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was born in a pub should be accepted for studies at Oxfordhad to be predestination.Lady Huntingdon started her first preaching tourin Wales. Her work was called a travel of mission. Thishappened in May 17448. She had with her two daughtersElizabeth and Selina as well as her two sisters in law; LadyAnne and Lady Frances Hastings for company. On theborder to Wales she was met by a group of preachers fromWales. The evangelical caravan travelled through a greatmany towns where they stopped for preaching several timesa day.At the start of her spiritual activity she had a closecontact with the Wesley brothers. This is confirmed both bythe letters of Wesley as well as in his Journals. Lady SelinaHuntingdon asked for advise from John Wesley onTheological questions. One example is her letter of 23 rd ofOctober 1741. The problem was concerning “The quite”.This was concerning the Quakers, and in the letter shediscussed theological questions with Wesley.The countess was host for the first MethodistConference in June 1744, which was held in her house inLondon. Here John Wesley spoke about: “what God hasdone”.Lady Selina was a friend of the Wesley-familyduring her lifetime. She cared personally for CharlesWesley´ s wife Sally, when she had chicken pox.LADY SELINA BUILT CHAPELS ANDAPPOINTS PRIESTS TO PREACHERSLady Huntingdon appointed George Whitefield to94
her personal Chaplain at her Manor. She now started withregular Divine Services in her home. She took part inbuilding Chapels round about in England. It is told thatwhen she built the Chapel in Brighton 1760, she sold herjewels to finance the building. Sometimes she gotcontribution to the building of Chapels with money localgroups had collected. She kept only a few of the 64 Chapel,which she built, as her personal property.She opened new Chapels throughout the Country,but her most famous Chapel was in the health resort Bath.Both Wesley and Whitefield preached here.According to the letters of Wesley from June1743, it was Lady Huntingdon who got Wesley to preachfor the miners near Newcastle.Lady Huntingdon built 64 Chapels during herlifetime, as mentioned above, and she appointed preacherswho agreed to cooperate with her. She needed morepreachers, and for this reason she founded TreveccaCollege 1768. The College was located in South Wales.She rented an old manor for this purpose. The Estate hadenough buildings for a College with a boarding School. TheSchool opened on Lady Selina´ s 61 st birthday. For theopening the Welsh author of hymns William Williams hadwritten his most famous hymn: “Guild me, O Thou GreatJehovah”. One of his hymns are included in the newSwedish hymnbook number 298.George Whitefield was the preacher for the day.John Wesley was not present at the opening ceremony, buthe came later. One can read about this in his Journals. Inhis Journals there is also a picture of the manor and theCollege Trevecca.95
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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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perform weddings. Many young Englis
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Page 46 and 47: The Wesley-girls would not have man
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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
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
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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
Page 88 and 89: who are searching for kingdom witho
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Page 92 and 93: Nottingham. On a wall in a small si
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