The Loss Of Faith In John Hale's Trials

John Hale was one of the most influential ministers associated with the witch trials. His goal is light, goodness, and its preservation, and ultimately defeat the devil. He shared his goals with all of Salem, traveling from town to town to locate and end any suspected evil of the town. Later on though, he began to doubt the validity of his own conclusions. Coming to realization that the town is acting hysterical. He turns up hoping to save some lives. He councils convicted witches to confess to bring about the truth of all the trials so that they won't be hanged, or be brought upon a lesser sentence. Hale was now counseling people to lie. He has ultimately lost all faith in the law, and there's a good chance his faith in God is becoming questionable as well. Being noted as having initially supported the trials and then changing his mind and publishing a critique of them.
Behind he has left a loving family consisting of his children; Rebecca Hale, Robert Hale, Richard Hale, Joanna Thorndyke, and 4 others, noting that his first wife died in early 1683, alongside 2 other wives.
He was born in Charleston MA, and attended Harvard College for education.

Us citizens, people of this Town, send out our mourning love, and prayers to the family left behind from the wonderful Reverend John Hale. For he will be missed and never
forgotten.