“Nothing, I confess, so strongly affects me as the desire of a lasting name.” He speaks appreciatively of others as well as of himself, adding that “one may be sure a man has many virtues if he admires those of others”

In 1739 arrived among us from Ireland the Reverend Mr. Whitefield, who 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 refus'd him their pulpits, and he was oblig'd to preach in the fields. The multitudes of all sects and denominations that attended his sermons were enormous, and it was matter of speculation to me, who was one of the number, to observe the extrao