1 00:00:15,716 --> 00:00:18,719 [choir humming] 2 00:01:11,340 --> 00:01:14,343 [tense music playing] 3 00:01:20,481 --> 00:01:21,515 [Washington] Order! 4 00:01:23,318 --> 00:01:26,154 [congress members arguing] 5 00:01:26,254 --> 00:01:27,356 Yes! But at what cost? 6 00:01:27,456 --> 00:01:29,191 I refuse that you-- 7 00:01:29,291 --> 00:01:30,858 I would rather submit to a monarch 8 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:32,194 than to such a fate. 9 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,263 You cannot admit to the doctrine, Mr. Martin, 10 00:01:35,364 --> 00:01:38,467 that when these colonies became independent from Britain, 11 00:01:38,566 --> 00:01:40,902 that they became independent from each other. 12 00:01:41,003 --> 00:01:43,372 And when this country declared independence, 13 00:01:43,472 --> 00:01:46,607 we did so not individually, but unitedly! 14 00:01:46,707 --> 00:01:49,577 - [indistinct shouting] - I agree. 15 00:01:49,677 --> 00:01:51,079 And I would hope to appease 16 00:01:51,179 --> 00:01:52,546 the interests of the small states 17 00:01:52,646 --> 00:01:53,848 by assuring them 18 00:01:53,949 --> 00:01:55,350 they would be safer within the union 19 00:01:55,450 --> 00:01:57,019 than they would to be separated from it. 20 00:01:57,119 --> 00:01:58,420 Is it to be thought, 21 00:01:58,519 --> 00:02:00,922 Mr. Hamilton, that the people of America, 22 00:02:01,023 --> 00:02:03,025 so watchful over their interests, 23 00:02:03,125 --> 00:02:05,060 so jealous of their liberties, 24 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,296 would surrender both their sword and their purse 25 00:02:08,397 --> 00:02:10,298 to one body of government? 26 00:02:10,898 --> 00:02:12,234 They never will. 27 00:02:12,334 --> 00:02:14,102 They never ought. 28 00:02:14,202 --> 00:02:16,271 So, Mason moves for anarchy. 29 00:02:16,371 --> 00:02:18,907 Better than your federal tyranny, Hamilton. 30 00:02:19,007 --> 00:02:20,409 [members] Hear, hear. 31 00:02:20,509 --> 00:02:21,443 Order. 32 00:02:22,010 --> 00:02:23,478 [Alexander] The survival of this country 33 00:02:23,577 --> 00:02:25,213 - must be our chief concern. - Yes! 34 00:02:25,313 --> 00:02:27,249 - [members] Yes. - [indistinct chatter] 35 00:02:27,349 --> 00:02:29,017 If the British were to attack again, 36 00:02:29,117 --> 00:02:31,619 and I remind you, they have six armed forts 37 00:02:31,719 --> 00:02:33,455 west and north of us, 38 00:02:33,554 --> 00:02:35,924 we have no authority to raise an army to fight. 39 00:02:36,024 --> 00:02:37,426 And even if we did, 40 00:02:37,526 --> 00:02:39,928 we don't have money to pay the soldiers. 41 00:02:40,028 --> 00:02:42,797 The paper money commissioned by Congress 42 00:02:42,897 --> 00:02:46,401 and printed by Dr. Franklin and others 43 00:02:46,501 --> 00:02:48,303 is essentially worthless. 44 00:02:48,403 --> 00:02:51,440 Its best function is accomplished in the privy. 45 00:02:51,540 --> 00:02:54,242 [members chuckle] 46 00:02:54,342 --> 00:02:56,344 And why does the convention's patriarch 47 00:02:56,445 --> 00:02:58,380 remain so tight-lipped? 48 00:03:00,881 --> 00:03:01,950 Hmm? 49 00:03:02,050 --> 00:03:03,684 Ah, yes. Well... 50 00:03:04,953 --> 00:03:07,022 I believe, Mr. Hamilton, that... 51 00:03:07,956 --> 00:03:09,590 he that speaks much 52 00:03:10,758 --> 00:03:12,094 is much mistaken. 53 00:03:12,194 --> 00:03:15,330 [members chuckling] 54 00:03:15,430 --> 00:03:18,200 [gavel thudding] 55 00:03:18,300 --> 00:03:19,834 - [Washington] Order. - [laughter] 56 00:03:19,935 --> 00:03:21,236 [gavel thudding] 57 00:03:21,970 --> 00:03:23,338 Order. 58 00:03:23,438 --> 00:03:25,806 [indistinct chatter] 59 00:03:30,045 --> 00:03:32,813 [soft music plays] 60 00:03:37,219 --> 00:03:39,720 [insects chirping] 61 00:03:39,820 --> 00:03:42,190 [Janey] Benjamin, wait for me! 62 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,562 [soft music playing] 63 00:03:52,633 --> 00:03:54,635 Benjamin, wait for me! 64 00:04:00,674 --> 00:04:02,743 Papa is gonna be angry. 65 00:04:02,843 --> 00:04:04,412 Papa doesn't need to know. 66 00:04:05,779 --> 00:04:07,015 So don't tell him. 67 00:04:08,917 --> 00:04:10,352 Thank you, my little friend. 68 00:04:25,433 --> 00:04:26,700 [dog barks] 69 00:04:44,052 --> 00:04:45,120 [father] Late again. 70 00:04:47,522 --> 00:04:48,889 Wet again. 71 00:04:48,990 --> 00:04:51,026 [young Benjamin] Sorry, Father. 72 00:04:51,126 --> 00:04:55,130 So, did you make it across the lake? 73 00:04:55,230 --> 00:04:56,697 Who told you? 74 00:04:56,797 --> 00:05:01,903 One tiny candle illuminates a thousand. 75 00:05:02,671 --> 00:05:04,673 - [young Benjamin] Janey! - [squeals, chuckles] 76 00:05:06,807 --> 00:05:07,708 [sighs] 77 00:05:09,511 --> 00:05:11,413 [father] I realize candle making 78 00:05:11,513 --> 00:05:14,583 does not stir your imagination, Benjamin, 79 00:05:14,683 --> 00:05:18,220 but its service brings light to darkened households 80 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,555 and warmth to cold souls. 81 00:05:32,067 --> 00:05:36,804 5, 10, 15, 82 00:05:36,905 --> 00:05:40,275 16, 17 candles, 83 00:05:40,375 --> 00:05:42,577 one for each of my children. 84 00:05:43,678 --> 00:05:46,081 You are my tenth son. 85 00:05:46,181 --> 00:05:48,416 Do you know why that makes you special? 86 00:05:50,884 --> 00:05:52,187 You are my tithe, 87 00:05:52,988 --> 00:05:56,324 separated from your brothers and sisters 88 00:05:56,424 --> 00:05:58,293 as an offering to the Lord. 89 00:05:59,527 --> 00:06:01,930 This is why I nearly went broke 90 00:06:02,030 --> 00:06:04,366 - sending you to that school. - I hated it. 91 00:06:04,466 --> 00:06:06,434 Yet you were first in your class. 92 00:06:06,534 --> 00:06:09,938 God's hand is upon you, and... [sighs] 93 00:06:10,038 --> 00:06:11,973 I believe he has called you, 94 00:06:12,073 --> 00:06:14,808 Benjamin Franklin, to be a preacher. 95 00:06:14,909 --> 00:06:16,877 I don't wanna be a preacher, Pa. 96 00:06:16,978 --> 00:06:19,981 - Preachers are boring. - Preachers are not boring. 97 00:06:20,081 --> 00:06:23,551 Then why do you fall asleep at every Sunday meeting? 98 00:06:23,652 --> 00:06:26,121 They give conclusions with no evidence. 99 00:06:26,221 --> 00:06:27,222 No evidence? 100 00:06:27,322 --> 00:06:28,323 They're halfwits. 101 00:06:28,423 --> 00:06:29,391 Benjamin! 102 00:06:29,491 --> 00:06:30,425 [sighs] 103 00:06:33,495 --> 00:06:35,829 I just don't want to be stuck behind a pulpit 104 00:06:35,930 --> 00:06:37,732 reading what other people wrote. 105 00:06:41,636 --> 00:06:42,637 I know. 106 00:06:44,239 --> 00:06:47,841 You want to be the one who does the writing. 107 00:06:47,942 --> 00:06:48,842 Yes. 108 00:06:51,646 --> 00:06:54,749 Your brother James paid me a visit this morning. 109 00:06:55,984 --> 00:06:59,154 He said he could use your help at his print shop. 110 00:07:00,455 --> 00:07:01,889 He did? 111 00:07:01,990 --> 00:07:03,024 I'd miss you. 112 00:07:06,795 --> 00:07:08,463 But you have my blessing. 113 00:07:09,097 --> 00:07:10,932 [sighs] 114 00:07:11,032 --> 00:07:13,768 I'm gonna do good things, Pa. Great things. 115 00:07:14,969 --> 00:07:17,138 I know you will, son. 116 00:07:18,340 --> 00:07:22,344 But in all of your doing good, 117 00:07:24,179 --> 00:07:28,316 don't allow the sun to set on your faith. 118 00:07:33,188 --> 00:07:36,024 Oh, and you're still my tithe. 119 00:07:36,124 --> 00:07:38,493 - [chuckles] - My offering to God. 120 00:07:40,362 --> 00:07:41,363 Can't change that. 121 00:07:44,499 --> 00:07:46,701 [hopeful music playing] 122 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,222 [muffled gavel thudding] 123 00:08:08,390 --> 00:08:09,557 Order. 124 00:08:10,925 --> 00:08:12,093 Order. 125 00:08:12,193 --> 00:08:14,262 - [James] If I may. - The chair recognizes 126 00:08:14,362 --> 00:08:18,299 Mr. James Madison as today's final remarks. 127 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,835 I affirm the sentiments made earlier, 128 00:08:20,935 --> 00:08:23,138 that if we do not soon find stability 129 00:08:23,238 --> 00:08:24,572 within this convention, 130 00:08:24,672 --> 00:08:26,674 all our efforts will be disgraced, 131 00:08:27,442 --> 00:08:31,579 and the liberty we fought so hard to gain 132 00:08:31,679 --> 00:08:37,218 lost among ourselves and posterity forever. 133 00:08:38,119 --> 00:08:40,822 Now, I've scoured ancient governments to exhaustion, 134 00:08:40,922 --> 00:08:44,759 and I find it probable that we right now are erecting a plan 135 00:08:44,859 --> 00:08:46,661 which will forever decide the fate 136 00:08:46,761 --> 00:08:49,164 of democratic government for mankind. 137 00:08:49,264 --> 00:08:50,665 [members] Hear, hear. Hear, hear. 138 00:08:50,765 --> 00:08:54,936 This convention cannot fail, gentlemen. 139 00:08:58,406 --> 00:09:01,376 Although we have not been agreeable on much, 140 00:09:01,476 --> 00:09:03,478 I think we can at least agree on that. 141 00:09:03,578 --> 00:09:05,180 [members] Hear, hear. Hear, hear. 142 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,048 [James] I motion to adjourn. 143 00:09:07,148 --> 00:09:08,149 [man 2] Second. 144 00:09:08,983 --> 00:09:10,084 Adjourned. 145 00:09:12,053 --> 00:09:14,589 [indistinct chatter] 146 00:09:19,294 --> 00:09:22,964 General, I'm curious of something. 147 00:09:24,332 --> 00:09:26,534 That sun at the top of your chair, 148 00:09:27,735 --> 00:09:30,772 is it rising or setting? 149 00:09:38,914 --> 00:09:40,381 [indistinct chatter] 150 00:09:40,482 --> 00:09:42,050 When my uncle Peyton presided over 151 00:09:42,150 --> 00:09:45,220 the First Continental Congress, 152 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,822 he used to tell stories of how they'd gather to pray 153 00:09:47,923 --> 00:09:49,123 as an assembly. 154 00:09:52,627 --> 00:09:54,028 But that was a different time. 155 00:10:20,355 --> 00:10:21,991 [chains clattering] 156 00:10:24,859 --> 00:10:25,995 [horse neighing] 157 00:10:31,399 --> 00:10:34,068 Hey, hey, your money's no good here. 158 00:10:34,168 --> 00:10:36,972 I can't buy bread. Fix it. 159 00:10:51,853 --> 00:10:55,189 [people coughing] 160 00:11:28,456 --> 00:11:29,992 [Benny] Grandfather. 161 00:11:30,091 --> 00:11:33,227 Thank you for your kind service, gentlemen. 162 00:11:34,930 --> 00:11:37,298 Have I told you who this young man is? 163 00:11:38,067 --> 00:11:41,603 This is Benjamin Franklin Bache, Lightning Rod Junior. 164 00:11:41,703 --> 00:11:43,038 - Junior. - Ah. 165 00:11:43,137 --> 00:11:45,340 - [chuckles] - Lightning Rod Junior. 166 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:46,641 Come now, father. 167 00:11:47,542 --> 00:11:49,310 You can be proud of Benny. 168 00:11:49,410 --> 00:11:51,512 He hasn't stopped all day, even to eat. 169 00:11:51,613 --> 00:11:53,448 Well, I'd rather go to bed without dinner... 170 00:11:53,548 --> 00:11:55,383 [together] Than to rise in debt. 171 00:11:55,483 --> 00:11:57,953 Says the man who claims a home is not a home 172 00:11:58,053 --> 00:11:59,387 unless it has food. 173 00:11:59,487 --> 00:12:00,722 [chuckles] 174 00:12:00,822 --> 00:12:01,924 Come, Eliza. 175 00:12:03,558 --> 00:12:05,995 I was hoping you'd see my progress before going home. 176 00:12:06,996 --> 00:12:07,930 Benny, 177 00:12:09,797 --> 00:12:11,432 the print shop is my home. 178 00:12:15,269 --> 00:12:16,170 [grunts] 179 00:12:20,842 --> 00:12:24,646 Well, you made more progress in one week 180 00:12:24,746 --> 00:12:26,147 than we have in five. 181 00:12:28,816 --> 00:12:30,151 [Benny] Another fruitful day? 182 00:12:30,251 --> 00:12:33,554 Ah, if one judges a tree by its fruit, 183 00:12:33,655 --> 00:12:37,892 the convention is a thorn bush and more painful than my gout. 184 00:12:37,993 --> 00:12:39,427 - [chair thuds] - [grunts] 185 00:12:43,132 --> 00:12:46,200 Your press and typesets arrived this morning. 186 00:12:46,300 --> 00:12:48,670 [Benjamin] Oh. [chuckles] 187 00:12:49,504 --> 00:12:50,538 [sighs] 188 00:12:51,673 --> 00:12:52,607 Well... 189 00:12:53,675 --> 00:12:58,446 I think I've told every story I could possibly tell with them. 190 00:12:58,546 --> 00:13:00,082 They're yours. 191 00:13:00,181 --> 00:13:02,084 You've already given me so much. 192 00:13:02,183 --> 00:13:04,419 Uh, y-you built me a print shop 193 00:13:04,519 --> 00:13:06,354 in front of your house. 194 00:13:06,454 --> 00:13:09,557 I needed a first line of defense against unwanted visitors. 195 00:13:10,525 --> 00:13:13,594 Guests, like fish, begin to smell after a few days. 196 00:13:13,695 --> 00:13:17,465 - [both chuckle] - [coughing] 197 00:13:19,068 --> 00:13:20,334 [exhales] 198 00:13:22,670 --> 00:13:23,906 [sighs] 199 00:13:26,407 --> 00:13:27,408 [sniffles] 200 00:13:32,346 --> 00:13:34,348 How long will this convention last? 201 00:13:36,851 --> 00:13:38,987 However long it takes 13 architects 202 00:13:39,088 --> 00:13:41,190 to build a structure that stands. [scoffs] 203 00:13:42,690 --> 00:13:44,325 Rhode Island, 204 00:13:44,425 --> 00:13:47,895 whom I shall forever now refer to as Rogue Island, 205 00:13:47,996 --> 00:13:49,764 is not even present, 206 00:13:50,832 --> 00:13:53,401 but I suppose they're at liberty not to be. 207 00:13:53,501 --> 00:13:56,939 Everyone seems to be at liberty to do whatever they want. 208 00:13:59,574 --> 00:14:01,642 A word that once bound us together 209 00:14:01,743 --> 00:14:03,611 is now being used to divide us. 210 00:14:04,712 --> 00:14:06,181 What happens if it fails? 211 00:14:12,253 --> 00:14:13,956 Then we have failed them. 212 00:14:15,958 --> 00:14:18,060 [distant thunder rumbling] 213 00:14:27,268 --> 00:14:28,636 Another storm rolling in. 214 00:14:29,837 --> 00:14:31,706 Ever since the Great Boston Fire, 215 00:14:31,806 --> 00:14:34,809 every thunderclap and distant flash 216 00:14:34,910 --> 00:14:37,545 ignites an inferno of fear. 217 00:14:37,645 --> 00:14:39,380 Soothe or stoke? 218 00:14:40,149 --> 00:14:41,216 I'm sorry? 219 00:14:41,816 --> 00:14:43,351 Well, you sound like a printer 220 00:14:43,451 --> 00:14:45,553 who's just found his first headline. 221 00:14:45,653 --> 00:14:47,555 [chuckles] Really? 222 00:14:47,655 --> 00:14:51,692 Now, you can soothe them with something like, 223 00:14:51,793 --> 00:14:56,064 "A supernatural providence shall rain down from heaven, 224 00:14:56,165 --> 00:15:00,235 quenching the flames and saving the City of Brotherly Love." 225 00:15:01,136 --> 00:15:02,870 - Or? - Or... 226 00:15:02,971 --> 00:15:04,672 you can strike fear into them. 227 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,177 "Judgment has come. 228 00:15:08,277 --> 00:15:10,511 Philadelphia is one lightning strike away 229 00:15:10,611 --> 00:15:12,346 - from a pile of ash." - [chuckles] 230 00:15:12,446 --> 00:15:13,414 [chuckles] 231 00:15:14,950 --> 00:15:18,086 With those letters, you can do either one. 232 00:15:18,954 --> 00:15:20,822 Both sell papers, Benny. 233 00:15:20,923 --> 00:15:22,925 And which would you choose? 234 00:15:23,025 --> 00:15:24,026 Ah, 235 00:15:25,093 --> 00:15:27,029 fetch me my chest over there. 236 00:15:32,433 --> 00:15:33,334 [grunts] 237 00:15:36,437 --> 00:15:38,573 [Benny] Of all your pen names, 238 00:15:38,673 --> 00:15:41,076 which ones were soothers and which ones were stokers? 239 00:15:41,176 --> 00:15:42,244 [chuckles] 240 00:15:42,343 --> 00:15:45,280 That depends on who you ask. 241 00:15:45,379 --> 00:15:48,050 [Benny] Oh, we have Martha Careful, 242 00:15:48,150 --> 00:15:51,920 - uh, Harry Meanwell. - Mm. [chuckles] 243 00:15:52,020 --> 00:15:54,722 Oh, of course, Poor Richard. 244 00:15:54,822 --> 00:15:58,293 [Benjamin] Ah, my old friends. 245 00:16:01,395 --> 00:16:02,331 Ah. 246 00:16:03,564 --> 00:16:04,599 Hmm. 247 00:16:04,699 --> 00:16:06,400 More true now than ever. 248 00:16:07,869 --> 00:16:08,870 Whose are these? 249 00:16:17,545 --> 00:16:20,048 "November 8th, 1739, 250 00:16:20,148 --> 00:16:24,052 The Reverend George Whitefield has arrived from England 251 00:16:24,152 --> 00:16:25,753 to awaken the colonies." 252 00:16:26,821 --> 00:16:27,822 George Whitefield? 253 00:16:28,823 --> 00:16:29,824 Whitefield. 254 00:16:30,591 --> 00:16:32,660 It's George Whitefield. 255 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,229 [Benny] Was he soothe or stoke? 