Lewis Craig,



and reviled. Dr. Spencer says of hint in this
connection: "He subsequently became one of
the most distinguished Baptist ministers of his
generation, and, in his turn, endured persecu-
tion 'for preaching the Gospel contrary to law.'
Mr. Craig was probably prosecuted no more in
this case."
  "On the 4th of June, 1768, Lewis Craig,
John Waller and James Childs were seized by
the sheriff while engaged in public worship
and brought before the magistrates in the meet-
ing-house yard. They were held to bail in a
thousand pounds to appear at court two days
afterwards. They were arraigned before the
court as disturbers of the peace. In his speech
the prosecuting attorney said: 'May it please
your worships, these men are great disturbers
of the peace; they cannot meet a man on the
road, but they must ram a text of Scripture
down his throat."
  "Mr. Waller, who had been educated for the
law, defended himself and his brethren so in-
geniously that the court was much puzzled.
However, the prisoners were required to give se-
curity not to preach again in the country for
the period of twelve months. This they re-
fused to do, and were committed to jail. As
they passed along through the streets of Fred-
ericksburg, on their way to prison, they sang the
old hymn beginning:



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