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Darierj, and as many as opportunity allowed to "the 

 General [Oglethorpe], the soldiers, and the people " of 

 Frederica, in a room belonging to the store-house, he 

 returned to Savannah, and embarked for Charleston. 

 He writes: 



Friday, March 14, 1740. Arrived at Charleston last night, being 

 called there to see my brother [James Whitefield], who lately came 

 from England. Waited on the commissary [the Rev. Alexander Gar- 

 den], but met with a cool reception. Drank tea with the Independent 

 minister [the Rev. Josiah Smith, of the then "White Meeting-house, 

 now the Circular Church], and preached to a large auditory in his 

 meeting-house. 



Saturday, March 15. Breakfasted, sung a hymn, and had some 

 religious conversation, on board my brother's ship. Preached in 

 the Baptist meeting-house, and in the evening again in the Inde- 

 pendent meeting-house to a more attentive auditory than ever. 



Sunday, March 16. Preached at eight in the morning in the Scot's 

 Meeting-house [now the First Presbyterian Church] to a large con- 

 gregation. Went to church [St. Philip's], and heard the commis- 

 sary represent me under the character of the Pharisee who came to 

 the temple, saying, "God, I thank thee that I am not as other men 

 are." Went to church [St. Philip's] again in the afternoon, and, 

 about five, preached in the Independent meeting-house yard, the 

 house not being capacious enough to hold the auditory. 



Monday, March 17. Preached in the morning in the Independ- 

 ent meeting-house, and was more explicit than ever in exclaiming 

 against balls and assemblies. Preached again in the evening; and, 

 being incited thereto by some of the inhabitants, I spoke in behalf 

 of the poor orphans, and collected upward of £70 sterling — the 

 largest collection I ever yet made— on that occasion. 



Tuesday, March 18. Preached twice again this day, and took an 

 affectionate leave of my hearers. I believe a good work is begun in 

 many. Every day several have come to me, telling me, with weep- 

 ing eyes, how God had been pleased to convince them by the word 

 preached. Invitations were given me from some of the adjacent 

 villages, and many came to town daily, from their plantations, to 

 hear the word. At my first coming, the people of Charleston seemed 

 to be wholly devoted to pleasure. One well acquainted with their 

 manners and circumstances told me that they spent more on their 



