed. Is
not the Lord Of tho Sabbath the Creator
"l the seas as well as the dry land.
hhnw ye mt that yc are now Drawing
The wrath Of Him beiurc whom the nigh
y "rean is ,lr"P, and all space but a
spaa' VIII We then glory in Insulting
his ordinances. aud dclieh, in pro(anine
t'n dly at holiness! WIll.oye draw
a'wn everlasting darkness on the Sab
hr'h Of ynur soull When yc were blu.
E"nth. We have listened To the words nf
John Knox, the grea, Apostle Of our
country; We have lremLled beneath their
power. aud the convictions they carried
wish them: aud when 20 think Of those
convictions aud contrast them with your
conduct This day. does not the word apos-
tate burn in your hear,l John Crawford.
SqPe Of your blood have embraced the
Stake I"r the sake Uf the truth, and will
70 prufAne the Sabbath which they sane
nh"d. The Seotehman who openly CLIO.
lies IN such i siu, lOrIeiIs his claim to