... , fearing that I should be too late." In this passage it is obvious there was nothing of greater importance than hearing the spiritual teachings of Mr. Whitefield. With Whitefield's celebrated speaking tours of the colonies there appeared an innovative style of communications that refined the social context in which public address took place. Every person wanted to hear the famous preacher and ... ...

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... peak in the early 1740s. Local revivals had occurred previously, inspired by the teaching of such clergymen as the congregational theologian Jonathan Edwards. The English evangelist George Whitefield made extended tours along the Atlantic seaboard, attracting large crowds as he preached the necessity for sinners to be converted. Others followed his example of itinerant preaching, and many small local revivals merged ... ...

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