GEORGE WHITEFIELD. THE PRINCE OF PREACHERS. Auckland, March 21

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 251, 31 March 1888, Page 4

GEORGE WHITEFIELD. THE PRINCE OF PREACHERS. Auckland, March 21

On the abo\e topic, m the I'itt -licet. Y. c-> le)an Church la-l evening, the Re\. K. A. Tt-lfei delnued a very power, ul lectine to a icasonably huge amlieiiee. Tin: moial and lehgiou^ -Inie of Eng latul 170 \c.i» ago was depicted, and io\ealul a tad and ie\oltmg piotuie. High and low, nch and poor alike weie bunk into the depth oi lehgiows destitution, wee and ignoianee. The diunken hulnt-> ot Lhe gentlemen of the penod ueie a po-itive chsgiaco to humanity. The lower rla-j-e^ amuaed tliein»tl\e"> at gambling, eoek-ii^htiii", dog-lighting and Mich like pastunex, and when the wnole nation was thus reselling in debauchery, Hod l-.n-ed up We-lt> and \\ hitheld to ftem the tonent ot abounding mii and iniqmt\ . lhe early lite ot Whittield wa 1 - jiointLcl out. Hi— tiu>t stingy le tor iehgiou> light and lite ueie >o val that many \veai> (ia^-> and nights w etc .-pent, in and ttai->. Peace to him came at. la-t, and then he bent, hi:- eonsceiated life to the ii'bcue of men anci women horn the ".slough ot des|)ond.' lleuas oi'Uiined a 5a 5 pnert in the Chinch of England when about 21, and In- ln-.t HMinuii in the eathedial chiueii tlnilled thou- ukN of heai ei.-. Immediately after the .-union, a learned lady ot tli> pc-nod complaineil to the Bi=hop of hi- comhict. te! ing Hi- LotcL-.hip that \\ Inthel i had -ent iiUi'Ui pci sous out ot then mm «. The Bt-hop an-wered that he hoped they and many more would get out ot thai nnnu m a -lunlar maiiiii i. 11k gieat uoi k ot thi-5 piinctot pn aehi iua- l.n<_ r el\ eat i ltd out and pto\ed apouei toi much good. At the roncluMon ot the leetuic the Hc\. Mi Teltei s\a^ accorded.) lie.ii ij <, oly </f i h.iiik-- iV ai cluiiMtKni, and a coll* Ltion u<<-, made m aid i>t the on cut him!-. Ivi ruiiht, the Ke\. \h leller u ill lecoiue at the I'ttL -Mccl Wesley an Cliuieli on ''lli-oollccuoii-ot Queer I'eo[>.e. '