Question

In 1739 arrived among us from Ireland the Reverend Mr. Whitefield, who had made himself remarkable there as an itinerant preacher. He was at first permitted to preach in some of our churches; but the clergy, taking a dislike to him, soon refused him thei r pulpits, and he was obliged to preach in the fields. The multitudes of all sects and denominations that attended his sermons were enormous_______________ It was wonderful to see the change soon made in the manners of our inhabitants. From being thoughtless or indiff erent about religion, it seemed as if all the world were growing religious so that one could not walk thro’ the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street.

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Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.