conduct of several who sat on the judgment seat-and the great per version of truth slanderously and industriously circulated abroad, the affair should have rested. But I will bring the blind by a way they know not, I will lead them in paths they have not known; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight.' Isaiah xlii, 16. Therefore I will manifest this dark, crooked, and truly mysterious business (both new and old) by arranging in order before a candid public, all the facts, who may judge of them as to their merit or demerit, in an impartial manner. The author entertains a hope, that the reader will suspend his opinion, until he has a full view of the facts contained in the following pages. Then shall I stand acquitted by every honest heart, and reflecting mind, for prosecuting Mr. Barclay; and I humbly trust, I shall be justified at the bar of God, for the plain reason, that this cause is the cause of justice, and justice is the cause of Christ. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I deny before my Father, which is in Heaven.' Matt. x, 33. The Presbytery should have given such a judgment, as would have done justice to the offended majesty of the Divine Law; by exemplary punishment on the shepherd, who by evil example, divided and scattered the sheep: As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; therefore O! ye shepherds; thus saith the Lord God, behold I am against the shepherds.' Ezek. xxxiv, 8, 9, 10.

It will be demonstrated in the following pages, that the shepherds, (the Presbytery) fed themselves, but did not feed the sheep of their pasture that they divided and scattered them by their conduet, and brought the very cause they had pledged themselves to support, into disrepute-and caused it to be illy spoken of. Thus saith the Lord God, it shall come to pass, that at the same time, shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought.” Ezek. xxxviii, 10. So evil were their thoughts, and so intent were they, on the delivery of their brother David, that they resolved, and did vote, a vote of censure on me, for the purpose, it would seem, of palliating and wiping away the stigma from their brother-one of their fold. 'As for me, behold I am in your hands-do with me as seemeth good and

meet unto you.' Jer. xxvi, 14. * But remember, that for all these things, God will bring thee into judgment.' Eccl. xi, 9.

Mr. Barclay informed capt. James Stewart, that he contemplated publishing his trials, &c. and had already collected some papers for that purpose. I could not have any objections, to his publishing the trials, and all the circumstances relative thereto, had he been as honest as King David, or Solomon; but as my confidence in his honesty and integrity was not great, I therefore thought proper to anticipate him, as I imagined he would not present a faithful and just narration of all the facts. I have accordingly issued this publication, And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame, be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.' Heb. xii. 13.

I hope the following communication, (although written by an un ́skilful hand) may, as it is an awful, prove a solemn warning, to all christians, that they may keep their feet from slipping, and not swerve from the path of rectitude, and more especially, that it may stand as a monument to all ministers who undertake to preach the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ. 'Wo be unto the pastors, that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture, saith the Lord.' Jer. xxiii, 1.

My intention in making this communication is, to give honour, to whom honour is due;' and at the same time to expose, without distinction, all those, who have swerved from the truth; and in the language of my text, prophecy against the shepherds of Israel,' who have departed from their duty, and acted partially in this iniquitous scene, as far as my knowledge extends. The secret vote, and conduct of the different members of the Presbytery, I do not possess, as I have not sought after that information.

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TRIALS, &c.

To Aaron Kerr, Esquire, of Somerset Township, Washington County, and State of Pennsylva

nia.

DEAR BROTHER,

AT length I take up my pen in order to answer your frequent inquiries relative to the prosecution against the Rev. David Barclay, before an Ecclesiastical Court, (the Presbytery of New Brunswick) and have deferred answering your repeated requests until all things should be accom. plished, (the decision of the prosecution against him.) It seemeth good to me also, having perfect understanding of all things from the very first, Luke i. 3. that is, I am well acquainted with the conduet of Mr. Barclay, as I have lived near him ever since he came into the county of Sussex; although it is a laborious task. Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand, Gal. vi. 11. Well knowing thy great zeal in matters of religion; for thy zeal is according to knowledge. Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, that I might

make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, Prov. xxii, 20, 21. When the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions, at Jerusalem. And when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart; and when the Queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine'acts, and of thy wisdom. Howbeit, I believed not their words until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom, was not told me, for thou exceedeth the fame that I heard, 2 Chron. ix. 6. Although you have heard a great deal of this man who is the subject of this communication, yet the half has not been told you.

The English and Germans in the township of Knolton, in the County of Sussex, and State of New Jersey, agreed to throw aside local prejudice, and form themselves into a congregation, designated by the name of "The first English and German Congregation in Knolton." They were then a flock without a Shepherd; they were duly organized, and put themselves under the care of the Presbytery of New Brunswick; at this time the Rev. David Barclay was Pastor of the Boundbrook Congregation in consequence of some uneasiness as to his conduct, in which his character,