Whitfield stands out in the eighteenth century as a man who had influenced that masses of whom the newspapers referred to as the ‘marvel of the age’. Both in the U.K. and U.S.A. he held thousands spellbound with his voice alone. As a young boy Whitfield had loved reading plays and often played truant from school to practice for performing. He studied at Pembroke College paying for his fees by doing duties for richer students. It was there that he was drawn into the ‘Holy Club’ which was held by the Wesley brothers and Whitfield came to a saving knowledge of Christ during this time. He was ordained and started preaching in the London area. He d not expect such huge crowds to gather and for them to listen so attentively. When the churches were closed to his unconventional preaching, he took to the open as John Wesley had done. He left for America in 1739 to preach in the colonies there. He started off at Philadelphia and the churches were busrsting at the seams to accommodate the 8000 or more who came to hear him. His preaching was the initiator of the Great Awakening which was to affect the whole of America. After his time in America, he went to Scotland in which he over time conducted 14 tours of preaching. 1000’s gathered for his meetings, coming under deep conviction as they listened to the messages. He died in 1770, in America in the middle of one of his preaching tours a man who had brought the masses to the foot of the Cross on both sides of the Atlantic and whose writings and reports continue to thrill readers today.