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who are searching for kingdom without always being asaint, then there is also hope for us, or what you think?Mrs. Molly Wesley died 8 th of October 1781 andshe was buried 12 th of October 1781. John was informedabout her death one or two days later.STUDIES <strong>AT</strong> CAMBRIDGEWhen I studied for the Cambridge UniversitiesTheological Colleges Certificate for Pastoral Theology,which embraced three terms studies after doctoral studies,then we, my wife and I, visited Wesley Methodist Churchin Cambridge certain Sundays. At that time John Doverwas the minister in addition he was chaplain to theUniversity as well as he was chaplain at Homerton College.It was here that we met Miss Hilda Harrison. She was alecturer in English at The Perse School in Cambridge.Miss Hilda Harrison invited us home to lunch ather home in Girton. Girton is known for its Women´ sCollage, Girton College. Over lunch Hilda told about hermother, who was an author, she had written about JohnWesley. We discussed Wesley and Methodism. I was notconscious what an important connection to Wesley andMethodist researchers I had come in contact with.I borrowed books from Miss Harrison, which Iread in Cambridge. I made notes from the books. It wasinteresting reading even if I had no use for the contents atthat time.Now when the interest for Wesley and the womenagain was actuall at the Preachers meeting in Gothenburg,that had its Spring meeting in our home in Ulricehamn, I88
have started to take out the literature and notes on thesubject.I found that Hilda Harrison´ s mother had writtena book named: “Son to Susanna”. Her mother was Mrs. G.Elsie Harrison, and was the daughter of Mr. John S. Simon,one of the great authorities on Wesley research accordingto Bishop Francis J. McConnell.Mrs. G. Elsie Harrison had a great knowledge inthe research of psychology of her time. She had access tothe material of facts from her father, and she herself wasequipped with a unique rich imagination, which by the helpof plain facts could create interesting and readable books.Mrs. Harrison looked for the answer to Wesley´ sfailure in love and marriage. She found it in the fire in theParsonage in Epworth together with Susanna´ s protectionof him. There are several interesting things that Mrs.Harrison seeks an answer to through her sharp and creativeimagination. It is not sure that her interpretation holds infront of a critical investigation and judgement. Nobody can,however, say that her writing is not interesting.There is a lot talk in favour of that the experiencesof childhood influences the behaviour of the adult. Thiscould also have been the fact in the life of John Wesley. Iknew a vicar, who had a very dominating mother. He wasin certain ways in his behaviour hampered as an adult. Hemarried a dominating woman. She could organize life bothin and outside the parsonage like his mother who was also awife to a vicar. This learned man was in his adult lifedirected by what we in deep-psychology call thepsychological direction by distance.89
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THE WOMEN AROUND JOHN WESLEYAT HOME
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Leslie F. Church has contributed wi
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SAMUEL WESLEY - AN UNUSUAL PRIESTLe
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550 members from October 1972. Ther
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Cambridge University was not part o
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she, who had been her father´ s fa
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Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln. John We
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LITERARY ACTIVITYSamuel Wesley had
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The three Wesley brothers were all
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SUSANNA WESLEY THE MOTHER OF METHOD
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can partly thank Susanna that layme
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education and integration in educat
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he delivered a speech at the graves
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Emilia was helpful and took respons
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partly by John Wesley because he di
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SULKY MARRIES RICHARD ELLISONUnfort
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Richard had liked very much, had be
Page 38 and 39: The Vicar John Whitelamb opened his
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Page 42 and 43: perform weddings. Many young Englis
Page 44 and 45: suffering Hetty went through due to
Page 46 and 47: The Wesley-girls would not have man
Page 48 and 49: Hetty had surely hoped that the new
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Page 52 and 53: Your fatherS. Wesley.”FATHER AND
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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
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Page 70 and 71: were more out and about. In this wa
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Page 74 and 75: WESLEY´ S MISSION ROMANTICISMJohn
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Page 80 and 81: EVERYONE FALL IN LOVE WITH JOHN WES
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Page 84 and 85: The Wesley biographer L. Tyeman tel
Page 86 and 87: writes: “I still love you, and I
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Page 92 and 93: Nottingham. On a wall in a small si
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Page 96 and 97: The vicar Rev. John Fletcher from M
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Page 100 and 101: This was an 84 years old woman who
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