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suffering Hetty went through due to the fact that she hadcommitted an unforgivable sin according to the moralconcept of the time. Through her act she had placed herselfoutside the love and care of her parents.The spirit, that showed what we today nameChristian love and care, came from her sister Mary, whowas handicapped. She took sides for Hetty against herfather´ s mercilessness, and she asked Hetty to stay athome, and not to go through with her awful plan. Her planwas that she had decided to marry the first and best manwho proposed to her. The reason for her decision was thenegative reception she received at home, as well as theimpossible situation that she would experience if she inspite of everything could stay at home.Hetty put her plan into action, she could not doanything else because of her parents attitude that forced herto leave home.She met William Wright from Louth, a plumberby profession and also illiterate, who travelled around withhis tools on his back getting work where he could.Unfortunately Hetty discovered quite early that they were abad match for each other, and did not wish to go throughwith the marriage, however, her father compelled her sothat the child she was carrying should be born in wedlock.We note that Samuel Wesley did not keep to hisearlier principles and investigate William Wright.It is theopinion of many that Samuel showed cruelty towards hisbeautiful and intelligent daughter.The wedding between Hetty and William tookplace at the end of 1725. Today we have compassion withHetty, that the family called their “erring sister”. Hetty44
never disclosed who was the father to the Child, but Dr.Frank Baker maintains that the father of the Child was theman who Samuel Wesley called “the unprincipled lawyer”,Will Atkinson. According to Dr. Baker´ s investigation inthe Church diaries in Haxey Church near Epworth, HettyWesley married William Wright from Louth 13 th October1725. In the Church register for Louth it is written thatbaptism of Mehetabell, daughter to William Wright wasperformed 18 th February 1726. This Child was buried 27 thDecember 1726 in Louth. Hetty was five months pregnantwhen she married. She kept her love child for almost tenmonths.A GOOD BEGINNINGFor a while things went well for Hetty andWilliam. They lived in Louth where William took part inhis fathers plumbing firm. It must have been a great changefor Hetty to live with William. She decided, however, tomake him happy whatever the cost.She must have felt like hell looking at herself inthe mirror. It told her that she had made a tragic mistake,which nothing could change. She should have to atone forthis mistake the rest of her life. This had to be done by herbeing a faithful and devoted wife in spite of their differencein taste and social background. She fulfilled her decisioneven if she had no romantic love for her husband. In spiteof the facts mentioned she liked him and took care of hisinterests.She gave birth to her second child, a son, wholived only a few days.45
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Page 3: Leslie F. Church has contributed wi
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Page 10 and 11: 550 members from October 1972. Ther
Page 12 and 13: Cambridge University was not part o
Page 14 and 15: she, who had been her father´ s fa
Page 16 and 17: Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln. John We
Page 18 and 19: LITERARY ACTIVITYSamuel Wesley had
Page 20 and 21: The three Wesley brothers were all
Page 22 and 23: SUSANNA WESLEY THE MOTHER OF METHOD
Page 24 and 25: can partly thank Susanna that layme
Page 26 and 27: education and integration in educat
Page 28 and 29: he delivered a speech at the graves
Page 30 and 31: Emilia was helpful and took respons
Page 32 and 33: partly by John Wesley because he di
Page 34 and 35: SULKY MARRIES RICHARD ELLISONUnfort
Page 36 and 37: Richard had liked very much, had be
Page 38 and 39: The Vicar John Whitelamb opened his
Page 40 and 41: her beauty, others for her witticis
Page 42 and 43: perform weddings. Many young Englis
Page 46 and 47: The Wesley-girls would not have man
Page 48 and 49: Hetty had surely hoped that the new
Page 50 and 51: “Ere thy gentle breast sustainsLa
Page 52 and 53: Your fatherS. Wesley.”FATHER AND
Page 54 and 55: had dated 22 nd August 1735, he had
Page 56 and 57: TO DIE IN HAPPINESSHetty said to a
Page 58 and 59: that he used to bring his dog with
Page 60 and 61: Samuel Wesley. Romley served also a
Page 62 and 63: THE TRUE NATURE OF WESTLEY HALLThe
Page 64 and 65: edited 1737. This play was performe
Page 66 and 67: could if she could stand it. Furthe
Page 68 and 69: It has surprised the historians tha
Page 70 and 71: were more out and about. In this wa
Page 72 and 73: wrote about in her dissertation. We
Page 74 and 75: WESLEY´ S MISSION ROMANTICISMJohn
Page 76 and 77: JOHN WESLEY AND SOPHY HOPKEYIn addi
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Page 80 and 81: EVERYONE FALL IN LOVE WITH JOHN WES
Page 82 and 83: salvation of their souls, which wer
Page 84 and 85: The Wesley biographer L. Tyeman tel
Page 86 and 87: writes: “I still love you, and I
Page 88 and 89: who are searching for kingdom witho
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was born in a pub should be accepte
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The vicar Rev. John Fletcher from M
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Huntingdon. The countess was more a
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This was an 84 years old woman who
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At the bottom of the montage is a p
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Lords. It was only a selection of t
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“The sacred bow he so divinelydre
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Conference; because we do not get a
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“PERSONALISM - THE SOUNDESTPOSITI
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method. Dr. Kristoffersen was respo
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She was critical against her father
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John Wesley went from an OxfordDon
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