Subject:  American Minute - Sept. 30 - Ben Franklin and George Whitefield
Date:  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:15:39 -0500
American Minute with Bill Federer

September 30

Seven times he preached in the Colonies, to crowds up to 25,000,
spreading the Great Awakening Revival, which helped unite the
colonies prior to the Revolution.

Ben Franklin wrote in his Autobiography:

"He preached one evening from the top of the Court-house
steps...Streets were filled with his hearers...I had the curiosity to
learn how far he could be heard by retiring backwards down the
street...and found his voice distinct till I came near Front-street."


Who was Franklin describing? It was George Whitefield, who died
SEPTEMBER 30, 1770.

Franklin wrote of Whitefield:

"Multitudes of all denominations attended his sermons...It was
wonderful to see."

Printing George Whitefield's sermons, Ben Franklin financed the
largest building in Philadelphia for his meetings, which later became
the first building of the University of Pennsylvania.

Franklin wrote to George Whitefield:

"I sometimes wish you and I were jointly employed by the Crown to
settle a colony on the Ohio...a strong body of religious and
industrious people!...

Might it not greatly facilitate the introduction of pure religion
among the heathen, if we could, by such a colony, show them a better
sample of Christians than they commonly see in our Indian traders?"



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