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chester on the Lord’s Day, and then proceeded to London. REEJJSES SALARY. He was received kindly by the trus tees of the Colony of Georgia and, in response to letters sent from Geor gia unknown to Whitefield, was pre sented with the living of Savannah. This he accepted, insisting, however, that he would not receive any salary. They granted him 500 acres of land upon which to erect the orphan house.. He found things changed in Eng land from what they were when he had left. Opposition to the new re ligious movement had grown, and in many places those who had been sav ingly converted were being forced by the treatment accorded them to gather by themselves for worship and con ference. The “new” (!) doctrines of regeneration, justification by faith and holy living were being denounced from the “orthodox” pulpits. The Wesleys, and Whitefield, were severe ly criticized for association with the Moravian brethren. In those churches that were, still open to Whitefield and his friends crowds welcomed their appearance. He received priest’s or ders from his good friend, Bishop Benson, at Oxford, in January, 1739, and preached to a crowded congrega tion. An almost obsolete canon of the church which required that a clergy man preaching out of his own diocese must have the bishop’s license was invoked against Whitefield by the chancellor. Another law forbade a clergyman preaching in a private house, and this was resurrected against him. He inquired why the canon forbidding clergymen to fre quent taverns and play cards was not put into execution, but was informed that if he persisted in preaching or expounding in that diocese (Bristol) without the bishop’s license that he
other. One day after the service in the great cabin the captain of the sol diers, Captain Mackay, desired his men to remain for a few minutes. He then told them that to his great shame he had been a notorious swearer, but that through the instrumentality of that gentleman (and he pointed to Mr. Whitefield) he had now left it off, and he begged them that they would do the same, for Christ’s sake. A DOUBLE MINISTRY. Fever visited the ship and White- field spent his time ministering physi cal and spiritual help to the sick. The cadet, who had ridiculed White- field on his coming aboard, opened his heart to him, and confessed that in joining the army he had run away from God’s call to the ministry, and announced his intention of resigning from the army and obeying the call. Whitefield himself was attacked by the fever, but soon recovered. The only person who died on the ship was the cook, who had boasted that two years before his death he would re pent. He succumbed after six hours’ illness. A few days after landing, White- field was seized with fever and ague, which confined him to the house for a week or more. On recovering, he began preaching and visiting in Savannah and neighboring settle ments. He embarked at Charleston on a ship bound for London, Septem ber 6, having spent just four months in Georgia. It was necessary for him to return to England to make arrangements with the home authori ties for the work of the orphanage, and to enlist public sympathy and support for the project. After a perilous voyage, lasting nine weeks, he landed at Limerick, Ireland. He preached in the cathedral in Limer ick, and then in Dublin; crossing the channel, he preached twice in Man
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