256 00:16:35,496 --> 00:16:36,397 Yes. 257 00:16:37,366 --> 00:16:38,566 [chuckles] 258 00:16:38,666 --> 00:16:41,502 "From my infancy 'til my being for a time 259 00:16:41,602 --> 00:16:44,940 at the University of Oxford," section one. 260 00:16:46,841 --> 00:16:48,043 Why do you have his journals? 261 00:16:49,510 --> 00:16:51,013 He was an old friend. 262 00:16:51,113 --> 00:16:52,247 [chuckles] 263 00:16:52,347 --> 00:16:54,216 You were friends with a preacher? 264 00:16:56,517 --> 00:16:57,585 Is he still alive? 265 00:17:01,223 --> 00:17:03,457 Was he part of the revolution? 266 00:17:09,764 --> 00:17:10,698 Grandfather? 267 00:17:15,404 --> 00:17:16,405 Benny... 268 00:17:20,375 --> 00:17:23,711 George Whitefield was the revolution. 269 00:17:26,081 --> 00:17:31,153 [Burton] Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! 270 00:17:33,121 --> 00:17:37,159 Is it not monstrous that this player here 271 00:17:37,259 --> 00:17:40,895 but in a fiction, in a dream of passion... 272 00:17:40,996 --> 00:17:44,465 Leavin' others to do all the work again. 273 00:17:44,565 --> 00:17:47,336 But this is where Hamlet wishes he were an actor. 274 00:17:47,436 --> 00:17:48,403 [chuckles] 275 00:17:50,105 --> 00:17:51,106 Like you, 276 00:17:52,673 --> 00:17:55,476 hiding behind masks. 277 00:17:55,576 --> 00:17:57,412 [chuckles] 278 00:17:59,414 --> 00:18:02,084 I'm a better actor than all of 'em. 279 00:18:02,184 --> 00:18:04,953 Got your mom convinced anyway. 280 00:18:07,456 --> 00:18:11,826 Smile, Georgie. [chuckles] 281 00:18:11,927 --> 00:18:14,029 [tray clanks] 282 00:18:15,430 --> 00:18:16,697 - Clean it up. - [utensil clinks] 283 00:18:17,933 --> 00:18:19,401 Use your hands! 284 00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:22,070 An actor's gotta use his hands! 285 00:18:22,170 --> 00:18:23,438 [chuckles] 286 00:18:24,439 --> 00:18:27,442 [Burton, indistinct] 287 00:18:31,746 --> 00:18:34,849 [Elizabeth] Someday, you'll be up there, son. 288 00:18:37,518 --> 00:18:41,356 [Burton] He would drown the stage with tears. 289 00:18:41,456 --> 00:18:42,357 [sniffles] 290 00:18:43,358 --> 00:18:45,559 - The play is the thing... - Someday. 291 00:18:45,659 --> 00:18:49,864 ...wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king! 292 00:18:50,698 --> 00:18:53,101 [audience claps] 293 00:19:07,548 --> 00:19:10,651 Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! 294 00:19:10,751 --> 00:19:14,156 Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! 295 00:19:14,256 --> 00:19:17,059 Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! 296 00:19:17,159 --> 00:19:18,960 From here, Georgie. 297 00:19:19,061 --> 00:19:21,229 The power is not here, but here. 298 00:19:22,197 --> 00:19:23,098 Again. 299 00:19:23,198 --> 00:19:24,433 Oh! 300 00:19:24,533 --> 00:19:25,800 No, again. 301 00:19:25,900 --> 00:19:27,169 Oh! 302 00:19:27,269 --> 00:19:29,404 Yes, yes! That's it, Georgie! 303 00:19:29,504 --> 00:19:30,738 Did you feel that? 304 00:19:30,838 --> 00:19:33,075 Yes, I did. 305 00:19:35,343 --> 00:19:38,113 Now, the whole line, just like that. 306 00:19:38,879 --> 00:19:42,683 Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! 307 00:19:42,783 --> 00:19:44,119 Tears in his eyes. 308 00:19:44,219 --> 00:19:46,121 Distraction in's aspect. 309 00:19:46,221 --> 00:19:47,989 A broken voice. 310 00:19:48,090 --> 00:19:52,461 His whole function suiting with forms to his own conceit. 311 00:19:53,528 --> 00:19:56,031 And all for nothing. 312 00:19:57,132 --> 00:19:59,034 Oh, what would he do, 313 00:19:59,134 --> 00:20:02,104 had he the motive and the cue for passion that I have! 314 00:20:04,272 --> 00:20:06,740 He would drown the stage with tears. 315 00:20:07,442 --> 00:20:10,744 He would cleave the general ear with horrid speech. 316 00:20:10,845 --> 00:20:14,049 Make mad the guilty and appall the free. 317 00:20:14,149 --> 00:20:18,053 Confound the ignorant and amaze indeed. 318 00:20:18,153 --> 00:20:19,753 The play's the thing 319 00:20:19,854 --> 00:20:22,491 wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king. 320 00:20:23,657 --> 00:20:25,659 [audience claps, clamors] 321 00:20:27,596 --> 00:20:28,896 [man] Bravo. 322 00:20:34,603 --> 00:20:39,574 Catch the conscience of the king and the heart of his mum. 323 00:20:39,673 --> 00:20:43,411 You are good enough to be on any stage in London. 324 00:20:43,512 --> 00:20:46,548 Uh, not with this eye and a poor man's accent. 325 00:20:46,647 --> 00:20:49,750 Well, if not the stage, perhaps the pulpit then. 326 00:20:49,850 --> 00:20:50,784 Mum. 327 00:20:51,785 --> 00:20:53,288 But your voice. 328 00:20:53,388 --> 00:20:56,324 Trapped behind a dusty pulpit wearing an itchy wig? 329 00:20:56,424 --> 00:20:57,758 - Oh, uh. - Never. 330 00:20:58,527 --> 00:21:01,363 Actors make people feel something. 331 00:21:01,463 --> 00:21:03,331 Preachers just put 'em to sleep. 332 00:21:03,431 --> 00:21:05,433 - [chuckles] - "Oh, God. 333 00:21:05,534 --> 00:21:07,868 Make speed to save us." 334 00:21:07,969 --> 00:21:11,506 "Oh, Lord. Make haste to help us." 335 00:21:11,606 --> 00:21:14,009 - [chuckling] - [George chuckles] 336 00:21:14,109 --> 00:21:16,710 A character actor too, I see. 337 00:21:16,810 --> 00:21:18,613 That's all I'll ever be, Mr. Burton. 338 00:21:19,347 --> 00:21:20,348 Use it. 339 00:21:21,116 --> 00:21:22,783 Act the truth. 340 00:21:22,883 --> 00:21:24,885 Use everything life throws at you. 341 00:21:27,322 --> 00:21:28,256 There. 342 00:21:29,024 --> 00:21:31,960 Now I've given you all my secrets. 343 00:21:32,060 --> 00:21:33,295 This is... 344 00:21:33,395 --> 00:21:35,363 You've written notes on every page. I... 345 00:21:35,463 --> 00:21:37,698 - I can't take this. - Consider it mandatory reading 346 00:21:37,798 --> 00:21:40,035 before attending Oxford this fall. 347 00:21:41,303 --> 00:21:42,204 Elizabeth, 348 00:21:43,405 --> 00:21:45,640 I would give 100 guineas 349 00:21:45,739 --> 00:21:47,409 if I could only say, "O", 350 00:21:47,509 --> 00:21:50,278 as effectively as your son says, "O". 351 00:21:51,580 --> 00:21:52,581 He is... 352 00:21:54,416 --> 00:21:55,517 extraordinary, 353 00:21:56,484 --> 00:21:58,119 and he needs further training 354 00:21:58,220 --> 00:22:00,721 in diction, interpretation, rhetoric. 355 00:22:00,821 --> 00:22:04,492 Oxford will provide him all this and more. 356 00:22:04,593 --> 00:22:07,295 His stepfather ran away and took everything. 357 00:22:07,929 --> 00:22:09,730 Uh, we could never afford it. 358 00:22:09,830 --> 00:22:11,466 He would go as a servitor 359 00:22:11,566 --> 00:22:14,768 to serve the more, shall I say, privileged students. 360 00:22:15,570 --> 00:22:18,006 You would receive the same level of education 361 00:22:18,106 --> 00:22:20,342 provided you look after their affairs, 362 00:22:20,442 --> 00:22:23,011 carrying their books, serving them meals. 363 00:22:23,111 --> 00:22:25,480 Clearly, you're no stranger to such tasks. 364 00:22:26,248 --> 00:22:29,918 All you need is a recommendation from an Oxford alumnus. 365 00:22:31,353 --> 00:22:33,754 Well, we don't know an Oxford alumnus. 366 00:22:38,226 --> 00:22:40,428 [Burton] They're expecting you for the fall term. 367 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:48,036 Remember the source of your power. 368 00:22:50,905 --> 00:22:52,140 When the moment comes, 369 00:22:53,975 --> 00:22:55,243 let 'em have it, George. 370 00:23:08,957 --> 00:23:13,461 O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! 371 00:23:13,561 --> 00:23:15,730 What would he do had he the motive 372 00:23:15,829 --> 00:23:18,266 and the cue for passion that I have? 373 00:23:26,775 --> 00:23:28,476 [George] How will you get along without me? 374 00:23:30,945 --> 00:23:35,784 You... were always meant for bigger stages. 375 00:23:37,686 --> 00:23:38,687 I love you, Mum. 376 00:23:39,354 --> 00:23:40,854 I love you, son. 377 00:23:40,955 --> 00:23:43,958 [chuckling] 378 00:23:56,037 --> 00:23:59,374 [students laughing, chattering] 379 00:24:02,444 --> 00:24:04,379 [chuckles] 380 00:24:04,479 --> 00:24:06,948 Already served me, poor chap. 381 00:24:07,048 --> 00:24:08,917 Why don't you move your good eyeball 382 00:24:09,017 --> 00:24:10,618 to the other side of your face? 383 00:24:10,719 --> 00:24:12,787 [laughing] 384 00:24:12,921 --> 00:24:15,924 Idgit, where's my cake? 385 00:24:16,024 --> 00:24:19,027 [students laughing] 386 00:24:19,127 --> 00:24:21,262 All right, lads. That's enough. 387 00:24:21,363 --> 00:24:22,764 [student 1] No, Seward. 388 00:24:22,863 --> 00:24:24,766 I don't think it is. 389 00:24:24,865 --> 00:24:28,303 Excuse me, Dr. Squintum. 390 00:24:28,403 --> 00:24:31,539 [all laugh] 391 00:24:31,639 --> 00:24:33,808 I say, Dr. Squintum! 392 00:24:33,908 --> 00:24:36,244 Now that is perfect. 393 00:24:36,344 --> 00:24:38,913 Gentlemen of the assembly, 394 00:24:39,013 --> 00:24:43,318 I would like to introduce to you, Dr. Squintum! 395 00:24:43,418 --> 00:24:44,652 [laughing] 396 00:24:44,753 --> 00:24:46,788 [chanting] Squintum! Squintum! 397 00:24:46,887 --> 00:24:48,456 Squintum! Squintum! 398 00:24:48,556 --> 00:24:50,792 Enough! That's enough! 399 00:24:50,891 --> 00:24:53,228 - Squintum... - Oh, look, lads. 400 00:24:53,328 --> 00:24:55,463 William fancies himself a hero. 401 00:24:55,563 --> 00:24:59,734 - Oh. - So, go on, hero, stand up. 402 00:25:01,069 --> 00:25:03,638 Oh, that's right, you already are. 403 00:25:03,738 --> 00:25:05,907 Oi, Silver Spoon! 404 00:25:06,007 --> 00:25:09,043 Go ahead. Have a go at the one-eyed servant. 405 00:25:09,144 --> 00:25:12,914 I can take it, but you turn and eat one of your own? 406 00:25:13,014 --> 00:25:15,183 You lot are nothing but a nest of spiders. 407 00:25:15,884 --> 00:25:18,420 You got nothing of worth, except your daddy's money. 408 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,088 He at least has some heart! 409 00:25:21,122 --> 00:25:22,490 [student 2 indistinct] 410 00:25:22,590 --> 00:25:24,492 [chuckles] 411 00:25:24,592 --> 00:25:27,429 Thank you, Dr. Squintum 412 00:25:27,529 --> 00:25:31,199 for that scholarly and erudite diagnosis. 413 00:25:32,066 --> 00:25:33,268 Are you finished? 414 00:25:35,470 --> 00:25:37,038 I am. [clears throat] 415 00:25:37,972 --> 00:25:41,276 I think me stomach is full. 416 00:25:41,376 --> 00:25:42,944 [laughing] 417 00:25:44,245 --> 00:25:45,547 [students] Oh! 418 00:25:45,647 --> 00:25:47,415 [indistinct chatter] 419 00:25:48,950 --> 00:25:50,185 Clean it up. 420 00:25:50,285 --> 00:25:52,287 [laughter] 421 00:25:53,721 --> 00:25:54,622 Oh. 422 00:25:55,423 --> 00:25:56,958 [laughter continues] 423 00:25:57,058 --> 00:25:57,992 [plates clink] 424 00:25:58,960 --> 00:25:59,894 Enjoy. 425 00:26:01,463 --> 00:26:03,498 - Oops. - [laughter continues] 426 00:26:03,598 --> 00:26:04,666 [plates clink] 427 00:26:18,580 --> 00:26:21,082 Uh, uh, I've got it. 428 00:26:21,182 --> 00:26:23,251 Don't mess up your gentleman's clothes. 429 00:26:26,788 --> 00:26:28,523 [William] Silver Spoon. 430 00:26:29,457 --> 00:26:31,292 Nest of spiders. 431 00:26:31,392 --> 00:26:33,428 Fools dressed like princes. 432 00:26:33,528 --> 00:26:35,363 Hmm. 433 00:26:35,463 --> 00:26:37,832 I'm sorry for how they've been treating you. 434 00:26:37,933 --> 00:26:40,134 Huh, I can't say I'm not used to it. 435 00:26:42,270 --> 00:26:43,271 Name's William. 436 00:26:44,472 --> 00:26:45,473 Seward. 437 00:26:47,442 --> 00:26:49,544 - Dr. Squintum. - [light chuckle] 438 00:26:50,678 --> 00:26:52,413 [background chatter] 439 00:26:52,514 --> 00:26:53,515 Who are they? 440 00:26:55,817 --> 00:26:57,218 [William] The Holy Club. 441 00:26:58,019 --> 00:26:59,053 Bible moths, 442 00:27:00,188 --> 00:27:01,589 but they seem harmless enough. 443 00:27:02,958 --> 00:27:05,226 Just be obliging. They'll leave soon enough. 444 00:27:05,326 --> 00:27:06,861 - [Charles] Excuse me. - Afternoon, gentlemen. 445 00:27:06,962 --> 00:27:08,296 Uh, nothing here for you to do. 446 00:27:08,396 --> 00:27:11,633 Uh, are you the one who polished our shoes yesterday? 447 00:27:11,733 --> 00:27:13,301 [George] Uh, likely. Yeah. 448 00:27:14,335 --> 00:27:15,905 We wish to return the favor. 449 00:27:20,875 --> 00:27:22,443 My name is John Wesley. 450 00:27:22,544 --> 00:27:24,013 This is my brother, Charles. 451 00:27:25,547 --> 00:27:26,614 God be with you. 452 00:27:27,582 --> 00:27:29,817 You're, uh, a bunch of radicals? 453 00:27:29,919 --> 00:27:31,753 [both chuckle] 454 00:27:31,853 --> 00:27:33,288 We're Christians. 455 00:27:33,388 --> 00:27:35,890 And if we're radical, it's in our love for God 456 00:27:35,991 --> 00:27:36,992 and for people. 457 00:27:38,693 --> 00:27:40,261 Oh, uh, what's this? 458 00:27:41,396 --> 00:27:43,898 The Lord whom we serve sees you 459 00:27:44,666 --> 00:27:46,334 and has prompted us to serve you. 460 00:27:48,102 --> 00:27:49,038 Please sit. 461 00:27:56,344 --> 00:27:59,514 ♪ Love divine ♪ 462 00:27:59,614 --> 00:28:03,751 ♪ All loves excelling ♪ 463 00:28:04,686 --> 00:28:11,125 ♪ Joy of Heav'n, to Earth come down ♪ 464 00:28:12,126 --> 00:28:15,163 [group] ♪ Fix in us ♪ 465 00:28:15,263 --> 00:28:19,801 ♪ Thy humble dwelling ♪ 466 00:28:19,901 --> 00:28:27,275 ♪ All Thy faithful mercies crown ♪ 467 00:28:27,375 --> 00:28:31,279 ♪ Jesus, Thou art ♪ 468 00:28:31,379 --> 00:28:34,849 ♪ All compassion ♪ 469 00:28:34,950 --> 00:28:39,821 ♪ Pure, unbounded love ♪ 470 00:28:39,922 --> 00:28:41,823 ♪ Thou art ♪ 471 00:28:42,790 --> 00:28:45,827 ♪ Visit us ♪ 472 00:28:45,928 --> 00:28:50,665 ♪ With Thy salvation ♪ 473 00:28:50,765 --> 00:28:57,772 ♪ Enter every trembling heart ♪ 474 00:28:59,674 --> 00:29:01,576 [John] We're all equal in God's eyes, 475 00:29:03,177 --> 00:29:05,047 whether you're a-- a gentleman commoner 476 00:29:05,146 --> 00:29:08,216 or a servitor with cake on his shoes. 477 00:29:08,316 --> 00:29:09,417 [chucking] 478 00:29:09,517 --> 00:29:10,885 ♪ End of faith ♪ 479 00:29:10,986 --> 00:29:13,187 ♪ As its beginning ♪ 480 00:29:13,287 --> 00:29:15,857 [group] ♪ Set our hearts ♪ 481 00:29:15,958 --> 00:29:20,095 ♪ At liberty ♪ 482 00:29:26,935 --> 00:29:30,538 Liberty, all men created equal, 483 00:29:30,638 --> 00:29:34,308 sounds like the cry of the revolution. 484 00:29:37,679 --> 00:29:38,680 Section one. 485 00:29:45,988 --> 00:29:47,022 Section two. 486 00:29:48,589 --> 00:29:51,859 [George] Dear Mum, my studies are going well. 487 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,328 My elocution is much improved. 488 00:29:54,429 --> 00:29:55,630 More importantly, 489 00:29:55,730 --> 00:29:58,266 there has been a shift in my misfortunes. 490 00:29:58,366 --> 00:30:00,301 The kindest group of men I've ever met 491 00:30:00,401 --> 00:30:05,040 invited me into their society called, "The Holy Club". 492 00:30:05,140 --> 00:30:09,044 We study the holy scriptures, pray, meet for worship, 493 00:30:09,144 --> 00:30:12,147 and bring food and clothing to the poor. 494 00:30:12,246 --> 00:30:15,117 Yesterday, while visiting with prisoners, 495 00:30:15,216 --> 00:30:17,052 I was strangely warmed. 496 00:30:17,152 --> 00:30:19,554 [chains clattering] 497 00:30:23,324 --> 00:30:25,060 - Hallelujah. Praise God. - John... 498 00:30:26,260 --> 00:30:29,164 shouldn't we read the Bible to them? 499 00:30:30,231 --> 00:30:33,601 We're being the hands and feet of Christ. 500 00:30:33,701 --> 00:30:35,269 [prisoner] Merciful Jesus... 501 00:30:35,369 --> 00:30:36,504 The hands and feet? 502 00:30:36,604 --> 00:30:38,239 [prisoner] Blessed be His name... 503 00:30:40,075 --> 00:30:41,242 What about his voice? 504 00:30:42,211 --> 00:30:43,578 [prisoner] The Word of God. 505 00:30:43,678 --> 00:30:45,780 I admire your zeal, 506 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:48,016 but there are hundreds of prisoners here. 507 00:30:48,917 --> 00:30:51,652 Reading Scripture to each one would take hours. 508 00:30:51,753 --> 00:30:54,555 Not one at a time, all at once. 509 00:30:55,757 --> 00:30:56,891 All at once? 510 00:30:57,592 --> 00:30:59,293 And how do you suggest we do that? 511 00:31:00,195 --> 00:31:01,196 From here. 512 00:31:02,296 --> 00:31:04,699 [background chatter] 513 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,703 - [clears throat] - [prisoner] Bless the Lord. 514 00:31:08,803 --> 00:31:10,973 A reading from the Word of God, 515 00:31:11,974 --> 00:31:14,042 the Book of John, naturally. 