,transcribed from the #ahag ,john ,fairburn edition by ,david ,price1 email ccx#jgdpglaf4org ,picture3 ,public domain book cover ,,fifth ,,edition1 ,church burnt in ,effigy6 ,rev4 ,j4 ,l4 ,garrett's ,vindi- cation1 the ,whole of the ,evidence1 c4 c4 ,,hay ,,turner have had the affrontery to call their ,scribble the only ,genuine ,edition6 whereas1 it is not so correct as ,,fairburn',s4--,john ,church4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,trial ,,and ,,conviction ,,of ,,that ,,infamous ,,hypocrite ,,john ,,church1 ,the ,,surrey ,,tabernacle ,,preacher1 ,,borough-,,road1 ,,st4 ,,george',s ,,fields1 ,,for ,,an ,abominable ,offence2 ,,including ,,the ,,whole ,,of ,,the ,,evidence2 ,tried before ,,lord ,,ellenborough1 at the ,surrey ,assizes1 ,croydon1 ,saturday1 ,august #af1 #ahag4 ,,taken ,,in ,,short ,,hand4 ,,to ,,which ,,is ,,added1 ,,his ,,life1 ,,confessions1 ,,notes ,,of ,,one ,,of ,,his ,,sermons1 ,,the ,,whole ,,of ,,the ,,love-,,letters1 c4 c4 99 99 99 99 99 8,woe unto you1 ,scribes and ,pharisees1 ,hypocrites6 for ye compass sea and land to make one ,proselyte2 and1 when he is made1 ye make him two-fold more the child of ,hell than yourselves40 8,ye ,serpents6 ye generation of ,vipers6 how can ye escape the damnation of ,hell80 ,,st4 ,,matthew1 ,,chap4 xxiii4 v4 #ae #cc4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,london3 ,published by ,,john ,,fairburn1 #b1 ,broadway1 ,ludgate-,hill4 7,price ,sixpence47 99 99 99 99 99 ,marchant1 ,printer1 ,ingram-court1 ,london4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,surrey ,,assizes1 ,,croydon1 ,saturday1 ,august #af1 #ahag4 ,,the ,,king v4 ,,john ,,church4 ,,the ,indictment charged1 8,that the ,defendant1 late of the parish of ,st4 ,mary1 ,lambeth1 in the county of ,surrey1 on the #bfth day of ,september1 in the fifty-seventh year of the reign of ,george the ,third1 with force and arms1 at the parish aforesaid1 in the county aforesaid1 in and upon one ,adam ,foreman1 in the peace of ,god and our said ,lord the ,king1 then and there being1 did make an assault1 and him1 the said ,adam ,foreman1 then and there did beat1 wound1 and ill treat1 so that his life was greatly despaired of1 with intent1 that most horrid and detestable crime1 7among ,christians not to be named17 with the said ,adam ,foreman1 against the order of nature1 then and there feloniously1 wickedly1 and devilishly1 to commit and do1 to the great displeasure of ,almighty ,god1 to the great damage of the said ,adam ,foreman1 and against the peace10 c4 ,the second count charged a common assault4 ,the ,defendant pleaded ,,not ,,guilty4 ,counsel for the ,prosecution--,mr4 ,,marryatt and ,mr4 ,,bolland2 ,solicitor1 ,mr4 ,,harmer4 ,counsel for the ,defendant--,mr4 ,,gurney and the ,,common ,,serjeant4 ,the ,jury being sworn3--,mr4 ,,borland opened the indictment1 as follows-- ,may it please your ,lordship1 ,gentlemen of the ,jury--,the ,defendant1 ,john ,church1 stands indicted for a misdemeanour4 ,he has pleaded ,not ,guilty1 and your charge is to inquire whether he be ,guilty or ,not ,guilty4 ,hearken to the evidence4 ,mr4 ,marryatt then stated the case on the part of the ,prosecution2 after which the court proceeded to call witnesses3 the first witness called was ,,adam ,,foreman sworn4 ,examined by ,mr4 ,bolland4--,will be twenty the first day of ,december next4 ,is an apprentice to ,patrick1 the potter1 of ,vauxhall4 ,has been with him about five years4 ,knows the ,defendant1 ,john ,church1 by sight4 ,has known him about two or three years4 ,church is a preacher4 ,he1 ,witness1 attended the congregation in the ,chapel where ,church preaches and has often seen him4 ,witness sleeps generally at his father's4 ,there are occasions upon which witness sleeps at his master's house when he goes out of town4 ,church lived by his chapel1 in ,st4 ,george's ,fields1 the ,borough-,road4 ,came to take up his abode at ,mr4 ,patrick's the #beth of ,september1 he came to sleep there that night4 ,witness slept there that night4 ,does not know whether he 7,church7 had been there before4 ,cannot say whether he had seen him there before4 ,knows that he slept there on the #beth ,september1 and that he1 witness1 was there4 ,witness's master that night was out of town2 but where he cannot say4 ,mr4 ,church1 witness's mistress1 the children1 and the two maid servants1 slept in the house that night4 ,there was no other man in the house except himself and ,church4 ,witnesses bed-room was the front parlour on the first floor over the kitchen4 ,it is not a bed-room in common in the house4 ,witness slept there1 because there was no other bed-room that he could sleep in4 ,there was a temporary bed1 therefore1 put up for him there4 ,witness retired to rest about one o'clock4 ,the reason for his being up so late was because there was a kiln burning1 and he 7witness7 was obliged to sit up to let the man into the kiln when he came4 ,it was necessary for him to sit up to attend that kiln1 and to give the key to the man1 ,thomas ,west4 ,witness went to bed about one o'clock1--went to sleep directly he went to bed4 ,had not been asleep more than half an hour before he was awoke by some one putting his hands under the bed clothes1 and laying hold of his private parts very tight4 ,witness put his hand out of the bed-clothes1 and caught hold of him and asked him who he was8 and laid hold of him1 as near as he could guess1 by the upper part of his arm2 felt lower down1 and found by the sleeve that he had got a man's shirt on2 found the wrist was buttoned2 knows very well it was a man2 could not tell that from the feel of the flesh4 ,witness was here asked by ,lord ,ellenborough by what circumstance8 and answered because he had got a man's shirt on4 ,the person1 in answer to what he said1 answered--8,adam1 don't you know me8 ,i am your mistress10 in a faint voice1 like a woman2 it was not the voice of his mistress1 ,mrs4 ,patrick2 witness knew the voice directly he heard it2 it was ,mr4 ,church's voice2 ,church fled the room directly1 that is he went out in a hurried step4 ,witness then got out of bed1 and put on his small clothes and shoes1 and went to the man up at the kiln4 ,as he opened the door witness saw by the lamp that it was ,mr4 ,church1 and he had only his shirt on4 ,the lamp that enabled witness to see the person of ,church is outside of the front street door1 on the terrace4 ,the lamp throws a light through the fan-light of the hall door4 ,witness was here asked by ,lord ,ellenborough whether the lamp was at the street door8 and he answered1 yes4 ,it is a parish lamp2 not one of the new lights2 nor a gas light4 ,question by ,lord ,ellenborough--,where were you standing at the time8--,i was getting up1 my lord4 ,witness went out of his room4 ,in answer to a question by ,lord ,ellenborough1 witness answered1 he saw it was ,church by the lamp at the street door4 ,witness was then in bed1 sitting up2 had not then left his bed2 did not open the door2 ,church did that4 ,witness saw him go out through that door2 and then observed that he had a shirt on4 ,the shirt or dress of a man is much shorter than that of a woman1 and1 therefore1 he must have seen whether it was a shirt or a shift4 ,it was the shirt of a man witness is sure4 ,did not see his face at all2 his 7,church's7 back was towards witness4 ,when he was gone1 witness got up and put on his small clothes and shoes1 and went into the pottery to get the man to come up to the house2 told ,thomas ,west of it4 ,witness was here asked by ,lord ,ellenborough whether ,west was in the pottery8--and answered1 he was2 it was the ,thomas ,west that was in the pottery before witness went to bed4 ,cross-examined by ,mr4 ,gurney4--,the person1 whoever it was1 opened the door and went out1 afterwards shut the door after him4 ,saw him when he opened the door4 ,there was no light in the room4 ,the light came from a lamp on the ,terrace4 ,the lamp is between five and six yards from the door on the ,terrace4 ,the ,terrace on which witness's master's house is situated1 is a row of houses raised above the road4 ,the lamp is upon the ,terrace opposite the door4 ,about five or six yards from the door4 ,the light which it gives to the passage is through the fan-light over the door4 ,did not see the face of the person4 ,saw that the person had a shirt on4 ,was rather alarmed1 waked out of his sleep in this way4 ,it was not long about4 ,witness don't know how long he 7,church7 had been there before witness awoke4 ,witness went directly to ,west1 who directly came with him and searched the house for thieves4 ,did not know whether any body had got in or not4 ,looked at every chamber-door in the house except ,mr4 ,church's and witness's mistress's4 ,looked at the door of ,mr4 ,church and that of his mistress1 but did not open them4 ,they were both of them shut4 ,did not find any door open4 ,looked at all the doors in the house1 and found them all shut4 ,the maid servant's door was on the jar4 ,all the other doors were shut4 ,after that witness and ,west searched the house all over4 ,west stopped while the witness put on the remainder of his clothes1 witness then went back with ,west to the pottery1 after having locked the door4 ,told ,west this story directly1 told him that ,mr4 ,church came down into his 7witness's7 room and behaved in a very indecent manner1 that he had laid hold of his private parts1 c4 ,did not search the house for thieves in particular2 but searched if any body was in any of the rooms4 ,mr4 ,bolland here said1 ,i asked you before whether you did not search the house for thieves2 and you answered 8,yes10 are you right or wrong in that8--,i asked you before whether you and he did not search the house for thieves1 and you told me that you did8--,witness answered1 we searched the house3 we looked all over it1 to see if there was any body in any of the rooms1 but not for thieves in particular4 ,witness did not think of thieves1 because he knew who it was4 ,did not go into the maid servants' room2 only looked in2 having found the door open1 looked in4 ,the two maids slept in that room2 one is witness's sister4 ,the door being ajar1 witness pushed it in a little1 and saw they were abed4 ,did not speak to them4 ,re-examined by ,mr4 ,bolland4--,witness did not search the house for thieves because he knew who the persons was4 ,the reason of his searching the house was because he wished to be quite right before he made the accusation against ,mr4 ,church4 ,witness and ,west found there was no other man in the house but ,mr4 ,church4 ,there was not any door or window open at which any other man could have come in4 ,the light from the ,terrace struck through the fan-light or window over the door4 ,it gives a pretty fair light to the hall1 it shews a little light up the stairs4 ,it was at the time the person opened the door and went out that witness got this view of his person4 ,examined by ,lord ,ellenborough4--,did not hear ,church when he first came into the room4 ,was awakened by the application of his hand to witness's person4 ,he was standing upon the floor4 ,witness has not any difficulty in hearing4 ,witness did not call to him by name1 or give him to understand that he knew who he was4 ,witness saw his 7,church's7 back as he went out of the room4 ,it appeared to be the height of ,mr4 ,church4 ,cannot say what height he is4 ,he had a night-cap4 ,cannot exactly say whether it was a man's night-cap or no4 ,thinks it was a handkerchief tied round his head4 ,cannot tell what sort of handkerchief it was4 ,when witness and ,west searched the house and examined the different doors they went to ,mr4 ,church's door1 but did not touch it1 nor did they go in4 ,west wanted to go into the room and pull him out4 ,when ,west wanted to putt him out1 witness did not call to him because he was afraid of disturbing his mistress2 she would have been very much alarmed4 ,church never had any conversation with witness1 nor did he ever make any overture of this sort to him before this time4 ,there was nothing particular in his manner or conduct towards witness before this time4 ,witness has not spoken to him at all since4 ,has attended before a ,magistrate with him2 spoke in his presence there1 but not to him2 did not hear him speak before the ,magistrate4 ,he did not speak at all before the ,magistrate4 ,witness gave the same account before the ,magistrate that he has now done here4 ,did not know whether it was a handkerchief or a night-cap that was upon his head4 ,there are not any other circumstances from which he1 witness1 collected that it was a man4 ,the hand did not continue upon witness's person after he awaked at all4 ,the hand was withdrawn then4 ,he said that he was witness's mistress4 ,by the height of the person he saw1 witness could ascertain whether it was or was not the height of his mistress1 or any of the female part of the house2 ,mr4 ,church was a