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George Whitefield (/ ˈ hw ɪ t f iː l d /; 27 December [O.S. 16 December] 1714 – 30 September 1770), also known as George Whitfield, was an English Anglican minister and preacher who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement.
In a subsequent letter to his brother Charles, Wesley attributed it to Whitefield (presumably George Whitefield): "If you agree with me, well: if not, we can, as Mr. Whitefield used to say, agree to disagree." [2] Whitefield had used it in a letter as early as June 29, 1750.
Conversely, George Whitefield (1714–1770), Howell Harris (1714–1773), [38] and Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707–1791) [39] were notable for being Calvinistic Methodists. George Whitefield. Returning from his mission in Georgia, George Whitefield joined the Wesley brothers in what was rapidly becoming a national crusade. [37]
George Whitefield preaching at Cambuslang 1742. The Cambuslang Work (or Wark in the Scots language; February to November 1742) was a period of extraordinary religious activity, in Cambuslang, Scotland.
Edwards published the Narrative in England in 1737, Boston in 1738, and later in German and Dutch, and it brought him a large international following. Prominent Christians such as George Whitefield, a British minister, came to visit Edwards in Northampton after the publication.
George Whitefield first came to America in 1738 to serve at Christ Church in Savannah and found Bethesda Orphanage. Whitefield returned to the Colonies in November 1739. His first stop was in Philadelphia, where he initially preached at Christ Church, Philadelphia's Anglican Church, and then preached to a large outdoor crowd from the courthouse ...
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Wesley's original hymn began with the opening line "Hark how all the Welkin rings". This was changed to the familiar "Hark! the Herald Angels sing" by George Whitefield in his 1754 Collection of Hymns for Social Worship. [5] A second change was made in the 1782 publication of the Tate and Brady New Version of the Psalms of David.