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of them because of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper which 

 short y IS to be adrainistrat, it is laid upon every elder to lay 

 out themselves as much as they can in making enquiry after 

 them to see if they can be found." The next meeting of Ses- 

 sion IS dated July 11th, 1697, and the elders then give in 

 their report concerning the matter of the cups, and it is to 

 the followmg effect :-"The several members of this judica- 

 tory having made search after the utensils of this church 

 can hear nothing anent them, only that they were carried 

 away with Mr John Welsh, his plenishing." 



The communion cups now in use in the Parish Church 

 bear the following inscription :_"Thir cups were gifted for 

 the use of the Paroch of Irengray, by Mr James Guthrie 

 who was ordained Sept. 13th, 1694. Mniy." 



It |s rather a remarkable circumstance that the sacra- 



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 till 1697,-9 years after the Revolution, and 6 years after a 



mmisterhad been settled. In the Session Records, which 

 are still preserved, commencing June 11th, 1691, there is no 

 mention of a communion till 11th July, 1697, when the 

 enquiry about the communion cups is mentioned, and most 

 minute instructions given about the sacrament, which was to 

 take place on the following Sabbath. 



III. I shall now refer shortly to the well-known martyrs- 

 graves near Irongray Church. On the 2d March, 1685 six 

 covenanters were captured in the Bog of Lochinkitt, within 

 the Parish of Kirkpatrick-Durham, and close upon the con- 

 fines of Irongray. Four of them were shot where they were 

 taken, and the remaining two were brought through Irono-ray 

 and hanged on the following day in a clump of oaJ trees near 

 the Church, and there buried. A rude stone has for genera- 

 tions marked the spot, bearing the following inscription •_ 

 Here lyes Edward Gordon and Alex. M'Cubbine, martyrs 

 hanged without law, by Lag and Captain Bruce, for adherC 

 to the Word of God. Christ's kingly government in his house 

 and the covenanted work of Reformation against tyranny' 

 perjury, and prelacy, March 3d, 1685. ^ y- 



