Note 182 — COMMENCEMENT OF OUTDOOR PREACHING.

Paul Orchard, Esq., of Stoke Abbey, was also now at Bath, to whom James Hervey, his most intimate friend, wrote as follows:—"1739, March 15. You have by this time seen Mr. Whitefield, and are able to judge whether fame has flattered in the account of him; or whether he be not indeed that amiable, excellent, and heavenly young man which he was always represented to be." (Letters Elegant, Interesting, and Entertaining, illustrative of the author's amiable character. Never before published. By James Hervey. London: 1811. 8vo. 348 pp.)