Scheme of comprehension--Account of Rev. John Cennick-- Voyage to Scotland--Letter to Rodgers--Visit to Erskine-- Preaching in Edinburgh--Labors at Glasgow--His sermons printed--Return to England--Letter from McCulloch--Renewed glance at Edinburgh--Public attention deeply riveted-- Execution of a convict--Improvement of the event in a sermon--Conversion of a mimic--A drunken sergeant--Miss Hunter--Marquis of Lothian--Conduct of Rev. Mr. Ogilvie-- Second visit to Scotland--Cambuslang--Kilmarnock--Glance at subsequent visits--Orphan-house park, Edinburgh-- Glasgow--Increasing reputation--Extracts from letters-- Anecdotes--Visit to Wales--Letters from America--Visit to Gloucester, Strand, Tewkesbury--Encouraging news from America--Success in London--Awakening at the Tabernacle-- Visit to Gloucester and its neighborhood--South Wales-- Return to London--Bristol--Exeter--Mr. Saunders--Conversion of Thomas Olivers--Birmingham--Kidderminster--Health-- Assizes at Gloucester--Plymouth--Deliverance from assassination--Conversion of Mr. Tanner--Visits to the poor--Anecdote--Embarkation for America 222 CHAPTER IX. WHITEFIELD'S SECOND VISIT TO NEW ENGLAND. 1744, 1745. Incidents of the voyage from England--Prayer heard--General alarm--Whitefield's illness--Arrival at York--Threatening sickness--Rev. Mr. Moody--Preaching at York and Portsmouth-- Apparent danger of death--Departure for Boston--Constant preaching there--Chelsea--Malden--Prince's account of his preaching and conduct--Objections made to his administration of the Lord's supper--Changes in New England--Opposition to Whitefield in Connecticut, New Haven, Massachusetts, Harvard College--Large meeting in his favor at Boston--Number of signatures to the testimony--Progress of revival-- Proceedings of Harvard College--Whitefield's defence-- Subsequent act of the College--Expositions at Boston, Ipswich, Portland, Exeter--Expedition against Cape Breton-- Sherburne's request--Sermon to the soldiers--Refusal of chaplaincy--Conversion of a colored trumpeter--Of a noted scoffer--Anecdote of Whitefield and Dr. Hopkins 254 CHAPTER X. LABORS IN THE MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN STATES--THE BERMUDAS. 1745-1748.