516 00:31:16,744 --> 00:31:20,015 "Nicodemus, the Pharisee, came to Jesus at night 517 00:31:20,115 --> 00:31:21,616 and said unto him, 518 00:31:22,416 --> 00:31:25,853 'We know you are a teacher who comes from God, 519 00:31:25,954 --> 00:31:28,489 but no one could perform the signs you are doing 520 00:31:28,589 --> 00:31:30,225 unless God was with him.' 521 00:31:31,659 --> 00:31:35,563 Jesus replied, 'Truly I tell you, 522 00:31:35,663 --> 00:31:37,799 no one can see the Kingdom of God 523 00:31:37,899 --> 00:31:40,002 unless they are born again.' 524 00:31:42,603 --> 00:31:45,673 Nicodemus asked, "How can this be? 525 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,776 How can someone enter a second time 526 00:31:48,876 --> 00:31:51,280 into their mother's womb to be born?' 527 00:31:52,047 --> 00:31:55,516 And Jesus answered, 'Very truly I tell you, 528 00:31:55,616 --> 00:31:57,986 flesh gives birth to flesh, 529 00:31:58,086 --> 00:32:00,956 but the spirit gives birth to spirit.'" 530 00:32:04,625 --> 00:32:05,893 [clears throat] 531 00:32:05,994 --> 00:32:08,329 "You should not be surprised at my saying, 532 00:32:08,429 --> 00:32:09,831 'You must be born again.' 533 00:32:13,801 --> 00:32:18,307 The wind blows wherever it pleases. 534 00:32:19,208 --> 00:32:21,442 You hear its sound, 535 00:32:21,542 --> 00:32:24,213 but you cannot tell where it comes from 536 00:32:24,313 --> 00:32:25,646 or where it is going. 537 00:32:27,115 --> 00:32:30,451 So it is with everyone born of the Spirit... 538 00:32:36,791 --> 00:32:40,528 For God so loved the world..." 539 00:32:44,532 --> 00:32:47,535 God so loved each of you. 540 00:32:49,304 --> 00:32:50,305 He loved. 541 00:32:54,475 --> 00:32:56,178 "He gave His only Son... 542 00:32:57,346 --> 00:32:59,780 that whosoever should believe in Him 543 00:32:59,881 --> 00:33:01,649 and call upon His name 544 00:33:03,318 --> 00:33:05,320 should not perish in their sins... 545 00:33:06,654 --> 00:33:08,056 but have eternal life." 546 00:33:13,394 --> 00:33:15,063 He did not come to condemn us. 547 00:33:18,267 --> 00:33:19,334 He loves us. 548 00:33:23,272 --> 00:33:24,438 He loves us. 549 00:33:27,276 --> 00:33:29,044 [prisoner coughing] 550 00:33:34,715 --> 00:33:35,883 Is there any water? 551 00:33:38,020 --> 00:33:40,454 Please, get him some water. 552 00:33:40,554 --> 00:33:41,756 What are you doing, George? 553 00:33:42,790 --> 00:33:44,393 The same thing you did for me. 554 00:34:41,249 --> 00:34:43,318 Do you believe the words I just read? 555 00:34:48,023 --> 00:34:48,957 [sobs] Yes. 556 00:34:49,925 --> 00:34:51,026 So do I. 557 00:34:53,261 --> 00:34:55,496 Do you want to know this Jesus? 558 00:34:55,596 --> 00:34:56,497 Yes. 559 00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,201 So do I. 560 00:35:02,503 --> 00:35:04,538 - [prisoner sobs] - [exhales] 561 00:35:08,642 --> 00:35:10,078 I'm not leaving until all the feet 562 00:35:10,178 --> 00:35:12,513 of every prisoner have been washed. 563 00:35:12,613 --> 00:35:14,182 G-George, that-that will take-- 564 00:35:14,282 --> 00:35:18,619 All day and all night, I know. 565 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,957 You did it for me, I will do it for them, 566 00:35:22,057 --> 00:35:23,191 alone if I must. 567 00:35:25,127 --> 00:35:26,794 You won't be alone in this work. 568 00:35:28,397 --> 00:35:30,798 [George] It's all right. Lean into the light. 569 00:35:41,476 --> 00:35:44,413 Mum, can you believe it? 570 00:35:44,513 --> 00:35:45,914 Me. 571 00:35:46,014 --> 00:35:48,783 I don't know whether to laugh at myself or weep 572 00:35:48,883 --> 00:35:52,387 when I confess that I no longer wish to be an actor, 573 00:35:52,487 --> 00:35:53,587 but a preacher. 574 00:35:55,390 --> 00:35:57,392 The pulpit will be my stage. 575 00:35:58,427 --> 00:36:01,562 If, as an actor, I can make fiction believable, 576 00:36:01,662 --> 00:36:03,065 imagine what could happen 577 00:36:03,165 --> 00:36:06,501 if I speak the truth from my heart. 578 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:11,106 I have been meditating upon Psalm 139 every day, 579 00:36:11,206 --> 00:36:13,607 "Lord, search my heart. 580 00:36:13,707 --> 00:36:17,012 See if there is any offensive way in me 581 00:36:17,112 --> 00:36:19,214 and lead me in the way everlasting." 582 00:36:20,848 --> 00:36:23,452 I will pray more than any other. 583 00:36:23,552 --> 00:36:26,154 I will fast more than any other. 584 00:36:26,254 --> 00:36:29,024 I will make my Heavenly Father proud. 585 00:36:31,592 --> 00:36:33,428 You will not hear from me for a while, 586 00:36:33,528 --> 00:36:35,997 as I am entering into a time of fasting, 587 00:36:36,098 --> 00:36:38,599 a rejection of all earthly pleasures. 588 00:36:39,767 --> 00:36:41,369 I love you, Mum. 589 00:36:41,470 --> 00:36:44,573 Your God-fearing son, Georgie. 590 00:36:52,247 --> 00:36:54,715 [thunder rumbles] 591 00:36:54,815 --> 00:36:55,883 [knocking on door] 592 00:36:55,984 --> 00:36:57,385 George! 593 00:36:57,486 --> 00:37:00,388 George, you must leave your room and get some fresh air! 594 00:37:00,489 --> 00:37:01,423 Bathe! 595 00:37:02,324 --> 00:37:05,826 George! You haven't eaten for nearly a month. 596 00:37:05,927 --> 00:37:07,162 [knocking on door] 597 00:37:07,262 --> 00:37:10,332 Hm. So much for my first line of defense. 598 00:37:14,802 --> 00:37:17,405 [Benny] Uh, General Washington, sir. 599 00:37:17,506 --> 00:37:19,740 [Washington] Dr. Franklin, do not stand for my sake. 600 00:37:20,942 --> 00:37:23,478 General, please come inside. 601 00:37:23,578 --> 00:37:25,580 Eliza, gather the dishes. 602 00:37:25,679 --> 00:37:28,083 - [door closes] - [distant bell tolling] 603 00:37:28,183 --> 00:37:30,051 [Sally] The storm will arrive at any moment. 604 00:37:30,152 --> 00:37:31,353 It's already here. 605 00:37:31,453 --> 00:37:33,687 Oh. May I get you tea or coffee, sir? 606 00:37:33,787 --> 00:37:35,656 No, you are very kind, but I will not be long. 607 00:37:37,192 --> 00:37:38,360 [Sally] Good night then. 608 00:37:41,329 --> 00:37:42,230 Young man, 609 00:37:44,199 --> 00:37:46,201 if you wouldn't mind, I wish for you to stay. 610 00:37:47,435 --> 00:37:48,736 This concerns you. 611 00:37:48,836 --> 00:37:50,105 [distant horse whinnies] 612 00:37:50,205 --> 00:37:51,339 Yes, sir. 613 00:37:54,609 --> 00:37:55,944 [Washington] Thank you for accommodating 614 00:37:56,044 --> 00:37:57,245 my sudden intrusion. 615 00:37:58,446 --> 00:38:01,216 I've just returned from a brief trip 616 00:38:01,316 --> 00:38:03,018 to an old familiar valley 617 00:38:04,019 --> 00:38:05,554 18 miles from here. 618 00:38:06,854 --> 00:38:08,123 Valley Forge. 619 00:38:12,893 --> 00:38:15,696 [Washington] It's beautiful and thriving now. 620 00:38:18,732 --> 00:38:19,968 Ten years ago, 621 00:38:21,236 --> 00:38:23,071 - it was our Gethsemane. - [thunder rumbling] 622 00:38:28,910 --> 00:38:32,113 Men marching through ice and snow without shoes, 623 00:38:32,214 --> 00:38:35,849 their path traced by the blood from their feet. 624 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,021 Without clothes to cover their nakedness, 625 00:38:40,121 --> 00:38:41,656 without blankets to lie on. 626 00:38:43,757 --> 00:38:46,894 Enduring endless nights, 627 00:38:48,862 --> 00:38:53,401 desperate for the sun to break over the horizon. 628 00:38:56,071 --> 00:38:59,274 I was certain Valley Forge would be the darkest valley 629 00:38:59,374 --> 00:39:01,076 we ever walked through as a nation. 630 00:39:03,211 --> 00:39:04,412 And I was wrong. 631 00:39:07,616 --> 00:39:12,886 Today, we stand in an even darker valley, Ben. 632 00:39:19,427 --> 00:39:22,664 We planted a tree that has been watered 633 00:39:22,763 --> 00:39:24,299 by the blood of patriots. 634 00:39:26,968 --> 00:39:29,004 We did not plant it for ourselves. 635 00:39:29,104 --> 00:39:30,939 We planted it for him, 636 00:39:33,475 --> 00:39:37,445 and his children, and their children 637 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:43,251 that they may have shelter under its branches. 638 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:48,023 The tree we planted has hardly grown, 639 00:39:48,822 --> 00:39:51,726 and already each state has taken an ax to its trunk. 640 00:39:54,329 --> 00:39:56,897 If the disunity within the states continues, 641 00:39:57,966 --> 00:39:59,734 if this convention fails, 642 00:40:01,269 --> 00:40:03,471 the sacrifice of those men at Valley Forge, 643 00:40:03,571 --> 00:40:05,607 and so many others, will be in vain. 644 00:40:08,109 --> 00:40:09,144 Now, Ben, 645 00:40:12,681 --> 00:40:14,916 I greatly admire that you have been quick to listen 646 00:40:15,016 --> 00:40:16,151 and slow to speak, 647 00:40:17,919 --> 00:40:20,488 but that tree we planted is about to fall. 648 00:40:23,792 --> 00:40:25,794 This great experiment needs you, Ben. 649 00:40:28,096 --> 00:40:29,097 I need you. 650 00:40:31,032 --> 00:40:34,369 We cannot let the sun set on this nation. 651 00:40:44,679 --> 00:40:46,481 [thunder rumbling] 652 00:41:02,330 --> 00:41:03,231 Grandfather? 653 00:41:05,033 --> 00:41:06,101 Keep reading. 654 00:41:06,201 --> 00:41:07,736 [rain pouring continues] 655 00:41:13,874 --> 00:41:15,276 [loud pounding] 656 00:41:15,377 --> 00:41:18,879 George! You haven't eaten for nearly a month! 657 00:41:18,980 --> 00:41:20,648 - [pounding] - [George praying indistinct] 658 00:41:23,184 --> 00:41:26,254 Lord, search my heart. 659 00:41:26,354 --> 00:41:28,656 See if there is any offensive way in me. 660 00:41:31,092 --> 00:41:33,328 [coughs] 661 00:41:33,428 --> 00:41:35,130 What has happened to you? 662 00:41:35,230 --> 00:41:37,399 I must crucify my flesh, John. 663 00:41:39,100 --> 00:41:40,034 [grunts] 664 00:41:44,339 --> 00:41:45,340 [John] George! 665 00:41:48,410 --> 00:41:49,744 This is not holiness. 666 00:41:49,844 --> 00:41:51,112 This is madness! 667 00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:53,181 George! 668 00:41:53,281 --> 00:41:55,183 [thunder crashing] 669 00:42:00,688 --> 00:42:01,723 Search me. 670 00:42:02,757 --> 00:42:04,025 Search my heart. 671 00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:14,302 Why isn't this working? 672 00:42:27,549 --> 00:42:28,450 [John] George! 673 00:42:29,217 --> 00:42:30,118 George! 674 00:42:30,819 --> 00:42:31,753 George! 675 00:42:38,660 --> 00:42:39,828 Keep him fed. 676 00:42:41,329 --> 00:42:44,132 He cannot afford to lose another pound. 677 00:42:46,634 --> 00:42:47,836 Had you not intervened, 678 00:42:47,937 --> 00:42:50,305 he would most certainly have died. 679 00:42:52,974 --> 00:42:54,142 Thank you, Doctor. 680 00:42:56,311 --> 00:43:00,248 [door opens, closes] 681 00:43:12,093 --> 00:43:13,628 [George] Why did you get in the way? 682 00:43:16,164 --> 00:43:17,765 Because you're killing yourself. 683 00:43:17,866 --> 00:43:18,800 [George exhales] 684 00:43:19,969 --> 00:43:21,302 I would rather die 685 00:43:22,403 --> 00:43:25,106 and be in His Holy Presence 686 00:43:25,206 --> 00:43:28,476 than go on living in this unholy body. 687 00:43:30,845 --> 00:43:32,547 You have been deceived by Satan. 688 00:43:33,681 --> 00:43:35,183 You are feasting on a lie. 689 00:43:35,283 --> 00:43:36,584 [George] I am focusing on God. 690 00:43:36,684 --> 00:43:38,019 You are focusing on yourself. 691 00:43:38,119 --> 00:43:40,923 - How dare you, John. - How dare you, George! 692 00:43:41,022 --> 00:43:43,324 Insulting the Heavenly Father in this way! 693 00:43:43,424 --> 00:43:45,727 I am making Him proud of me. 694 00:43:45,827 --> 00:43:47,495 [John] Making Him proud of you? 695 00:43:52,001 --> 00:43:54,937 When Jesus emerged from the water after He was baptized, 696 00:43:55,036 --> 00:43:56,906 what did His Heavenly Father say to Him? 697 00:43:58,206 --> 00:44:00,141 Well, go on, you know the scripture. 698 00:44:02,076 --> 00:44:03,745 "This is my beloved Son." 699 00:44:06,581 --> 00:44:07,582 What else? 700 00:44:08,816 --> 00:44:10,552 "In whom I am well pleased." 701 00:44:14,422 --> 00:44:19,394 "In whom I am well pleased." 702 00:44:21,062 --> 00:44:22,730 Did Jesus perform any mighty works 703 00:44:22,830 --> 00:44:24,033 before that moment? 704 00:44:27,669 --> 00:44:29,004 Not a single one. 705 00:44:30,005 --> 00:44:32,373 So, why then was His Father so proud? 706 00:44:35,410 --> 00:44:36,946 Because He was His Son. 707 00:44:41,482 --> 00:44:44,118 Because He loved His child. 708 00:44:45,219 --> 00:44:46,287 Don't you see? 709 00:44:47,056 --> 00:44:49,891 It's not you, it's-- it's Christ in you! 710 00:44:53,028 --> 00:44:55,196 You must either receive it as a gift 711 00:44:56,631 --> 00:44:58,433 or reject it altogether. 712 00:44:59,467 --> 00:45:01,803 So choose, George. 713 00:45:06,107 --> 00:45:07,542 [breathing heavily] 714 00:45:19,554 --> 00:45:22,190 [John] You are George Whitefield, 715 00:45:22,290 --> 00:45:25,226 in whom the Lord is well pleased. 716 00:45:30,898 --> 00:45:32,834 [laughter] 717 00:45:39,607 --> 00:45:41,709 Speak from the Word 718 00:45:42,577 --> 00:45:44,445 In lightning speak. 719 00:45:45,813 --> 00:45:48,316 Cry out and thunder from the Word. 720 00:45:51,086 --> 00:45:53,287 [laughter] 721 00:46:02,163 --> 00:46:03,498 [laughter fades] 722 00:46:03,598 --> 00:46:04,866 [thunder rumbling] 723 00:46:07,136 --> 00:46:11,106 Your great-grandfather owned a candle shop. 724 00:46:12,273 --> 00:46:13,942 I worked there as a boy. 725 00:46:14,676 --> 00:46:16,344 He used to say... 726 00:46:16,444 --> 00:46:20,983 "One tiny candle illuminates a thousand." 727 00:46:22,151 --> 00:46:24,385 Hmm. What do you mean? 728 00:46:26,287 --> 00:46:28,090 I mean, 729 00:46:28,189 --> 00:46:31,160 the Church of England was not ready 730 00:46:31,259 --> 00:46:34,295 for an awakened Reverend George Whitefield. 731 00:46:38,967 --> 00:46:40,735 [priest 1] Spare thou them, O God, 732 00:46:40,835 --> 00:46:43,271 restore thou those that are penitent, 733 00:46:43,371 --> 00:46:46,607 that we may live hereafter a godly and sober life 734 00:46:46,708 --> 00:46:48,776 to the glory of Thy holy name. 735 00:46:48,876 --> 00:46:50,079 [coughing] 736 00:46:50,179 --> 00:46:53,614 O God, make speed to save us. 737 00:46:53,715 --> 00:46:57,585 O Lord, make haste to help us. 738 00:46:59,887 --> 00:47:01,789 [chuckles] 739 00:47:01,889 --> 00:47:04,292 [baby crying] 740 00:47:04,392 --> 00:47:05,359 Amen. 741 00:47:07,996 --> 00:47:11,066 The congregation has grown quite large, 742 00:47:11,166 --> 00:47:16,105 presumably in anticipation of our guest speaker 743 00:47:16,205 --> 00:47:17,906 who has excited many of late 744 00:47:18,006 --> 00:47:21,944 and created not a little following for himself. 745 00:47:23,544 --> 00:47:27,348 I'm very sorry to see you here, Mr. Whitefield. 746 00:47:27,448 --> 00:47:29,851 [priest 1] So, without further ado... 747 00:47:29,952 --> 00:47:31,686 So is the devil. 748 00:47:31,786 --> 00:47:35,389 [priest 1] ...the Reverend George Whitefield. 749 00:47:37,391 --> 00:47:40,195 Adjust your wig, Mr. Whitefield. 750 00:47:48,736 --> 00:47:52,141 - [man clears throat] - [indistinct whispers] 751 00:48:07,956 --> 00:48:12,261 In 1675, the Archbishop of Canterbury 752 00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:15,230 became acquainted with a certain actor of some renown, 753 00:48:15,964 --> 00:48:17,598 Mr. Betterton. 754 00:48:17,698 --> 00:48:23,138 One day, the archbishop said, "Mr. Betterton, pray, tell me, 755 00:48:23,238 --> 00:48:26,307 how is it that you actors on the stage 756 00:48:26,407 --> 00:48:28,709 can so move your audiences 757 00:48:28,810 --> 00:48:31,345 whilst speaking of things imaginary, 758 00:48:31,445 --> 00:48:35,250 while we, in the pulpit, speak of things real, 759 00:48:35,349 --> 00:48:37,219 which our congregations receive 760 00:48:37,318 --> 00:48:40,888 as if they were but imaginary things?" 761 00:48:40,989 --> 00:48:44,392 "Why, my lord," Mr. Betterton replied, 762 00:48:44,492 --> 00:48:46,228 "The answer is quite plain. 763 00:48:47,296 --> 00:48:52,167 We actors speak of things imaginary as if they were real, 764 00:48:52,267 --> 00:48:54,802 while you, in the pulpit, 765 00:48:55,670 --> 00:49:00,541 speak of things real as if they were imaginary." 766 00:49:00,641 --> 00:49:03,711 - [crowd murmurs - [George] Therefore... 767 00:49:03,811 --> 00:49:07,182 I will not be a velvet-mouthed preacher. 