Project Gutenberg 2018-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 112 Dowling, Joseph Augustus Dowling, J. A. (Joseph Augustus) The Sentence and Affidavit of John Church, the Obelisk Preacher For an Attempt to Commit an Unnatural Crime on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall. Together With Judge Bayley's Impressive Address to the Prisoner, at Full Length. At the Court of King's Bench, Nov. 24, 1817. Transcribed from the 1817 Hay and Turner edition by David Price "The Sentence and Affidavit of John Church, the Obelisk Preacher" by Dowling is a historical account detailing a criminal trial and its aftermath, which occurred in the early 19th century. This work focuses on the trial of John Church, a preacher convicted of attempting to commit an unnatural crime. The text provides insight into the courtroom proceedings, the societal reaction, and the implications of Church's actions during this time of strict moral and legal codes. In the book, we see John Church facing judgment after being found guilty of attempting an act of sexual misconduct on a young boy, Adam Foreman. Church submits an affidavit highlighting his character as a married man with children and arguing against the public backlash that followed his alleged offenses. The trial culminates in a lengthy address from Justice Bayley, who expresses both dismay at Church's actions and the necessity of imposing a harsh sentence, reflecting the moral standards of the era. Church is ultimately sentenced to two years in prison and must find sureties for his future behavior, illustrating not only the gravity of his crime but also the public outcry against figures who exploit their influence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Church, J. (John), approximately 1780-approximately 1825 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Sodomy) -- England KD Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 42860 2025-06-23T07:41:36.411977 text/html 37790 2018-10-05T02:09:22 text/html 41809 2025-06-23T07:41:38.561987 application/epub+zip 39784 2025-06-23T07:41:36.937008 application/epub+zip 39036 2025-06-23T07:41:36.663014 application/epub+zip 69041 2025-06-23T07:41:39.942058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60276 2025-06-23T07:41:38.247013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60027 2022-09-26T09:13:13.208963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33886 2025-06-23T07:41:36.272969 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33947 2018-10-05T02:05:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18377 2025-06-23T07:41:40.228997 application/rdf+xml 14767 2025-06-23T07:41:36.730974 image/jpeg 3263 2025-06-23T07:41:36.696032 image/jpeg 12628 2018-10-05T02:10:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 34783 2018-10-05T02:10:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 36184 2025-06-23T07:41:36.421016 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog