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Nottingham. On a wall in a small side chapel there were thearms of the Washington family with three stars and somelines of waves. This coat of arms is the prototype for theAmerican flag with its “Stars and stripes”.Lady Selina married Theophilus the ninth “Earl ofHuntingdon”. The marriage took place in 1728 just beforeher 21 st birthday. In the marriage she and her husband hadseven children of whom only three children grew up tomaturity.The traditional social life for the English nobilitywas not of the character that suited the Christian revivalpiety or the deep spiritual life tradition. With Lady Selinasomething new and a more spiritual seriousness enteredinto the nobility in England.<strong>THE</strong> REVIVAL IS SPREADINGTHOUGH CHRISTIAN WITNESSIt was 1739, the year after the heart warmingexperience of John Wesley in Alders Gate Street that LadyMargaret Hasting, count Huntingdon´ s sister had beendeeply moved by the Methodist preaching. It was throughthe preaching of the rev. Benjamin Ingham, one of JohnWesley´ s early collaborators, who had this influence. LadyMargareth´ s fiery description of her new state of gracemade such an impression on her sister in law that LadySelina wished that she too owned the new spiritual life.During a malignant illness she gave herself up tothe care of Jesus Christ. From this day her life received anew direction. She sent a message to the brothers John and92
Charles Wesley, who were preaching revival near by; thatshe had become one of them in spirit.This remarkable aristocratic woman now lived aChristian life. As a Christian woman she got a significantposition in the life of the Church as well as for the culturallife. This was especially true concerning higher education.It was about this woman that the medical doctor JohnCoakley Lettsom, said, that she showed in her way of lifethe highest degree of Christian behaviour, that he had everobserved.AS A WIDOW SHE STARTEDMISSION WORK IN WALESLady Selina became a widow in 1746. She wasthen 39 years of age. She now withdrew from the extensivesocial work that she and the count were engaged in. All herenergy was now transferred to the evangelical revivals,which swept like a wave through England. She saw bigpossibilities on all cultural fields in the new revival work.A great deal of Lady Huntingdon´ s work wasconcentrated to Wales, England and to Scotland in closeconnection to George Whitefield´ s preaching work. Shesponsored his work by appointing him as Chaplain at hermanor. Every one knew that Lady Selina was attracted tothe Calvinistic preaching of George Whitefield more thanthe Arminian ideas of John Wesley. Wesley did not bothertoo much about this; because George Whitefield had oneconfession as he at the same time preached an other faith.The reason for George Whitefield` s teaching ofpredestination was founded on his experience. That he who93
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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
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The Vicar John Whitelamb opened his
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her beauty, others for her witticis
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Page 44 and 45: suffering Hetty went through due to
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Page 52 and 53: Your fatherS. Wesley.”FATHER AND
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Page 60 and 61: Samuel Wesley. Romley served also a
Page 62 and 63: THE TRUE NATURE OF WESTLEY HALLThe
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Page 84 and 85: The Wesley biographer L. Tyeman tel
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