768 00:49:10,118 --> 00:49:11,920 Do not be deceived! 769 00:49:12,020 --> 00:49:13,588 You may have a religious head 770 00:49:13,688 --> 00:49:15,456 and yet have the devil in your heart! 771 00:49:15,556 --> 00:49:17,792 Our Lord speaks the same words to you 772 00:49:17,892 --> 00:49:20,561 as surely as He spoke them to Nicodemus of old, 773 00:49:20,661 --> 00:49:22,463 "You must be born again!" 774 00:49:23,999 --> 00:49:27,135 Nicodemus, respected, religious, 775 00:49:27,236 --> 00:49:30,605 renowned as righteous, and still the Master commanded, 776 00:49:30,705 --> 00:49:32,341 "You must be born again!" 777 00:49:33,041 --> 00:49:34,375 Like the church at Sardis, 778 00:49:34,475 --> 00:49:36,544 he had a reputation for being alive, 779 00:49:36,644 --> 00:49:38,247 and yet was dead inside. 780 00:49:38,347 --> 00:49:39,982 How many of our congregations are dead, 781 00:49:40,082 --> 00:49:42,550 because they have dead men preaching to them? 782 00:49:42,650 --> 00:49:45,153 How can dead men beget living children? 783 00:49:45,254 --> 00:49:48,489 Therefore, Christ says to you, "Because you are lukewarm, 784 00:49:48,589 --> 00:49:49,925 neither hot nor cold, 785 00:49:50,025 --> 00:49:52,493 I'm about to spit you out of my mouth!" 786 00:49:53,594 --> 00:49:56,965 Do not trust in your good works for salvation, 787 00:49:57,065 --> 00:49:59,334 or that your name is written in the church registry. 788 00:49:59,433 --> 00:50:00,936 I tell you, there is only one book 789 00:50:01,036 --> 00:50:02,403 where your name must be written, 790 00:50:02,503 --> 00:50:04,672 and that is the Lamb's Book of Life! 791 00:50:04,772 --> 00:50:06,474 Is your name written there? 792 00:50:06,574 --> 00:50:07,842 - Is it there? - Yes! 793 00:50:07,943 --> 00:50:09,177 - Do you know? - Yes! 794 00:50:09,278 --> 00:50:10,511 [priest 1] Stop this! 795 00:50:11,712 --> 00:50:13,348 [George] Come! Come! 796 00:50:13,447 --> 00:50:15,683 Come just as you are to Christ! 797 00:50:15,783 --> 00:50:17,185 For in Him, 798 00:50:17,286 --> 00:50:19,254 there is neither religious nor irreligious, 799 00:50:19,354 --> 00:50:21,822 slave nor free, male nor female! 800 00:50:21,924 --> 00:50:23,959 All are one in Christ Jesus! 801 00:50:24,059 --> 00:50:26,627 [priest 2] Rebuke this riotous crowd immediately! 802 00:50:26,727 --> 00:50:27,828 [priest 1] Stop this! 803 00:50:27,930 --> 00:50:29,463 I know not what sorcery 804 00:50:29,563 --> 00:50:31,099 or witchcraft you invoked today, 805 00:50:31,199 --> 00:50:33,868 but it will not be tolerated in my house of God! 806 00:50:33,969 --> 00:50:35,436 Your house of God? 807 00:50:35,536 --> 00:50:36,939 [priest 1] You are banned from preaching 808 00:50:37,039 --> 00:50:39,440 in His Majesty King George's church again! 809 00:50:39,540 --> 00:50:41,109 If I cannot preach inside, 810 00:50:41,209 --> 00:50:43,611 then I will go outside into the streets 811 00:50:43,711 --> 00:50:46,982 and the fields to the orphans, the slaves, the widows-- 812 00:50:47,082 --> 00:50:48,984 And compel them to come into the house 813 00:50:49,084 --> 00:50:51,852 of the one true king, Jesus Christ! 814 00:50:51,954 --> 00:50:54,356 It is prohibited for an Anglican minister 815 00:50:54,455 --> 00:50:57,625 to-- to preach outside to the ignorant masses! 816 00:50:57,725 --> 00:51:01,263 I will see you defrocked as an Anglican minister! 817 00:51:02,563 --> 00:51:03,798 Blind guides! 818 00:51:03,898 --> 00:51:05,400 Let the dead preach to the dead. 819 00:51:05,499 --> 00:51:08,103 But I will proclaim freedom in Christ to all who believe, 820 00:51:08,203 --> 00:51:10,138 and the gates of Hell will not prevail! 821 00:51:10,238 --> 00:51:11,206 Get out! 822 00:51:11,306 --> 00:51:14,608 [indistinct chatter] 823 00:51:18,512 --> 00:51:21,049 [churchgoers] Amen. Amen. 824 00:51:22,184 --> 00:51:23,751 Amen. 825 00:51:30,192 --> 00:51:31,126 Yah! 826 00:52:15,904 --> 00:52:17,838 Fastest pulpit on four legs. 827 00:52:19,975 --> 00:52:21,243 Let's try something new. 828 00:53:12,360 --> 00:53:14,563 Hey, now go. 829 00:53:15,430 --> 00:53:16,764 Stop starin', you rat! 830 00:53:24,306 --> 00:53:25,706 What's this? 831 00:53:25,806 --> 00:53:27,875 A priest with a pulpit but no church? 832 00:53:27,976 --> 00:53:30,445 [workers laughing] 833 00:53:30,545 --> 00:53:32,547 You come to look down on us, Priest? 834 00:53:33,381 --> 00:53:34,416 It's for the crowd. 835 00:53:35,317 --> 00:53:36,717 The crowd? 836 00:53:36,817 --> 00:53:38,286 It's for the crowd, he says! 837 00:53:38,386 --> 00:53:40,989 Did you know that Jesus said, 838 00:53:41,089 --> 00:53:42,823 "Let the children come to me, 839 00:53:43,525 --> 00:53:46,161 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven"? 840 00:53:48,163 --> 00:53:50,031 [worker 1] You're not wanted here. 841 00:53:50,132 --> 00:53:52,134 No, but needed. 842 00:53:55,170 --> 00:53:56,605 [worker 1] I told you to go! 843 00:53:57,738 --> 00:53:59,640 - Now, go! - [grunts] 844 00:54:00,342 --> 00:54:02,676 [grunting] 845 00:54:11,253 --> 00:54:12,220 [spits] 846 00:54:13,421 --> 00:54:17,025 Must I tell you of the bitter fruit 847 00:54:17,125 --> 00:54:18,692 of the deeds of darkness? 848 00:54:21,129 --> 00:54:24,032 Nay, I think not... 849 00:54:25,634 --> 00:54:27,768 For I see you to be as I was 850 00:54:29,004 --> 00:54:33,341 acquainted with grief, with lack, 851 00:54:33,441 --> 00:54:36,344 with unrelenting sorrow in your soul, 852 00:54:37,913 --> 00:54:41,715 ever anxious and fearful of what may happen. 853 00:54:43,618 --> 00:54:46,254 Longing to be pure... 854 00:54:47,688 --> 00:54:49,658 but hopelessly defiled... 855 00:54:51,226 --> 00:54:52,961 then fly! 856 00:54:53,061 --> 00:54:54,895 Fly, my brothers! 857 00:54:54,996 --> 00:54:57,966 Fly for your lives to Jesus Christ! 858 00:54:58,066 --> 00:55:00,168 Fly to the bleeding god! 859 00:55:01,702 --> 00:55:03,972 Fly to the throne of mercy 860 00:55:04,673 --> 00:55:06,575 and beg Him, 861 00:55:06,675 --> 00:55:08,876 beg Him to break your heart! 862 00:55:09,911 --> 00:55:13,448 Beg Him to show you your sin! 863 00:55:13,548 --> 00:55:17,652 Beg Him to give you faith to close with Christ! 864 00:55:19,521 --> 00:55:22,023 For He too, was a man of sorrows, 865 00:55:23,325 --> 00:55:24,993 acquainted with grief. 866 00:55:29,097 --> 00:55:31,499 [grunts, inhales] 867 00:55:31,600 --> 00:55:34,569 Awake, oh sleeper! 868 00:55:34,669 --> 00:55:36,737 Arise from the dead! 869 00:55:38,607 --> 00:55:42,410 Can you hear him calling as Lazarus did? 870 00:55:43,445 --> 00:55:45,313 Buried deep in the earth! 871 00:55:46,281 --> 00:55:48,016 Darkness all around! 872 00:55:49,117 --> 00:55:50,751 Arise! 873 00:55:54,256 --> 00:55:56,157 Arise! 874 00:55:56,258 --> 00:55:57,626 Come forth! 875 00:55:59,928 --> 00:56:01,429 - What was that? - Shh. 876 00:56:01,529 --> 00:56:02,597 Listen. 877 00:56:02,697 --> 00:56:03,999 [George] In the beginning, 878 00:56:04,099 --> 00:56:06,134 darkness covered the face of the deep. 879 00:56:08,136 --> 00:56:12,240 And the voice of the ancient of days called forth, 880 00:56:13,275 --> 00:56:15,243 "Let there be light!" 881 00:56:17,045 --> 00:56:18,613 And in the fullness of time... 882 00:56:20,448 --> 00:56:23,118 Christ proclaimed for all the world to know... 883 00:56:24,419 --> 00:56:26,054 "I am the light of life. 884 00:56:27,489 --> 00:56:29,257 If anyone follows me, 885 00:56:30,191 --> 00:56:32,360 he will never walk in darkness... 886 00:56:33,928 --> 00:56:35,796 but will have the light of life." 887 00:56:45,774 --> 00:56:46,807 [groans] 888 00:56:54,616 --> 00:56:57,485 [George] Though your sins are black as coal... 889 00:56:59,154 --> 00:57:02,590 His blood will wash you white as snow. 890 00:57:03,792 --> 00:57:04,858 He knows you. 891 00:57:06,094 --> 00:57:07,295 And He loves you. 892 00:57:12,600 --> 00:57:13,935 He won't have me. 893 00:57:18,039 --> 00:57:19,174 He created you. 894 00:57:22,977 --> 00:57:24,679 [sobs] 895 00:57:33,688 --> 00:57:35,357 My-- my children. 896 00:57:37,792 --> 00:57:39,361 My children, forgive me. 897 00:57:40,028 --> 00:57:42,664 [sobs] 898 00:57:46,334 --> 00:57:48,503 Forgive me. [sobbing] 899 00:58:00,482 --> 00:58:02,250 [indistinct] 900 00:58:02,350 --> 00:58:05,820 Will you surrender your life to Christ 901 00:58:06,821 --> 00:58:08,156 as this man has done? 902 00:58:08,256 --> 00:58:10,658 [workers] Yes. 903 00:58:10,759 --> 00:58:12,127 Will you trust him? 904 00:58:12,227 --> 00:58:13,995 [workers] Yes. 905 00:58:14,095 --> 00:58:17,265 [George] Will you let His blood seep into your hardened heart 906 00:58:17,365 --> 00:58:20,235 and transform you from the inside out? 907 00:58:20,335 --> 00:58:22,470 - [workers] Yes. - [George] Will you trust Him? 908 00:58:22,570 --> 00:58:25,573 [workers] Yes. Yes. Yes. 909 00:58:25,673 --> 00:58:28,109 - Thank you, Father. - [workers] Thank you, Jesus. 910 00:58:33,381 --> 00:58:36,017 [rousing music playing] 911 00:58:45,894 --> 00:58:48,296 [inaudible] 912 00:59:00,108 --> 00:59:02,777 [Benjamin] The people embraced him. 913 00:59:02,877 --> 00:59:04,946 The Church of England did not. 914 00:59:05,814 --> 00:59:09,684 And not only did they kick him out of their parishes, 915 00:59:09,784 --> 00:59:11,719 they kicked him out of their country. 916 00:59:12,620 --> 00:59:13,788 Well, where did he go? 917 00:59:13,888 --> 00:59:15,890 [exciting music plays] 918 00:59:40,448 --> 00:59:44,352 Arriving from England, the Reverend George Whitefield 919 00:59:44,452 --> 00:59:47,856 to preach repentance in New York, 920 00:59:47,957 --> 00:59:49,290 Pennsylvania, 921 00:59:50,391 --> 00:59:54,362 Massachusetts, Rhode Island. 922 00:59:54,462 --> 00:59:58,066 Arriving from England, the Reverend George Whitefield. 923 00:59:58,166 --> 01:00:00,970 [indistinct chatter] 924 01:00:18,786 --> 01:00:20,421 - Sir! - Not even a good morning, 925 01:00:20,522 --> 01:00:21,489 young lady? 926 01:00:22,123 --> 01:00:25,026 Father, Mr. Franklin, a reverend named George-- 927 01:00:25,126 --> 01:00:27,295 [Benjamin] Whitefield, yes, I am aware of him 928 01:00:27,395 --> 01:00:29,531 and his departure from England for our colonies. 929 01:00:29,631 --> 01:00:31,065 He's been drawing tremendous crowds. 930 01:00:31,165 --> 01:00:33,601 - Crowds as large as-- - [Benjamin] 25,000. 931 01:00:33,701 --> 01:00:36,104 You know, since my youth, 932 01:00:36,204 --> 01:00:38,406 I have struggled to believe that a single voice, 933 01:00:38,506 --> 01:00:40,108 say that of an army general, 934 01:00:40,208 --> 01:00:42,277 could be heard by thousands of his soldiers 935 01:00:42,377 --> 01:00:45,346 without significant aid in volume amplification. 936 01:00:47,048 --> 01:00:49,117 Yes, sir. Anyway, he-- 937 01:00:49,217 --> 01:00:50,485 Now, I am not doubting 938 01:00:50,585 --> 01:00:52,687 Whitefield's skill as a powerful orator. 939 01:00:52,787 --> 01:00:55,323 I am doubting, however, the unfounded claim 940 01:00:55,423 --> 01:00:58,027 that he can be heard and understood by so many. 941 01:00:58,126 --> 01:01:00,328 There's simply not enough data to support such a claim. 942 01:01:00,428 --> 01:01:02,397 And without evidence, I won't believe it. 943 01:01:03,164 --> 01:01:05,366 You don't believe the stories from London are true? 944 01:01:06,067 --> 01:01:10,138 I believe that fish grow larger as they cross the Atlantic. 945 01:01:10,238 --> 01:01:13,174 Hmm. [chuckles] But fish tale or not, 946 01:01:13,274 --> 01:01:14,842 religion sells papers. 947 01:01:14,944 --> 01:01:18,146 And printers all over the colonies, myself included, 948 01:01:18,246 --> 01:01:21,516 have already made a profit from this English preacher. 949 01:01:21,616 --> 01:01:25,020 So we shall see how long the Pennsylvania Gazette 950 01:01:25,119 --> 01:01:28,556 can ride the Whitefield wave. [chuckles] 951 01:01:32,827 --> 01:01:34,729 What is the matter with the three of you? 952 01:01:36,397 --> 01:01:38,934 Reverend Whitefield is... is here. 953 01:01:39,034 --> 01:01:40,268 [Benjamin] Here? As in? 954 01:01:40,368 --> 01:01:42,203 - Philadelphia, sir. - When? 955 01:01:42,938 --> 01:01:43,973 Now. 956 01:01:44,073 --> 01:01:46,207 Well, why didn't you say so, girl? 957 01:01:49,877 --> 01:01:50,812 [William] Make way! 958 01:01:51,446 --> 01:01:52,680 Excuse me. 959 01:01:53,414 --> 01:01:54,549 Please, sir. 960 01:01:54,649 --> 01:01:56,818 What is that balcony right there? 961 01:01:56,919 --> 01:01:59,253 Uh, the courthouse. 962 01:01:59,821 --> 01:02:01,889 That's the place. Thank you, sir. 963 01:02:01,991 --> 01:02:04,692 - God be with you. - [indistinct chatter] 964 01:02:04,792 --> 01:02:07,629 [crowd cheering] 965 01:02:22,844 --> 01:02:25,179 I guess we're about to find out how big this fish really is. 966 01:02:31,120 --> 01:02:34,489 [exciting music playing] 967 01:02:38,493 --> 01:02:40,528 The spirit of the Lord is here, George. 968 01:02:41,629 --> 01:02:43,132 Their hearts are ready. 969 01:02:44,866 --> 01:02:45,900 Are you? 970 01:02:46,001 --> 01:02:47,502 [sighs] 971 01:02:47,602 --> 01:02:48,803 [whistling in background] 972 01:02:50,338 --> 01:02:54,208 Father, tear down the name of Whitefield 973 01:02:54,308 --> 01:02:56,477 if it means Your name remains. 974 01:02:57,645 --> 01:02:58,546 Amen. 975 01:02:59,647 --> 01:03:00,548 Amen. 976 01:03:03,118 --> 01:03:06,155 [crowd cheering, whistling] 977 01:03:12,193 --> 01:03:13,261 [woman] That's him! 978 01:03:13,361 --> 01:03:14,762 [man 1] Welcome to Philadelphia, Reverend! 979 01:03:14,862 --> 01:03:16,131 [man 2] Bless you, Reverend! 980 01:03:18,033 --> 01:03:20,635 [George] The spirit of the Lord is upon me! 981 01:03:20,735 --> 01:03:24,605 For He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor! 982 01:03:24,706 --> 01:03:27,275 To proclaim freedom to the captives! 983 01:03:27,375 --> 01:03:30,545 And to set at liberty those who are oppressed! 984 01:03:32,181 --> 01:03:36,051 City of brotherly love, the words of Christ, our Savior, 985 01:03:36,151 --> 01:03:37,719 ring out to you this day! 986 01:03:38,419 --> 01:03:42,457 Whom the Son sets free is free indeed. 987 01:03:42,557 --> 01:03:44,592 Dear God. 988 01:03:44,692 --> 01:03:46,461 [George] Why does Christ set free? 989 01:03:46,561 --> 01:03:48,130 Why does He bring new life? 990 01:03:48,229 --> 01:03:49,630 Because without Him, 991 01:03:49,731 --> 01:03:51,967 you're a condemned prisoner of your sin. 992 01:03:52,067 --> 01:03:54,235 [exhales] Market Street. 993 01:03:54,335 --> 01:03:57,605 100 feet by 260 per block. 994 01:03:58,207 --> 01:03:59,841 Plus, 40 feet on the side streets 995 01:03:59,942 --> 01:04:01,043 around to the wharf. 996 01:04:02,877 --> 01:04:03,946 Let's see. 997 01:04:04,046 --> 01:04:06,982 Agh! A printer without paper and ink. 998 01:04:07,082 --> 01:04:09,350 Excuse me. Pardon me. 999 01:04:09,450 --> 01:04:11,352 Pardon me. Excuse me. 1000 01:04:11,452 --> 01:04:13,788 - [door opens] - [George preaching continues] 1001 01:04:16,591 --> 01:04:18,726 [sighs] Where's my graphite stick? 1002 01:04:24,899 --> 01:04:27,468 Blast it, Joseph, have you seen my graphite stick? 1003 01:04:27,568 --> 01:04:30,105 [George preaching] ...the old has come, behold! 1004 01:04:30,205 --> 01:04:31,940 Old things have become new. 1005 01:04:33,075 --> 01:04:34,609 [Joseph] Have you ever heard a voice like that? 1006 01:04:34,709 --> 01:04:36,511 [George] How many souls are kept from Christ 1007 01:04:36,611 --> 01:04:39,148 for fear of reproach? Of being marked with... 1008 01:04:39,248 --> 01:04:41,216 Like a trumpet blast from Heaven. 1009 01:04:41,315 --> 01:04:44,119 [George] We have a living hope within us. 1010 01:04:44,219 --> 01:04:47,256 And yet we fear to proclaim that which we know is true! 1011 01:04:48,422 --> 01:04:51,059 Are we in truth ashamed of Christ? 1012 01:04:51,160 --> 01:04:54,729 This is it, Mr. Franklin. Yes. 1013 01:04:55,630 --> 01:04:57,099 A real experiment. 1014 01:05:00,434 --> 01:05:01,502 Discredit... 1015 01:05:04,839 --> 01:05:05,974 Either a rumor... 