70.7k views
5 votes
Whose unexpected reaction after one of George Whitefield's sermons demonstrated how powerful Whitefield's preaching style was?

User Jose Palma
by
6.9k points

2 Answers

4 votes
The answer is Benjamin Franklin. He offered to print the sermons of the preachers so people could buy them. He also provided a home for the preacher and his minister.

User RMati
by
6.5k points
3 votes

Answer:

Benjamin Franklin.

Step-by-step explanation:

Original Question

"Whose unexpected reaction after one of George Whitefield's sermons demonstrated how powerful Whitefield's preaching style was?

A. The New Light preacher Jonathan Edwards wept during Whitefield's sermon and began to emulate his sermon style.

B. The preacher Charles Chauncy created a checklist with symptoms such as "wildness" and "tremblings" to depict Whitefield's sermonizing style.

C. The American Indian Samson Occom converted to Christianity and trained to become a missionary to convert other American Indians.

D. The Enlightenment intellectual Benjamin Franklin emptied his pockets into the collection dish after Whitefield's sermon."

The answer

D. The Enlightenment intellectual Benjamin Franklin emptied his pockets into the collection dish after Whitefield's sermon

Benjamin Franklin was the first person to respond when Whitefield started his sermon. Whitefield enjoyed a great popularity and as such, the crowd of people in the venue during Whitefield' sermons gave him a change in perpective as well as thinking. Benjamin Franklin would offer to print the sermons by the Whitefield so it could be purchased by people. Benjamin Franklin further prepared a residence for Whitefield and his minister

User Keval Langalia
by
6.8k points