George Whitefield #2

Author: Arnold Dallimore
Publisher: Banner of Truth

The period 1741-1770, covered by this second and concluding volume, was not one of cloudless sunshine. It opened with the doctrinal conflict with the two Wesleys and with a serious division in Methodist ranks. But this was quickly followed by a visit to Scotland in which revival reached its high watermark. Then came years of unwavering effort to evangelize the people of the English-speaking world and to consolidate the gains. Multitudes of ‘the humble poor' believed, and members of the aristocracy heard the message of grace.

An outstanding biography, popularly written, and with an urgent message for the present day.

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	Preface	vii
	INTRODUCTORY
	On the Common Concept of Relations Between Wesley and Whitefield	5
	PART IV
	The Controversy
1	Wesley Enters Into the Leadership of the Movement	19
2	Whitefield Meets the Supreme Trial of His Life	43
3	Whitefield's Reply to Wesley's Sermon	55
4	Rebuilding the Work	65
	PART V
	The Calvinistic evangelist of Two Continents
5	Scotland	83
6	Marriage	101
7	Storming Satan's Strongholds	115
8	Cambuslang	121
9	Seeking Reconciliation with Wesley	139
10	Organizing the Work	149
11	Trials and Triumphs	161
12	The Great Awakening	179
13	Healing the Wounds in the Work in America	193
14	Labouring in the Gospel under a Crushing Load of Debt	207
15	Bermuda	225
16	Dissensions and Rivalries in England	231
	PART VI
	The Helper of all the Revival
17	‘Let the Name of Whitefield Perish!'	247
18	The Gospel to the Great	261
19	A Closer Look at One Year of Whitefield's Life	283
20	The Loss of Howell Harris	295
21	The Evangelical Party in the Church of England	305
22	Whitefield's Moravian Letter: Right or Wrong?	325
23	Helping Wesley	335
24	Two New Tabernacles	355
25	The Fifth Visit to America	365
26	The Death of John Cennick	375
27	Tottenham Court Road Chapel	383
28	At the Mercy of the Mob in Ireland	395
29	Sunshine and Shadow	401
	PART VII
	The Years of Failing Strength
30	The Invalid	415
31	To America Again – the Sixth Visit	425
32	Whitefield and Franklin	441
33	Last Labours in Britain	455
34	Whitefield as Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Assistant	477
35	Last Labours in America	489
	PART VIII
	Death and Commemoration
36	Absent From the Body, Present With the Lord	503
37	The Memory of the Just	509
38	The Measure of the Man	517
	Appendix	539
	Supplement A Letter to the Rev. Mr John Wesley in Answer to his sermon entitled ‘Free Grace'.	549
	Select Bibliography	571
	Index	581