George Whitefield — English Clergyman born on December 16, 1714, died on September 30, 1770

George Whitefield, also known as George Whitfield, was an English Anglican cleric who helped spread the Great Awakening in Britain and, especially, in the American colonies... (wikipedia)

Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.
You see, my brethren, my heart is full; I could almost say it is too big to speak, and yet too big to be silent, without dropping a word to you.
It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher.
We are immortal until our work on earth is done.
Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.