A Brief Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present Situation of the Orphan-House in Georgia.
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Title
A Brief Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present Situation of the Orphan-House in Georgia.
Subject
This is a description of the origin, purpose, and reality of Bethesda.
Description
In A Brief Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present Situation of the Orphan- House in Savannah written by George Whitefield, he described how the idea for the orphan house came to fruition, the purpose of it and what had been accomplished by the house that they called Bethesda. The concept of the house as a haven for orphans was thought of through Whitefield’s collaboration with Reverend Charles Wesley. Whitefield had travelled to Georgia and observed the need for education and protection for the many children without any family. He stated that the orphan house would be a place where they could “learn to labour, read, and write…” and “be brought up in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord”. Whitefield described the difficulty of acquiring funds because most of the London churches denied him donations, however, the people generously gave, and he eventually received about a thousand and ten pounds to begin his formation of the house.
After first stopping in Philadelphia to collect supplies, George Whitefield finally made it to Georgia and acquired land to erect a house that began to house orphans as well as children whose families wanted them to attend school there and of poor families who relinquished care for a few months at a time. According to Lockley, Whitefield’s doctrine on how he ran the orphan house and school was based on his belief that all children were inherently willful and therefore wicked. In his account, Whitefield spoke of how they had an infirmary, a lot of livestock, and had taught the children vital skills that they would need to function in society. The contradiction between his outlook on the work of the house and the families who pulled their children from his care created the question of the validity and effectiveness of his teachings.
Lockley, Timothy J. "Bethesda." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 29 August 2014. Web. 14 November 2018.
After first stopping in Philadelphia to collect supplies, George Whitefield finally made it to Georgia and acquired land to erect a house that began to house orphans as well as children whose families wanted them to attend school there and of poor families who relinquished care for a few months at a time. According to Lockley, Whitefield’s doctrine on how he ran the orphan house and school was based on his belief that all children were inherently willful and therefore wicked. In his account, Whitefield spoke of how they had an infirmary, a lot of livestock, and had taught the children vital skills that they would need to function in society. The contradiction between his outlook on the work of the house and the families who pulled their children from his care created the question of the validity and effectiveness of his teachings.
Lockley, Timothy J. "Bethesda." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 29 August 2014. Web. 14 November 2018.
Creator
George Whitefield
Source
Whitefield, George 1714-1770. A Further Account of God’s Dealings with the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield, from the Time of His Ordination to His Embarking for Georgia; A Brief Account of the Rise, Progress & Present Situation of the Orphan-House in Georgia. W. Bradford, Philadelphia, 1746, 1746. EBSCOhost,proxy-remote.galib.uga.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat06564a&AN=uga.9912424813902959&site=eds-live.
Publisher
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Date
1748
Contributor
George Whitefield
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Citation
George Whitefield, “A Brief Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present Situation of the Orphan-House in Georgia.,” Mapping Nature — Fall 2018 ENGL1102 Composition, accessed September 22, 2024, https://sarus-sapien.net/fall2018-omeka/items/show/165.