Chapter XII

LABORS IN GREAT BRITAIN--FOURTH VISIT TO AMERICA--NEW
TABERNACLE IN LONDON, AND TABERNACLE
AT BRISTOL.

1750-1754.

Efforts made by Whitefield for Bethesda--His ardent love for
America--Love to his mother--His mourning for sin--Dr.
Doddridge--London ministers--Interview with Doddridge and
Hervey--Earthquake in London--Bishop Horne's sermon--
Universal consternation--Preaching of Whitefield at midnight
in Hyde park--Whitefield and his friends at Court--Journey to
Bristol--Taunton--Rev. R. Darracott--Preaching at Rotherham,
Bolton, Ulverston--Conversion of Mr. Thorpe--Edinburgh and
other places in Scotland--Testimony of Hume--Second visit to
Ireland--Opposition on Oxmantown Green--Usefulness in
Ireland--Rev. John Edwards--Fourth voyage to America--
Interview with Lady Huntingdon--Moravians--Lady Huntingdon's
testimony--Letter to Dr. Franklin--Itinerant labors--
Revision of manuscripts--Erection of the new Tabernacle--
Again itinerates--Dedication of the Tabernacle at Bristol--
Somersetshire--Condolence on Mr. Wesley's sickness--Visit of
Messrs. Davies and Tennent to England--Whitefield's fifth
voyage to America 323