Journals - Whitefield - XIX - After his arrival at Georgia commenced

Required reading
The Journals of George Whitefield (Available from Amazon or free here) - Commence 'After his arrival at Georgia...' by reading up to the heading 'Brunswick, Woodbridge, Elizabeth Town and New York'.

My summary
This week we read of Whitefield's time in:
(i) Savannah;
(ii) Providence;
(iii) Darien;
(iv) Frederica;
(v) Doboy;
(vi) Charleston;
(vii) Newcastle;
(viii) Wilmington;
(ix) Philadelphia;
(x) Abingdon;
(xi) German Town;
(xii) Whitemarsh;
(xiii) Greenwich;
(xiv) Gloucester;
(xv) Neshaminy;
(xvi) Montgomery;
(xvii) Shippack;
(xviii) Amwell;
(xix) New Brunswick.

Whitefield is his usual active self, preaching despite opposition from clergy.

But one of the big developments in today's reading was Whitefield's purchase of land for orphans and his initiating subsequent building projects.  He begins to gather orphans and helps them settle in safety.

What grabbed me
I enjoyed this account of a minister's conversion under Whitefield's ministry: 'Lay at a Friend's House, and preached this Morning to near 3 or 4000 People at Abingdon, a district under the Care of one Mr. Treat (a Presbyterian Minister) to whom GOD has been pleased lately to shew mercy. He has been a preacher of the doctrines of grace for some years ; but was deeply convinced, when I was here last, that he had not experienced them in his heart. And soon after I went away, he attempted to preach, but could not.  He therefore told his congregation, how miserably he had deceived both himself and them; and desired them that were gifted, to pray for him.- Ever since, he has continued to seek Jesus Christ sorrowing, and is now under deep convictions, and a very humbling sense of sin --He preaches as usual, because he said it was best to be sound in the way of duty.  I believe God is preparing him for great services, and I hope he will also be a means of awakening some dead, false-hearted preaches among the Dissenters, who hold the form of sound words, but have never felt the power of them in their own souls.'

Even ministers should examine whether they have experienced the mercy of God.

Next week's reading
Conclude 'After his arrival at Georgia...'

Now it's your turn
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