great deal bigger than any body there2 witness does not think he is quite six foot2 he is a tallish stout man4 ,there was light enough by the lamp that witness has spoken of to see the outline of the man so as to be able to say that he was a tall person4 ,mrs4 ,patrick is a very little woman1 quite a different person from the person witness saw in the room4 ,the maid1 who slept in the room with witness's sister1 was about as tall as witness--7,the ,witness was about five feet seven7--not quite so tall4 ,witness was sure it was not her4--,the ,witness withdrew4 ,,thomas ,,west1 sworn4 ,examined by ,mr4 ,marryatt4 ,is workman to ,mr4 ,patrick1 the ,potter4 ,on the morning of the #bfth ,september last relieved ,adam ,foreman at the kiln4 ,it was about half past twelve o'clock4 ,went to the pottery to relieve him4 ,foreman left witness shortly afterwards1 for the purpose of going to bed4 ,it was about an hour before witness saw him again1 when witness did see him again he was only part dressed4 ,he had on his small-clothes1 his shoes1 and one-stocking4 ,he came to witness in a very great fright1 and bid him light his candle2 he appeared very much alarmed1 and bid him light his candle1 and come along with him up to the house4 ,he told witness1 as they were going along the garden1 that ,mr4 ,church has been to him and behaved in a very indecent manner4 ,did not explain how4 ,he unlocked the door and witness went into the house with him2 it was the back door of the house2 the outer door2 the garden door4 ,when they got to the house he went and put the remainder of his cloths on and they went and searched every room in the house1 beginning at the bottom and going to the top1 except witness's mistress's room and ,mr4 ,church's2 they went into all the rooms except ,mr4 ,church's and ,mrs4 ,patrick's4 ,did not open the door of either of those two rooms4 ,when they came to ,mr4 ,church's door witness said1 8,i'll go and pull him out2 shall ,i80 ,the lad said1 8,no10 for fear of disturbing his mistress4 ,upon that observation of the lad's1 about disturbing his mistress1 witness forbore going into the room4 ,foreman came along with witness into the pottery2 became down stairs1 locked the back door1 and staid with witness the whole of the remainder of the night2 he returned with witness to the pottery1 and staid till the morning2 searched all the rooms of the house1 to see if there was any other person in the place2 did not find any window or door open1 at which any body could have got into the house2 they were all close and fastened4 ,cross-examined by the ,common-,serjeant4--,when ,foreman came to witness1 he told him that ,mr4 ,church had been there2 but did not explain what he had done2 is quite sure of that4 ,lord ,ellenborough4--,what words did he use8--,he only told me that ,mr4 ,church had behaved in a very indecent manner to him4 ,witness had never any intimation that there were thieves in the house2 did not go to search for thieves in the house4 ,when ,foreman told him that ,mr4 ,church had behaved in a very indecent manner to him1 witness went to see if there was any other person in the place4 ,foreman did not tell witness he believed there were thieves in the house4 ,witness is quite sure ,foreman did not explain in what way ,church behaved to him4 ,he did not say any thing like--,that he came to his bed-side and laid his hand on his private parts4 ,this was on the night of the #beth of ,september2 witness afterwards went before the magistrate1 at the same time with ,foreman1 the apprentice4 ,to ,union ,hall4 ,foreman did not1 in the course of the morning1 when staying with witness1 and after he had been to the house1 tell witness what ,church had done to him1 and that he had laid has hand upon his private parts2 never told him so1 from first to last4 ,witness cannot say at what time it was that he went before the ,magistrate with ,foreman2 cannot say the day of the month2 it was some time afterwards2 believes it was six or seven weeks after2 the lad then went with his father2 the lad generally slept at home at his father's2 his father's is about a quarter of a mile from his master's2 he slept at his father's the next night but one2 it was not till about six or seven weeks after that1 they went to the justice2 witness did not communicate with ,mr4 ,patrick upon the subject before he went to the justice4 ,,mr4 ,,patrick sworn4 ,examined by ,mr4 ,bolland4--,is a potter at ,vauxhall4 ,the boy1 ,foreman1 has been with him ever since he has been in the pottery business1 between five and six years4 ,he only slept in witness's house occasionally2 that is1 whenever he 7witness7 leaves town2 and then he has the key of the pottery1 there being no other male in the house4 ,witness was absent from home on the #beth of ,september last4 ,the boy on that occasion was to steep in his 7witness's7 house4 ,the bed that had been put up for him was a chair-bed in the front parlour2 a temporary bed for a nurse occasionally4 ,witness knows the ,defendant1 ,john ,church4 ,he is a ,baptist preacher4 ,witness first became acquainted with him when he came to ,vauxhall4 ,witness attends his chapel1 and so became acquainted with him4 ,his residence is adjoining the chapel4 ,in the month of ,september he came to sleep at witness's house4 ,witness put a bed up for him4 ,he had complained of ill health occasionally2 and thinking that he was ill1 witness asked him out of friendship to take a bed at his 7witness's7 house1 supposing that the air would be of service to him4 ,does not live very close the river4 ,witness was out from home on the #beth of ,september4 ,did not return till the evening of the #bfth4 ,the boy1 ,foreman1 made a communication to him the next morning when he saw him4 ,witness returned on the evening of the #bfth4 ,by ,lord ,ellenborough4--,then it was the day but one after1 namely1 the morning of the #bgth that the boy made the communication to you8--,yes2 my ,lord4 ,did not see ,foreman on the night of witness's return--not to speak with him4 ,on the morning of the #bgth he made the communication to witness respecting this transaction4 ,witness told ,foreman he was extremely sorry for what had happened4 ,witness had had many applications from the congregation1 to whom he made it known4 ,it was in consequence of the information they had received from general report1 that they applied to witness for authentic information4 ,several of the congregation made those applications4 ,there was a meeting upon the subject4 ,in consequence of applications made to witness from the congregation1 he went to the ,defendant1 ,church4 ,thinks it was on the #ith of ,october4 ,there had not before that been a meeting of the congregation1 at which witness was present4 ,did not take any steps between the #bgth of ,september to see ,church1 and the #ith of ,october1 upon the subject4 ,that was the first communication witness had with ,church upon the subject4 ,church said to him1 he took it extremely kind of witness in calling upon him4 ,witness told him he might take it as he pleased2 that he did not come willingly1 but that some of his congregation thought that witness ought to see him on the business4 ,patrick cannot say ,church1 appeared to be apprized of the subject before witness began2 but believes he was apprized from what afterwards occurred4 ,witness told him he 7witness7 waited upon him1 having seen a letter wherein he denied three particular points of the boy's statement2 and witness wished to know what those points were4 ,he said that he denied having hold of the boy1 or the boy having told of him2 or he1 ,church1 saying that he was the boy's mistress4 ,he admitted he was in the room1 but denied laying hold of the boy's private parts2 did not state any reason for being in the room at all4 ,he said that he denied three particular points1 two of which witness had already named4 ,the other was something that did not occur to witness to be important1 and which he did not take any notice of1 consequently does not remember it4 ,witness told him that1 of these two points mentioned1 the boy was positive1 and witness had no reason to doubt any thing that the boy had said1 as he had never known him to tell a lie4 ,he said that he was sorry for it1 because that confirmed antient reports2 witness told him it did so2 and1 of course1 that now he should believe all that he had heard heretofore4 ,witness then wished him a good morning4 ,did not see him at any time afterwards to speak to him2 has seen him1 but not spoken to him since4 ,the letter that witness had seen1 which he spoke to ,church about1 was a letter dated the #fth of ,october1 addressed to a ,mrs4 ,hunter4 ,witness took an exact copy of it4 ,mr4 ,harmer has it4 ,is that the copy8 7,a paper put into the witness' hand47 ,yes2 it is an exact copy4 ,witness did not read that copy of the letter to ,church2 he had4 not the copy at that time2 only told him he wished to know what the three things were which he could deny1 as asserted by the boy2 does not recollect the third point2 it is not material4 ,he admitted being in the room1 but denied the laying hold1--he said1 8,i was in the room2 but ,i did not lay hold of the boy40 ,did not say why he was in the room4 ,witness returned the letter of the #fth of ,october to ,mrs4 ,hunter4 ,he got it from ,mrs4 ,hunter1 and to ,mrs4 ,hunter he returned it4 ,cross-examined by ,mr4 ,gurney4--,meant to say that ,church said distinctly to witness that he was in the room4 ,did not mention to any person1 after he had see ,mr4 ,church1 that he was not implicated in the affair at all4 ,never said any such thing4 ,did not give any person an account of the conversation you had with him1 and accompany that account with this observation1 8,he is not at all implicated40 ,mr4 ,thomas went to the door of ,mr4 ,church with witness4 ,thomas is no friend of witness's2 witness had only seen him at the door4 ,it was his wife and witness's that wished witness to make the application to ,mr4 ,church4 ,mr4 ,thomas went with him as far as the door1 but did not go in with him4 ,witness told him briefly what had transpired2 it was very short what did transpire4 ,he told ,mr4 ,thomas what had transpired at the interview with ,mr4 ,church1 when he came out4 ,think he told ,mr4 ,thomas that ,mr4 ,church admitted having been in the room1 but is not positive as to that point2 knows he told him that ,mr4 ,church said he did not lay hold of the boy4 ,did not answer1 on ,mr4 ,thomas asking1 8,well1 is there any thing against ,mr4 ,church1 or not40--8,no2 he is not at all implicated40 ,never told him1 directly or indirectly1 that there was nothing to implicate ,mr4 ,church4 ,witness did say he would prosecute ,mr4 ,church because he had said disgraceful things of witness's wife1 but not for this crime1 but for defamation of his wife's character4 ,don't know that he ever told ,mr4 ,thomas so1 but believes he said that1 or words to that effect1 to other persons4 ,did not mention that1 amongst other things1 on that very morning that he had the interview with ,mr4 ,church2 some other time he might4 ,,mrs4 ,,hunter sworn4 ,examined by ,mr4 ,marryatt4 ,is an attendant amongst the congregation1 and a hearer of ,mr4 ,church4 ,received a letter in the beginning of the month of ,october1 but there was no name to it4 ,there was no place of abode given1 nor any thing except the day of the month2 could not tell from whom it came2 gave it to ,mr4 ,patrick's daughter1 who gave it to her father2 it was returned to witness again1 who took no further notice of it4 ,witness had a subpna duces tecum so produce it1 but was impossible to produce it4 ,after the letter was returned witness took no further notice of it1 but put it into a drawer2 knows no more than his ,lordship what is become of it2 looked for it on the ,thursday morning before she came1 but could find no scraps of it2 was not able to find it2 was wholly unable to find it2 witness searched diligently to find it2 is convinced there was no name to it4 ,has seen ,mr4 ,church's hand-writing1 and has seen it written in a different hand1 not always alike1 but sometimes very different2 not to say exactly two different hands1 but such a difference in the same hand-writing that she would hardly think it the same2 has seen it so different1 at times1 that she should not at all times1 think1 it was the same2 thinks it was ,church's hand-writing1 but could not be positive1 as there was no name to it2 cannot say whether it was or was not2 it is not in witness's power4 ,witness believed1 at that time1 that it was his hand-writing1 and believes it still4 ,when she opened it she was very much struck with the similarity1 for it had very much the appearance of his hand-writing2 but1 as their was not a signature1 could not be certain4 ,it had the appearance of his handwriting4 ,witness's belief now1 whether it was or was not his hand-writing1 is exactly