| 1741. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Private benefactions, in money | 149 | 18 | 2 | |
| COLLECTIONS. | ||||
| Aug. 12. | Orphan House Park, Edinburgh | 93 | 4 | 0 |
| 23. | Ditto | 38 | 13 | 1 |
| 26. | Newbottle | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 29. | Falkirk | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 29. | Airth. | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| 30. | Stirling | 21 | 17 | 0 |
| 31. | Culross | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 31. | Dunfermline | 17 | 2 | 6 |
| Sept. 1. | Kinross | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 4. | Perth | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Dundee | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 10. | Fintray | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13. | Glasgow | 62 | 10 | 0 |
| 15. | Ditto | 17 | 19 | 6 |
| 17. | Paisley | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 19. | Inverkeithing | 5 | 16 | 4 |
| 27. | Galashiels | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 29. | Maxtown | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct. 1. | Haddington | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 4. | Kinglassie | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13. | Aberdeen | 21 | 6 | 10 |
| 16. | Montrose | 9 | 13 | 41⁄2 |
| 18. | Brechin | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 20. | Forfar | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | £572 | 16 | 51⁄2 |
[472] Among these were Lady Mary Hamilton, Lady Jane Nimmo, Lady Dirleton, and Lady Frances Gardiner.
[473] Six weeks after this, Whitefield was married; but let that pass. His meaning here, of course, was that in comparison with others he was "in love only with Jesus."
[474] Wakeley's "Anecdotes of Whitefield," p. 231.
[475] It is a remarkable fact, that, during his first visit to Scotland, in 1741, Whitefield received the compliment of honorary burgess tickets from four of the principal towns of the country—Stirling, Glasgow, Paisley, and Aberdeen. In 1742, the same honour was conferred upon him by Irvine; and, in 1762, by Edinburgh.
[476] Whitefield's Works, vol. i., p. 334.
[477] "Life of Rev. John Erskine, D. D.," p. 194.
[478] "Memoirs of Whitefield," by Seymour, p. 52.
[479] Gospel Magazine, 1816, p. 172.
[480] Weekly History, November 28, 1741.