Religion & Morality Vindicated, Against Hypocrisy and Pollution / Or, an Account of the Life and Character of John Church the Obelisk Preacher, Who Was Formerly a Frequenter of Vere-street, and Who Has Been Charged With Unnatural Practices in Various Places. To Which Is Annexed, a Fac-simile of a Letter, Written by Him to James Cook, Who Kept the Infamous House in Vere-street.
Second Edition .
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF John Church
THE OBELISK PREACHER , WHO WAS FORMERLY A FREQUENTER OF VERE-STREET , AND WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH UNNATURAL PRACTICES IN VARIOUS PLACES.
TO WHICH IS ANNEXED,
A Fac-simile of a Letter , WRITTEN BY HIM TO JAMES COOK, WHO KEPT THE INFAMOUS HOUSE IN VERE-STREET.
LONDON: Printed by and for R. Bell , Proprietor of the Sunday Dispatch , Bride Lane , Fleet Street . Sold by all the Booksellers and Newsvenders in Town and Country
THE following statements will fully explain the motives which induced the Editor to expose the crimes of the individual who is the subject of them. The demand for those numbers of the WEEKLY DISPATCH in which they appeared, was so great, that many hundreds of persons were unable to procure the papers, as no more could be printed than those which were called for on the days of publication. The Editor, therefore, wishing to extend his efforts in defence of religion and morality as widely as possible, by holding up to all mankind a true picture of a blasphemous hypocrite who is a contemner of the one and a violator of the other, has thought it advisable to publish the whole of his narratives and remarks in a separate pamphlet; to which are subjoined many additional facts that could not appear in a Sunday Paper. The reason this publication has been so long delayed was, in expectation that John Church would have been brought to trial in the beginning of June, for an abominable offence with which he stands charged and committed, but as there is some reason to suspect that this trial will be put off even at the ensuing Sessions for the County of Middlesex, the public curiosity cannot be kept any longer unsatisfied.
June 30, 1813.
Dear Sir, Lest I should not have time to call on you or converse with you as I shall not be alone to Day I thought it But Right to Drop you a Line I wish you all the success you can desire in getting a house fit for the Business in the public Line and as you had a great many acquaintance, they ought not to fail you if evey one acted right according to there ability I am sure you would soon accomplish it. As I am By no means Rich, But rather em barrassed I hope you will acept my mite towards it 1l. 1s. and you shall have another as convenient wishing all prosperity, I Remain Your’s, sincerely, J. Church. for Mr. Cook, at mr. halladays Richmond Budgs Dean St.