turmoil, he cast himself upon the mercy of God, trusted Christ and received the forgiveness he had so earnestly sought.
In 1736 Whitefield received his degree and was ordained as an Anglican priest. His first sermon--in his native town of Gloucester--was of such fervor that a complaint was made to the bishop that he had driven 15 people mad. Despite such claims, he spoke to overflowing crowds in churches in Bristol and London. People sought him out at his home to receive spiritual counsel. Many even