this same now as it was then4 ,cannot say4 ,she firmly believes it was his hand-writing1 because it was not signed4 ,did not communicate it to any body but ,mr4 ,patrick4 ,communicated to ,mr4 ,patrick that she had received a letter from ,mr4 ,church4 ,cross-examined by the ,common ,serjeant4 ,the search which witness made for this letter was not until last ,thursday4 ,witness has no reason to believe that it is in her house1 for she did not leave a draw or place unsearched4 ,lord ,ellenborough4--,as far as evidence can go of the loss of an original letter1 to let in the copy1 we have it in this case2 for ,i asked her whether she made diligent search after the original1 and she says1 she has made diligent search4 ,mr4 ,patrick examined again by ,mr4 ,marryatt4--,was acquainted in ,october last with the hand-writing of ,mr4 ,church4 ,the letter from which he made this copy1 and which he returned to ,mrs4 ,hunter1 was1 in his belief1 the handwriting of ,mr4 ,church4 ,mr4 ,marryatt4--,now1 my ,lord1 ,i propose reading this copy of the letter in question4 ,the following letter was then read in evidence3-- ,october #f1 #ahaf4 8,dear ,mrs4 ,hunter1 8,my heart is already too much affected4 ,your letter only adds affliction to my bonds4 ,but ,i forbear4 ,i would have called on you this morning1 but ,i was too low in mind to speak to any friend but ,jesus6 ,there ,i am truly comfortable4 ,pardon me2 but ,i make no remarks on what you have been told4 ,i must bear it1 though ,i am able to contradict three things ,i would rather not4 ,i am only grieved that dear ,mrs4 ,p4 whom ,i really loved1 that she should try to injure me in the estimation of those who are real friends to my dear children4 ,the thought affects me4 ,why hurt my poor family8 ,but ,i am too much depressed to enlarge4 ,i shall never forget their kindness4 ,god will reward them1 as he has many who have dealt well to me4 ,but he will resent cruelty in those who have and are still trying to degrade me4 ,mrs4 ,p4 will live to see it4 ,dear ,mrs4 ,hunter1 ,i am grieved at heart ,i cannot relieve your mind4 ,i am truly sorry to lose you as a hearer1 because your soul has been blest2 and you know both the plague of the heart and the value of ,jesus4 ,may he be increasingly present to you in his person1 love1 and grace6 ,farewell1 my dear kind friend6 ,the ,lord ,jesus will reward you for your love to me1 and your kindness to mine4 ,god is not unrighteous to forget your work of faith and labour of love4 ,with many tears ,i write this4 ,may we meet in glory1 when no enemy shall distress my mind1 nor sin nor death shall part us more6 ,i need not remind my dear friend that ,i am a ,child of ,peculiar ,providence2 and that heart of eternal love1 and that arm of invincible power has protected me--has called me to himself2 and for every act of straying1 will correct me with his own hand1 but will resent every other hand1 sooner or later4 ,this you will live to see4 8,adieu1 dear friend1 accept the starting tear1 ,and the best wishes of a heart sincere4 8,your's1 truly1 8,till we shall meet above40 ,mr4 ,marryatt4--,my ,lord1 that is the case on the part of the prosecution4 ,,mr4 ,,gurney1 on the part of the ,defendant1 most eloquently addressed the ,jury1 endeavouring1 by observations1 to throw some doubt on the testimony of the prosecutor1 because he had searched the house after the attack3 this1 the learned ,counsel urged1 evinced an uncertainty in the boy's mind1 as to the person who had been in his room4 ,that his conduct was unaccountable1 in not going into ,church's room and questioning him1 when he had ,west to assist him4 ,the learned ,counsel also commented on the delay which had taken place before any complaint had been made to a magistrate1 and contended1 that this circumstance threw discredit on the prosecutor's case1 and concluded by observing1 that if his client was guilty1 his crime was greatly aggravated1 because he1 as a ,minister of the ,gospel1 was bound to set an example of morality1 and intreated the ,jury1 that as the offence was of so shocking and heinous a nature as to render it improbable that a man in ,mr4 ,church's station could have committed it1 that1 before they consigned him to eternal infamy1 they would be fully satisfied that the testimony against him was unquestionable and conclusive4 ,the first witness called for the ,defendant was ,mr4 ,,john ,,thomas sworn4 ,examined by the ,common ,serjeant4--,his name is ,john ,thomas2 lives in ,prospect-place1 ,west's ,square1 ,st4 ,george's ,fields2 is an appraiser and undertaker2 has known ,mr4 ,church a long time2 is one of his hearers2 is acquainted with ,mr4 ,patrick1 but not till the report was made respecting ,mr4 ,church2 cannot say he knew him as one of the congregation attending1 ,mr4 ,church2 was with ,mr4 ,patrick when he went to ,mr4 ,church's house1 the #ith of ,october1 a few days after the report2 did not go into the house with him1 staid outside2 had learnt from ,mr4 ,patrick that he was going to ,mr4 ,church's upon the subject of this business2 he called upon witness1 at his house1 to go with him1 and told witness he was going to ,mr4 ,church's upon the business of this inquiry2 indeed1 it was witness's request that he should2 ,mrs4 ,thomas went to speak to his wife1 and it was at ,mrs4 ,thomas's request and ,mrs4 ,patrick's that he went2 he seemed to be a long while in ,church's house1 not much less than an hour2 it was near an hour2 when he came out witness put some questions to him1 respecting what had passed between him and ,mr4 ,church2 witness asked him what ,mr4 ,church had said2 he said that ,mr4 ,church did not say anything2 that he seemed very much confounded on account of the cause1 he supposed1 but he said nothing about it1 that it would be injurious to the cause of ,god2 he did not say the cause of ,god1 witness only supposed he meant the cause of ,god2 did not use the words 8cause of ,god20 he said ,mr4 ,church seemed very much confounded or confused4 ,the rest is all imagination of witness's2 both imagined alike2 don't know that these were exactly the words2 cannot call to his 7witness7 mind what he 7,patrick7 did say1 but it was conjectured the cause of ,god1 and which they heard afterwards was abused abroad2 does not recollect all that passed2 ,mr4 ,church had not said anything to ,mr4 ,patrick which ,mr4 ,patrick related to witness2 he said ,mr4 ,church seemed very much confused2 witness asked ,mr4 ,patrick 8what do you mean2 why2 if you know anything against the man1 did you not charge him with it20 he said he did not know2 he was not the person2 he 7,patrick7 said1 8,i don't know3 ,i am not so proper a person as you10 or words to the same effect4 ,witness said to him1 8,what did he 7meaning ,church7 say respecting the report respecting this transaction80 ,witness said to ,mr4 ,patrick1 says he1 8what did he say respecting the acknowledging the report0--that is1 what did ,mr4 ,church say to ,mr4 ,patrick about acknowledging the report that had gone abroad respecting him4 ,he said1 8,it was false40 ,patrick said that the report was false4 ,witness never saw ,church upon the subject4 ,when ,patrick made witness the answer1 he understood that answer to be1 that ,patrick himself said the report was false4 ,witness then put other questions to ,mr4 ,patrick4 ,he said1 says he1 what answer did ,mr4 ,church give respecting its having been reported that he was in liquor--that he made an excuse that he was in liquor8 ,mr4 ,patrick said it was false4 ,he said there had been a great deal of exaggeration4 ,did not after this put any question to ,mr4 ,patrick1 whether he1 ,mr4 ,patrick1 thought that ,mr4 ,church was implicated in the transaction or not4 ,witness put these words to him--8,why10 says he1 8you did nothing6 ,did ,mr4 ,church acknowledge nothing to you80 8,no1 ,sir10 says he1 8he did not40 ,then he said ,mr4 ,church had not mentioned a word about it4 ,did not make any observation to him1 or he to witness4 ,don't recollect any thing in particular witness said1 says he1 8,as you can bring nothing against him1 let us pray for him1 and if he had the least idea of such a thing2 and as you say you cannot bring any thing home to him1 and can't prove any thing1 that is all we can do4 ,let us pray that he may not be guilty of such sin40 ,lord ,ellenborough4--,did you say1 pray for him1 if he was under any such temptation8--,yes2 pray for him1 if he was under any such temptation4 ,mr4 ,patrick did not after that deliver any opinion to witness whether he thought ,church was implicated in the transaction or not4 ,did not at any other time see him1 and hear him say any thing about this transaction4 ,nothing more passed at this meeting than what witness has told4 ,witness afterwards recollected1 and asked pardon3 he met ,patrick in ,june last1 coming over ,waterloo-bridge4 ,did not at first know him2 and he spoke to witness1 and he said1 8,my name is ,patrick40 ,witness said1 8,mr4 ,patrick1 why what are you doing with ,mr4 ,church80 8,why10 says witness1 8,i hear you have brought something else against him3 what is that80 ,lord ,ellenborough4--,there is no contradiction of ,mr4 ,patrick in this4 ,he was not asked to this 7continuation of the answer74 8,why10 says he1 8,sir1 ,i should not have done it1 but1 that ,mr4 ,church has spoken more disrespectful things respecting ,mrs4 ,patrick40 ,he said he should not have done it1 but that ,mr4 ,church had said many disrespectful things of ,mrs4 ,patrick4 ,cross-examined by ,mr4 ,marryatt4--,believes it was the ,sabbath after the #bgth of ,september that he first heard of this4 ,it was within two or three days after4 ,heard of the report two or three days after the thing happened4 ,witness was desirous that ,mr4 ,patrick should call on ,mr4 ,church4 ,he did so1 at witness's desire4 ,believes ,mr4 ,patrick brought the boy to him1 and offered to have him brought face to face with ,mr4 ,church4 ,mr4 ,patrick called at witness's house in the course of the morning1 and he sent him1 he said the boy was outside4 ,mr4 ,patrick did not particularly wish witness to see the boy2 believes he brought the boy to go to ,mr4 ,church's2 witness was to go with him1 and1 therefore1 the boy followed4 ,the boy staid outside the door4 ,he walked on the other side of the way1 opposite to where witness was4 ,he waited whilst witness waited1 they both waited outside ready to go into ,mr4 ,church's when they were wanted4 ,mr4 ,patrick was to go in and hear what ,mr4 ,church had to say2 and then they were to go in too4 ,he took the boy with him1 in order that he might be taken in and see ,mr4 ,church face to face4 ,witness supposes that was his intention4 ,witness had no particular acquaintance with ,mr4 ,church1 was only one of his hearers1 and thought it would be too great a liberty for him to go to him4 ,mr4 ,patrick wanted witness to go in alone to ,mr4 ,church first4 ,don't recollect any thing that he did4 ,don't know any other reason he had than that for bringing the boy4 ,don't know that he said that that was his reason4 ,he said he had the boy there4 ,witness told ,patrick he had no particular interest in the business2 had no intimacy with ,mr4 ,church1 except hearing him3 thought he had no business to be interested in the knowledge of the fact1 being only a hearer4 ,thought1 therefore1 what his visit would be obtrusive2 certainly had no interest in it4 ,saw no necessity for going in and taking the boy1 as he1 ,church1 did not acknowledge himself guilty of any thing bad4 ,did not examine the boy1 it being a delicate subject4 ,if ,mr4 ,church had confessed any thing1 witness should have it thought it his duty to take the boy and have them face to face4 ,mr4 ,church not having confessed any thing1 he would not examine the boy2 that was his reason for not examining the boy4 ,if he had confessed any thing witness would have taken the boy to have them face to face2 his object was to take the boy and have them face to face1 if ,mr4 ,church acknowledged the crime4 ,when ,mr4 ,patrick came out and said that ,mr4 ,church did not acknowledge any thing of it he did not think it necessary to have them face to face4 ,never spoke to the boy4 ,never asked the boy about this transaction4 ,mr4 ,patrick never gave any opinion whether ,mr4 ,church was implicated in the transaction2 but in answer to a particular part of the transaction1 he said that ,mr4 ,church asserted that it was false4 ,did not see the letter sent to ,mrs4 ,hunter2 about the three points of the boy's statement which ,mr4 ,church said he was able to contradict4 ,mr4 ,,james ,,reeves sworn4 ,examined by the ,common ,sergeant4 ,was the ,clerk attending the magistrate when the charge was made before him2 must refer to the book--,witness produced a book to tell who was the magistrate2 it was the minute book in which the entered the proceedings of the day4 ,mr4 ,serjeant ,sellon appeared