CHAPTER X.
Delegation of the Missionaries--JOHN WESLEY stationed at Savannah--Has a conference with Tomo Chichi--His Preaching deemed personal in its applications--He becomes unpopular--Meets with persecution--Leaves the Province and returns to England--CHARLES WESLEY attends Oglethorpe to Frederica--Finds himself unpleasantly situated--Furnished with despatches for the Trustees, he sets out for Charlestown, and thence takes passage for England--By stress of weather the Vessel driven off its course--Puts in at Boston, New England--His reception there--Sails thence for England--After a perilous voyage arrives--BENJAMIN INGHAM also at Frederica--Goes to Savannah to apprize John Wesley of the sickness of his brother--Resides among the Creeks in order to learn their language--Returns to England--CHARLES DELAMOTTE at Savannah--Keeps a School--Is much respected--GEORGE WHITEFIELD comes to Savannah--His reception--Visits Tomo Chichi, who was sick--Ministerial labors--Visits the Saltzburgers--Pleased with their provision for Orphan Children--Visits Frederica and the adjacent Settlements--Returns to England--Makes a second voyage to Georgia, and takes efficient measures for the erection of an Orphan House.
In order to show circumstantially the progress of colonization, by following Oglethorpe with his new and large accession of emigrants and military forces to their destined places of settlement on the borders of the Alatamaha and the southern islands, all mention of the reception and treatment of the Wesleys, whom he had brought over as religious missionaries, has been deferred.

The relation is introduced now, as a kind of episode.
The delegation of these pious evangelists was encouraged by flattering suggestions, and acceded to with the most raised expectations; and its objects were pursued by them with untiring zeal and unsparing self-devotedness, through continual hindrances.

The opposition which they met was encountered with "all long-suffering and patience;" but their best efforts were unavailing; "and their mission closed, too speedily, in saddened disappointment." I.JOHN WESLEY, though stationed at Savannah, did not consider himself so much a Minister to the inhabitants as a missionary to the Indians.
Whenever he mentioned his uneasiness at being obstructed in his main design, he was answered "You cannot leave Savannah without a Minister." To this he rejoined, "My plain answer is, I know not that I am under any obligations to the contrary.

I never promised to stay here one month.

I openly declared, both before, and ever since my coming hither, that I neither would nor could take charge of the English any longer than till I could go among the Indians." It was rejoined, "But did not the Trustees of Georgia appoint you to be Minister at Savannah ?" He replied, "They did; but it was done without either my desire or knowledge.