In October 1834, at the suggestion of a friend, the Revd William Dalton (1801-1880), he was appointed to St Jude's Church, Liverpool.
Later, at St Paul's, a 2,000 plus seat church specifically built for him and consecrated on 2 March 1848 by John Bird Sumner, then Archbishop of Canterbury elect (it closed in 1974) he enjoyed a large income.