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Reverend George Whitefield... Letter to the new governor of Quebec...
Reverend George Whitefield... Letter to the new governor of Quebec...
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December 15, 1764
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 15, 1764
* Reverend George Whitefield
* Great Awakening era leader
Page 6 has several items concerning America including a report from Charleston headed: "America" which concerns the need to trade with the "White Traders".
This is followed by a letter of congratulations from the British merchants & traders of Montreal, to the Hon. James Murray, recently installed as governor of Quebec.
Also news from Boston as well. And the back page has a report from Philadelphia that the Rev. Mr. Whitefield: "...preached to a crowded and affected auditory at the new Presbyterian Church. Yesterday he preached an excellent sermon in the College of this city...He concluded with a most fervent & Christian exhortation to the youth of the institution...". And then a note from Princeton that the Trustees attended the anniversary commencement in the new church.
This is the famed Rev. George Whitefield, an Anglican cleric and evangelist who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement.
Eight pages, 8 1/4 by 11 1/4 inches, nice condition.
AI notes: Reverend George Whitefield (1714–1770) was a towering figure of the 18th-century Great Awakening, renowned for his charismatic and emotionally charged preaching that drew thousands both in Britain and the American colonies. Born in Gloucester, England, he studied at Oxford, where he became associated with the “Holy Club” alongside John and Charles Wesley, though he later embraced Calvinist theology, diverging from the Wesleys’ Arminian views. Whitefield traveled extensively as an itinerant preacher, often speaking outdoors to immense crowds, and emphasized personal conversion, the necessity of salvation through Christ, and heartfelt religious experience over formal rituals. His seven preaching tours in America united diverse Protestant communities, inspired revivalist fervor, and influenced the development of evangelical Protestantism. Beyond preaching, he was also active in charitable work, including fundraising for orphanages, demonstrating a commitment to social reform alongside spiritual revival. Whitefield’s dramatic style, transatlantic reach, and theological influence left a lasting mark on both British and American religious life, helping to shape the evangelical movement for generations.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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