LAST Sunday his Excellency the Governor, Council and Assembly, having been invited by the Reverend Mr. George Whitefield, attended at divine service in the chapel of the Orphan-house academy, where prayers were read by the reverend Mr. Ellington, and a very suitable sermon was preached by the reverend Mr. Whitefield from Zechariah ivth chapter 9th. and part of the 10th verses; “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know, that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you; for who hath despised the day of small things?” to the general satisfaction of the auditory; in which he took occasion to mention the many discouragements he met with, well known to many there, in carrying on this institution for upwards of thirty years past, and the present promising prospect of its future and more extensive usefulness. After divine service, the company were very politely entertained with a handsome and plentiful dinner; and were greatly pleased to see the useful improvements made in the house, the two additional wings for apartments for students, one-hundred and fifty feet each in length, and other lesser buildings, in so much forwardness, and the whole executed with taste and in a masterly manner; and being sensible of the truly generous and disinterested benefactions derived to the province through his means, they expressed their gratitude in the most respectful terms.
| Orphan-House, in Georgia, Dʳ. | Orphan-House, in Georgia, Cʳ. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling, | Sterling, | ||||||||
| l. | s. | d. | l. | s. | d. | ||||
| To cash received from the 15th December, 1738, to the 1st Jan. 1745–6, by public Collections, private Benefactions, and annual subscriptions, per accompt |  | 4982 | 12 | 8 | By cash paid sundries by particular accompts examined, from the 15th December, 1738, to the 1st Jan. 1745–6, for buildings, cultivation of lands, infirmary, provisions, wearing apparel, and other incident expences | | 5511 | 17 | 9¼ |
| To ballance super-expended, Jan. 1, 1745–6. | | 529 | 05 | 1¼ | |||||
| £. | 5511 | 17 | 9¼ | ||||||
SAVANNAH in GEORGIA.
S. L.
THIS day personally appeared before us Henry Parker and William Spencer, bailiffs of Savannah aforesaid, the Reverend Mr. George Whitefield, and James Habersham, Merchant of Savannah aforesaid, who, being duly sworn, say, That the accompts relating to the Orphan-house, now exhibited before us, of which the above is an abstract, amounting on the debit side (namely, for collections and subscriptions received) to the sum of four thousand nine hundred eighty-two pounds twelve shillings and eight pence, sterling, and on the credit side, (namely, for disbursements paid) to the sum of five thousand five hundred eleven pounds seventeen shillings and ninepence farthing, sterling, do, to the best of their knowledge, contain a just and true account of all the monies collected by, or given to them, or any other, for the use and benefit of the said house; and that the disbursements, amounting to the sum aforesaid, have been faithfully applied to and for the use of the same. And the Reverend Mr. Whitefield further declareth, that he hath not converted or applied any part thereof to his own private use and property, neither hath charged the said house with any of his travelling, or any other private expences whatsoever.
George Whitefield,
James Habersham.
SAVANNAH in GEORGIA.
THIS day personally appeared before us, Henry Parker, and William Spencer, bailiffs of Savannah aforesaid, William Woodrooffe, William Ewen, and William Russel of Savannah aforesaid, who being duly sworn say, That they have carefully and strictly examined all and singular the accompts relating to the Orphan-house in Georgia, contained in forty-one pages, in a book entitled, Receipts and disbursements for the Orphan-house in Georgia, with the original bills, receipts, and other vouchers, from the fifteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty eight, to the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty-five; and that the monies received on account of the said Orphan-house, amounted to the sum of four thousand nine hundred eighty-two pounds twelve shillings and eight-pence, sterling, as above; and that it doth not appear, that the Reverend Mr. Whitefield hath converted any part thereof to his own private use and property, or charged the said house with any of his travelling, or other private expences; but, on the contrary, hath contributed to the said house many valuable benefactions; and that the monies disbursed on account of the said house, amounted to the sum of five thousand five hundred eleven pounds seventeen shillings and ninepence farthing, sterling, as above, which we, in justice to the Reverend Mr. Whitefield, and the managers of the said house, do hereby declare, appear to us to be faithfully and justly applied to and for the use and benefit of the said house only.
William Woodrooffe,
William Ewen,
William Russel.