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 American Minute with Bill Federer

 September 30

 Seven times he preached in America to crowds of 25,000, spreading the
 Great Awakening Revival, which helped unite the Colonies prior to the
 Revolution.

 Ben Franklin wrote in his Autobiography:

 "He preached one evening from the top of the Court-house steps...

 Streets were filled with his hearers...

 I had the curiosity to learn how far he could be heard by retiring
 backwards down the street...and found his voice distinct till I came
 near Front-street."

 Franklin was describing George Whitefield, who died SEPTEMBER 30,
 1770.

 Franklin wrote of George Whitefield:

 "Multitudes of all denominations attended his sermons...It was
 wonderful to see."

 Ben Franklin printed George Whitefield's sermons and financed
 construction of the largest building in Philadelphia for his
 meetings, which later became the first building of the University of
 Pennsylvania.

 Franklin wrote to George Whitefield:

 "I sometimes wish you and I were jointly employed by the Crown to
 settle a colony on the Ohio...a strong body of religious and
 industrious people!...

 Might it not greatly facilitate the introduction of pure religion
 among the heathen, if we could, by such a colony, show them a better
 sample of Christians than they commonly see in our Indian traders?"