to have been the ,magistrate on the #aith ,november1 as it appears by the book4 ,being a charge misdemeanor no account was committed to writing of what the witnesses said2 it was merely a note or entry of the names1 as follows2 8,warrant for a misdeameanor1 parties appeared by the ,officer1 and ordered to find bail40 ,cross-examined by ,mr4 ,marryatt4--,mr4 ,serjeant ,sellon was the magistrate by whom the warrant was granted4 ,the oath was administered before the warrant was granted2 there had been an ex-parte examination to grant the warrant on the oath of the party2--that is in another book left behind2 does not know any thing of it4 ,there is a deposition on oath prior to the granting of the warrant4 ,re-examined by the ,common ,serjeant4--,don't take the depositions in cases of misdemeanor in detail4 ,is not aware of depositions taken in writing in any book which he had not here2 was not told to bring it4 ,there was nothing taken down in writing before the warrant was granted4 ,after the warrant was executed1 and at the time of the examination1 when the ,defendant was there1 witness took no minutes further than the names of the parties1 and what he now produced4 ,mr4 ,,wood sworn4 ,examined by ,mr4 ,gurney4--,was present at the examination of ,mr4 ,church before the magistrate2 is a hatter1 near the ,elephant and ,castle1 in ,st4 ,george's ,fields2 did not take the testimony of witnesses down in writing4 ,foreman1 the boy1 in the account he gave before the magistrate1 said he went out to the potter and told the potter that there were thieves in the house1 and that the potter and he said the came to search the house4 ,he was asked a question by ,mr4 ,sellon1 whether or not he searched the room where ,mr4 ,church slept4 ,he said1 no1 he did not search that room4 ,mr4 ,sellon said1 8,why not search the room80 ,the answer he gave was1 that the potter wished to break the door open4 ,mr4 ,sellon said1 8,did you try the door1 to see whether it was open1 before the potter talked of breaking it open80 ,he said1 no2 he did not wish to disturb his mistress4 ,mr4 ,gurney4--,my lord1 this is the case of the ,defendant4 ,mr4 ,marryatt then replied to the ,defendant's case4 ,lord ,ellenborough proceeded to sum up the evidence on which he commented most ably4 ,with respect to the up the evidence1 on which he commented most ably4 ,with respect to the young man searching the house1 his ,lordship said it shewed a precaution which was highly creditable to the boy1 who had also given a good reason for not going into the ,defendant's room1 namely1 that it must have disturbed and alarmed his mistress at that unseasonable hour of the night1 and that as to the alleged delay1 this seemed to have arisen from the interference of the ,defendant's friends2 but1 although a considerable time elapsed before the prosecutor went to a magistrate1 it was clear that he made instant complaint to ,west1 and to his master4 ,his ,lordship then adverted to the admission of the ,defendant as to being in the boy's room without assigning any reason or motive1 and his ,lordship asked1 what earthly purpose could the ,defendant have for visiting this youth in his bed-room in the dead of the night8 and1 if no honest reason appeared1 it was for the jury to say whether the lad's account was not irresistably confirmed by this admission4 ,his ,lordship read the letter1 before alluded to1 throughout1 and most emphatically expressed his indignation at sacred names1 which ought never to be mentioned but with reverence1 being used with disgusting familiarity in such a shocking transaction4 ,the ,jury almost instantly returned a verdict of ,,guilty1 which gave universal satisfaction to a crowded ,court4 ,the trial occupied four hours4 ,,life ,,of ,,john ,,church4 ,the nearer to ,,church the further from ,,god66 ,old ,english ,proverb4 ,dr4 ,jortin1 in his ,adversaria1 very justly remarks1 that 8a sudden rise from a low station1 as it sometimes shews to advantage the virtuous and amiable qualities1 which could not exert themselves before1 so it more frequently calls forth and exposes to view1 those spots of the soul which lay lurking in secret1 cramped by penury1 and veiled with dissimulation40 ,,john ,,church1 better known as the ,obelisk ,parson1 it appears1 was abandoned by his parents1 when he was scarcely six weeks old1 and left exposed in a basket1 with little covering to protect him from the inclemency of the weather1 on the steps of ,st4 ,andrew's ,church1 ,holborn4 ,in this pitiable state he was found by the overseers of the parish1 and sent to the ,foundling ,hospital2 and it was from this circumstance he derived the name of ,,church4 ,here he remained until he was nine years old1 when a complaint to the ,governor's having been made against him by the nurses that he was addicted to improper and disgusting practices1 it was thought prudent to apprentice him out at that early age1 in order to prevent the morals of the boys being corrupted from so dangerous an example4 ,he must have quitted the hospital at an earlier age than usual1 from his evident illiteracy1 and the badness of his writing4 ,in general the boys from this institution are distinguished as good scholars4 ,church was accordingly placed out as an apprentice to a carver and gilder1 in the neighbourhood of ,blackfriar's ,road2 but before his time of servitude had expired1 he married1 and abruptly quitted his master4 ,for a short period he followed his business1 and worked for a composition ornament maker1 in ,tottenham-,court-road2 but being of an artful disposition1 of lazy habits1 and with much hypocritical cant1 he at length succeeded in imposing upon several religious persons his great anxiety and desire to become a minister of the ,gospel4 ,it appears1 he commenced his pretended religious career1 by taking upon himself the office of a teacher of a sunday school1 at that time established in ,tottenham ,court-road4 ,thinking that preaching was a more lucrative employment than that in which he was engaged1 this hypocritical wretch1 together with two other young men1 who were also candidates for the gown1 hired a garret in ,compton-street1 ,soho1 in order to acquire the method of addressing a congregation with confidence4 ,he made a rapid progress in dissimulation1 and even at this early period of his religious studies1 he laughed in his sleeve at the credulity and ignorance of those persons who were induced to listen to his pious harangues4 ,an old chair was the substitute for the pulpit4 ,he now began1 as he termed it1 8to gammon the old women40 ,good luck procured him the notice of old ,mother ,barr1 of ,orange-street1 who being interested in his behalf1 allowed him the use of a room of her's1 in which he treated her and a few choice labourers in the field of piety1 with his rapturous discourses4 ,from this he used to hold forth more publicly4 ,he became acquainted with one ,,garnet1 of notorious memory1 who procured him the situation of a preacher at ,banbury4 ,it was at this place that he first became obnoxious4 ,but before we proceed further1 it may be necessary to inquire by what authority such a man as ,,church presumed to take upon himself the functions of a minister of the gospel4 ,a man so profligate--so notoriously criminal--come forth to instruct others in religion4 ,it seems1 the practice among ,dissenters is1 that when any man feels a strong desire to become a preacher1 he communicates the same to several ministers1 who make a strict inquiry into his qualifications as to piety1 learning1 morals1 c4 and if they find these established on satisfactory evidence1 they then confer on the candidate a sort of ordination1 without which he can have no authority to officiate as a minister of the ,gospel4 ,it is evident he must have played the hypocrite in a masterly style1 as he did receive an ordination at ,banbury1 in ,oxfordshire4 ,but his real character soon made its appearance1 from his having made several violent attempts upon some young men while at the above place1 he was driven out from thence1 by the trustees of the chapel in which he preached1 and the magistrates1 and ordered never to shew his face there again4 ,he hastily decamped1 leaving behind him his wife and children1 and the police-officers having been sent in pursuit of him1 their searches proved fruitless1 and it was a long time before he was heard of4 ,he then threw off all controul1 and acted in defiance of all the ordinances of the ,dissenting ,church6 preaching doctrines tending to encourage licentiousness1 and foster the worst of passions4 ,at ,colchester he turned the whole congregation against their minister4 ,the mode of healing the consciences of profligate men was practised by the ,romish ,church before the ,reformation1 and when it flourished in its rankest state of corruption--when indulgences for sins to be committed1 and pardons for sins past1 were openly sold for money4 ,the manner in which the ,obelisk ,preacher conducts the affairs of his chapel bears some resemblance to this practice4 ,he has filled his pockets1 it appears1 from the money which he has raised by inflaming the passions1 and exciting hopes and fears2 this pretender of piety has even administered the sacrament to persons who were nearly intoxicated with gin6 ,it is said that ,church belongs to that sect called ,,antinomians1 which is thus described by the ,rev4 ,john ,evans1 in his 8,sketch of the ,denominations of the ,christian ,world30--8,the ,antinomian derives his name from ,,anti and ,,nomos2 simplifying1 against1 and a ,,law1 his favourite tenet being1 that the law is not a rule of life to believers4 ,it is not easy to ascertain what he means by this position1 but be seems to carry the doctrine of imputed righteousness of ,christ and salvation faith1 without works1 to such lengths1 as to injure1 if not wholly destroy1 the obligation to moral obedience4 ,antinomianism may be traced to the period of the ,reformation1 and its promulgator was ,john ,agricola1 originally a disciple of ,luther4 ,the ,papists1 in their disputes with the ,protestants of that day1 carried the merit of good works to an extravagant length2 and this induced some of their opponents to run into the opposite extreme40--8,this sect 7says the ,encyclopdia7 sprung up in ,england during the protectorate of ,oliver ,cromwell1 and extended the system of libertinism much further than ,agricola1 the disciple of ,luther4 ,some of their teachers expressly maintained1 that as the elect cannot fall from grace nor forfeit the divine favour1 the wicked actions they commit are not really sinful1 nor are they to be considered as instances of their violation of the ,divine ,law2 consequently1 they have no occasion to confess their sins1 or to break them off by repentance4 ,according to them1 it is one of the essential and distinctive characters of the elect that they cannot do any thing displeasing to ,god1 or prohibited by law40 ,it may easily be inferred from such doctrine as the above1 the dreadful crime men may be induced to commit1 without the horrors of conscience or fear of punishment4 ,from his retreat in the country1 it seems1 he was called to use his influence in town1 by a man of his own disgraceful kind1 designated ,kitty ,cambric2 and well known at the ,swan1 in ,vere-street4 ,it is notorious from the public exposure of the wretches1 who were detected in this street1 and brought to punishment1 that many of them assumed the name of women1 and were absolutely married together1 and it appears ,church was actually the parson who performed the blasphemous mock ceremony of joining them in the ties of 8holy matrimony10 he being nominated their chaplain4 ,he now settled himself at ,chapel-court1 in the ,borough1 when his old friend ,garrett publicly charged him with a wicked and diabolical offence1 as the law says1 8not to be named amongst ,christians10 and he was obliged to run away from the accusation4 ,by some fortuitous event he1 at length1 got possession of the ,obelisk ,chapel1 where he began again to deliver his abominable doctrines2 and several young men were obliged to leave him1 in consequence of his having used them in a manner too indecent to be mentioned or hinted at4 ,the first document we have is letter dated ,march #g1 #ahaj1 from a person1 at ,banbury1 named ,hall1 of which the following is a copy3-- 8,honoured ,sir--in reply to your letter concerning ,mr4 ,c4 ,i can only inform you1 there was a report against him of a very scandalous nature2 but how far his culpability extends1 it is quite out of my power to determine4 ,he was absent from hence when the rumour first spread4 ,the managers of our chapel took great pains to inquire into the origin of such reports1 and the result was1 they sent ,mr4 ,c4 positive orders never1 on any account1 to return to ,banbury again2 which advice he has hitherto wisely observed4 ,now1 sir1 after giving you the above