1016 01:05:07,242 --> 01:05:08,643 or fact. 1017 01:05:09,310 --> 01:05:10,745 Yes. [laughs] 1018 01:05:10,845 --> 01:05:13,648 I ask you, ye men of letters, 1019 01:05:14,348 --> 01:05:17,186 whether your great Lycurgus or Solon, 1020 01:05:17,286 --> 01:05:20,421 Pythagoras or Plato, Aristotle, Seneca, Cicero, 1021 01:05:20,521 --> 01:05:22,690 all the heathen moralists combined 1022 01:05:22,790 --> 01:05:25,860 ever produced a system of ethics any way comparable 1023 01:05:25,961 --> 01:05:29,363 with so long-lasting, so widespread in effect 1024 01:05:29,463 --> 01:05:32,733 as the shining wisdom given by the one they call 1025 01:05:32,834 --> 01:05:34,069 Jesus of Nazareth. 1026 01:05:34,169 --> 01:05:37,672 Divided by four, plus another five... 1027 01:05:39,874 --> 01:05:42,211 Yeah, 6,000. 1028 01:05:42,311 --> 01:05:43,611 How many, Mr. Franklin? 1029 01:05:45,948 --> 01:05:48,549 According to my calculations, 1030 01:05:48,649 --> 01:05:52,221 his voice can be heard by 30,000. 1031 01:05:52,321 --> 01:05:53,621 You say 30,000? 1032 01:05:54,889 --> 01:05:55,890 Philadelphia only has-- 1033 01:05:55,991 --> 01:05:57,792 20,000 residents. 1034 01:06:00,394 --> 01:06:02,931 What if there be mysteries in His religion? 1035 01:06:03,031 --> 01:06:05,267 Are they not mysteries of godliness? 1036 01:06:05,366 --> 01:06:07,970 Are they not worthy of the God who reveals them? 1037 01:06:08,669 --> 01:06:13,242 Is it not the greatest mystery that men who pretend to reason 1038 01:06:13,342 --> 01:06:16,278 and search into the very science of nature itself, 1039 01:06:16,377 --> 01:06:19,747 and consequently find a mystery in every blade of grass, 1040 01:06:19,847 --> 01:06:21,917 should then be so irrational as to decry 1041 01:06:22,017 --> 01:06:23,484 all mysteries in religion? 1042 01:06:24,219 --> 01:06:25,820 Where is the scribe? 1043 01:06:25,921 --> 01:06:27,388 Where is the wise? 1044 01:06:27,488 --> 01:06:28,924 Where among you is the disputer 1045 01:06:29,024 --> 01:06:30,725 against the Christian revelation? 1046 01:06:30,825 --> 01:06:31,859 I ask you. 1047 01:06:32,593 --> 01:06:35,897 Does not everything without and within us conspire to prove 1048 01:06:35,998 --> 01:06:37,765 their divine origin? 1049 01:06:37,865 --> 01:06:41,036 Was Christ Himself not styled the Word of God? 1050 01:06:42,104 --> 01:06:45,207 The fear of Him is the beginning of knowledge. 1051 01:06:46,440 --> 01:06:48,442 It's not a fish tale, Mr. Franklin. 1052 01:06:50,078 --> 01:06:54,950 Do not let the flat, lifeless, stained-glass reverence you see 1053 01:06:55,050 --> 01:06:57,852 keep you a cool distance from His fiery heart! 1054 01:06:57,953 --> 01:06:59,654 For it is the kindness of the Lord 1055 01:06:59,754 --> 01:07:01,689 that leads us to repentance. 1056 01:07:01,789 --> 01:07:05,426 And what does it mean to repent, but to turn another way? 1057 01:07:06,295 --> 01:07:09,998 What way shall we turn in naught but darkness? 1058 01:07:10,098 --> 01:07:11,199 What way shall we turn 1059 01:07:11,300 --> 01:07:13,035 if not toward the inextinguishable light 1060 01:07:13,135 --> 01:07:14,802 of the risen Son? 1061 01:07:14,902 --> 01:07:18,806 Who, though we reject Him, still pursues us all our days. 1062 01:07:18,907 --> 01:07:22,978 Oh! Does not your dead heart quicken to life at the thought 1063 01:07:23,078 --> 01:07:25,213 that you were fashioned for such purpose, 1064 01:07:25,314 --> 01:07:29,151 and have yet a part to play in the unfolding kingdom of God? 1065 01:07:29,251 --> 01:07:30,986 Stand therefore, brethren, 1066 01:07:31,086 --> 01:07:34,289 in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free. 1067 01:07:34,389 --> 01:07:37,491 Be not entangled under the yoke of the bondage of sin. 1068 01:07:38,226 --> 01:07:42,998 I commend you now all to Christ in His infinite mercy, 1069 01:07:43,098 --> 01:07:45,900 to whom, with the Father and the Spirit, 1070 01:07:46,001 --> 01:07:49,603 be all glory, all honor, all power, 1071 01:07:49,704 --> 01:07:52,174 now and forevermore! 1072 01:07:52,274 --> 01:07:53,408 Amen! 1073 01:07:53,507 --> 01:07:55,911 - [crowd] Amen! - [George] Amen! 1074 01:07:56,011 --> 01:07:57,346 [crowd] Amen! 1075 01:07:57,446 --> 01:07:58,579 [George] Amen! 1076 01:07:58,679 --> 01:08:00,382 [crowd] Amen! 1077 01:08:00,481 --> 01:08:02,483 [George] Awake, oh sleeper! 1078 01:08:03,352 --> 01:08:04,719 The sun has risen. 1079 01:08:04,819 --> 01:08:07,022 [crowd cheering] 1080 01:08:10,125 --> 01:08:12,727 [indistinct chatter] 1081 01:08:12,827 --> 01:08:15,663 - [man] Please, Reverend. - [Benjamin] Excuse me. Pardon me. 1082 01:08:15,763 --> 01:08:17,032 Please, excuse me. 1083 01:08:17,132 --> 01:08:18,499 Please, excuse me. Pardon me. 1084 01:08:18,599 --> 01:08:20,969 Thank you. [grunts] 1085 01:08:21,069 --> 01:08:24,705 - Excuse me, sir! It's me! - Thank you for the help 1086 01:08:24,805 --> 01:08:26,874 but as you can see, I have no time to speak. 1087 01:08:26,975 --> 01:08:29,543 Is it possible to have a word with the Reverend? 1088 01:08:29,643 --> 01:08:32,247 - Not now. - Uh, perhaps tonight? 1089 01:08:32,347 --> 01:08:33,748 Mr. Whitefield is engaged 1090 01:08:33,848 --> 01:08:35,683 to minister and preach well into the evening. 1091 01:08:35,783 --> 01:08:38,186 - I'm sorry. - Oh, Mr. Franklin. 1092 01:08:38,286 --> 01:08:41,722 Looks like Whitefield gave you tomorrow's headline. 1093 01:08:41,822 --> 01:08:44,393 - Are you... Benjamin Franklin? - I am. 1094 01:08:44,493 --> 01:08:46,028 Proprietor of the Pennsylvania Gazette? 1095 01:08:46,128 --> 01:08:47,695 - Yes. - William Seward. 1096 01:08:47,795 --> 01:08:49,197 - Oh. - Mr. Whitefield was hoping 1097 01:08:49,297 --> 01:08:50,932 to meet with you. This must be providence. 1098 01:08:51,033 --> 01:08:53,235 - Ah. Or coincidence. - It'll be late, 1099 01:08:53,335 --> 01:08:55,736 but we could visit you at your shop when he's through. 1100 01:08:55,836 --> 01:08:57,272 Uh, yes. Very good. 1101 01:08:57,372 --> 01:08:59,107 - Thank you. - Thank you. 1102 01:08:59,207 --> 01:09:00,409 God bless you, Mr. Franklin. 1103 01:09:00,509 --> 01:09:01,709 [man] Please, Reverend, please. 1104 01:09:01,809 --> 01:09:03,912 All right. [chuckles] 1105 01:09:04,012 --> 01:09:10,385 ♪ From the oceans through the valleys ♪ 1106 01:09:10,485 --> 01:09:15,924 [crowd] ♪ From the mainland to the shore ♪ 1107 01:09:16,024 --> 01:09:22,230 ♪ Let Your Kingdom be awakened ♪ 1108 01:09:22,330 --> 01:09:28,503 ♪ In the hearts of men once more ♪ 1109 01:09:28,602 --> 01:09:34,742 ♪ Call Your children into freedom ♪ 1110 01:09:34,842 --> 01:09:40,748 ♪ Captive souls to liberty ♪ 1111 01:09:40,848 --> 01:09:47,089 ♪ Come awaken, Holy Spirit ♪ 1112 01:09:47,189 --> 01:09:53,694 ♪ Come awaken us today ♪ 1113 01:09:54,496 --> 01:10:01,036 ♪ I will serve Thee, precious Jesus ♪ 1114 01:10:01,136 --> 01:10:07,209 ♪ Unto Thee I give my all ♪ 1115 01:10:07,309 --> 01:10:13,681 ♪ Lay my hands unto Thy service ♪ 1116 01:10:13,781 --> 01:10:20,322 ♪ And my heart unto Thy call ♪ 1117 01:10:20,422 --> 01:10:26,727 ♪ Perish every fond ambition ♪ 1118 01:10:26,827 --> 01:10:33,135 ♪ Lay aside all selfish gain ♪ 1119 01:10:33,235 --> 01:10:39,574 ♪ All forsaken for Thy glory ♪ 1120 01:10:39,673 --> 01:10:46,680 ♪ Come awaken us today ♪ 1121 01:10:50,018 --> 01:10:52,187 The whole world has gone religious, Joseph. 1122 01:10:53,989 --> 01:10:54,923 Yes, sir. 1123 01:11:00,428 --> 01:11:01,363 [sighs] 1124 01:11:02,130 --> 01:11:06,468 Well... tomorrow's Gazette shall read... 1125 01:11:07,369 --> 01:11:10,605 "November 8th, 1739." 1126 01:11:11,373 --> 01:11:14,476 "The Reverend George Whitefield has arrived from England... 1127 01:11:15,676 --> 01:11:17,445 to awaken the Colonies." 1128 01:11:18,947 --> 01:11:20,115 [chuckles] 1129 01:11:21,616 --> 01:11:23,018 [crickets chirping] 1130 01:11:41,503 --> 01:11:43,871 You both may retire for the night. 1131 01:11:43,972 --> 01:11:46,174 Thank you for your endurance. 1132 01:11:47,309 --> 01:11:48,410 And what about you, sir? 1133 01:11:49,211 --> 01:11:53,548 Oh, I will plow deep while sluggards sleep, 1134 01:11:54,249 --> 01:11:57,352 so I will have corn to sell and to keep. 1135 01:11:59,087 --> 01:12:00,021 Of course. 1136 01:12:02,357 --> 01:12:04,392 Sweet pea, wake up. 1137 01:12:05,893 --> 01:12:06,995 We must get going. 1138 01:12:16,737 --> 01:12:17,805 Mr. Franklin? 1139 01:12:17,906 --> 01:12:18,839 [Benjamin] Hmm? 1140 01:12:20,175 --> 01:12:22,444 What did you make of Reverend Whitefield's message today? 1141 01:12:22,944 --> 01:12:24,679 Oh. 1142 01:12:24,778 --> 01:12:26,747 I plan to make a lot from it. 1143 01:12:31,386 --> 01:12:32,387 Good night, sir. 1144 01:12:33,555 --> 01:12:34,556 Good night. 1145 01:12:36,091 --> 01:12:37,959 - [Samuel] Good night, Joseph. - [knock on door] 1146 01:12:43,864 --> 01:12:47,002 Good evening. I'm looking for a Mr. Benjamin Franklin. 1147 01:12:47,102 --> 01:12:50,871 Uh... y-yes, please. 1148 01:12:53,074 --> 01:12:53,975 [sighs] 1149 01:12:54,075 --> 01:12:55,843 What is your name? 1150 01:12:55,944 --> 01:12:57,712 - I'm Samuel. - Samuel? 1151 01:12:57,811 --> 01:12:59,147 That's a strong name. 1152 01:12:59,247 --> 01:13:00,515 Who is this? 1153 01:13:00,615 --> 01:13:01,950 Samantha, sir. 1154 01:13:02,050 --> 01:13:05,287 Samantha, you are a great blessing to your father. 1155 01:13:05,387 --> 01:13:06,321 God bless you both. 1156 01:13:07,289 --> 01:13:08,957 - [Samuel] Night. - Good evening. 1157 01:13:10,125 --> 01:13:13,461 Excuse me, sir, what is your name? 1158 01:13:13,561 --> 01:13:14,462 [door closes] 1159 01:13:14,996 --> 01:13:15,964 Me? 1160 01:13:18,667 --> 01:13:19,833 Joseph. 1161 01:13:19,934 --> 01:13:21,569 [George] Joseph. 1162 01:13:21,670 --> 01:13:23,471 That too, is a strong name. 1163 01:13:24,139 --> 01:13:25,140 Suits you. 1164 01:13:28,009 --> 01:13:30,779 The Lord whom I serve sees you. 1165 01:13:38,953 --> 01:13:39,988 [sighs] 1166 01:13:44,793 --> 01:13:45,927 Mr. Franklin. 1167 01:13:47,462 --> 01:13:49,497 Reverend Whitefield. 1168 01:13:49,597 --> 01:13:51,433 Please, call me, "George". 1169 01:13:52,133 --> 01:13:53,968 It is an honor to finally meet you. 1170 01:13:54,703 --> 01:13:57,339 Your reputation precedes you in England. 1171 01:13:57,439 --> 01:13:58,540 Oh? [soft grunt] 1172 01:13:59,974 --> 01:14:01,042 Which one? 1173 01:14:01,142 --> 01:14:03,445 [George chuckling] 1174 01:14:03,545 --> 01:14:06,181 Many there regard your Poor Richard's Almanack 1175 01:14:06,281 --> 01:14:08,183 as one of the lost books of the Bible. 1176 01:14:08,283 --> 01:14:09,951 Ah, you flatter me. 1177 01:14:10,752 --> 01:14:14,222 But a man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. 1178 01:14:14,823 --> 01:14:15,724 Indeed. 1179 01:14:16,524 --> 01:14:18,493 Do you belong to a local parish? 1180 01:14:18,593 --> 01:14:21,963 I am a friend to every church, but a member of none. 1181 01:14:23,465 --> 01:14:24,366 I see. 1182 01:14:25,233 --> 01:14:26,601 Yes. 1183 01:14:26,701 --> 01:14:28,370 - [George] Hmm. - Hmm. 1184 01:14:28,470 --> 01:14:30,238 - [door opens] - [indistinct chatter] 1185 01:14:30,338 --> 01:14:32,774 [William] You will have to wait until morning. 1186 01:14:32,873 --> 01:14:34,209 - [sighs] - Hmm. 1187 01:14:36,911 --> 01:14:38,580 Do you mind if I... 1188 01:14:38,680 --> 01:14:39,914 - Mm. - Ah. Ah! 1189 01:14:41,882 --> 01:14:43,485 - Thank you. - [soft grunt] 1190 01:14:44,419 --> 01:14:46,421 [together] I am interested in working with you. 1191 01:14:46,521 --> 01:14:48,490 Oh, please, proceed. 1192 01:14:48,590 --> 01:14:49,824 [chuckles] 1193 01:14:49,924 --> 01:14:52,927 The Pennsylvania Gazette is the leading newspaper 1194 01:14:53,027 --> 01:14:55,230 in His Majesty's 13 colonies. 1195 01:14:55,330 --> 01:14:56,897 It would be extremely effective 1196 01:14:56,998 --> 01:14:58,733 in communicating your whereabouts 1197 01:14:58,833 --> 01:15:01,169 to ensure the largest crowds possible. 1198 01:15:01,269 --> 01:15:05,340 And with it, the largest possible offerings. 1199 01:15:05,440 --> 01:15:07,242 [George] Well, that is very thoughtful of you. 1200 01:15:07,342 --> 01:15:10,779 I am endeavoring to raise funds for an orphanage in Georgia. 1201 01:15:10,879 --> 01:15:13,081 I'm sure you are. [chuckles] 1202 01:15:13,181 --> 01:15:16,151 Partnering with me would guarantee the maximum benefit 1203 01:15:16,251 --> 01:15:17,552 to your cause, 1204 01:15:19,587 --> 01:15:21,022 and mine. 1205 01:15:22,624 --> 01:15:24,025 A match made in Heaven. 1206 01:15:25,026 --> 01:15:27,295 Or just a deal made in a print shop. 1207 01:15:29,798 --> 01:15:30,999 [chuckles] 1208 01:15:31,099 --> 01:15:32,534 Now, as business partners, 1209 01:15:32,634 --> 01:15:35,637 whenever you're in my city and you need lodging, 1210 01:15:35,737 --> 01:15:37,705 my home will be made available to you. 1211 01:15:37,806 --> 01:15:40,041 That is a very kind offer for the sake of Christ. 1212 01:15:40,141 --> 01:15:42,310 Well, it's not for Christ's sake, it's for yours. 1213 01:15:42,410 --> 01:15:45,013 - [chuckles] - Shall we dunk the papers then? 1214 01:15:45,113 --> 01:15:46,214 Tonight? 1215 01:15:46,314 --> 01:15:47,649 Wasn't it Poor Richard who said 1216 01:15:47,749 --> 01:15:49,317 "One today is worth two tomorrows"? 1217 01:15:49,417 --> 01:15:51,553 Yes, I know what Poor Richard said. 1218 01:15:51,653 --> 01:15:52,987 All right, let's get on with it. 1219 01:15:53,087 --> 01:15:54,823 [George] I want to start by publishing this. 1220 01:15:54,924 --> 01:15:55,824 [sighs] 1221 01:15:57,659 --> 01:16:00,528 Hmm. "To the inhabitants of Maryland, Virginia, 1222 01:16:00,628 --> 01:16:02,497 North and South Carolina, 1223 01:16:02,597 --> 01:16:04,499 God has a quarrel to pick with you 1224 01:16:04,599 --> 01:16:08,603 for your abuse of and cruelty to slaves... 1225 01:16:09,637 --> 01:16:12,006 and for keeping the Gospel from them." 1226 01:16:13,441 --> 01:16:15,777 You are lighting a powder keg, my friend. 1227 01:16:16,711 --> 01:16:20,014 I did not cross the Atlantic to tickle ears, Mr. Franklin. 1228 01:16:20,114 --> 01:16:22,083 Hmm, huh... [chuckles] 1229 01:16:22,183 --> 01:16:24,085 - Soothe or stoke. - I'm sorry? 1230 01:16:24,185 --> 01:16:26,488 Soothe or stoke the hearts of the people. 1231 01:16:27,355 --> 01:16:31,659 Both sell papers and save souls apparently. 1232 01:16:31,759 --> 01:16:33,495 Well, let's get started. 1233 01:16:33,595 --> 01:16:35,263 [both chuckle] 1234 01:16:35,363 --> 01:16:37,198 You were business partners. 1235 01:16:37,298 --> 01:16:39,734 And I sold a lot of these. 1236 01:16:39,834 --> 01:16:42,103 "Whitefield preaches to 17,000 1237 01:16:42,203 --> 01:16:43,538 in Providence, Rhode Island--" 1238 01:16:43,638 --> 01:16:44,606 Rogue Island. 1239 01:16:44,706 --> 01:16:47,208 [Benny] "And 30,000 in Boston." 1240 01:16:47,308 --> 01:16:48,576 [Benjamin] Look at the date. 1241 01:16:49,544 --> 01:16:51,279 These were on the same day. 1242 01:16:51,379 --> 01:16:55,250 But Pro-- Providence and Boston are 50 miles apart. 1243 01:16:55,350 --> 01:16:58,921 He spent more time on a horse than on the ground... 1244 01:16:59,721 --> 01:17:02,223 and he preached and prayed more than he slept. 1245 01:17:03,491 --> 01:17:05,995 Ah... I have to admit, in the beginning, 1246 01:17:06,127 --> 01:17:09,130 I did not believe that level of response could be maintained. 1247 01:17:09,230 --> 01:17:10,598 Well, was it? 1248 01:17:10,698 --> 01:17:11,599 No. 1249 01:17:13,568 --> 01:17:14,903 It increased. 1250 01:17:16,504 --> 01:17:18,506 [rousing music playing] 1251 01:17:24,712 --> 01:17:26,548 Reverend George Whitefield to preach repentance 1252 01:17:26,648 --> 01:17:28,416 in Rhode Island, Massachusetts. 1253 01:17:30,351 --> 01:17:32,554 [George] Let there be no divisions in the church. 1254 01:17:32,654 --> 01:17:36,558 But rather be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. 1255 01:17:36,658 --> 01:17:38,126 [crowd] Yes. 1256 01:17:38,226 --> 01:17:42,163 Therefore, let us not be asleep, but awake. 1257 01:17:42,263 --> 01:17:43,933 - [crowd] Yes. - And sober minded, 1258 01:17:44,033 --> 01:17:46,267 because we belong to the day. 1259 01:17:46,367 --> 01:17:48,570 Let us be dressed in the raiment of light. 1260 01:17:48,670 --> 01:17:50,872 [crowd] Yes! Amen. 1261 01:17:52,607 --> 01:17:55,877 [horse hooves galloping] 1262 01:17:57,378 --> 01:17:59,881 [rousing music continues] 1263 01:18:11,392 --> 01:18:14,495 Nathan! Nathan! 1264 01:18:14,596 --> 01:18:16,664 Reverend Whitefield preached at Hartford yesterday. 1265 01:18:16,764 --> 01:18:19,233 And he's to preach at Middletown this morning at 10:00. 1266 01:18:28,743 --> 01:18:30,178 [Nathan] Molly. 