...parish, where he died December 21, 1807. The tablet is inscribed with an epitaph from his own pen — " John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine,...preach the faith he had long laboured to destroy." " I remember, when a lad of about fifteen, being taken by my uncle to hear the well-known Mr. Newton...

...parish, where he died December 21, 1807. The tablet is inscribed with an epitaph from his own pen — " John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine,...preach the faith he had long laboured to destroy." " I remember, when a lad of about fifteen, being taken by my uncle to hear the well-known Mr. Newton...

...Canterbury, and of Samuel Clarke, author of Tho Attributes of the Deity. ST. MARY WOOLNOTH, LOMBAHD STREET, was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor (d. 1736),...slaves in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord ami Saviour Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had ,ong...

...a vault in this church. On the stone is the following inscription, full of Christian humility : — "John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine,...restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he hud long laboured to destroy." Newton's father was master of a merchant-ship^ and Newton's youth was...

...Newton was rector for twenty-eight years. The memorial tablet in the church is inscribed as follows : "John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine,...was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Memorial Hall] RELIGIOUS TOPOGRAPHY. Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach...

...parish, where he died December 21, 1807. The tablet is inscribed with an epitaph from his own pen — 'John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine,...was by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus ' The origin of this name is unknown. Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach...

...following inscription, composed by himself, and engraved on a marble tablet, perpetuates his memory : " John Newton, Clerk, once an Infidel and Libertine,...pardoned, and appointed to preach the Faith he had long labored to destroy." Newton was a sailor to the last, in his habits, his talk, and, to some extent,...

...December, 1807. His epitaph, written by himself, deserves to stand as the peroration of this account : JOHN NEWTON, CLERK, Once an Infidel and Libertine,...preach the Faith He had long laboured to destroy. Near 16 years at Olney in Bucks ; And . . . years in this church. "And I earnestly desire," he added,...

...friend, the Eev. John Newton (rector of this church for 28 years, who died 1807), as follows : — " John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine,...preach the faith he had long laboured to destroy." LOMBARD STREET, extending from the Mansion House to Gracechuroh Street, has long been noted as the...

...spiritual food from him. Here he died at the age of eighty-two. His epitaph was written by himself: " JOHN NEWTON, Clerk, Once an infidel and libertine,...preach the Faith He had long laboured to destroy, Near 16 years at Olney, in Bucks ; And years in this church." He was certainly a brand plucked from...