information1 ,i beg leave to conclude the subject by referring you to your own comment hereon4 7,signed7 ,s4 ,,hall4 ,banbury1 ,march #g1 #ahag40 ,then follows a letter from ,william ,clark1 of ,ipswich1 a young man between #ai and #bj years of age1 which contains an account of attempts to horrid to be published4 ,the written confession 7frightful indeed it is7 of this poor simple young man1 whose mind was bewildered by the canting exhortations of ,church2 and the whole of his statements corroborated by the oral testimony of ,mr4 ,wire1 who resides at ,colchester1 and knows ,clark very well4 ,the circumstances related by ,clark would have furnished ample grounds for a criminal prosecution had he made his complaint immediately after the assault was committed3--but1 suffering under the influence of ignorance and fear1 he kept it a secret too long1 and afterwards accepted of a pound note from ,church4 ,a case was laid before two eminent barristers1 to have their opinion whether such a prosecution could be carried on with any prospect of conviction4 ,their opinion1 in writing1 is1 that after the long concealment of a charge1 a jury would pay no attention to his evidence1 unless he was confirmed in his story by other evidence4 ,extract from the confession of ,william ,clark1 of ,ipswich4 8,having been called by ,providence to ,colchester1 ,i went to hear ,john ,church preach in a barn1 was invited to ,mr4 ,abbot's2 was prevailed upon to sleep with ,john ,church2 ,i did sleep with him three nights2 after being enticed to many imprudencies1 ,i was under the necessity to resist certain attempts1 which1 if ,i had complied with1 ,i am fearful must have ruined both soul and body3 the crime is too horrid to relate4 ,wm4 ,clark4 ,richard ,patmore1 ,j4 ,ellisdon1 ,c4 ,wire1 ,h4 ,t4 ,wire4 ,witnesses4 ,p4,s4 ,this took place in ,march last1 #ahab40 ,the peace of this poor lad's mind is completely destroyed1 so fatally has the event preyed upon him2--so far as to fill the bosom of his aged father with such a spirit of indignation and revenge1 that he actually came up to ,london with a full determination to be the death of him who had thus ruined the peace of his beloved son1 while the mother's mind was not less distracted than that of the father's4 ,in consequence of this1 the father entered ,john ,church's meeting-house1 with two loaded pistols1 one in each pocket2 but1 under the excess of agitation1 he fainted away1 and was carried out of the place4 ,the following will cast some light on the preceding3-- 8,colchester1 ,september #af1 #ahab4 8,,sir1 8,last evening ,i had an interview with ,clark's father1 who wishes him to comply with your wishes4 ,i mentioned to him respecting ,church's conduct1 and ,i find the last night to be the worst4 ,likewise that he would have committed the act had not ,clark prevented him4 ,the particulars ,i told you when in ,london1 but find them worse than what ,i described to you4 ,they are not able to be at any expense2 but if the gentlemen wish to prosecute1 and to pay ,clark's expenses up to ,london1 c4 he will have no objection to come when you please to send4 ,i need only say ,i wish you to inform the gentlemen1 and give me a line4 ,i am1 dear ,sir1 your's1 c4 ,c4 ,,wire40 ,in addition to the above testimonies1 a very long narrative of atrocities committed by ,,john ,,church2 while he resided at ,banbury1 has been written by a minister at that place2 but the facts are too disgusting and shocking to be published4 ,in the month of ,april1 #ahac1 a ,mr4 ,webster1 who was employed in the house of ,messrs4 ,evans and ,co4 eminent ,hop ,merchants1 in the ,borough1 having1 this being the time the first public exposure of ,church's character took place1 asserted his readiness to prove ,church's infamy1 was immediately seized upon by a fellow of the name of ,holmes1 and another creature of the name of ,shaw1 a sort of attorney in ,st4 ,george's ,fields1 who had been employed by ,church1 and dragged to a lock-up-house in the ,borough1 on a charge of riot1 of which the following account appeared in the ,morning ,chronicle4 ,riots at the ,obelisk4--,tuesday1 a ,mr4 ,webster1 who is employed in the house of ,messrs4 ,evans and ,co4 eminent ,hop-,merchants1 in the ,borough1 was charged at ,union-,hall1 by a person of the name of ,shaw1 with committing a riot and a breach of the peace1 on ,sunday morning1 at the ,obelisk1 in ,st4 ,george's ,fields1 near the entrance of a chapel belonging to a preacher named ,john ,church4 ,the magistrate said1 that as ,mr4 ,birnie1 who had1 on a former day1 heard another case similar to this1 was absent1 they wished the case might be deferred until next day1 and desired ,mr4 ,webster to attend accordingly4 ,the prosecutor observed1 that it would be dangerous to allow ,mr4 ,webster to be at large1 and desired that he might be kept in custody or held to bail4 ,the magistrate asked if there was any person present ready to be bail for his appearance4 ,mr4 ,robert ,bell1 the ,editor of the ,weekly ,despatch1 who accompanied ,mr4 ,webster as his friend1 a housekeeper1 in ,lambeth1 said he was ready to bail him4 ,the prosecutor then said1 he had also a very serious complaint to make against ,mr4 ,bell1 for the article which he published in his last ,sunday's newspaper1 respecting ,mr4 ,church1 and he had one of the papers in his hand4 ,mr4 ,bell told the ,magistrates that he was ready to meet any complaint of this kind1 that he conceived it to be his duty1 as one of the guardians of public liberty1 and public morals1 to send forth the statement in question2 that he could prove the truth of every thing he had written and published4 ,the worthy magistrate then asked ,mr4 ,webster if he would promise1 on his honour1 to attend next day1 which ,mr4 ,webster assured him he would do1 and retired4 ,it is necessary to mention that ,mr4 ,webster had been kept in a state of imprisonment during the greater part of ,sunday1 and all ,sunday night4 ,april #g1 #ahac1 ,mr4 ,webster having appeared again before the magistrates1 disclosed1 in the course of the examination1 the fact of ,church having1 some years since1 made an attempt of an abominable nature1 on the person of his younger brother1 the magistrate1 struck with horror1 immediately stopt all proceedings against ,mr4 ,webster1 and desired his brother to be brought forward4 ,the office was cleared of all persons1 except the parties immediately concerned2 the brother's deposition was taken1 and a warrant was issued for ,church to appear there the next day4 ,on ,wednesday1 ,j4 ,church appeared1 in consequence of the warrant issued the day before for his apprehension on a charge of abominable practices1 attended by a number of his deluded followers4 ,mr4 ,w4 ,webster having deposed as to his attempts on him1 ,church was ordered to find bail for his appearance at the next ,middlesex ,sessions1 and ,mr4 ,webster bound over to prosecute4 ,the magistrate observed that from the length of time which had elapsed since the offence had been committed1 he thought a jury would not feel justified in finding him guilty4 ,mr4 ,johnston1 a young gentleman of the law1 who attended for ,mr4 ,webster1 replied1 that it was not the time for them to discuss what was likely to be the verdict of a jury2--that he had recommended ,mr4 ,webster to prefer an indictment against ,church1 and ,mr4 ,webster had come to that resolution2 and whatever might be the result of the trial1 the evidence relating to the conduct of ,church would be of that disgusting nature as to stamp his name with eternal infamy and disgrace4 ,church's attorney observed that it was a conspiracy amongst another sect to ruin ,mr4 ,church's character4 ,this ,mr4 ,johnson denied and said that it was merely a desire to bring him to merited punishment4 ,mr4 ,johnston also said that if ,mr4 ,church acted like a man of prudence1 and consulted his own interest1 he would desist from preaching until the indictment had been tried1 as it would be the means of preventing a breach of the peace1 but this he declined2 and ,shaw2 his attorney1 said they should follow their own advice4 ,mr4 ,johnston informed ,church's attorney that it was ,mr4 ,webster's intention to indict1 or bring an action against him for an assault and false imprisonment4 ,on that very evening 7incredible as it may appear7 this very man held to bail for trial on the most horrid charges1 given on oath1 had the impudence to go into his chapel and preach to a crowded audience4 ,on the #fth of ,june1 #ahac1 the ,grand ,jury for the county of ,middlesex found a bill of indictment against ,john ,church1 for his attempt1 some years ago1 on a lad1 named ,webster4 ,on the #abth of ,july following1 he was tried and acquitted4--,if any surprise is manifested at this acquittal1 let it be recollected1 that this prosecution was ordered by the magistrates1 and did not originate with the prosecutor1 ,william ,webster1 on whom the abominable attempt was alleged to have been made 7now fourteen years ago74 ,the very mention of the attempt was a mere incidental circumstance arising out of another proceeding then before the ,magistrates4 ,let the reader also take notice of the following sentence3--8,the magistrate observed1 that from the length of time which had elapsed since the offence had been committed1 he thought a ,jury would not feel justified in finding him guilty40 ,this ,william ,webster1 therefore1 must be considered1 in all respects1 as an unwilling prosecutor4 ,he was supported only by one counsel1 then of young standing1 7,mr4 ,adolphus17 who had to struggle against two of the most able advocate 7,messrs4 ,gurney and ,alley7 in the criminal courts4 ,it appears also that ,webster gave his evidence with embarrassment and trepidation1 and that he suffered himself to fall into some inconsistencies4 ,with this solitary and confused evidence1 and after a lapse--after a silence of ,,eleven ,,years1 was it possible to suppose that a ,jury would have found any man guilty8 ,but the verdict did not1 in the slightest degree1 affect any of the numerous accusations1 of a more recent date1 which have been made against ,john ,church4 ,from the reports that had gone abroad1 that he was addicted to certain abominable propensities1 gentlemen in the neighbourhood of the ,surrey ,theatre1 dreading the disgrace of pollution which ,christianity might suffer from the immoral character of any of its teachers1 investigated these rumours1 and the following fact came to light4--,james ,cook was released from his two year's imprisonment1 on the #bast of ,september1 #ahac1 the landlord of the infamous house in ,vere-street4 ,they accidentally met and recognized each other1 and a correspondence took place between these old acquaintances1 on the #acth of ,october following4 ,a fac simile of the letter has been published1 in ,church's own hand-writing1 offering ,cook assistance to set up another house1 as may be perceived3-- 8,dear ,sir1 8,lest ,i should not have time to call or converse with you1 as ,i shall not be alone to ,day1 ,i thought it ,but right to ,drop you a ,line4 ,i wish you all the success you can desire in getting a house fit for the business in the public line2 and1 as you had a great many acquaintances1 they ought not to fail you2 if every one acted right1 according to there ability1 ,i am sure you would soon accomplish it4 ,as ,i am ,by no means ,rich1 but rather embarrassed1 ,i hope you will accept my mite towards it1 #al4 #as4 and you shall have another as convenient1 wishing you all prosperity1 8,i ,remain ,your's sincerely1 ,j4 ,,church40 ,for ,mr4 ,cook1 at ,mr4 ,halladay's1 ,richmond3 buildings1 ,dean-street4 ,there is another letter bearing the two-penny post mark of the #bjth of ,october4--,it is as follows3-- 8,dear ,sir1 8,i received your note this morning in ,bed1 as ,i have contracted such a ,dreadful cold ,being wet on ,tuesday ,i am very much grieved i have not been able to comply with the request concerning ,mr4 ,c-- ,but ,i shall certainly keep my eye upon him and ,do him all the ,good it lays in my power where ever he is he knows my ,disposition too well to impute any remissness to my conduct ,but ,i cannot do impossibilities as ,i have ,lately had and have now ,got so many ,distressing cases in hand ,beside1 ,i will ,be sure to call on you as soon as ,i can--,but am not able to day 8,i remain ,yours1 ,j4 ,,church4 8#cb hercules ,buildings0 ,badly directed to ,mr4 ,oliver1 7or ,holloway17 ,no4 #f1 ,richmond's ,buildings1 ,dean-street1 ,soho4 ,the following is a narrative which ,cook has given of his acquaintance with ,parson ,church2 and which was taken down from his own dictation by ,mr4 ,e-- ,b--3 8,in ,may1 #ahaj1 ,i was in company with ,mr4 ,yardley and another young man by the name of ,ponder4 ,i found after that the said ,ponder was a drummer in the ,guards2 ,i called at a house in the ,london-road1 where ,i saw ,mr4 ,church