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CG-NL.770.025
6 Apr 1770:41,42 (7/334)
Copy of a letter sent to England from Savannah, in Georgia.
Savannah, January, 29 1770.
You would have been pleased to have been at the Orphan-House
Academy yesterday, where his Excellency our Governor, the
Honourable the Council, and the Commons House of Assembly
were agreeably entertained in consequence of an initiation
given them by the founder the Rev. Mr. Whitefield.
. . . [16 lines describing the arrivals]
Between eleven and twelve the bell rang for public worship.
. . . [16 lines describing the procession]
As they were walking, the clerk of the chapel began a
doxology. The singing was harmonious and striking;
. . . [Several paragraphs on the ceremony]
Sermon ended, all returned in the same manner as they came,
the clerk, orphans, &c. singing as they walked.
This God is the God we adore,
Our faithful unchangeable friend,
Whose love is as large as his power,
And neither knows measure nor end.
. . . [4 more lines]
In about half an hour the bell rang for dinner.
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