1267 01:18:30,278 --> 01:18:31,813 - Nathan? - Molly. 1268 01:18:33,414 --> 01:18:36,384 Molly, Reverend Whitefield. 1269 01:18:36,484 --> 01:18:39,088 And on his head are many crowns. 1270 01:18:40,154 --> 01:18:42,757 On his head are many crowns. 1271 01:18:45,827 --> 01:18:48,329 Lord, speak through me. 1272 01:18:49,098 --> 01:18:50,698 Draw them with Your Word. 1273 01:18:52,101 --> 01:18:55,070 Let them hear Your voice. 1274 01:18:55,169 --> 01:18:58,339 Set them on a path from which they will never depart. 1275 01:18:59,607 --> 01:19:01,709 Though You are a God of justice, 1276 01:19:02,443 --> 01:19:05,480 show them that Your heart resounds with mercy. 1277 01:19:06,848 --> 01:19:11,386 Show them the kindness that You have always shown me. 1278 01:19:11,486 --> 01:19:14,756 As I speak from the word like lightning speak, 1279 01:19:15,456 --> 01:19:18,027 cry out in thunder from the word. 1280 01:19:19,193 --> 01:19:21,030 He has a name written on Him 1281 01:19:21,130 --> 01:19:23,665 that no one knows but He Himself, 1282 01:19:23,765 --> 01:19:26,601 and His name is the word of God! 1283 01:19:28,003 --> 01:19:29,437 Use me, Lord, 1284 01:19:30,872 --> 01:19:32,107 whatever the cost. 1285 01:19:34,275 --> 01:19:37,445 Let them receive your gift of salvation, 1286 01:19:39,647 --> 01:19:41,616 and set us free. 1287 01:19:44,318 --> 01:19:46,354 [Benjamin] "And I saw that my righteousness 1288 01:19:46,454 --> 01:19:48,057 would not save me. 1289 01:19:48,157 --> 01:19:52,127 Nathan Cole. October 23rd, 1740." 1290 01:19:53,327 --> 01:19:57,265 Nearly 13 years ago, and the reports remain the same. 1291 01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:01,569 Mr. Nathan Cole would never have experienced the new birth 1292 01:20:01,669 --> 01:20:03,671 if you had not published my whereabouts. 1293 01:20:03,771 --> 01:20:06,909 [chuckles] Well, poor Richard would still be poor 1294 01:20:07,009 --> 01:20:09,078 had I not published your whereabouts. 1295 01:20:11,813 --> 01:20:15,349 I see the church has, uh, greeted you warmly today. 1296 01:20:16,185 --> 01:20:17,385 [sighs] 1297 01:20:17,485 --> 01:20:20,555 My dear friend, John Wesley, once said, 1298 01:20:21,255 --> 01:20:25,727 "You must be willing to preach, pray or die at any moment." 1299 01:20:25,827 --> 01:20:29,330 [chuckles] He forgot to tell you to also duck and dodge. 1300 01:20:34,736 --> 01:20:36,004 We lost Seward. 1301 01:20:40,241 --> 01:20:41,342 I'm sorry. 1302 01:20:42,510 --> 01:20:45,114 He was preaching in South Wales... 1303 01:20:46,581 --> 01:20:49,250 when an angry mob began to throw stones. 1304 01:20:52,187 --> 01:20:53,721 He died three days later. 1305 01:20:55,857 --> 01:20:57,825 In his final letter to me, he said... 1306 01:20:58,793 --> 01:21:00,062 "Fear not, George... 1307 01:21:01,295 --> 01:21:05,800 we are immortal until our work on earth is done." 1308 01:21:07,401 --> 01:21:10,973 What compels one back into angry mobs? 1309 01:21:12,306 --> 01:21:15,777 The same thing that compelled Christ onto a cross of wood. 1310 01:21:17,779 --> 01:21:19,114 When you follow Him, 1311 01:21:20,615 --> 01:21:22,283 you are led by love... 1312 01:21:23,417 --> 01:21:24,719 no matter the cost. 1313 01:21:27,588 --> 01:21:32,627 Those who follow dead religion are led by a desire to be right. 1314 01:21:34,896 --> 01:21:36,497 Eventually, they will throw stones 1315 01:21:36,597 --> 01:21:38,267 at those they believe are wrong. 1316 01:21:41,903 --> 01:21:46,141 I grow weary in the work, Ben, but never of the work. 1317 01:21:47,976 --> 01:21:50,545 And like you... [chuckles] 1318 01:21:50,645 --> 01:21:53,414 I would rather wear out than rust out. 1319 01:21:57,186 --> 01:21:58,619 [inhales] 1320 01:21:58,719 --> 01:22:02,690 Seward also said that I should give you these... 1321 01:22:05,194 --> 01:22:07,428 my personal journals. 1322 01:22:07,528 --> 01:22:09,831 He said you should publish them, 1323 01:22:09,932 --> 01:22:13,534 that many would see the goodness of God. 1324 01:22:13,634 --> 01:22:17,405 I needed a new press just to publish your sermons. 1325 01:22:17,505 --> 01:22:19,707 Well, I suppose you'd better get a third. 1326 01:22:19,807 --> 01:22:22,044 [both chuckle] 1327 01:22:23,344 --> 01:22:24,313 [sighs] 1328 01:22:25,546 --> 01:22:26,848 [sniffles] 1329 01:22:26,949 --> 01:22:28,649 [clears throat] My... 1330 01:22:29,985 --> 01:22:33,121 Your print shop has become a rather strange laboratory 1331 01:22:33,222 --> 01:22:35,623 - since my last visit. - [Benjamin chuckles] 1332 01:22:35,723 --> 01:22:38,927 Yes, His Majesty's Royal Society 1333 01:22:39,027 --> 01:22:42,130 has taken special interest in my research 1334 01:22:42,231 --> 01:22:44,599 on the mysteries of electric fire. 1335 01:22:44,699 --> 01:22:46,601 [both chuckle] 1336 01:22:46,701 --> 01:22:48,803 - And what about you, Ben? - Hmm? 1337 01:22:48,903 --> 01:22:50,538 What is your source? 1338 01:22:50,638 --> 01:22:51,907 [Benjamin] My source? 1339 01:22:52,007 --> 01:22:53,976 - What compels you? - [thunder rumbling] 1340 01:22:54,076 --> 01:22:56,979 Aha, I thought you'd never ask. 1341 01:22:57,079 --> 01:22:58,313 [chuckles] 1342 01:23:02,516 --> 01:23:04,652 [chuckles] Follow me. 1343 01:23:05,820 --> 01:23:08,290 [George chuckling] 1344 01:23:08,389 --> 01:23:10,926 I fail to see what is so humorous. 1345 01:23:11,026 --> 01:23:13,061 Uh, it's a virtue chart. 1346 01:23:13,161 --> 01:23:14,662 - You actually use this? - Oh, dear. 1347 01:23:14,762 --> 01:23:16,497 He's showing him the chart. 1348 01:23:16,597 --> 01:23:18,066 [George] Good evening, Mrs. Franklin. 1349 01:23:18,166 --> 01:23:20,068 Allow me to expound. 1350 01:23:20,168 --> 01:23:22,170 First, on a small card, I write the virtue 1351 01:23:22,271 --> 01:23:24,072 I am to focus on for the week. 1352 01:23:24,172 --> 01:23:26,507 - Currently, it's humility. - Which he just added, 1353 01:23:26,607 --> 01:23:28,409 because he bragged about the first 12. 1354 01:23:28,509 --> 01:23:30,946 "Imitate Jesus and Socrates." 1355 01:23:31,046 --> 01:23:32,680 [Benjamin] I refer to it frequently, 1356 01:23:32,780 --> 01:23:35,350 and then I replace it with a new virtue every week 1357 01:23:35,449 --> 01:23:36,784 for 13 weeks, 1358 01:23:36,884 --> 01:23:39,453 so that the series is repeated four times a year. 1359 01:23:39,553 --> 01:23:41,522 Then I assess how I'm doing on the chart. 1360 01:23:41,622 --> 01:23:43,758 Our assessments do not always align. 1361 01:23:43,858 --> 01:23:46,727 Well, whatever achievements I have made, 1362 01:23:46,827 --> 01:23:49,298 I credit to the ethical, intellectual, 1363 01:23:49,398 --> 01:23:51,699 and physical discipline of these virtues. 1364 01:23:51,799 --> 01:23:54,869 Upon them, I founded the most successful newspaper 1365 01:23:54,970 --> 01:23:56,138 in the colonies, 1366 01:23:56,238 --> 01:23:58,773 the first public library, firehouse, 1367 01:23:58,873 --> 01:24:01,310 and Philadelphia's first hospital. 1368 01:24:01,410 --> 01:24:04,313 Says the man who states, "He who falls in love with himself 1369 01:24:04,413 --> 01:24:05,981 will have no rivals." 1370 01:24:06,081 --> 01:24:08,183 [Benjamin] I say this not to boast, Deborah, 1371 01:24:08,283 --> 01:24:10,451 but to prove the merit of my system. 1372 01:24:10,551 --> 01:24:12,220 Had someone else taken up this discipline, 1373 01:24:12,321 --> 01:24:14,289 it might be their name on the Franklin stove. 1374 01:24:14,389 --> 01:24:16,557 - Hmm. - Lightning rod, swim fins, 1375 01:24:16,657 --> 01:24:19,061 - and the flexible catheter. - [Deborah] Benjamin Franklin. 1376 01:24:19,161 --> 01:24:20,329 I think the flexible catheter 1377 01:24:20,429 --> 01:24:21,562 will be your highest achievement. 1378 01:24:21,662 --> 01:24:23,664 - Ah. - What's a catheter? 1379 01:24:23,764 --> 01:24:26,034 - [Deborah] Never mind. - [laughter] 1380 01:24:26,134 --> 01:24:28,836 [Benjamin] It is the zeal for improvement in self, 1381 01:24:28,937 --> 01:24:31,572 society, and science that drove me to prove 1382 01:24:31,672 --> 01:24:34,142 that storms can move in an opposite direction 1383 01:24:34,242 --> 01:24:35,710 than the direction from the wind. 1384 01:24:35,810 --> 01:24:37,645 And of course, you invented the wind. 1385 01:24:37,745 --> 01:24:40,048 Absolutely, I did. I needed to fly my kites. 1386 01:24:40,148 --> 01:24:41,917 - Oh! - [laughter] 1387 01:24:42,017 --> 01:24:44,052 Oh, well, he is certainly responsible 1388 01:24:44,152 --> 01:24:45,988 for all of the hot air blowing through here. 1389 01:24:46,088 --> 01:24:47,255 - [laughs] - Hear, hear. 1390 01:24:47,356 --> 01:24:49,391 - [laughter] - [Deborah] Good night, George. 1391 01:24:49,490 --> 01:24:50,524 [Sally] Good night, Mr. Whitefield. 1392 01:24:50,624 --> 01:24:52,327 Good night, Sally, Mrs. Franklin. 1393 01:24:52,427 --> 01:24:53,428 Good night, Father. 1394 01:24:54,062 --> 01:24:56,031 - Good night. - [footsteps thudding] 1395 01:25:00,135 --> 01:25:01,802 [chuckling] 1396 01:25:02,337 --> 01:25:03,671 [distant thunder rumbling] 1397 01:25:03,771 --> 01:25:05,573 Oh, no. You're doing it again. 1398 01:25:05,673 --> 01:25:07,376 - [George] What? - There, stop that. 1399 01:25:07,476 --> 01:25:09,510 Are you mocking my bad eye, Ben? 1400 01:25:09,610 --> 01:25:11,879 [sighs] No, not the blasted eye. 1401 01:25:11,980 --> 01:25:13,015 That look. 1402 01:25:13,647 --> 01:25:16,385 You got some pseudo spiritual gaze upon me. 1403 01:25:18,053 --> 01:25:21,256 I tried this, Ben, and it nearly killed me. 1404 01:25:22,391 --> 01:25:25,961 It's the same religious spirit that leads men to throw stones. 1405 01:25:26,995 --> 01:25:30,032 - You must be born again. - [laughs] 1406 01:25:30,132 --> 01:25:32,401 I trust my good works from a good heart 1407 01:25:32,501 --> 01:25:34,069 will go before me. 1408 01:25:34,169 --> 01:25:36,271 [George] Getting to heaven on your own strength. 1409 01:25:36,371 --> 01:25:39,307 You might as well climb to the moon on a rope of sand. 1410 01:25:39,408 --> 01:25:43,211 I have too much to do on earth to worry about the moon. 1411 01:25:43,311 --> 01:25:45,546 Even if I were to experience this new birth 1412 01:25:45,646 --> 01:25:46,915 you so often speak of, 1413 01:25:47,015 --> 01:25:48,883 I would never give you or anyone else 1414 01:25:48,984 --> 01:25:50,485 the satisfaction of knowing it. 1415 01:25:52,087 --> 01:25:53,888 [chuckling] 1416 01:25:53,989 --> 01:25:56,891 [loud thunder crashing] 1417 01:25:56,992 --> 01:25:57,993 Let's go. 1418 01:25:59,827 --> 01:26:02,397 - I'm sorry? - Grab your coat. 1419 01:26:02,497 --> 01:26:03,999 I want to show you something. 1420 01:26:04,099 --> 01:26:05,733 [George] Now? You can't be serious. 1421 01:26:06,268 --> 01:26:08,636 Do not squander time, Georgie. [chuckles] 1422 01:26:08,736 --> 01:26:10,704 It's the stuff life is made of. 1423 01:26:10,805 --> 01:26:14,443 - All right. - I'm going to need this, and... 1424 01:26:15,776 --> 01:26:17,079 - What is that? - Huh? 1425 01:26:17,179 --> 01:26:18,246 - Okay. - [chuckles] 1426 01:26:18,346 --> 01:26:20,648 [loud thunder crashing] 1427 01:26:20,748 --> 01:26:22,484 [church bells tolling] 1428 01:26:22,583 --> 01:26:24,519 [woman screaming] 1429 01:26:26,221 --> 01:26:27,989 Why are they ringing church bells? 1430 01:26:28,090 --> 01:26:29,458 Superstition. 1431 01:26:29,558 --> 01:26:31,026 They believe it will appease God 1432 01:26:31,126 --> 01:26:33,828 so his wrath won't strike and burn their homes. 1433 01:26:33,929 --> 01:26:35,830 - That's not scriptural. - [laughs] 1434 01:26:35,931 --> 01:26:39,367 Finally, somebody who agrees with me. 1435 01:26:39,468 --> 01:26:40,502 [laughs] 1436 01:26:40,601 --> 01:26:42,571 These are perfect conditions. 1437 01:26:44,139 --> 01:26:46,074 Is madness one of your virtues? 1438 01:26:47,875 --> 01:26:49,544 [laughs heartily] 1439 01:26:51,745 --> 01:26:54,382 When the thunder clouds come over the kite, 1440 01:26:55,083 --> 01:26:58,286 this pointed wire will draw the electric fire from them. 1441 01:26:58,386 --> 01:27:00,322 The kite, and all of the twine, 1442 01:27:00,422 --> 01:27:01,789 will become electrified. 1443 01:27:01,889 --> 01:27:03,824 Then the loose filaments of the twine 1444 01:27:03,925 --> 01:27:05,494 will stand up every way 1445 01:27:05,594 --> 01:27:08,096 and be attracted by an approaching finger. 1446 01:27:08,729 --> 01:27:10,198 [laughs] 1447 01:27:10,298 --> 01:27:12,800 Oh, thank you, my little friend. 1448 01:27:13,568 --> 01:27:18,073 [grunts, laughs] 1449 01:27:19,673 --> 01:27:20,808 Haha! 1450 01:27:21,742 --> 01:27:24,146 When the moisture has wet the kite and twine, 1451 01:27:24,246 --> 01:27:26,915 so that it conducts the electric fire freely, 1452 01:27:27,015 --> 01:27:29,251 you will find it stream out plentifully from the key 1453 01:27:29,351 --> 01:27:30,385 on the approach of your knuckle. 1454 01:27:30,485 --> 01:27:31,920 Here, try it. 1455 01:27:32,020 --> 01:27:33,421 No, I'd-I'd rather not. 1456 01:27:33,522 --> 01:27:35,323 I've done this many times before. 1457 01:27:35,423 --> 01:27:36,424 It works. 1458 01:27:36,525 --> 01:27:38,759 It-- Precisely. 1459 01:27:38,859 --> 01:27:41,930 First time, I had my son William hold the line. 1460 01:27:42,030 --> 01:27:46,201 Boom! The lightning struck and surged through his hands. 1461 01:27:47,169 --> 01:27:48,503 He shook like a leaf. 1462 01:27:48,603 --> 01:27:50,539 It was incredible. 1463 01:27:50,639 --> 01:27:51,940 He's never helped me since. 1464 01:27:52,040 --> 01:27:53,275 I should think not. 1465 01:27:53,375 --> 01:27:55,843 [chuckles] That's when I learned, 1466 01:27:57,112 --> 01:28:00,982 I needed to ground the line to disperse the power. 1467 01:28:02,384 --> 01:28:05,686 So... I invented my lightning rod. 1468 01:28:05,786 --> 01:28:08,123 [George] You're an amazing man, Ben. 1469 01:28:08,223 --> 01:28:09,925 Wait, do you feel that? 1470 01:28:10,025 --> 01:28:11,126 Feel what? 1471 01:28:12,360 --> 01:28:13,962 Ah! 1472 01:28:14,062 --> 01:28:15,796 Touch the Leyden jar to the key. 1473 01:28:15,896 --> 01:28:17,098 No, I don't think so. 1474 01:28:17,199 --> 01:28:18,200 Ah, here. 1475 01:28:24,738 --> 01:28:26,807 [chuckles] 1476 01:28:26,908 --> 01:28:28,009 Yes. 1477 01:28:28,977 --> 01:28:30,312 Fire from heaven. 1478 01:28:30,412 --> 01:28:33,248 [both chuckle] 1479 01:28:35,849 --> 01:28:37,919 [chuckling] 1480 01:28:43,325 --> 01:28:45,527 You are the lightning bolt, George. 1481 01:28:47,162 --> 01:28:49,497 I am just the lightning rod. 1482 01:28:49,598 --> 01:28:51,299 And who is the source, Ben? 1483 01:28:53,501 --> 01:28:55,303 [laughs] 1484 01:28:55,403 --> 01:28:57,572 I see what you did there. 1485 01:28:57,672 --> 01:28:59,474 Very clever, Reverend. 1486 01:28:59,574 --> 01:29:00,874 Very clever. 1487 01:29:05,380 --> 01:29:06,648 Confirmation! 1488 01:29:06,747 --> 01:29:08,183 Evacuation! 1489 01:29:08,283 --> 01:29:10,018 We need to leave now! 1490 01:29:10,118 --> 01:29:13,722 [laughing] 1491 01:29:23,732 --> 01:29:26,701 [George] April 21st, 1770. 1492 01:29:27,402 --> 01:29:30,672 My dear friend, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, 1493 01:29:31,573 --> 01:29:35,710 I have embarked upon my seventh pilgrimage to the colonies. 1494 01:29:35,809 --> 01:29:37,279 And although difficult, 1495 01:29:37,379 --> 01:29:40,781 Christ's presence allows me to smile through pain, 1496 01:29:41,516 --> 01:29:45,620 and the fire of His love burns up all fevers whatsoever. 1497 01:29:47,088 --> 01:29:48,822 I was sorry to have missed 1498 01:29:48,923 --> 01:29:50,992 the christening of your city bell, 1499 01:29:51,092 --> 01:29:54,329 proclaiming God's liberty throughout all the land. 1500 01:29:55,196 --> 01:29:59,100 The people of America seem more eager after the Word than ever. 1501 01:30:00,035 --> 01:30:03,004 May their voices ring in harmony with that bell. 1502 01:30:04,506 --> 01:30:06,708 I find you grow more and more famous 1503 01:30:06,807 --> 01:30:08,510 in the learned world. 1504 01:30:08,610 --> 01:30:10,844 As you have made considerable progress 1505 01:30:10,945 --> 01:30:13,148 in the mysteries of electricity, 1506 01:30:13,248 --> 01:30:15,050 I now humbly recommend 1507 01:30:15,150 --> 01:30:18,553 the study of the mystery of the new birth, 1508 01:30:18,653 --> 01:30:20,088 for without it, 1509 01:30:20,188 --> 01:30:22,457 we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. 