the first time in my life3 there was at this house about twelve or fourteen altogether1 drinking gin1 and ,mr4 ,church handed me a glass of the same1 which ,i took2 ,church behaved very polite to me1 and said what a fine fellow ,i was2 he pressed me very much to stop and get tea with them1 for he said he would call and see me when ,i was settled in the house in ,vere-street4 ,i stopped a little while1 and was about to leave them1 when ,church said ,i should not go before ,i had tea1 and flung down1 a dollar2 and a man1 by the name of ,gaiscoin1 took the money and went for the tea and other things1 but ,i would not stay3 ,church came out of the room with me1 and walked with me as far as the turnpike2 there he met another gentleman1 which ,i never saw before1 and ,i went on and left him for that time2 ,i think it was six or eight days4 ,i went to live at the ,swan1 and saw ,church again2 he came about three o'clock in the afternoon1 and ,mr4 ,yardley accosted him1 8,parson1 what are you come to see the chapel80 ,he said 8,yes1 and to preach too40 ,church asked me how ,i was2 ,i said ,i was not very well3 he asked me why ,i went away in that shy manner2 ,i told him he was a stranger to me1 and ,i did not like to be intruding on strange people3 he said ,i was shy--he did not know what to make of me2 he also pressed me very much to take a walk with him1 but ,i declined it3 he said ,i must go1 but ,i still declined1 and did not go with him2 he staid some time1 and joined the company in the back parlour--persons by the name of ,miss ,fox and ,miss ,kitty ,cambrick was among them1 and the ,queen of ,bohemia4 ,as ,mr4 ,church was going away1 he came to the bar and spoke to me1 and said ,i must take something to drink1 which ,i did1 and he paid for it1 and left the house for that time4 ,in a few days he called again1 in the afternoon1 and there was not many people there2 he asked if ,yardley was at home2 ,i said he was not2 he said he was very sorry for it2 ,i asked him what he wanted2 he said he came on purpose for me to take a walk with him1 but ,i did not go3 he said he would wait until ,yardley came in4 ,church said ,i should do him a great favour if ,i would take a walk with him2 ,i would not go--he still pressed me very much to go3 ,i said ,i would if he would wait till ,i had cleaned myself3 he waited more than two hours for me2 ,i went to sleep because ,i would not go with him2 and in the mean time he waited so long that he was tired2 he sent the waiter to call me1 which he did1 and said the ,parson wanted me1 and had been waiting two hours for me2 ,i said1 let him wait1 for ,i should not come2 he returned1 and said if ,i would but speak to him1 he should go away happy2 ,i found ,i could not get rid of him--,i went down stairs2 he said1 well1 sir1 ,i hope your nap has done you good2 ,i said1 ,i don't know1 don't bother me4 ,he said ,i was very cross to him2 ,i told him there was other men without me2 if he wanted to preach1 not to preach to me about crossness4 ,he said1 well1 if that was the case1 he was very sorry he had offended me2 ,i told him he had not offended me nor pleased me2 but as ,i was not well1 the less any one talked to me the better ,i liked it2 he said1 if ,i was but friends with him1 and shake hands with him1 he should go away happy4 ,mr4 ,yardley said1 he never see such a fellow as ,i was1 for ,i had affronted every body that came to the house4 ,i then shook hands with the ,parson1 for at that time ,i did not know his name4 ,he shook hands with me1 and we had something to drink1 and ,mr4 ,church paid for it and went away4 ,i never saw him till ,i came out of ,newgate2 ,i was talking to ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,holloway1 and telling them there was a ,parson somewhere about ,st ,george's ,fields1 but his name ,i did not know4 ,he asked me if ,i should know him if ,i saw him1 ,i said ,i should2 by that ,i went to the chapel and saw ,mr4 ,church1 and then ,i asked the people what was the ,parson's name2 they told me his name was ,church4 ,i said he ought to be ashamed of himself to preach there1 a 9999999999999999 and rascal1 and left the place1 and went home in the greatest pains ,i ever felt in my life1 and was resolved to see him1 which ,i did the next day1 and give him one of the hand-bills2 and the manner he received me1 was like a young man would his sweetheart2--,i began my conversation2 ,well1 sir1 ,i suppose you do not know me8 ,he said he did not4 ,i said my name was ,cook1 that kept the ,swan1 in ,vere-street4 ,he said he thought so1 but was not sure3 he said why did ,i not call before and shake hands with a-body4 ,i told him ,i did not know where he lived1 nor ,i did not know his name until ,i went to the chapel and found him out4 ,he told me not to make it known that he ever came to my house1 for he and ,rowland ,hill had daggers drawn1 and that he should be obliged to indite ,hill to clear up his character1 and for ,god's sake do not expose me40--7,here the narrative breaks off47 ,as an orator1 he delivers himself in a full1 clear1 articulate1 tone of voice2 but1 to criticise his style1 or analyse the substance of his discourse1 would be a fruitless labour2 it would be like dissecting a cobweb4 ,unmeaning rhapsodies and unconnected sentences1 through which the faintest gleam of morality is not to be traced1 must1 from their evanescent nature1 set the powers of recollection at defiance1 they even escape the lash of contempt4 ,but1 to gratify the reader1 the following notes of a ,,sermon was taken down in short-hand as he delivered it3-- 8,god is frequently going forth1 and we also are often going to the window to look for him2 the more vile ,i am made to appear to the world1 the more ,god will assist me4 ,every citizen is a free-born4 ,many have wondered how ,i could go through so much trouble4 ,there have been a great many that have wished to see me--,i can inform them1 ,i had much rather they had wished to see ,christ4 ,people may be laughed at for being fools1 but1 you may depend upon it1 the more ,god will like them4 ,all that believe not will certainly be damned4 ,the duties of christianity are not to be preached to an ungodly world4 ,john ,church is very much spoken of1 but they had much better speak of ,jesus4 ,the people of the established church feel no spiritual joy4 ,spiritual discourse is enlivening to the senses4 c4 ,the bread of life is not to be given away to dogs4 ,i am not going to turn auctioneer1 but ,i am going to inform you1 that1 next ,lord day1 ,i am going to publish a book1 proving that ,god1 the ,son1 and the ,spirit1 are all one great ,god4 ,my sermon will be good news and comfort to all poor sinners4 ,satan and all his spirits never sleeps2 the power of life and death is only in the hands of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,devils are allowed to harass the people of ,god day and night1--no wonder they perplex those they can't destroy4 ,people are mostly liable to fall1 in their first love1 into awful heresies and temptation4 ,all the ,lord's people do not see into the glory of my text--'tis like a jewel in a rock of adamant4--,the worst sin was the murdering of ,god's saints4 ,when ,i sit in darkness the ,lord will be a light unto me4 ,i am never tired of preaching1 and1 ,i believe1 my dear brethren are never tired of hearing me4 ,many men laugh at the doctrine of the new birth--are there not many learned doctors that know nothing of it8 ,let a man come under any circumstances1 ,i will receive him--,don't laugh at the doctrine of inspiration2 be wise1 it has often been preached by our church4 ,if every one that is saved should be as bright as the sun1 what a place heaven must be1 where there will be so many millions6 ,angels beckon me away1 and ,christ bids me come4 ,the sight of ,christ1 you may depend on't1 will be worth suffering for4 ,o that ,i had the voice of an archangel1 ,i would indeed do wonders4 ,i doubt the superiority of one angel over another in heaven--,christ is entirely independent of or with ,god4 ,we must have the spirit of ,god before we are his people4 ,believe in the predestination of eternal life1 but not in eternal death2 people that suffer were before-hand predestined so to do by ,god4 ,bad or horrid is the religion of a proud pharisee4 ,the ,,mob is seldom stirred up but through priests2 there is now a case of the very kind3 envy bursts forth through jealous and envious neighbouring priests1 and published by deists1 there can be nothing to fear2 and1 ,i verily believe2 that any thing prayed for to ,christ will certainly be granted1 as has always been the case with me4 ,let us for ever endeavour to turn every thing1 whether good or bad1 into good4 ,i do not care who hears me1 whether ,god or man1 friends or foes1 devils or angels1 or any thing else2 and let them call me an ,antinomian again if they please4 ,there must be spiritual life in the soul4 ,i do not believe that ,god begot ,jesus ,christ--they say too that ,joseph was an impostor1 at this very day3--everything that is done against the church is done against ,christ2 also1 that which is done against ,christ is done against the church2 and anything done against the people of ,god is done against ,christ4 ,it is a most blessed thing that we can throw our burthens upon ,christ4 ,that religion that is preached by the people of ,god is ,god himself4 ,there can be no going forth until the spirit of ,god has entered4 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ and the people of ,god are all one4 ,christ has no sorrow but the people of ,god must sympathise with him2 and the people of ,god have no affliction but that ,christ sympathises with them4 ,this monster--when he was about to preach1 would frequently say to his favorites2--8,well1 ,i am going tip 'em a gammoning story1 my old women would believe the moon to be made of green cheese1 ,if ,i was to tell them so4 ,and ,i must tell them something40 ,in consequence of a respectable young tradesman1 in the ,borough1 ,mr4 ,e-- ,b--1 who was one of his hearers1 becoming disgusted with his hypocrisy1 and some attempts he had made upon him1 leaving him altogether1 he wrote the following beastly epistles3-- ,had this wretch received a classical education1 one might suppose he had been writing a paraphrase on ,virgil's eclogue1 beginning with the line--,formasum ,pastor ,corydon ,ardebat ,alexin4 ,copy of a letter1 written by the ,rev4 ,john ,church1 ,minister of the ,obelisk-,chapel1 ,blackfriars'-,road1 to ,mr4 ,e-- ,b--1 ,rodney-,street1 ,kent-,street1 ,borough1 dated ,march #c1 #ahji4 8,dear ,ned1 8,may the best blessings be yours in life and in death1 while the sweet sensations of real genuine disinterested friendship rules every power of your mind1 body1 and soul4 ,i can only say ,i wish you as much captivated with sincere friendship as ,i am2 but we all know our own feelings best4 ,friendship1 those best of names1--affection1 those sweetest power1--like some powerful charm that overcomes the mind4 ,i could write much on this subject1 but dare not trust you with what ,i could say1 much as ,i esteem you4--,you would consider it unmanly and quite effeminate2 and having already proved what human nature is1 ,i must conceal even these emotions of love which ,i feel4 ,i wish ,i had the honour of being loved by you as much and in as great a degree as ,i do you4 ,sometimes the painful thought of a separation overpowers me2 many are now trying at it2 but1 last night1 ,i told the persons that called on me that1 let them insinuate what they would1 ,i would never sacrifice my dear ,ned to the shrine of any other friend on earth2 and that them you did not like1 him should have none of my company at all4 ,i find1 dear ,ned1 many are using all their power to part us2 but ,i hope it will prove in vain on your side3 the effect all this has upon me is to make me love you ten times more than ever4 ,i wish opposition may have the same effect upon you in this particular2 but ,i fear not4 ,however1 ,i am confident if you love me now1 or any other time1 my heart will ever be sat upon you1 nor can ,i forget you till death4 ,your leaving of me will break my heart1--bring down my poor mind with sorrow to the grave1 and wring from my eyes the briny tears1 while my busy meddling memory will call to remembrance the few pleasant hours we spent together4 ,i picture to my imagination the affecting scene1 the painful thought4 ,i must close the affecting subject2 'tis more than my feelings are able to bear4--,my heart is full1 my mind is sunk4--,i shall be better when ,i have vented out my grief4 ,stand fast1 my dearest ,ned1 to me3 ,i shall to you whether you do to me or no2 and may we be pardoned1 justified1 and brought more to the knowledge of ,christ4 ,o help me to sing-- ,when thou1 my righteous judge1 shall come ,to fetch thy ransom'd people home1 ,may ,i among them stand2 ,let such a worthless