Required reading
The Journals of George Whitefield (Available from Amazon or free here) - Continue 'From his Arrival at London to his Departure...to Georgia' by reading up to the heading 'New passage'.
My summary
This week we read of Whitefield's time in:
(i) Basingstoke;
(ii) Salisbury;
(iii) Stapleashwin;
(iv) Bath;
(v) Bristol.
Whitefield continues his usual activities:
(i) preaching;
(ii) conversing with friends (and enemies);
(iii) praying;
(iv) singing;
(v) visiting the sick.
Notably, in Kingswood he preached to about ten thousand people.
What grabbed me
Whitefield is certainly now attracting attention, and not all of it friendly.
For example, Whitefield wrote about one of his experiences in Basingstoke: 'The place was very much thronged, many were very noisy, and others did us the honour of throwing up stones at the windows. But I spoke so much the louder, being convinced some good must come out from a place where opposition is. I should not doubt whether I was a true minister of Christ, was I not opposed. And I find it does me much good; for it drives me nearer to my Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, with Whom I long to dwell. '
Opposition appears to make Whitefield stronger!
Next week's reading
Continue 'From his Arrival at London to his Departure...to Georgia' by reading up to the heading 'Carleson and Treleck'.
Now it's your turn
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