Improvement of Whitefield's health--Friends in Virginia-- Proceedings in Philadelphia--New Jersey--A collegiate hearer--New York--Letter from Boston Gazette--Opposition of Seabury--Arrival and preaching at Boston--Public thanks to him--Leaves Boston--New Haven--New York--New Jersey College--Philadelphia--Virginia--South Carolina--Bethesda-- Proceedings of the government--Prosperity of the Orphan- house--Thoughts of returning to England--Still detained in America--Sails for England--Arrival there--Dedicates a church at Bath--Returns to London--Sickness--Interest in American affairs--Rev. Samson Occum--Labors with Mr. Whitaker in England--Success--Whitefield's journey to Bristol--Success in London--Mr. Joss becomes his colleague-- Rev. Rowland Hill--Whitefield again visits Bath and Bristol--Mr. Fletcher's sermons in London--Preface to Bunyan's works--Whitefield in Wales and Gloucestershire-- North of England--Disappointed in obtaining a charter for Bethesda 375 CHAPTER XV. HIS LAST LABORS IN GREAT BRITAIN--COLLEGE AT TREVECCA--EARL OF BUCHAN--TUNBRIDGE WELLS. 1767-1769. Letter to Keen--Whitefield preaches before the Book Society--Change in his style and manner of preaching-- Expulsion of six students from Oxford--Whitefield's letter to the Vice-chancellor--Usefulness of the expelled young men--Letter to a gentleman at Wisbeach--To Captain Scott-- To Hon. and Rev. Walter Shirley--Death and funeral services of the Earl of Buchan--Whitefield's last visit to Edinburgh--Death of Mrs. Whitefield--Whitefield's own sickness--Dedication of the college at Trevecca--Improvement of his health--Letter to Mr. Shirley--Letter of Dr. Franklin to Whitefield--Whitefield's remarks on it--Dedication of church at Tunbridge Wells--Contemplated voyage to America-- His last sermon--Account of Rev. George Burder--Messrs. Wilson--Embarkation of Whitefield--Detained in the Downs-- Ordination and preaching at Deal--Anecdote of Dr. Gibbons-- Clears the Channel--Arrival at Charleston 400 CHAPTER XVI. SEVENTH VISIT AND LAST LABORS IN AMERICA--DEATH. 1769, 1770. Arrival at Bethesda--Its prosperity--Honors paid him by the legislature--Letter at Charleston--Plan of the proposed college--Visits Philadelphia--Preaches at Burlington, New York, Albany--Attends an execution--Visit to Sharon-- Conversion of Mr. Randall--Visit to Boston--Letters to Messrs. Wright and Keen--Letter in Pennsylvania Journal-- Arrival at Exeter--Anecdote--Vast congregation--Delivers his last sermon--Account of it--His solemnly interesting appearance--Rodgers' Journal--Journey of Whitefield to Newburyport--Alarming illness--Death--His remarks to Dr. Finley--Arrangements for the funeral--Its solemn services-- Cenotaph 423 CHAPTER XVII.