- Whitefield , George . 1771 . The Works of George Whitefield Vol. VI , London
- Malone , Dumas , ed. Dictionary of American Biography Vol. XX , 128
- Hardy , Edwin . 1938 . George Whitefield, The Matchless Soul Winner 255 New York
- Biglow , John , ed. 1879 . The Life of Benjamin Franklin Vol. I , 271 Philadephia Practically every primary and secondary source reference to Whitefield's preaching mentioned audiences of twenty or thirty thousand. Benjamin Franklin estimated that White‐field's powerful voice, could reach thirty thousand auditors in the open air, In his Works, Whitefield claimed to have addressed crowds of eighty thousand.
- Cbeyney , Edward P. 1919 . A Short History of England 554 New York
- Parrington , Vernon L. 1927 . The Colonial Mind 1620–1800 161 New York
- Malone , ed. Dictionary of American Biography Vol. XX , 128
- Winslow , Ola E. 1940 . Jonathan Edwards 176 New York
- Tyerman , Luke . 1876–1877 . Life of the Rev. George Whitefield Vol. II , 355 London
- Franklin , Benjamin . 1896 . The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 133 New York
- Gledstone , James P. 1900 . George Whitefield, Field Preacher 247 London
- Jay , William . 1811 . Memoirs of the Life and Character of the Late Rev. Cornelius Winter 22 New York
- Fay , Bernard . 1929 . Franklin, The Apostle of Modern Times 188 Boston
- Chauncey , Charles . 1743 . Seasonable Thoughts on the State of Religion in New England 98 – 99 . Boston
- Tyerman , Luke . 1873 . The Oxjord Methodists 131 – 132 . New York
- Chauncey . Seasonable Thoughts on the State of Religion in New England , 77
- Jay . Memoirs of the Life and Character of the Late Rev. Cornelius Winter , 18
- Hardy . George Whitefield, The Matchless Soul Winner , 285
- Stevens , Abel . 1858 . The History of the Religious Movement of the Eighteenth Century, Called Methodism Vol. I , 468 New York
- Bangs , Nathan . 1845 . A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church Vol. I , 27 New York
- Hardy . George Whitefield, The Matchless Soul Winner , 172
- Malone , ed. Dictionary of American Biography Vol. XX , 125
- Stevens , Abel . 1866 . The Centenary of American Methodism 22 New York
- Macartney , Clarence W. 1943 . Six Kings of the American Pulpit 13 Philadelphia
- Hardy . George Whitefield, The Matchless Soul Winner , 33
- Malone , ed. Dictionary of American Biography 124
- Stevens , Abel . 1864 . History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America 31 New York
- Stevens , Abel . The Centenary of American Methodism , 23
- Hardy . George Whitefield, The Matchless Soul Winner , 33
- McTyeire , Holland N. 1884 . A History of Methodism 104 Nashville
- Laver , James . 1933 . Wesley 62 New York
- Malone , ed. Dictionary of American Biography 124
- Stevens . The History of the Religious Movement of the Eighteenth Century Called Methodism , 92
- Stevens . The History of the Religious Movement of the Eighteenth Century Called Methodism , 114
- McTyeire . A History of Methodism , 150
- Laver . Wesley , 80 – 81 .
- Winslow , Ola Elizabeth . 1940 . Jonathan Edwards 178 New York
- Wright , W.J.P. 1927–1929 . “Whitefield and the Newspapers,” . Congregational Historical Society Transactions , X : 111 – 121 .
- Biglow , John . 1887 . The Complete Works of Benjamin Franklin Vol. I , 206 New York
- Parton , James . 1864 . Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin 251 New York
- Bohman , George V. “The Colonial Period,” . In A History and Criticism of American Public Address Edited by: Brignance , William N. Vol. I , 610 For a splendid analysis of colonial audiences see
- 1741 . A Continuation of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield's Journal, From a few Days after his Return to Georgia to his Arrival at Falmouth on the 11th of March 1744 London For a discussion of Whitefield's experiences in Georgia see his
- Winslow . Jonathan Edwards , 179
- 1829 . The Works of Jonathan Edwards Vol. III , 559 New York Edwards objected to Whitefield's “censoriousness” in attacking as “unconverted” those preachers who did not welcome Whitefield to their pulpits. Edwards also disapproved of the lay preaching inspired by Whitefield. See, for example
- Dunning , Albert E. 1894 . Congregationalism in America 249 Chicago
- Winslow's . “Aftermath” . Jonathan Edwards , 194 – 21 .
- Tracy . 1843 . The Great Awakening: A History of the Revival of Religion in the Time of Edwards and Whitefield Boston For a more complete description of the Great Awakening see
- Tyerman . The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield , II 596
- Lee , Jesse . 1810 . A Short History of the Methodists 36 Baltimore
- Stevens . The History of the Religious Movement of the Eighteenth Century Called Methodism , 466 This scene was related by the daughter of the Reverend Jonathan Parsons, in whose home Whitefield died
- Because of his English nationality Whitefield was not included among the great orators studied in, A History and Criticism of American Public Address William N. Brigance, ed., (New York. 1943) II vol. See Preface, I, ix.
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