1510 01:30:23,692 --> 01:30:25,327 You will be pleased to know 1511 01:30:25,427 --> 01:30:28,129 I have raised 700 pounds sterling 1512 01:30:28,229 --> 01:30:30,732 for my orphanage in Georgia. 1513 01:30:30,831 --> 01:30:32,434 I hope to grow rich in heaven 1514 01:30:32,534 --> 01:30:34,669 by taking care of the orphans on earth. 1515 01:30:35,937 --> 01:30:41,242 I subscribe myself, dear sir, your very affectionate friend 1516 01:30:41,343 --> 01:30:44,412 and obliged servant, George Whitefield. 1517 01:30:45,647 --> 01:30:47,515 [distant bell tolling] 1518 01:30:57,891 --> 01:31:01,629 "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land... 1519 01:31:03,365 --> 01:31:06,301 unto all the inhabitants thereof." 1520 01:31:08,069 --> 01:31:09,771 What a glorious verse to ring out 1521 01:31:09,870 --> 01:31:11,740 over the city of brotherly love. 1522 01:31:12,507 --> 01:31:13,408 Hmm? 1523 01:31:14,242 --> 01:31:16,311 Oh, yes. Well, 1524 01:31:16,411 --> 01:31:18,346 apparently, the inhabitants thereof 1525 01:31:18,446 --> 01:31:21,750 are ringing just as loudly in the ears of our king. 1526 01:31:22,016 --> 01:31:22,984 [sharp exhale] 1527 01:31:23,084 --> 01:31:24,919 Parliament would like to influence 1528 01:31:25,019 --> 01:31:26,755 our definition of liberty, 1529 01:31:27,655 --> 01:31:30,625 and because I am fully acquainted with the temper 1530 01:31:30,725 --> 01:31:33,128 and disposition of the colonies, 1531 01:31:33,228 --> 01:31:35,096 the Continental Congress has chosen me 1532 01:31:35,196 --> 01:31:37,599 to act on their behalf. 1533 01:31:37,699 --> 01:31:40,535 I sail for London the day after tomorrow. 1534 01:31:42,203 --> 01:31:44,472 [George] Blood will be shed for that liberty, 1535 01:31:47,208 --> 01:31:49,144 whereas blood was already shed 1536 01:31:49,844 --> 01:31:52,280 for the liberty proclaimed by that bell. 1537 01:31:53,348 --> 01:31:54,516 [George breathes deeply] 1538 01:31:54,616 --> 01:31:56,918 You will have my prayers. 1539 01:31:57,018 --> 01:31:57,919 [Benjamin chuckles] 1540 01:31:58,720 --> 01:31:59,621 [sharp exhale] 1541 01:32:00,255 --> 01:32:01,189 Prayers? 1542 01:32:02,390 --> 01:32:04,025 - [sighs] - [George coughs] 1543 01:32:05,293 --> 01:32:09,697 An appeal to a distant God cannot resolve these issues. 1544 01:32:09,798 --> 01:32:11,699 [George coughs] 1545 01:32:11,800 --> 01:32:14,736 It's going to take a lot more than prayer, I'm afraid. 1546 01:32:16,871 --> 01:32:18,139 [George] So that's it then? 1547 01:32:19,207 --> 01:32:21,376 A distant God 1548 01:32:21,476 --> 01:32:23,411 uninvolved in the affairs of man? 1549 01:32:24,012 --> 01:32:27,148 [chuckles] No, I'm quite certain he was never involved 1550 01:32:27,248 --> 01:32:28,583 in my affairs. 1551 01:32:31,586 --> 01:32:33,288 Does my confession shock you? 1552 01:32:36,858 --> 01:32:37,792 No. 1553 01:32:39,427 --> 01:32:41,496 Your idea of virtue does. 1554 01:32:42,397 --> 01:32:43,665 I beg your pardon? 1555 01:32:45,233 --> 01:32:47,602 What do you make of Jesus Christ? 1556 01:32:48,970 --> 01:32:51,172 I made a lot from Him. 1557 01:32:51,272 --> 01:32:53,808 [George] And how long will you hide behind your wit 1558 01:32:53,909 --> 01:32:55,877 and make light of the truth? 1559 01:32:55,977 --> 01:32:57,846 Not again. Not now. 1560 01:32:57,947 --> 01:33:01,549 Ben, our time grows short. 1561 01:33:01,649 --> 01:33:03,685 There is a Judgment Day coming 1562 01:33:03,785 --> 01:33:06,554 when all will stand before the Lord, 1563 01:33:06,654 --> 01:33:10,058 and only faith in Jesus Christ, 1564 01:33:10,158 --> 01:33:12,393 not your wit, will save you. 1565 01:33:12,994 --> 01:33:15,196 Your frequent wishes for my eternal happiness 1566 01:33:15,296 --> 01:33:16,898 - are very obliging but-- - It is your life, 1567 01:33:16,998 --> 01:33:18,199 Benjamin Franklin, 1568 01:33:18,299 --> 01:33:20,268 your eternal life at stake 1569 01:33:20,368 --> 01:33:22,704 that keeps me begging you to consider the truth 1570 01:33:22,804 --> 01:33:23,771 of the gospel. 1571 01:33:23,872 --> 01:33:26,074 I choose evidence over faith. 1572 01:33:26,174 --> 01:33:27,742 Evidence? 1573 01:33:27,842 --> 01:33:29,577 How much more do you need? 1574 01:33:30,712 --> 01:33:32,514 For 30 years now, 1575 01:33:32,614 --> 01:33:34,782 you have promoted the greatest awakening 1576 01:33:34,883 --> 01:33:38,119 these colonies have ever seen. 1577 01:33:38,219 --> 01:33:42,323 That wasn't me or the Wesleys or Jonathan Edwards. 1578 01:33:43,057 --> 01:33:45,560 It was an intervention by our most powerful friend. 1579 01:33:45,660 --> 01:33:47,963 I have never attempted to change you, 1580 01:33:48,096 --> 01:33:49,531 and I would greatly appreciate it 1581 01:33:49,631 --> 01:33:51,599 if you would stop trying to change me. 1582 01:33:51,699 --> 01:33:54,869 I don't understand how thousands of strangers 1583 01:33:54,970 --> 01:33:57,605 can melt at the sound of this truth, 1584 01:33:57,705 --> 01:34:02,710 but you, my dearest friend, why can't I get through to you? 1585 01:34:02,810 --> 01:34:04,412 Because I've heard it all before 1586 01:34:04,512 --> 01:34:06,748 and I've seen it all before, George. 1587 01:34:10,685 --> 01:34:13,588 Born the 10th son of a Puritan father, 1588 01:34:14,522 --> 01:34:17,927 set apart as his holy tithe in service to the church. 1589 01:34:19,093 --> 01:34:21,262 He wanted me to be a preacher. 1590 01:34:21,362 --> 01:34:22,330 Me! 1591 01:34:23,064 --> 01:34:27,435 But never in 50 lifetimes would I ever have anything to do 1592 01:34:27,535 --> 01:34:31,472 with my father's overbearing, hypocritical clergy, 1593 01:34:31,573 --> 01:34:33,141 who spent so much of their time praying 1594 01:34:33,241 --> 01:34:34,944 and very little time doing good. 1595 01:34:35,044 --> 01:34:36,444 [coughs] 1596 01:34:36,544 --> 01:34:38,346 As a devout and thorough deist, 1597 01:34:38,446 --> 01:34:40,950 I have done more good to better the lives of this city 1598 01:34:41,050 --> 01:34:44,118 than all the collective clergy combined. 1599 01:34:44,218 --> 01:34:46,154 I do believe in a deity, 1600 01:34:46,788 --> 01:34:50,124 but I believe He has given us rights, resources, 1601 01:34:50,224 --> 01:34:52,627 and reason to do good, 1602 01:34:52,727 --> 01:34:54,362 and now He waits and watches to see if we will. 1603 01:34:54,462 --> 01:34:57,165 It's not enough to do good, Ben. 1604 01:34:57,265 --> 01:34:59,200 It's not enough to believe in God. 1605 01:34:59,300 --> 01:35:01,369 Even the devil believes in God. 1606 01:35:02,303 --> 01:35:06,374 Everything, everything comes down 1607 01:35:06,474 --> 01:35:08,676 to what you make of Jesus Christ. 1608 01:35:11,080 --> 01:35:11,981 Tell me, 1609 01:35:13,881 --> 01:35:17,552 what have I lacked by not experiencing this new birth? 1610 01:35:17,652 --> 01:35:18,586 Hmm? 1611 01:35:19,287 --> 01:35:21,522 Living my life on the back of a horse, 1612 01:35:22,390 --> 01:35:26,461 being pelted with rocks, dung, and dead animals. 1613 01:35:27,662 --> 01:35:28,730 Sleeping on the ground 1614 01:35:28,830 --> 01:35:31,299 or a stranger's floor every night, 1615 01:35:33,468 --> 01:35:35,837 being led into the hands of an angry mob 1616 01:35:35,938 --> 01:35:37,072 and an early grave? 1617 01:35:38,840 --> 01:35:44,178 You have no money, no family, failing health, 1618 01:35:45,279 --> 01:35:47,715 your failing orphanage. 1619 01:35:47,815 --> 01:35:50,019 My orphanage is no longer failing 1620 01:35:50,919 --> 01:35:52,087 by the grace of God. 1621 01:35:53,287 --> 01:35:56,091 By the grace of God or by resorting to slave labor 1622 01:35:56,190 --> 01:35:57,358 to keep it running? 1623 01:35:57,458 --> 01:35:58,860 [tense music plays] 1624 01:36:18,379 --> 01:36:19,948 It was the only way. 1625 01:36:21,783 --> 01:36:25,720 Those orphans would have become homeless 1626 01:36:25,820 --> 01:36:27,622 if we had not intervened-- 1627 01:36:27,722 --> 01:36:29,390 Is that providence? 1628 01:36:30,825 --> 01:36:34,395 Is that God being involved in the affairs of man? 1629 01:36:36,165 --> 01:36:37,632 You've made that orphanage an idol 1630 01:36:37,732 --> 01:36:39,300 and a stain on your name. 1631 01:36:40,535 --> 01:36:44,472 Oh, the irony, proclaiming liberty 1632 01:36:44,572 --> 01:36:46,274 while standing on the backs of slaves. 1633 01:36:46,374 --> 01:36:48,043 Then tear down the name of Whitefield 1634 01:36:48,843 --> 01:36:50,878 if it means the name of Christ remains. 1635 01:36:51,914 --> 01:36:55,316 Do not base your faith upon my flawed life. 1636 01:36:56,517 --> 01:36:58,219 Do not base your faith 1637 01:36:58,319 --> 01:37:00,421 upon the cold religion of your father. 1638 01:37:01,990 --> 01:37:06,161 Base it upon what He has done on a cross of wood. 1639 01:37:07,029 --> 01:37:08,997 - [gasps] - George? 1640 01:37:09,098 --> 01:37:10,099 [gasps] 1641 01:37:11,532 --> 01:37:13,334 - [wheezing] - Georgie, what? 1642 01:37:14,736 --> 01:37:15,670 Georgie. 1643 01:37:17,072 --> 01:37:19,707 [wheezing] 1644 01:37:33,021 --> 01:37:36,959 [people singing in distance] 1645 01:37:37,059 --> 01:37:38,292 [raspy breathing] 1646 01:37:42,864 --> 01:37:45,633 [grunting] 1647 01:37:47,102 --> 01:37:49,104 [raspy breathing continues] 1648 01:37:54,109 --> 01:37:55,376 [grunts] 1649 01:37:57,112 --> 01:37:59,114 [breathing deeply] 1650 01:38:12,827 --> 01:38:14,062 They're waiting for me. 1651 01:38:15,931 --> 01:38:17,398 [grunts, wheezes] 1652 01:38:17,498 --> 01:38:19,500 You are more fit to go to bed than to preach. 1653 01:38:21,302 --> 01:38:22,603 I must preach. 1654 01:38:23,504 --> 01:38:25,807 [raspy breathing] A dying man... 1655 01:38:27,075 --> 01:38:28,143 to dying men. 1656 01:38:42,790 --> 01:38:43,758 Georgie. 1657 01:38:43,858 --> 01:38:47,895 [people singing continues] 1658 01:38:54,303 --> 01:39:00,075 ♪ Rise upon us, King of glory ♪ 1659 01:39:00,175 --> 01:39:07,182 ♪ Come awaken us today ♪ 1660 01:39:09,383 --> 01:39:12,720 [choir humming] 1661 01:39:35,376 --> 01:39:38,746 [George] Do not base your faith upon my flawed life. 1662 01:39:42,650 --> 01:39:44,319 Do not base your faith 1663 01:39:44,418 --> 01:39:46,687 upon the cold religion of your father. 1664 01:39:49,657 --> 01:39:53,929 Base it upon what He has done on a cross of wood. 1665 01:40:00,269 --> 01:40:01,736 [laughter] 1666 01:40:03,205 --> 01:40:04,805 [woman] No! 1667 01:40:04,907 --> 01:40:07,943 It is the great and terrible 1668 01:40:08,043 --> 01:40:10,979 Reverend George Preachfield! 1669 01:40:11,079 --> 01:40:12,780 [audience laughing] 1670 01:40:44,645 --> 01:40:46,781 [choir vocalizing] 1671 01:40:51,954 --> 01:40:52,988 [music fades] 1672 01:40:53,088 --> 01:40:54,389 [Benjamin] Admiral Howe, 1673 01:40:56,058 --> 01:40:58,193 you do not know the heart of these people. 1674 01:40:58,893 --> 01:41:01,796 They are a sturdy, independently-minded kind. 1675 01:41:03,131 --> 01:41:06,935 Moral, self-governing, they have been awakened. 1676 01:41:07,902 --> 01:41:09,004 Awakened? 1677 01:41:11,639 --> 01:41:12,573 How? 1678 01:41:13,741 --> 01:41:16,011 They believe that once they dealt 1679 01:41:16,111 --> 01:41:18,380 with the tyrant within themselves, 1680 01:41:18,479 --> 01:41:21,984 they now have eyes to see the tyrant across the sea. 1681 01:41:22,084 --> 01:41:23,517 Oh, do they? 1682 01:41:23,617 --> 01:41:25,519 Oh, so they found it necessary to send you 1683 01:41:25,619 --> 01:41:28,323 to rebuke this tyrant across the sea? 1684 01:41:29,757 --> 01:41:31,559 I would have thought your sturdy colonists 1685 01:41:31,659 --> 01:41:34,695 would have at least equipped you with a shovel or a tomahawk 1686 01:41:34,795 --> 01:41:35,830 to face such a tyrant. 1687 01:41:36,999 --> 01:41:39,767 Perhaps a sling and a few smooth stones 1688 01:41:39,867 --> 01:41:41,502 are all that is necessary. 1689 01:41:45,606 --> 01:41:48,977 Do you know how many men are on just one of my ships? 1690 01:41:51,380 --> 01:41:52,481 800. 1691 01:41:53,681 --> 01:41:56,784 My Royal Navy has over 250 ships. 1692 01:41:56,884 --> 01:41:59,021 And you're a man of calculations. 1693 01:41:59,121 --> 01:42:01,223 You're going to need more than a few smooth stones, 1694 01:42:01,323 --> 01:42:02,357 Dr. Franklin. 1695 01:42:04,393 --> 01:42:07,295 There is no need to escalate this to a war. 1696 01:42:07,396 --> 01:42:09,398 Oh, I don't know. 1697 01:42:09,498 --> 01:42:12,700 Make for a wonderful story for your little newspaper. 1698 01:42:12,800 --> 01:42:15,170 Farmers with slings and stones 1699 01:42:15,270 --> 01:42:17,738 versus the most powerful army on earth. 1700 01:42:17,838 --> 01:42:19,640 It would be a good little war. 1701 01:42:19,740 --> 01:42:23,345 Short-lived, but... exhilarating. 1702 01:42:24,112 --> 01:42:27,848 There never was a good war, nor a bad peace. 1703 01:42:27,949 --> 01:42:29,550 Then may I suggest you refrain from threats 1704 01:42:29,650 --> 01:42:31,453 you're not able to fulfill? 1705 01:42:32,354 --> 01:42:35,457 We have petitioned the King exhaustively. 1706 01:42:36,525 --> 01:42:38,826 We've appealed to the royal governors within the colonies, 1707 01:42:38,927 --> 01:42:40,362 to no avail. 1708 01:42:40,462 --> 01:42:42,696 We have sought participation in trade agreements, 1709 01:42:42,797 --> 01:42:44,565 taxation, and governance, 1710 01:42:44,665 --> 01:42:46,901 without even a response from His Majesty. 1711 01:42:47,002 --> 01:42:48,669 Well, the King has far greater concerns 1712 01:42:48,769 --> 01:42:51,672 than distant dirt workers crying for attention. 1713 01:42:51,772 --> 01:42:55,277 Admiral Howe, across that ocean, 1714 01:42:55,377 --> 01:42:57,479 an entire generation of Americans 1715 01:42:57,578 --> 01:42:59,314 have been awakened to believe 1716 01:42:59,414 --> 01:43:03,018 that liberty is not a gift given to them by a king, 1717 01:43:03,118 --> 01:43:05,520 but a right given to them by God. 1718 01:43:06,720 --> 01:43:07,755 God? 1719 01:43:08,889 --> 01:43:10,358 Hm. 1720 01:43:10,459 --> 01:43:11,692 Well, perhaps if I match 1721 01:43:11,792 --> 01:43:14,695 your surprisingly religious tone, 1722 01:43:14,795 --> 01:43:17,532 you might understand. 1723 01:43:17,631 --> 01:43:21,536 When the prodigal son received his inheritance prematurely, 1724 01:43:21,635 --> 01:43:24,638 he too thought he could handle his newly found freedom. 1725 01:43:25,907 --> 01:43:28,043 He was shamefully deluded. 1726 01:43:28,143 --> 01:43:30,711 He squandered it and came crawling back to Daddy 1727 01:43:30,811 --> 01:43:33,949 with empty hands and an empty belly. 1728 01:43:34,049 --> 01:43:36,351 You Americans are exactly the same. 1729 01:43:36,918 --> 01:43:39,421 Utterly incapable of handling freedom. 1730 01:43:40,122 --> 01:43:42,857 A virtuous people can handle freedom. 1731 01:43:42,958 --> 01:43:45,893 [laughs] 1732 01:43:45,994 --> 01:43:49,297 Oh, and you, as model citizen. 1733 01:43:49,397 --> 01:43:51,133 Would Mrs. Franklin find you 1734 01:43:51,233 --> 01:43:53,734 and last night's theater guest virtuous? 1735 01:43:55,470 --> 01:43:57,305 Oh, Dr. Franklin, 1736 01:43:57,405 --> 01:43:59,975 need I remind you that for over a century, 1737 01:44:00,075 --> 01:44:03,145 our kings have emptied their poorhouses 1738 01:44:03,245 --> 01:44:05,746 and drained the vagrants from our streets 1739 01:44:05,846 --> 01:44:07,781 by sending them to your colonies? 1740 01:44:09,151 --> 01:44:13,155 And now you think these indentured servants 1741 01:44:13,255 --> 01:44:14,556 can be self-governed? 1742 01:44:14,655 --> 01:44:16,657 [scoffs, chuckles] 1743 01:44:17,592 --> 01:44:18,493 [glass thuds] 1744 01:44:21,129 --> 01:44:22,796 You know you are not on the same level 1745 01:44:22,897 --> 01:44:25,267 as these rats you represent. 1746 01:44:25,367 --> 01:44:28,203 British society is greatly enamored by you 1747 01:44:28,303 --> 01:44:31,239 and think you delightfully entertaining. 1748 01:44:31,339 --> 01:44:32,541 If you would simply drop 1749 01:44:32,641 --> 01:44:34,509 this notion of independent government, 1750 01:44:34,609 --> 01:44:36,511 you'd be greatly rewarded by the King. 1751 01:44:37,546 --> 01:44:38,712 I cannot be bought. 1752 01:44:38,812 --> 01:44:40,814 You would die on the vine without us! 1753 01:44:40,916 --> 01:44:42,350 [loud knock on door] 1754 01:44:42,450 --> 01:44:44,319 [doors opens, squeaks] 1755 01:44:48,657 --> 01:44:50,225 [servant] Pardon the interruption, Admiral. 