, 1870-04-17

tAl5 eaRe11ence1 the with OF the pfe!A-
tho Second Ind decrsed heavy in - against III |
Eho vltEEG~ Themselves from stsendsnco 1t |
the parish churches, md still hazvier fines |
aea1ast these WHO Withdrew their wives and
Ginsofen, their servAntA, or cthern oves whom !
they had authority. Under this Law, ! was
aIneScod IN Sums amounting, 1t srndry hmes, !
20 Lore tlAa tie AznuAi prints ct M trade.
~ enemies hoped 10 red>:ed me- iat2 begga3 |
FOR ny fAlth- But the Lord uithstood them, |
eno it HscEasd to 11e Il His finger were !
IN it, for tho moro I vaa ilnel the mosa 7
pfosptfts1 Three tiHles Was atnerccd for !
nSfto7uE III my house ministers, against |
whom WIEants were out, for h.yinS Worship
ped God in euuyeoticlca. OF u?1ittca ON the |
mount.in side, by the brac-brrn. or On the
si s2ne1! Eoor' tho sosce Of pEaise OF sappisa-
house for eleven days anl nights Search vaa
made for hin for him from ccll1r to attic, in |
hpta7, N spence, it pafloss, and III bed |
FOODS, by party OF d1agoonsy with pistols !
and 8Hosdts. But be escaped their vig1ance, |
alsy OF three thousand ma1ka. Yeass after
wassis, VIXEN bouaN car5iT's cl.utc.l Of the !
baEony bad been CLOSED against him, attand-
e4 nas tniist1atiens In aecret places, sometimes
IN tho Stnneis md ~ynda IT Glasgow. in tho !
Lonses of the faithful poor, aud somstimes
Hills 1t was often sought to entrap both him \
M me- and III Listeners to his word Of good
tidihGa, by sending troops Of mounted t1ra-
6oosss aites u to suspected places Bat ~e
escaped hasniie1s- The peopls were with ia.
And not tie Eumhlest shepherd or 8aryant lass
would LIT fnger Of say i word to bct1ay cur
whsseabouts-
It was on the fourth d.s Of Nay, in the rear
one tlo1sand Ii1 hundred and aeventy-nine, 4
lovely Sabbath az ever shoue tom heaven,
side i9 caInpeie slsn. tia. news wa suddenly
LIuuSht ~ nllepherl Which startled ua ALL
We numbered alout three hundred parsons,
one-hh4 Of whom were women And Young
people The other half wern men Of an ages.
n;ss9Ia Is one n3hdss q than WIS AIMED some having
As. carsill himself being without !, :
Was an aged man, being near
upon thzeeseoze years and ten, bat there vas
white hair. His form was efect, Ills eye vas
bright, and his voice clear and loud. He was
always impressive il his discourees. but on this
particular sabbath he seemed to mo 70 ba even
more eloquent than wzs Lin wont, an1 to VAIN
tho soula Of hiA hearers - with heavenly fro
He vas not calm and persuasive, h I had 50
Often heard him, but vrathfni. dcfaIt---eyen
vaugrful-As be spoke Of the oppression Of
the people Of God. by such seryanss Of Satan
- IAnderda1a. Rothea. and James Sharpe,
tho Archbishop Of St. Andrcwn. Upon
tha heads Of these tAseo lie inprocstea
the judgmsnts Of heaven for tho per-
Fecutiop Of tho s2ints, whose only dirnD WAS
that they worsllippei God in their own fashion,
and adhered TO that Solemn League A1d Cove
liant which two out OF these thsee-.he Duke
OF LaudardAe and the Archbishop Of st. An
dtewH-hal svorn to uphold The hands Of
| the young men g1Asped at their sword-hilts -
he spoke, anil tho eyes Of the old men nhone
with the fze Of youth, ~ they Thought Of tho
persecution which they endured. Mknr Of the
women vept aloud. Is WIS but in the middle
1 ..ft tttn tod
! fAst-Eoing nag, was observed galoping down
| The glen from the direction OF Glasgow. No all
spzang to our feet and graspad our Weapons 4
the sight; hut "a he approached nea1ar, ha waa
observed to be alone, and recognizeal hiIn ~
Archie Cameron, an aged shepherd, and brave
soldier OF the Covenant He bore lester for
NE from my unc1e 1t St. Andrews, vlicl
handed to Nr. Ca1Eill, after hasty peru
sal, tllat be mig ght read it aloud to the coag1e-
CATION It made known that on the .yeste1
set out in search Of tho shcrin, whoso oppres--
sion Of the people in the mAtter of enforced
subscriptions to the bond, rcuounssng coavcn.
