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    gor . We subjoin a copy of their declaration , merely premising that Mr . Henderson , who preached for Mr . M ^ atson on the day of his first illegal arrest , at ) d who id his note so piously expresses his gratitude , and that of the Presbytery , to Mr . Montgomery for the trouble which he took on that occasion ; and Mr . Morgan ,

    who both preached and prayed for Mr . fVatson on the day of his second arrest , and orally made to Mr . Montgomery his acknowledgments to the same effect , — the same ipsissirni Messrs . Hendersou and Morgan concurred in voting the following resolutions , all of which were carried unanimously ;—a truly admirable concord !

    Resolved—1 st . " That this Presbytery deeply lament the dissensions which , for some time past , have prevailed in the congregation of Greyabbey , particularly as we had hoped that the measures adopted at our Meeting in October , by direction of the Synod ' s Committee , for ascertaining the mind of the people on the subject of separation from the Synod , would have secured peace . "

    2 d . " That it is to us subject of sincere regret , that the Congregation , which had not by any public act withdrawn itself from the jurisdiction of this Presbytery , and was , therefore , still to be considered as under its care , was not left , uninfluenced by others , to express its own free and unbiassed opinion on a question of so much importance . "

    3 d . " That as a Presbytery , and as individuals , we disclaim having at any time excited discord among the people . We disavow any participation whatever hi the arrest of Mr . Watson ; and we expie . ^ s our abhorrence of the treatment he received . "

    4 th . " That , to restore the harmony of the cougregation , we recommend to such of them as still adhere to the Synod , to have their public worship conducted , for the present , in some other place than the meeting-house—at the same time retaining their right to whatever property they may possess in it , till the question of the property of the house is finally determined . "

    5 th . * ' That a correspondence shall be opened with the Remonstrant Presbytery , proposing a poll of the congregation , on the principle , that the minority shall resign the house to the majority- —the latter paying to * he former such a pecuniary coinueusatU > u as may be considered equal to their property in it . " Thus , then , stands the case at present . Mr . Watson and his people have been restored to the possession of their uicct-

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    mg-house , with promise of alease which will render any similar interference on the part of the landlord impossible for the future . Mr . Montgomery has publicly expressed his sorrow for his rash conduct , aud denouueed the evil counsellors under whose advice he acted : the Synodical Presbytery of Bangor has reprobated the behaviour of its former idol ,

    now that he can no longer serve their purposes : Messrs . Morgan , Templeton , and Henderson , have each published letters attempting to vindicate their characters—attempts which have not been successful : the Remonstrant Presbytery of Bangor has , it is understood , recommended the suspension or the dropping

    of the legal proceedings which had been advised against Mr . Montgomery on account of his abuse of authority as a magistrate : and the Rev . William Porter has written against any compromise of such a kind as may leave it open to Mr . Montgomery , of Rosemount , or any other landlord and magistrate , " to play such tricks before high Heaveu" on any future

    . [ The facts and documents contained in the foregoing summary have been extracted from the Northern fVhig * A voluminous correspondence has been carried on in its columns , between Messrs . Morgan , Templeton , aud Henderson , on

    the one haud , and the Rev . Henry Montgomery on the other , with reference to some minor details in his speech published in our last number . It has ended , as was to have been anticipated , in the triumphant confirmation of every one of his statements . Great as have been the services of this illustrious man to the

    cause of justice and liberality , m former periods , we are persuaded we but speak the commou feeling when we say that his exertions hi the affair of the Greyabbey congregation and minister have been inferior to none of his former efforts iii zeal , ability , and perseverance , and have added much to his already large claims on the public gratitude . Let the

    Presbyterians of Ulster , let the friends of truth throughout the world , thank God that if , in the present troublous and unquiet time , there exist many who are disposed to injure aud oppress the conscientious men who deviate from tho popular creed , — there exists likewise a Henry Montgomery to expose and defeat their machinations ; and , by the influence of his character aud his

    eloquence , to deter many who would other wise be but too ready to run the cartci of injustice . ]

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    286 Intelligence . — Rev * John Watson and Congregation of Greyublep .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1830, page 286, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2583/page/70/