, 1870-04-17

hid written TO Mf1 f9cS4Seu tepfy. U
witch he hade ne b e god - shseI, far tai1 a
F.a1as IN Great Britain, aod Hould, III al h1-
man likelihood. either nkxte the fsts Of his
father, Charles the Flint. or ba driven from
the thfone; IN either Of which happy erents it
aculj be both Hiee and es3a for noe 70 fetWn
to Scotland. He even thought it would be ID
visah!e for ne not to wait far exeu.s, but to
return 1t the first convenient opportunity.
7he spirit Of the Sco.tish people, he saii, IS
well Is tkst Of the English, WIS thoroughly
aroused, ADD be Was confident that the e.d OF
tie persecution Va n4as' a5as'ag ag.s as1 s1., q. r
It is nigh upon two years aincs Mrote
tie list words in the foregoing history Of my
He. These words form : prediction that have
tes n verified During Tho last year have Ee-
s,dsd = The s;t nes1 nEshhoshoo1 & Of .his IT.
my way: culhvating Little farm and garden
on tho Charles Rver. and making the Acqu1;nt-
ance Of many good men and true servants Of
CHRIST. It seemed to me st tines that evsn
here theIs vas to Be no reA Peace for the
PEOPLE o! thc Covenant, ard that the hands Of
the Papist James Stua.t coall reach Across
the occaI. The Governor Of New England.
enc sir Edmund Andres, sent over from Eng
land in ruyE frisate, soon Atsr tta death Of
Charles tho sccocd, with full powers to en-
Colorists, sna IN remove and appoint members
Of the council 1t his pleasure, without ref
ereuce to the will Of the people, madc both
himself and the E1itish Government odio7s
Throughout New England, and created discon.
tent ss grest IF had ever existed even in Scot
very unexpected, arrived il Bo-ton. II was
Announced that the Protestant Prince Of
orsoEc bad landed at Terb1E: TINT James the
Second had hcd: and that William the T1irl
and his consort Mary h.d beea recogoizei
England. The messenger that brought these
tidinEs from New Tork 10 Sir Edmund Andres
was tlirnst into prison without being allowed
to eay word in his defence, for bsasins ss1s,
nev.. , q, ~ ths Governor pzofanesr called it,
arrived RON New York in few days, and On
the 1ssh. Governor Androe. seeing
the gathering wrath Of tho people, aca
to the fort for safety. 4 boat that
cane ssIs from a roy.l f1gate II the
session Of By the militia Of Boston, and tbs
| guns Of the battery being turned against tho
fort. Andres surrendered at discretion, and
~sa forthwith committed to the same prisoa
whittier fourteen days before he had sent the
! hunty rcEv1ns OK the Lord, was pro-
claimed Governor BY the people, and al
New England was alive WITH pssi.es 10
Tod. and heartsel: rejoicing that the
treel from tho .oke Of Poperv. and we're
| uuder new King, to enter into the full en-
| insmcnt Of The civil md religious liberty Of
which they bad long been deprived. To nc
these dayo ~ern DAYS Of ample reeompense for
~ ny past sunsrsnes, sna forthwith deter
mined to return to mr. oun people. and pass
the remainder Of my dara in Scotland.
t;tAs1ow. Ap.A Il, 1ean,
I 1t ia eI1et1y year thts dag SINCE as1aed
| chapter TO my history. / takn= up 1ny pan to
who come after me, may learn from nv own
hand she story Of my happy resurn to my
home and family. On arrival in London, n,or.
iso"ton, IN July last. After 4 voyage in which
ou< ship Was many eraea IN great peril from
learned, 10 my infinite satisfaction, tt,st tho
Revolution OF 1858 had ended IN the happy.
| though not un1uestionel, establishment Of
the throne OF William the Third, whom may
God long Preserve for the government Of
theso realms. Also, that all the wirkel laws Of
Charles and James Stuart, leyelled against
p1eabstezr and the Christian people Of Scot
land, had been repealed fearned It the
tf1ne time, to my exceeding sorrov, that my
sainted friend Ar. Renwick, had taAen into
the hands Of the philistines, hid heen tried
before tie High Court Of Iusticiaer n Edin-
hurSh on An indictment charging him with
DENYING the Rings authority in the Church o
Christ, refusing TO pay the cess. aud maintain
ing the lAsfnlnesa Of defeneiye war as1lnat
eavh and religions oppression, Il did moi sur
! p1lse me- 10 learn that he waa found guilty
! and. when found guilty, that the nalignant
1e1oieed A. the inniction Of his doom. but b
was the Last Of the mArtyEs, and one 0
the hravest and best. He rea1ed his fsit
, with bis blood, in the tHenty-sisth year G
his age. and left no successor to hght hi
: good light, inasmuch as the fight was ended
and tsuce, Il not peAce, WAS allowed t
! Scotland snd the upholders Of the Covensn,
i On reaching Glasgow, learned with much II
gret, but no surprise, that my vene,ate
; mother had been gathered to tho blessed con
! rany Of The just IN heaven, snd that alrnot
her last words were pra!ez for ne, hez ba,
: iahed eon. also lcaIned-ana tho blow vi
j indeed lard to bear-thAt the Lord had take
! to himself the youngliug OF ms htt1e aock, Z
a wee daughter 1eauie, Who died when was
! ses, coming home with the yearning hope
press her 70 my bosom. All else Was well vi
q | me-in mind, in body, in family, and in estat
t For all which blessings, with humble. CO
s, a9d efatsf91 hssri a.ail hsse, @ u ,s e9sti
a | God Of nv salvation,