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Selina Hastings Huntingdon, countess of
Selina Hastings Huntingdon, countess of 1707–91, English religious leader, patron of the Calvinistic Methodists. She was closely associated with the Wesleys and George Whitefield . When they split, she took the side of Whitefield, whom she made one of her chaplains. Largely responsible for introducing Methodism to the upper classes, she established chapels in Bath and other centers of fashion and appointed chaplains to take charge of them. In 1768 she founded a seminary for the training of ministers at Trevecca House in Wales. Later it was removed to Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Those associated with her establishments and under her moral control were known as "Lady Huntingdon's Connexion." Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Ala., is named for her.
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"Selina Hastings Huntingdon, countess of." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Selina Hastings Huntingdon, countess of." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-HuntngdS.html "Selina Hastings Huntingdon, countess of." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-HuntngdS.html |
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Huntingdon, Selina, Countess of
Huntingdon, Selina, Countess of (1707–91). Founder of the ‘Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion’, an association of Christian evangelicals. Desiring to reach the upper classes, she opened chapels where the Calvinistic preaching of her chaplains was combined with a liturgical form of worship. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, formed in 1790, united her churches. In 1980, twenty-nine of these survived, with membership of 860.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Huntingdon, Selina, Countess of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Huntingdon, Selina, Countess of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HuntingdonSelinaCountessf.html JOHN BOWKER. "Huntingdon, Selina, Countess of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HuntingdonSelinaCountessf.html |
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Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, countess of
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, countess of (1707–91), founder of the group of Calvinistic Methodists known as ‘Lady Huntingdon's Connection’.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, countess of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, countess of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-HuntingdonSlnHstngscntssf.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, countess of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-HuntingdonSlnHstngscntssf.html |
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