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DOUBLE FULL BED LODGING | Whirlpool. One of the Innkeeper favorites, this large comfortable accommodation is perfect for family vacations or friends sharing a room. Two handsome, full size Renaissance beds with white matelasse coverlets and an oak armoire highlight the accommodation. With soft green tones, the large bath features a whirlpool tub/shower and vanity with double sinks. The view of Lafayette Square and the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist complete a graceful setting that is beautiful, functional and refreshing at the family-friendly bed and breakfast.
From the historic hotel's mansion, if you wish to explore prominent Wesley sites in historic Savannah, walk over to Reynolds Square to see the Wesley monument and savor a charming fine dining experience at the legendary Ye Olde Pink House on Reynolds Square. Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church is at 429 Abercorn Street -- 912-232-0191. Contact Savannah's family-friendly luxury inn
Tariff: $300
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About John Wesley (1703-1791). At Oxford University in Cambridge, John Wesley, an ordained priest in the Church of England, took the lead (1729) in a group of students that included his younger brother, Charles Wesley, and George Whitefield. They were derisively called “methodists” for their methodical devotion to study and religious duties.
Military general, prison reformer, and philanthropist James Edward Oglethorpe invited a discontented John Wesley to come to the English colony of Georgia to serve as the colony's chaplain. He served as the colony's Anglican chaplain from February 6, 1736 until December 7, 1737. Wesley was 36 in 1739 and had returned to England from America an inconspicuous failure. Oglethorpe kept Wesley's disgrace quiet. An old Wesley friend, George Whitefield, served as the deacon of Savannah and Frederica. Whitefield was the founder of Bethesda, an orphanage for boys, established in 1740 which thrives today in Savannah. One of the last of Savannah's squares, Whitefield Square (on Habersham Street) is named for the Rev. George Whitefield, founder of Savannah's Bethesda Orphanage. Reverend William Norris arrived in October 1738, to replace Whitefield who spent a great deal of his time soliciting funds to support Bethesda. On July 7, 1750, the first church building in Georgia was dedicated as the Episcopal Church of England.
In Reynolds Square [formerly named “Lower New Square”] located on Abercorn between Congress and Bryan Streets, is a monument to Reverend John Wesley by sculptor Marshall Daugherty was dedicated by the Methodist Church in 1979. Mr. Wesley wears clerical vestments of the Church of England. To learn more about John Wesley, click here or view the additional research by the Inn. |
