The Preacher Who Emptied Franklin's Pockets #America250 #Nation250 #Nightlight #RTTBROS
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The episode explores the intriguing friendship between Benjamin Franklin and George Whitefield, highlighting Franklin's complex views on faith and his unexpected generosity during a sermon.
The Preacher Who Emptied Franklin's Pockets #America250 #Nation250 #Nightlight #RTTBROS “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"” — Romans 10:14 THE STORY Benjamin Franklin did not believe everything George Whitefield preached. He said so himself. But he admired the man enormously, and the story of their friendship is one of the most charming and revealing in all of American history. Franklin, the great skeptic, became one of Whitefield's closest friends, his American publisher, and on at least one memorable occasion, an unwilling donor. Franklin attended one of Whitefield's outdoor meetings in Philadelphia with his pockets full of money and a firm resolution not to give any of it. As Whitefield preached, Franklin felt his resolve weaken. By the time Whitefield finished, Franklin had emptied every coin in his pocket, gold included, into the offering basket. He recorded this story himself, without embarrassment, in his autobiography. He did not claim to have been converted. But he admitted freely that something happened in those crowds that he…
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