in the Greek of the New Testament and the Septuagint and read whatever theological works he could find. Wherever he went, people were interested in hearing the story of his conversion and he slowly became an articulate speaker. Soon Newton branched out from telling his autobiography to expositions of the Scripture. Three years later (1758) friends urged him to be ordained into the Christian ministry. He applied for ordination in the Church of England in December 1758 but was turned down. It was not until April 28, 1764, that