tcles, bad greatly incensed tho whole coun.. 20
with the intention, it was supposed, Of :.akins
bis life, ehou1d they fa1 in with h:a. Bn
selves. The Sheriff hAd motto. Of Their CON
ing, and esesped, no one could Tell vhither
Returning fon his house, on their bootlca
e1aaa, they had reacEed Asgus Moor. when
unfortunately. E.eJ met the ca17Isge Of Arch
bishor sharpc-containing himself ami
ueut, as By one consent, tho Are gentle
men surrounded the carriage, stopped III
horses, md ordezcd The Atchbiahop to Light
for that their quarrel vas with him, and no
with his daughter. They held their pistol 4
his head, and he, possibly fearing that III
, to alisht, md, falling on his knaea md el.sp
! ing bis hands. eut{eAted tlecEefo sDat0 hi
life. s'Ihink OF the martyssfof he, Core
nant, whom thou hast not spared, thou nX
Of Gin, said ono Of the party, I" and common
! Thy soul to God, for thon hast not two min
!. their ahots into his body, and he died shrieGn
,, for mans mercy, not for Gods, with hi
latest breath. Such vas the letter, and tn
Tears gathered in many Al eye, and IN Mr. Cal
, gi1rs oxn, AZ he read it slowly and solcmnly I
. The people. Brethren, he said, athis
unhappy realm Of Scotland. It is not thus III,
: I would have had tho t.aitog die, would ha,
: hAd him die on the scaNold, as III example
: mans Justice ~ wen as Gods. But his mt
' der, cannot, and will not, appzoso, thous
; have no pity to throw away upon sueh - i
= I OF the evn that will assuredly come upon IA
consequence Of this deed. The saTa6e Big
= landezs from Stirling nil be let loose npon Il
!. | md English soldiers Will be sent to help the
i. | III LUG NuIk Cl kcNp4o
2 2 tho CoScnknt. You md and III Of us
2 cvesy man in Scotland, who clings to Y
= = faitL, and ahhors PrelAcy and roper3-wM
= held guilty Of the putting to death Of Jam
=. - Sharpe. Let us be prepared for Tho dH
= night Let every man that hath weapon g
y 10 It that 1t be rezdy. Let every man that h4
= no weapon sec that ho buy or borrow ono I
y tho LoIds s service. Deliver Us from cur en-
70 rcies, o Lord! Defend us from those III
y rise up against uB! Deliver US from tho wor
= ers Of iuiquity, and sxve us from bloody mel
n For 10! the mighty are gathered against T
r not for our trausg g1cssions, and not for Q
!; eins, o Lord" After these words, Mr.. E,
~ sill called on tho people to join in singing t
4 Si1th-fourth Psalm, which was singularly !
i; p1pp.iate for the OCCASION
~ The clear notes Of The peoples voices Ia
is far up the glen, ss they iuloned the soler
atter their belo7ed minister. Mr. g
"a ! gill would not return with ne to Gil
u, gov, aa | bade hin. fearing thst !
y houee would not be ssfe retreat for him d.
u promised that he would let me know Of
70 Vhe1eabouta By means Of tusty measenge
OF Before hr and I met again, the trouble b
50 como upon Scotland which he had foteaet
y. Tho hireIipgs Of Charles Stuart, his soldit
It and his Judgee, had 90 a1led up the cup
he oppression, that tho brave peoplo-able
70 endure no longer taken up Arms :
81 resisted even unto death On the 10Th
~ AAyIths Day o. ne restoration % o. p the re ~ ~
T. Shen oonnlcs nAa ncen AsntGa " w " !
II. OF the mhuEpante to flgnny tho nat1onal
- - tor an event which WAS national hn1nil
a. non1thc Gerseeuted saints e1dnguist
re Tic aree, and At kutherglsn, near Glasgow
r r party q near upon hundred made q o9n'
~ OF another Hnd. p publicly burning ~
Acts OF Parliament against preseEtery. 1het
no they marched into Glasgow and affixed Ut
~ the cross declaration Of their adherence
oe the Covenant: they then retired into !
80 Lanatksiliro = Hills, On the bo,ae1s OF As1sh'
eo under the Eodlr James laafnn1oo, mang P
~ | ole flockiur to them from all Parts, Hers