John Newton Amazing Grace 24th July

John Newton loved to go to sea.
He had a very eventful early life. He went to sea with his father aged only 11. Aged 18 he was press ganged by the Royal Navy.
He became the ‘slave’ of Princess Peye. He eventually became a captain of three slave ships.
Whilst a slave trader, on 10th March, 1745, following a very sever storm where his boat nearly sank ,he had a spiritual conversion.He started to read his Bible.
He left the slave trade behind in 1755 and became the tide surveyor (tax collector) for the Port of Liverpool. He began to study to become a clergyman. Persistence paid off and eventually in 1764 to become a deacon.
William Cowper, the poet, attended his church and together they wrote many hymns - Amazing Grace was one of them.

He encouraged the young William Wilberforce to stay in politics.
He waited 34 years before he wrote a pamphlet ‘Thoughts Upon the Slave Trade’. He sent a copy to every MP
He died in 1807 knowing the British Passage of the Slave Trade act had been passed by parliament.

I have included a copy of Amazing Grace, a list of the books he wrote and a word search (answers provided) .

The slave trader who became the slave abolitionist and hymn writer. He was also the author of many Christian books.