worm as ,i1 ,that sometimes am afraid to die1 ,be found at thy right hand4 ,i love to be among them now1 ,before thy gracious feet to bow1 ,though vilest of them all2 ,but1 can ,i bear the piercing thought1 ,what if my name should be left out1 ,when thou for them should call4 ,learn these two verses by heart1 and then ,i will write two more1 as they are expressions of mind1 fears1 sensations1 and desires4--,i must close1 ,i long to see your dear face again1 ,i long for ,sunday morning1 till then ,god bless you4 ,i remain unalterably thy dear1 thy loving friend4 ,j4 ,,church40 ,another letter was received by ,mr4 ,e-- ,b-- on the #aeth of ,march1 #ahji1 from ,church1 without a date1 as follows3 8,dear ,sir1 8,is this thy kindness to thy once professed much loved friend1 surely ,i never1 never1 did deserve such cruel treatment at your hands2 why not speak to me last night in ,james-,street when you heard me call1 stop6 stop6 ,ned6 do1 pray do2 but cruel1 cruel1 ,ned1 deaf to all intreaties--,o why was ,i permitted to pass the door of ,mr4 ,gibbons when you and ,west were coming out4 ,why was ,i permitted to tramp up and down the ,new ,cut after you2 ,i only wanted to speak one bitter1 heart-breaking1 painful1 distressing1 word1 farewell3 ,i only wanted to pour my sorrows into your bosom1 to shake hands with you once more1 but ,i was denied this indulgence4 ,i never1 never1 thought you would deceive me--,o1 what an unhappy man am ,i2 the thing that ,i most feared is come upon me1 no excuse can justify such apparent duplicity2 ,o1 my distress is great indeed4 ,o my ,god6 what shall ,i do8 ,o ,christ6 ,o ,god6 support me in this trying hour1 what a night am ,i passing through2 ,i cannot sleep1 its near three o'clock2 alas6 sleep is departed1 how great my grief1 how bitter my sorrows1 the loss of my character is nothing to the loss of one dearer to me than anything else4 ,o let me give vent to tears2 but ,i am too1 too1 much distressed to cry2 ,o that ,i could4 ,i feel this like a dagger2 never1 never1 can ,i forgive the unhappy instrument of my distress in ,charlotte-street4 ,why did my dear friend ,edward deceive me8 ,o how my mind was eased on ,wednesday night2 alas1 how distressed on ,thursday4 ,i have lost my only bosom friend1 nearest1 dearest1 friend1 bosom from bosom torn1 how horrid6 ,ah1 dear ,suffolk-court1 never surely can ,i see you again4 ,how the ,philistines will triumph2 there1 so would we have it3 how ,ebeir1 ,calvin1 ,thompson1 ,edwards1 ,bridgman1 all will rejoice1 and ,i have lost my friend1 my all in this world1 except the other part of myself1 my wife1 and poor babes2 never did ,i expect this from my dear ,e-- ,b--4 ,o for a calm mind1 that ,i might sleep till day-light2 but no1 this ,i fear will be denied me4 ,how can ,i bear the piercing thought1 parted2 a dreadful word1 worst of sensations1 the only indulgence1 the only confident1 the only faithful1 the only kind and indulgent1 sympathising1 friend1 to lose you4 ,o what a stroke2 ,o what a cut1 what shall ,i do for matter on ,sunday2 ,o that ,i could get some one to preach for me2 how can ,i lift up my head4 ,o sir1 if you have a grain of affection left for me1 do intreat of ,god to support me2 this is a worse affliction than the loss of my character nine months ago4 ,a man cannot lose his character twice4 ,o1 ,i did think you knew better2 ,i did think ,i had found one in you that ,i could not find elsewhere2 but no1 the first object presented to you1 seen suddenly1 gained your mind1 gained your affections2 and ,i1 poor1 unhappy1 distressed1 ,i1 am left to deplore your loss4 ,o for submission1 but ,i am distressed2 woe is me4 ,o that ,i had never1 never1 known you1 then ,i should never feel what ,i do2 but ,i thank you for your company hitherto1 ,i have enjoyed it four months exactly1 but this is over for ever2 miserable as ,i am1 ,i wish you well for ever1 for ever4 ,i write in the bitterness of my soul which ,i feel4 ,may you never be cursed with the feelings ,i possess as long as you live4 ,what a day ,i have before me6 ,i cannot go out of my house till ,sunday morning4 ,how can ,i conceal my grief from my dear wife8--how shall ,i hide it8--what shall ,i say8--,i am miserable1 nor can ,i surmount the shock at all4 ,i have no friend to pour out my sorrows to now1 ,i wish ,i had2 ,i am sorry you are so easily duped by any to answer their purposes3 my paper is full1 my paper is full1 my heart is worse2 ,god help me6 ,lord ,god support me6 ,what shall ,i do1 dear ,god6 ,o ,lord have mercy on me6 ,i must close2 this comes from your ever loving1 but distressed1 ,j4 ,,church40 ,in addition to the confession made to ,mrs4 ,hunter1 the following confessional letter from ,church1 was sent to the great surprise of the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,l--1 two days after the offence had been committed4 ,it appears that ,church was but very slightly known to the above gentleman1 in consequence of some money transactions having passed between them3-- ,,dear ,,sir--,surely upon the reception of this short note you will say1 ah1 ,church is like all the rest of the parsons1 promise much and do little1 yea nothing3 to your note ,i can only with a pained heart reply ,i cannot indeed--,i can scarcely write this note1 my soul is too deeply pierced4 ,about eight or nine years ago ,dr4 ,draper left the church in the ,borough and ,god opened ,chapel-court for me1 many attended and have been blest1 now a singular providence1 but a most distressing one1 has occurred to take me shortly from my dear1 dear family and beloved congregation4 ,but ,god has sent ,mr4 ,l-- to preach all the truth to my poor dispersed flock1 at least so it appears to me1 and ,i would do all the good to promote the success of ,mr4 ,l-- that my poor people might not be starved till ,i return to them in peace1 which may be many months4 ,my heart is broken1 my enemies have ruined me at last1 and ,i shall never1 never surmount it1 an unpleasant affair happening at ,vauxall1 is added too1 and ,i must take the consequences3 no arm can help1 relieve1 or deliver1 but the ,lord's1 and ,i feel persuaded the ,lord will not3 judge my feelings if you can4 ,i shall secretly come and hear you1 to get all the good ,i can to a heart deprest1 disconsolate1 and full of woe4 ,oh1 the joy of my enemies6 ,oh the distress of my friends6 ,oh1 my poor heart6 ,let a sigh go up to ,god for me when you can4 ,your's1 in the utmost distress1 ,j4 ,c4 ,the following bad character has been given of ,church by ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,gee1 of the ,new ,cut1 who keep a cake-shop1 where he once lodged3-- 8,mr ,church1 the minister1 lodged at our house a year and a half1 and left last year at ,lady ,day4 8,we were in hopes that we were about to have a godly praying minster in our house2 and to be sure the first night he had somewhat like a prayer1 and that once afterwards were the only times he ever went to family prayer in our house4 ,nor could they have any prayer1 as he would be frequently out almost all hours of the night1 and would lie in bed till ten in the morning4 ,several times he and his wife would have skirmishings and fightings between themselves1 while the children would be left to run about the streets out of school hours1 and allowed to keep company with children that would swear in our hearing most shockingly4 ,his children were always left to be very dirty1 and would be sent sometimes three or four times in a morning for spirituous liquors of all sorts4 ,as for reading good books1 or even the ,bible1 he scarce ever thought of it1 but would spend a deal of his time in loose and vain talk1 in walking about1 and fawning upon young men1 that was his chief delight4 8,sundays and working days were all alike to them1 for they would send out to buy liquors1 and whatever else they wanted1 on ,sundays as well as other days4 8,the house would be frequently more like a playhouse 7,i might say a bawdy house7 than a minister's house1 were a set of young people would come and behave more indecently than ought to be mentioned4 ,even one ,sunday morning they made such an uproar as that they broke one of the windows1 after that they would go with him to his chapel1 and1 after that1 he would give the sacrament to such disorderly people1 let their characters be ever so loose4 8,he was always ready to go fast enough out to dinner or supper where he could get good eating and drinking1 but poor people might send to him from their sick bed times and times before he would come to them4 ,seeing so much of his inconsistencies and shocking filthiness in their rooms1 7though they always paid their rent17 we were determined to give them warning to quit our house1 and we do not think that a worse man or woman ever came into any house before1 especially as ,mr4 ,church pretended to preach the gospel2 such hypocrites are much worse than others1 and1 besides this1 we never heard a man tell lies so fast in all our lives4 ,it is a great grief to us that ever we went to hear him preach1 or suffered him to stop so long in our house40 ,,george ,,and ,,frances ,,gee4 ,it appears from the testimony of ,george ,tarrier1 and ,james ,russell1 of ,redcross-street2 of ,richard ,jessop1 of ,castle-street2 and ,william ,williams of the ,mint2 that the ,rev4 ,john ,church1 on the #afth of ,november1 #ahji1 also attended at the funeral of ,richard ,oakden1 a clerk in the ,bank1 who was hung before ,newgate1 for an abominable offence1 on #adth ,november1 #ahji4 ,this pious minister and his partizans returned to the ,hat and ,feathers1 ,gravel-lane1 kept by a ,mr4 ,richardson1 where the funeral set out from1 to partake of a jovial dinner4 ,his conduct here1 it seems1 was beyond description4 ,it is averred1 that his wife1 upon hearing the infamy of his conduct took to drinking1 to avoid reflection1 which soon occasioned her death4 ,but1 within the last three months since1 he has been charged with the above detestable offence1 in order 7we presume under the mask of hypocrisy17 to rescue1 in some degree1 his character from the public odium with which it had been marked1 he has been induced to marry a respectable woman1 who kept a seminary for young ladies at ,hammersmith4 ,the verdict of 8,guilty0 had been scarcely pronounced1 when the relatives of the children1 with the greatest promptitude possible1 took them all away from the said school4 ,some time previous to the commission of the offence for which ,church has been at last convicted he made an attempt1 in the open street1 on the person of a poor ,frenchman1 who had him conveyed to the watchhouse1 where a long examination took place1 but the proof not being very conclusive1 the affair was hushed up4 ,since his conviction1 ,church has resided at the house of a friend1 where his followers are admitted to see him on producing a card signed by himself1 on which are inscribed certain texts of scripture4 ,will this wretch never cease blaspheming the holy scriptures by his appropriation of them6 ,it may not be improper to state one of the tricks made use of to threw the prosecutor off his guard4 ,a limb of the law1 it appears1 of the ,jewish persuasion1 gratuitously offered to conduct the prosecution for the young man2 but upon a refusal being given him1 on account of ,mr4 ,,harmer being selected for that purpose1 it was ultimately discovered that this philanthropic ,israelite had been exerting himself towards exculpating ,church1 with all the ingenuity he was master of in his defence1 from the heinous offence alleged against him4 ,the 8laws delay0 was resorted to1 but only to put off the trial till the next assizes1 but the expenses materially increased1 as a means of deterring the prosecutor from proceeding4 ,it is1 however1 lamentable to observe1 that the charges in bringing such a wretch to justice1 should amount to eighty or ninety pounds6 ,from the acknowledgement of this monster himself1 the profits of this precious recepticle produced him from #ajjj to #abjj annually4 ,at length1 this precious hypocrite1 who has so long set all decency at defiance1 by public preaching1 notwithstanding his diabolical well known propensities1 has been found guilty of the crime he has so long 7and so numerously7 been charged with4 ,much as it might be wished that such a monster1 under the disguise of that sacred habit1 which at all times is entitled to reverence1 should be consigned with his crimes to oblivion4 ,but such suppression would be doing a serious injury to public morals4 ,delicacy at all times ought to be a paramount consideration1 but there are cases in which a great deal more injury both to morals and liberty may arise from the suppression than the exposure of indecencies4 ,this we apprehend to be one of that sort1 and great care has been taken to avoid entering into any disgusting particulars4 ,it is due to the community at large that such a dangerous