1756 01:44:50,325 --> 01:44:52,860 I have just been informed of news from the colonies. 1757 01:44:52,961 --> 01:44:56,864 Hmm, they're requesting more shovels, plows, and stones? 1758 01:44:57,599 --> 01:44:59,067 The Reverend George Whitefield has died... 1759 01:44:59,167 --> 01:45:01,369 [muffled] ...in Newburyport, Massachusetts. 1760 01:45:01,469 --> 01:45:03,538 Being a friend of England and her colonies, 1761 01:45:03,638 --> 01:45:05,407 the consulate thought you both should know. 1762 01:45:08,310 --> 01:45:09,211 Is that all? 1763 01:45:09,311 --> 01:45:10,212 Yes, sir. 1764 01:45:17,919 --> 01:45:20,322 Speaking of dying on the vine, 1765 01:45:20,422 --> 01:45:22,224 and rather young, wasn't he? 1766 01:45:26,528 --> 01:45:27,828 Did you know him? 1767 01:45:30,831 --> 01:45:31,765 Well, 1768 01:45:32,567 --> 01:45:36,605 your colonies had their awakening, Dr. Franklin. 1769 01:45:36,705 --> 01:45:39,174 Now, it's time they have their reckoning. 1770 01:45:43,178 --> 01:45:44,246 Checkmate. 1771 01:45:55,724 --> 01:45:57,559 [distant shouting] 1772 01:45:59,027 --> 01:46:01,229 [soft, dramatic music playing] 1773 01:46:57,285 --> 01:46:59,921 [music flourishing] 1774 01:47:03,824 --> 01:47:06,027 [thunder rumbling] 1775 01:47:21,476 --> 01:47:22,677 [Benny] Where are you going? 1776 01:47:26,847 --> 01:47:28,283 Grandfather, what are you doing? 1777 01:47:28,383 --> 01:47:29,417 The storm is here! 1778 01:47:30,285 --> 01:47:32,020 This is unsafe! 1779 01:47:37,459 --> 01:47:39,361 Grandfather, put this on! 1780 01:47:40,395 --> 01:47:41,429 Grandfather! 1781 01:48:09,157 --> 01:48:10,825 [loud thunder crashing] 1782 01:48:17,999 --> 01:48:19,734 And who is the source, Ben? 1783 01:48:27,776 --> 01:48:29,411 [panting] 1784 01:48:29,511 --> 01:48:30,945 Dunk the papers, Benny. 1785 01:48:32,781 --> 01:48:34,215 I have something to say. 1786 01:48:36,017 --> 01:48:38,420 [panting] 1787 01:48:39,921 --> 01:48:42,357 [rousing music playing] 1788 01:49:35,477 --> 01:49:37,979 [machine rattling] 1789 01:49:40,114 --> 01:49:41,015 Grandfather, 1790 01:49:42,183 --> 01:49:43,318 care to do the honors? 1791 01:49:50,658 --> 01:49:52,861 [rousing music continues] 1792 01:50:27,997 --> 01:50:28,998 Grandfather... 1793 01:50:31,232 --> 01:50:32,734 why didn't you tell me this before... 1794 01:50:33,668 --> 01:50:35,203 t-the story of Whitefield? 1795 01:50:36,571 --> 01:50:38,406 [loud sigh] I... 1796 01:50:39,841 --> 01:50:41,543 I didn't think I needed to. 1797 01:50:45,146 --> 01:50:46,214 You needed to. 1798 01:51:19,380 --> 01:51:22,617 One tiny candle illuminates a thousand. 1799 01:51:55,918 --> 01:51:59,187 - [loud thudding] - [indistinct arguing] 1800 01:51:59,287 --> 01:52:00,254 Order! 1801 01:52:01,456 --> 01:52:02,557 Order! 1802 01:52:04,093 --> 01:52:06,561 Proceed, Mr. Read. 1803 01:52:06,661 --> 01:52:09,797 [Read] The states formed this confederation in 1776 1804 01:52:09,897 --> 01:52:12,034 on equal terms. 1805 01:52:12,133 --> 01:52:13,801 The states being equal, 1806 01:52:13,901 --> 01:52:16,304 must have equal influence and equal votes. 1807 01:52:16,404 --> 01:52:17,872 - [members] Aye! - [Read] If... 1808 01:52:17,973 --> 01:52:21,476 if this convention grants large states more votes 1809 01:52:21,576 --> 01:52:22,810 than the small, 1810 01:52:22,911 --> 01:52:25,813 the large states will naturally combine 1811 01:52:25,914 --> 01:52:27,983 and form a tyranny over the smaller states. 1812 01:52:28,083 --> 01:52:29,550 - [members] Hear, hear! - Nowhere 1813 01:52:29,651 --> 01:52:31,853 in the history of men or nations 1814 01:52:31,954 --> 01:52:34,722 has such a thing occurred, Mr. Read. 1815 01:52:34,822 --> 01:52:37,191 Carthage and Rome tore one another to pieces 1816 01:52:37,291 --> 01:52:39,861 instead of uniting their forces to devour the weaker nations 1817 01:52:39,962 --> 01:52:41,229 of the earth. 1818 01:52:41,329 --> 01:52:43,297 Sparta, Athens, and Thebes 1819 01:52:43,398 --> 01:52:45,600 never combined to oppress their neighbors. 1820 01:52:45,700 --> 01:52:49,038 Instead they were rivals, and fought each other. 1821 01:52:50,271 --> 01:52:52,407 Anarchy and discord await us 1822 01:52:52,507 --> 01:52:55,677 if we fail to unite under a central authority. 1823 01:52:55,777 --> 01:52:57,445 [members clamoring] 1824 01:52:57,545 --> 01:53:01,182 When men or nations are strong and equal, 1825 01:53:01,282 --> 01:53:03,251 they become rivals. 1826 01:53:03,351 --> 01:53:05,887 Jealousy prevents their union. 1827 01:53:05,988 --> 01:53:07,722 [Read] This convention might as well go on then 1828 01:53:07,822 --> 01:53:09,457 and dissolve the union now. 1829 01:53:09,557 --> 01:53:11,592 [indistinct shouting] 1830 01:53:11,693 --> 01:53:13,528 - [man] How dare you? - [gavel banging] 1831 01:53:16,165 --> 01:53:18,433 If partial confederates take place, 1832 01:53:18,533 --> 01:53:21,036 then the present plan on the table, Mr. Madison. 1833 01:53:21,136 --> 01:53:24,139 - [members arguing] - [gavel banging] 1834 01:53:24,238 --> 01:53:26,774 - [Washington] Order. - [gavel banging] 1835 01:53:26,874 --> 01:53:27,875 Order. 1836 01:53:29,644 --> 01:53:31,412 This chair recognizes 1837 01:53:32,547 --> 01:53:34,116 Dr. Benjamin Franklin. 1838 01:53:34,215 --> 01:53:35,249 [man clears throat] 1839 01:53:40,923 --> 01:53:42,223 Mr. President, 1840 01:53:43,691 --> 01:53:45,760 the small progress we have made 1841 01:53:45,860 --> 01:53:49,098 after four or five weeks' close attendance 1842 01:53:49,198 --> 01:53:51,899 and continual reasonings with each other, 1843 01:53:52,700 --> 01:53:56,138 our different sentiments on almost every question, 1844 01:53:56,237 --> 01:54:00,408 several of the last producing as many nos as ayes, 1845 01:54:00,508 --> 01:54:03,112 is methinks a melancholy proof 1846 01:54:03,212 --> 01:54:05,780 of the imperfection of the human understanding. 1847 01:54:07,749 --> 01:54:12,253 We indeed seem to feel our own want 1848 01:54:12,353 --> 01:54:14,522 of political wisdom, 1849 01:54:14,622 --> 01:54:18,626 since we've been running about in search of it. [scoffs] 1850 01:54:18,726 --> 01:54:21,763 We have gone back to ancient history 1851 01:54:21,863 --> 01:54:23,498 for models of government. 1852 01:54:23,598 --> 01:54:24,532 [grunts] 1853 01:54:25,134 --> 01:54:31,140 And having examined those forms of those republics, 1854 01:54:31,240 --> 01:54:33,175 which having been formed 1855 01:54:33,274 --> 01:54:35,409 with the seeds of their own disillusion, 1856 01:54:36,611 --> 01:54:38,312 now no longer exist. 1857 01:54:40,082 --> 01:54:44,119 We have viewed modern states all around Europe, 1858 01:54:45,286 --> 01:54:47,789 but find none of their constitutions 1859 01:54:47,889 --> 01:54:49,992 suitable to our circumstances. 1860 01:54:51,425 --> 01:54:54,562 In this situation of this assembly, 1861 01:54:54,662 --> 01:54:59,400 groping as it were in the dark for political truth 1862 01:54:59,500 --> 01:55:01,402 and scarce able to distinguish it 1863 01:55:01,502 --> 01:55:02,938 when presented to us, 1864 01:55:03,805 --> 01:55:06,141 how has it happened, sir, 1865 01:55:06,241 --> 01:55:09,510 that we have not hitherto once thought 1866 01:55:09,610 --> 01:55:12,647 of humbly applying to the Father of Lights 1867 01:55:12,747 --> 01:55:14,782 to illuminate our understandings? 1868 01:55:16,851 --> 01:55:19,420 In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, 1869 01:55:20,421 --> 01:55:22,925 when we were sensible of danger, 1870 01:55:23,025 --> 01:55:26,061 we had daily prayer in this room 1871 01:55:26,161 --> 01:55:27,628 for the divine protection. 1872 01:55:28,997 --> 01:55:31,233 Our prayers, sir, were heard, 1873 01:55:31,332 --> 01:55:33,334 and they were graciously answered. 1874 01:55:35,938 --> 01:55:39,440 All of us who were engaged in the struggle 1875 01:55:40,374 --> 01:55:43,678 must have observed frequent instances 1876 01:55:43,778 --> 01:55:46,681 of a superintending providence in our favor. 1877 01:55:48,382 --> 01:55:49,784 To that kind providence, 1878 01:55:49,884 --> 01:55:54,089 we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace 1879 01:55:54,189 --> 01:55:58,327 on the means of establishing our future national felicity. 1880 01:56:01,662 --> 01:56:03,664 And have we now forgotten 1881 01:56:05,533 --> 01:56:06,801 that powerful friend? 1882 01:56:09,071 --> 01:56:12,040 Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? 1883 01:56:14,475 --> 01:56:17,012 I have lived, sir, a long time. 1884 01:56:18,347 --> 01:56:20,148 And the longer I live, 1885 01:56:20,249 --> 01:56:23,751 the more convincing proofs I have seen of this truth, 1886 01:56:25,153 --> 01:56:28,422 that God governs in the affairs of man. 1887 01:56:30,259 --> 01:56:33,328 And if a sparrow cannot fall without his notice, 1888 01:56:35,230 --> 01:56:39,234 is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? 1889 01:56:41,903 --> 01:56:44,839 We have been assured, sir, in the sacred Scriptures 1890 01:56:46,008 --> 01:56:48,809 that unless the Lord built the house, 1891 01:56:48,911 --> 01:56:50,778 they labor in vain that build it. 1892 01:56:53,048 --> 01:56:54,582 I firmly believe this. 1893 01:56:56,450 --> 01:56:59,587 And I also believe that without his concurring aid, 1894 01:57:00,289 --> 01:57:03,524 we shall succeed in this political building 1895 01:57:03,624 --> 01:57:05,559 no better than the builders of Babel. 1896 01:57:07,930 --> 01:57:11,565 We shall be divided by our little partial local interest, 1897 01:57:12,466 --> 01:57:14,602 our projects shall be confounded, 1898 01:57:15,404 --> 01:57:19,274 and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a byword 1899 01:57:19,374 --> 01:57:20,775 down to future age. 1900 01:57:21,642 --> 01:57:22,777 And what is worse, 1901 01:57:23,811 --> 01:57:27,548 mankind may hereafter these unfortunate instances, 1902 01:57:28,183 --> 01:57:31,452 despair of establishing governments on human wisdom 1903 01:57:32,486 --> 01:57:37,725 and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. 1904 01:57:41,063 --> 01:57:44,632 I, therefore, beg leave to move 1905 01:57:46,301 --> 01:57:48,736 that henceforth prayers 1906 01:57:49,837 --> 01:57:52,040 imploring the assistance of Heaven 1907 01:57:52,140 --> 01:57:55,043 and its blessings on our deliberations 1908 01:57:55,143 --> 01:57:57,645 be held in this assembly every morning 1909 01:57:57,745 --> 01:57:59,847 before we proceed to business 1910 01:58:01,917 --> 01:58:05,553 and that one or more of the clergy of this city 1911 01:58:05,653 --> 01:58:07,990 be requested to officiate in that service. 1912 01:58:16,164 --> 01:58:17,165 [clears throat] 1913 01:58:22,703 --> 01:58:25,374 However proper such a resolution might have been 1914 01:58:25,474 --> 01:58:27,943 at the beginning of the convention, 1915 01:58:29,643 --> 01:58:31,846 it might at this late day lead the public to believe 1916 01:58:31,947 --> 01:58:33,949 that the embarrassments of disunity 1917 01:58:34,049 --> 01:58:35,549 and dissensions within the convention 1918 01:58:35,649 --> 01:58:37,019 have suggested this measure. 1919 01:58:39,687 --> 01:58:41,089 It would make us look weak. 1920 01:58:46,861 --> 01:58:51,233 And the true cause of the omission 1921 01:58:51,333 --> 01:58:54,869 of clergy-led prayer must not be mistaken. 1922 01:58:55,736 --> 01:58:59,807 This convention has no funds to pay a clergyman. 1923 01:59:01,910 --> 01:59:03,711 I propose, in order to give 1924 01:59:03,811 --> 01:59:05,947 a favorable aspect to this measure, 1925 01:59:06,048 --> 01:59:09,650 that a sermon be preached at the request of the convention 1926 01:59:09,750 --> 01:59:10,986 on 4th of July 1927 01:59:11,987 --> 01:59:13,321 and henceforward 1928 01:59:14,588 --> 01:59:17,426 prayers be offered in this convention 1929 01:59:19,161 --> 01:59:20,228 every morning. 1930 01:59:21,396 --> 01:59:22,431 Second. 1931 01:59:26,867 --> 01:59:28,236 [Washington] Shall we take a vote? 1932 01:59:31,906 --> 01:59:35,477 I request a postponement due to adjournment. 1933 01:59:35,576 --> 01:59:36,744 Second. 1934 01:59:40,549 --> 01:59:41,849 Dr. Franklin's recommendation 1935 01:59:41,950 --> 01:59:44,386 and Mr. Randolph's motion for daily prayer 1936 01:59:45,387 --> 01:59:47,621 is postponed due to adjournment. 1937 01:59:54,795 --> 01:59:57,566 I, for one, will be in attendance on July the 4th, 1938 01:59:58,934 --> 02:00:00,569 observing a day of prayer. 1939 02:00:03,038 --> 02:00:04,605 I would welcome 1940 02:00:04,705 --> 02:00:07,142 any and all of you 1941 02:00:08,276 --> 02:00:09,277 to join me. 1942 02:00:11,913 --> 02:00:12,847 Adjourned. 1943 02:00:12,948 --> 02:00:14,149 [gavel bangs] 1944 02:00:14,249 --> 02:00:15,883 [indistinct chatter] 1945 02:00:32,334 --> 02:00:35,337 [rousing music playing] 1946 02:00:59,727 --> 02:01:02,531 [George] The Father of Lights says in His Word, 1947 02:01:02,631 --> 02:01:05,033 "For you who honor my name, 1948 02:01:05,133 --> 02:01:06,935 the sun of righteousness will rise 1949 02:01:07,035 --> 02:01:08,769 with healing in its wings." 1950 02:01:10,272 --> 02:01:11,872 My friends, 1951 02:01:11,973 --> 02:01:13,441 do you want to be free? 1952 02:01:14,775 --> 02:01:16,677 Liberty is found in Him alone. 1953 02:01:17,913 --> 02:01:19,847 Do you want to live? 1954 02:01:19,948 --> 02:01:22,217 He alone gives eternal life. 1955 02:01:23,952 --> 02:01:26,787 Because of the tender mercy of our God, 1956 02:01:26,887 --> 02:01:29,591 the rising sun will come to us from heaven 1957 02:01:29,690 --> 02:01:31,859 to shine on those living in darkness. 1958 02:01:33,228 --> 02:01:37,566 I beseech you, do not reject so great a gift. 1959 02:01:40,468 --> 02:01:41,902 A great awakening has come. 1960 02:01:43,904 --> 02:01:45,373 Arise, O sleeper! 1961 02:01:46,641 --> 02:01:47,808 Awaken! 1962 02:01:51,413 --> 02:01:52,713 [music fades] 1963 02:01:52,813 --> 02:01:55,417 [soft music playing] 1964 02:02:55,143 --> 02:03:01,483 [singer] ♪ From the oceans, through the valleys ♪ 1965 02:03:01,583 --> 02:03:08,156 ♪ From the mainland to the shore ♪ 1966 02:03:08,256 --> 02:03:14,763 ♪ Let Your Kingdom be awakened ♪ 1967 02:03:14,862 --> 02:03:21,236 ♪ In the hearts of men once more ♪ 1968 02:03:21,336 --> 02:03:27,976 ♪ Call Your children into freedom ♪ 1969 02:03:28,076 --> 02:03:34,516 ♪ Captive souls to liberty ♪ 1970 02:03:34,616 --> 02:03:41,056 ♪ Come awaken, Holy Spirit ♪ 1971 02:03:41,156 --> 02:03:48,163 ♪ Come awaken us today ♪ 1972 02:03:57,806 --> 02:04:04,179 [choir] ♪ Love unending, grace unyielding ♪ 1973 02:04:04,279 --> 02:04:10,851 ♪ Tender mercies from thy throne ♪ 1974 02:04:10,952 --> 02:04:17,359 ♪ Brings the lost soul into families ♪ 1975 02:04:17,459 --> 02:04:23,398 ♪ Calls the wayward sinner home ♪ 1976 02:04:24,032 --> 02:04:30,472 ♪ Bring salvation, Great Redeemer ♪ 1977 02:04:30,572 --> 02:04:37,078 ♪ Holy fire fan to flame ♪ 1978 02:04:37,178 --> 02:04:43,651 ♪ Come restore us, come revive us ♪ 1979 02:04:43,752 --> 02:04:50,358 ♪ Come awaken us today ♪ 1980 02:05:00,368 --> 02:05:06,741 ♪ I will serve Thee, Precious Jesus ♪ 1981 02:05:06,841 --> 02:05:13,181 ♪ Unto Thee I give my all ♪ 1982 02:05:13,281 --> 02:05:19,788 ♪ Lay my hands unto thy service ♪ 1983 02:05:19,888 --> 02:05:26,494 ♪ And my heart unto thy call ♪ 1984 02:05:26,594 --> 02:05:32,967 ♪ Perish every fond ambition ♪ 1985 02:05:33,067 --> 02:05:39,641 ♪ Lay aside all selfish gain ♪ 1986 02:05:39,741 --> 02:05:46,114 ♪ All forsaken for thy glory ♪ 1987 02:05:46,214 --> 02:05:53,221 ♪ Come awaken us today ♪ 1988 02:06:33,127 --> 02:06:40,068 ♪ Wake, O sleeper, from your slumber ♪ 1989 02:06:40,168 --> 02:06:47,175 ♪ Saints awaken, come to life ♪ 1990 02:06:47,275 --> 02:06:54,582 ♪ Christ will rise and shine upon you ♪ 1991 02:06:54,682 --> 02:07:01,656 ♪ In His heav'nly light divine ♪ 1992 02:07:01,756 --> 02:07:08,263 ♪ Like the sunrise in its dawning ♪ 1993 02:07:09,063 --> 02:07:16,070 ♪ Breaking darkness with new light ♪ 1994 02:07:16,170 --> 02:07:23,144 ♪ Rise upon us, King of glory ♪ 1995 02:07:23,244 --> 02:07:29,551 ♪ Come awaken us today ♪ 1996 02:07:33,923 --> 02:07:37,425 [singer] ♪ For Your Kingdom ♪ 1997 02:07:37,525 --> 02:07:43,032 ♪ For Your Glory ♪ 1998 02:07:44,866 --> 02:07:52,440 [choir] ♪ Come awaken us ♪ 1999 02:07:52,540 --> 02:07:57,545 ♪ Today! ♪