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Betliesda's God. Next to his excellency, my dear 

 Mr. President, I must beg your acceptance both of 

 thanks and congratulations. For you were not only 

 my dear familiar friend, and first fellow-traveler in 

 this infant province, but you were directed by Provi- 

 dence to this spot; you laid the second brick to this 

 house, and watched, prayed, and wrought for the fam- 

 ily's good. You were a witness of innumerable trials, 

 and were the partner of my joys and griefs. You will 

 have now the pleasure of seeing the Orphan House a 

 fruitful bough, its branches running over the wall 

 For this, no doubt, God has smiled upon and blessed 

 you in. a manner we could not expect, much less de- 

 sign. May he continue to bless you with all spiritual 

 blessing in heavenly places in Christ Jesus ! Look to 

 the rock whence you have been hewn, and may your 

 children never be ashamed that their father married 

 a real Christian [Mary Bolton], who was born again 

 under this roof." He then proceeded to address the 

 "gentlemen of his majesty's council," and the " speak- 

 er and members of the General Assembly," and finally 

 his "reverend brethren," and "the inhabitants of the 

 colony in general." The following is the official re- 

 port of this memorial-service: 



Commons House of Assembly, Monday, January 29, 1770. Mr. 

 Speaker reported that lie, with the House, having waited on the 

 Rev. Mr. Whitefield, in consequence of his invitation, at the Orphan 

 House Academy, heard him preach a very suitable and pious sermon 

 on the occasion, and with great pleasure observed the promising ap- 

 pearance of improvement toward the good purposes intended, and 

 the decency and propriety of behavior of the several residents there ; 

 and were sensibly affected when they saw the happy success which 

 has attended Whitefield's indefatigable zeal for promoting the wel- 

 fare of the province in general and the Orphan House in particular. 

 Ordered that this report be printed in the Gazette. 



John Simpson, Clerk. 



