BORSTAL BOYS

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In the year 1735, the First Part of this work was published, in which are considered the several passages of Scripture made use of by Dr. Whitby and others in favour of the Universal Scheme, and against the Calvinistic Scheme, in which their arguments and objections are answered, and the several passages set in a just and proper light. These, and what are contained in the following part in favour of the particular scheme, are extracted from sermons delivered in a Wednesday evening’s lecture.

The second part was published in the year 1736, in which the several passages of Scripture in favour of special and distinguishing grace, and the arguments from them, are vindicated from the exceptions of the Arminian, and particularly from Dr. Whitby, and a reply made to answers and objections to them. BORSTAL BOYS

Alternatively From Crime To Christ

Authored by Mr David Clarke Cert. Ed.

“Borstal Boys” is a special edition of the author’s original title, “Converted on LSD” and written for prison inmates.

It tells the story of two brothers, Michael and David Clarke, who grew up in Aylesbury, in the 60’s. They were Mods but Michael spent two spells in Oxford Detention Center, referred to as the short sharp shock treatment, and then Rochester Borstal, during which time David inherited his brothers Lambretta scooter a T.V. 175, in 1966. It was then he lived in the light and fame of his brothers notoriety with the Aylesbury Mods.

On Michael’s release from Borstal in 1966 these brothers teamed up together and were soon sent to prison for malicious wounding and carrying

120 a fire arm without a license. Michael was sent to Maidstone Prison and David to Dover Borstal.

On leaving Dover Borstal in 1968, Dave had a three year career of undetected crime until he was arrested but not by the police. He had a bad experience on LSD, on the 16th January, 1970 and called out to God for help. As a result he became Christian and turned from crime overnight and went on the straight and narrow.

The story tells how David learned to read and educate himself, went on to Higher Education and became a Baptist minister and a Lecturer teaching electronics of over 20 years in colleges of higher and Further Education. His brother Michael however was unaffected and continued his flamboyant and criminal life style and ended up in prison in the Philippines 25 years later, serving a 16 year sentence.

The book tells how David was prompted to write his story in his book, “Converted on LSD Trip” when he got news of his brothers arrest and imprisonment in the Philippines, in 1995. It tells of his brothers conversion from crime to Christ, in 1999 and the work they did jointly to bring help to others.

It tells how these Borstal Boys, Michael and David Clarke, worked to asset and help many convicted criminals on their road to reformation. This part of the story is told in their joint book, “Trojan Warriors” that contains 66 testimonies of notorious convicted criminals in New Bilibid Prison, who had turned their lives around from crime to Christ, 22 of which were on Death Row scheduled to be executed by lethal injection.

Borstal Boys is a special edition written for prison inmates, 250 copies of which have been sent, at the request of prison chaplains, to 20 prisons in the UK and tells the good and the bad happenings of two brothers who turned the lives around and from crime to Christ.

The story is currently being written as a Punk Rock opera called “Borstal Boy”, scheduled to be performed in prisons.