character should be exposed to society1 and it is equally important to that sacred body1 who can only rise or fall in public estimation from their good conduct4 ,he will be brought up the first day of next term to receive judgement in the ,court of ,king's ,bench4 ,mr4 ,gurney we understand1 although he so ably and eloquently defended the guilty monster1 ,church1 undertook his cause with the greatest reluctance4 ,,appendix4 ,since the publication of our third edition1 we have received the following curious epistle1 in print1 from the ,rev4 ,j4 ,l4 ,garrett1 whose name is mentioned by us1 p4 #bi and p4 #ca4 ,this letter1 we understand1 has been very industriously circulated amongst his friends and acquaintance4 ,although we cannot comply with the reverend gentleman's request1 to erase his name from our pages1 as it does not appear that we have stated any thing materially incorrect1 we will do him the justice to print his vindication of himself1 a mode of proceeding which we think will serve the reverend gentleman's interests more than any other1 our work having so unprecedented a sale1 that it must carry it into every channel necessary for the ,reverend ,professor of ,natural ,philosophy's vindication1 of whose reformation we are truly happy to hear4 ,,the ,,rev4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,garrett',s ,,vindication4 ,letter addressed by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,garrett1 ,professor of ,natural ,philosophy1 c4 to the ,publisher of a ,six-penny ,pamphlet1 intituled1 8,the ,life and ,trial of ,mr4 ,,john ,,church40 ,,dear ,,sir1 ,as bigotry1 superstition1 and misguided zeal1 those dreadful sources of violence1 wasting1 and destruction1 which once too often actuated both my tongue and pen1 have now1 through divine ,grace1 for several years1 ceased to form any trait in my deportment2 you will1 ,i trust1 allow me the humble claim1 of having that erased from your pamphlet1 which a better use of my reason has so evidently erased from my conduct4 ,rest assured1 ,i most sincerely wish success to every laudable effort you can exert to suppress vice1 but particularly vices so extremity disgraceful to human nature--but have the goodness1 ,sir1 to understand that ,i never1 in my life1 was what your pamphlet calls me1 a friend or acquaintance of the person you allude to1 nor never had any thing to do with him1 but what was forced on me by his own insinuations1 which principally were carried on with some of my people in ,lant-street while ,i was out of town4 ,i also remark that ,i had no hand in getting him into ,banbury2 and can only say1 would to ,god that those things which drove him out had been followed by sincere repentance1 then ,i think ,i should have been one of the first to have administered the consolation of the gospel2 but as things are1 ,i shall leave the detection and suppression of vice in abler hands than my own1 with this prayer1 that 8,that truly wretched man1 may yet be brought with sincere repentance to the feet of ,jesus1 obtain mercy1 and1 under the influence and operation of the holy spirit1 gain the completest mastery over a nature so awfully depraved1 and thus prove that nothing is too hard for ,god40 ,while ,i remain1 ,your's respectfully1 ,j4 ,l4 ,,garrett4 ,philosophical ,museum1 ,mile ,end1 ,aug4 #bhth1 #ahag4 ,p4,s4 ,since ,i sent my note to the press1 my friends have manifested some objections to the gentleness of my remonstrances1 under circumstances so truly aggravating1 as that of having my name at all mentioned in the details of such a filthy concern2 and as ,i have occasionally the instruction of noblemen's sons1 of the first respectability1 ,i must1 under every consideration1 insist on its being immediately withdrawn4--,but1 if humanity should dispose you to dispense with my name1 in this instance1 without further trouble1 it shall certainly be at your service1 whenever you feel disposed seriously to argue the possibility of one bigot in a hundred being brought to the right use of his reason4 ,you will1 ,i trust1 excuse the shortness of this address1 as my own paralytic debility1 accompanied with a death in my family1 which has not yet advanced to interment1 forbids me to say more4 ,to ,mr4 ,j4 ,fairburn1 ,publisher1 c4 ,,church ,,burnt ,,in ,,effigy6 ,we are informed by a most respectable follower of and believer in1 ,john ,church1 one who gave evidence on his trial in his favour1 and whose name we will1 if required1 give up to satisfy the most credulous of its authenticity1 that on ,monday evening last1 after a visit to his residence1 adjoining the ,tabernacle1 in the ,borough-road1 he returned to ,rock-,house1 ,hammersmith1 which he had no sooner entered than the mob1 having gained a knowledge of his being there1 attacked with mud1 filth1 and other missile annoyances1 and presently broke all the windows1 expressing their indignation at ,church's most abominable atrocities2 meanwhile1 by groans1 hisses1 and all sorts of execrations1 they having previously drest up an effigy of him1 in a black silk gown1 with a painted ,church placed on each side1 that the most dull might be informed whom it was meant to represent1 paraded with it all through the village1 when they finally burnt it to typify those ,gomorrah fires1 which1 in the absence of a timely and sincere repentance1 we are taught to believe will be the lot of the original in that place where fire is never quenched4 ,of this repentance we are sorry to observe no signs at present1 but we trust the forth-coming punishment 7most probably solitary confinement7 will give him leisure to reflect on his atrocities and awaken him to a due sense of their enormities3 truly happy shall we be to hear that the retribution of an earthly judge has shewn him the greater danger in which he stands with regard to his heavenly one4 ,,an ,,epistle ,from the ,,devil to his ,friend mid ,follower ,,john ,,church4 ,,oh1 say not1 ,,john ,,church1 ,i've left you in the lurch1 ,when your life in my service you've past2 ,though ,i seem to forsake1 ,my dear ,john1 do not quake1 ,i'll be sure to stick to you at last4 ,you know that ,old ,nick ,still is sure those to trick1 ,who think they as deep are as he2 ,and he1 still1 ,john1 it proves1 ,chaseneth those he best loves1 ,and he loves none so dearly as thee4 ,besides1 ,john1 ,i thought ,if ,i let you be caught ,in your tricks here on earth1 'twould be well2 ,for 'twould serve for a taste ,of the joys you must haste ,to enjoy with me1 ,johnny1 in h--4 ,and then1 ,john1 your preaching1 ,and spiritual teaching1 ,had almost grown too great a joke2 ,to those who knew you1 ,and they were not a few1 ,who still laugh'd as on gospel you spoke4 ,true1 you still rail'd at me1 ,john1 sans ceremonie1 ,and no one thought me your sworn brother2 ,like rouges in-grain true1 ,who their tricks to pursue1 ,still behind their backs backbite each other4 ,like me you wear black1 ,my dear ,john1 on your back1 ,then1 hasten1 dear ,john1 to come down2 ,guilt's ne'er look'd on so well1 ,my dear ,johnny1 in h--1 ,as when clad in a minister's gown4 ,we are hypocrites both1 ,to deceive nothing loth1 ,in short we're just form'd for each other2 ,then come ,johnny1 do1 ,or ,i must come for you1-- ,oh1 come to ,old ,nick1 your dear brother4 ,you shall be treated well1 ,dearest ,johnny1 in h--1 ,you on sulphur and brimstone shall feast2 ,we'll with fires keep you warm1 ,and do all things to charm2 ,as befits so illustrious a guest4 ,in h--1 ,john1 you'll meet ,many friends from ,vere-,street1 ,which quite cosey and handy will be2 ,for their chaplain in h-- ,you may be1 ,john1 as well ,as on earth you us'd one time1 be4 ,true1 ,john1 scripture you quote1 ,like a parrot1 by rote1 ,so too many other men do2 ,and then 'tis well known ,almost to every one1 ,i1 the devil1 can quote scripture too4 ,thy locks all so lank1 ,and thy chops all so blank1 ,and thy hoarse nasal twangings to boot2 ,finely humm'd all the folks2 ,but adieu to such jokes1 ,for1 like me1 you've now shewn cloven foot4 ,,the ,,end4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,advertisement4 ,irish ,gallantry6 ,,eight ,,edition1 ,,with ,,additional ,,tit-,,bits666 ,this ,day it published1 ,price only ,sixpence1 ,,fairburn',s ,,edition ,,of ,,the ,,unprecedented ,,trial ,,between ,,mark ,,browne1 ,esq4 ,,plaintiff1 ,,and ,,martin ,,joseph ,,blake1 ,esq4 ,,defendant1 ,,for ,adultery2 ,,including ,,mr4 ,,phillips's ,,eloquent ,,speech ,,for ,,the ,,plaintiff ,at ,full ,length2 ,with the whole of the ,,curious ,,evidence on both sides1 of which the ,judge 7,,lord ,,norbury7 ,,suppressed ,,the ,,publication666 ,comprising such a ,body of ,piquante1 ,unique1 and ,extraordinary ,evidence of ,,irish ,,gallantry1 as was never before brought into a ,court of ,justice4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,taken ,,in ,,short-,,hand4 ,,by ,t4 ,,finnerty1 ,,esq4 ,,dublin4 ,in this ,edition is given a complete detail of the ,plaintiff's incredible and unprecedented ,bet of #e1jjj respecting his ,wife2 his ,whimsical ,crim4 ,con4 ,rehearsal2 ,his ,amours with his ,house-,maid in the ,parlour1 and ,lady's ,maid in the ,carnage2 his acting of the 8,gallant ,gay ,lothario20 ,horse ,imitations2 ,adventures of 8,trusty ,roger20 ,entertainment of the 8,plenipotentiary20 extraordinary ,wish concerning a certain distinguished ,female2 ,whimsical alteration of ,dr4 ,shadwell's ,name by the substitution of a ,letter2 ,new ,mode of educating a ,daughter2 the modern ,don ,juan1 whose ,amours would take up a ,month in telling2 the darling ,piece1 or little ,kitty ,tierney2 ,galway undrest ,delicacy2 or1 never mind your ,clothes2 shut your ,eyes1 and come to those you like best2 a ,wife's good ,qualities1 with a ,husband's ,prowess2 ,michael ,tully and ,honour ,brenan1 or knowing a ,woman 8,,very ,,well20 the prudent ,nursery-,maid1 up to spoiling a ,bed1 but not to spoiling ,sport1 c4 c4 c4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,london3 ,published by ,,john ,,fairburn1 #b1 ,broadway1 ,ludgate-,hill1 99 99 99 99 99 ,price ,sixpence4 ,,fairburn',s ,,edition of the whole ,proceedings on the ,,trial ,,of ,,roger ,o',,connor1 ,esq4 the celebrated ,irish ,patriot1 ,friend and ,associate of ,sir ,francis ,burdett1 ,bart4 on a ,charge of robbing the ,galway ,mail-,coach1 in ,december1 #ahab4 ,tried at the ,county of ,meath ,assizes1 before ,mr4 ,justice ,daly1 on ,monday1 ,august #d1 #ahag1 and following ,day4--,taken in ,short ,hand by ,t4 ,finnerty1 ,esq4 ,dublin4 ,price #cs4 #f;d4 neatly done up in boards1 illustrated with ,engravings1 ,,fairburn',s ,,correct ,,edition of the ,,trial of ,,james ,,watson1 ,senior1 for ,,high ,,treason1 including the whole of the ,evidence1 ,speeches of the ,attorney-,general1 ,solicitor-,general1 ,mr4 ,wetherell1 and ,mr4 ,serjeant ,copley1 with the ,charge to the ,jury1 c4 c4 ,this ,edition contains nearly double the ,information of any other1 and may be had in ,twenty-four ,numbers1 at ,three-,halfpence each4 ,price ,one ,shilling4 ,embellished with a ,coloured ,plate--8,scene in the ,red ,bed-,room40 ,,the ,,trial between ,,lord ,,roseberry and ,sir ,,henry ,,mildmay1 for ,,criminal ,,conversation with the ,plaintiff's ,wife4 ,including the ,attorney-,general's ,speech1 and ,mr4 ,brougham's ,reply1 at full length4 ,tried at the ,sheriff's ,court1 ,bedford-street1 on ,saturday1 ,december #ajth1 #ahad4 ,fourth ,edition1 including the ,love-,letters4 ,price ,threepence4 ,,the ,,trial between ,,lieutenant ,,trelawney1 ,plaintiff1 and ,,captain ,,coleman1 ,defendant1 for ,,criminal ,,conversation with the ,plaintiff's' ,wife2 including the ,amorous ,love ,letters1 c4 c4 ,tried in the ,court of ,king's ,bench1 ,westminster1 before ,mr4 ,justice ,holroyd1 and a ,special ,jury1 ,july #i1 #ahag4 ,,the ,,love-,,sick ,,lawyer2 being the ,trial between ,mr4 ,,goodall 7,admiral of ,hayti71 ,plaintiff1 and ,mr4 ,,fletcher 7,attorney at ,law71 ,defendant1 for ,,criminal ,,conversation with the ,plaintiff's ,wife2 containing the curious ,love-,letters at full length4 ,tried at the ,court of ,king's ,bench1 ,westminster1 before ,lord ,ellenborough and a ,special ,jury1 on ,monday1 ,july #aith1 #ahac1 when a ,verdict was given for the ,plaintiff--,damages1 ,five ,thousand ,pounds6 ,price ,sixpence4 ,,the ,,black ,,dwarf4--,by ,t4 ,j4 ,,wooler4 ,a few ,complete ,sets of this ,popular ,work may be had of ,,john ,,fairburn1 #b1 ,broadway1 ,ludgate-hill4 ,in the ,press1 ,,and ,,will ,,be ,,published ,,directly ,,price ,,sixpence ,,fairburn',s ,,answer ,,to ,,john ,,church',s ,,pamphlet ,,against ,,him ,,entitled 8,,an ,,appeal ,,to ,,the ,,candid ,,reader40 99 99 99 99 99 8,out of thine own mouth will ,i condemn thee40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,published ,,by ,j4 ,,fairburn1 #b ,,broadway1 ,,ludgate ,,hill4 99 99 99 99 99 ,marchant1 ,printer1 ,ingram-,court1 ,fenchurch-,street4