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In 1835, Palmer's sister, Sarah Lankford, began having weekly prayer meetings with Methodist women. Two years later, Phoebe Palmer became the leader of the meetings, which were referred to as the Tuesday Meeting for the Promotion of Holiness. The meetings were held in the Palmer's home. She always
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Phoebe Palmer and her husband Walter became itinerant preachers as they received more and more invitations from churches, conferences, and camp meetings. Although Walter Palmer spoke at these meetings, it was Phoebe who was better known. She played a significant role in spreading the concept of
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in 1864. It had been started by Timothy Merritt to promote the doctrine of Christian perfection. Phoebe Palmer edited the magazine from that time until her death. Some of those whom Palmer influenced through her speaking and writing were temperance leader
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named Henry Worrall. He had experienced a religious conversion during the Wesleyan Revival in England before immigrating to the United States. Phoebe's mother was Dorothea Wade Worrall.
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Beginning in 1839, men were allowed to attend the meetings. Among the men were Methodist bishops, theologians, and ministers. Some of the bishops who attended were Edmund S. James,
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This article is about the 19th-century female Methodist evangelist associated with the holiness movement. For the contemporaneous hymn writer, see
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refused to hold the Tuesday meetings anywhere but in a home (her house had to be enlarged to accommodate them).
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physician, who was also a devout Methodist. They regularly attended Allen Street Methodist Church in
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The Beauty of Holiness: Phoebe Palmer as Theologian, Revivalist, Feminist, and Humanitarian
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Incidental Illustrations of the Economy of Salvation: Its Doctrines and Duties
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Christian holiness throughout the United States and the rest of the world.
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Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: a historical and biographical guide
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Apostles of the Spirit and Fire: American Revivalists and Victorian Britain
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National Camp Meeting Association for the Promotion of Holiness
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What Hath God Wrought: the transformation of America 1815-1848
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Naked faith : the mystical theology of Phoebe Palmer
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Her Heart Can See: The Life and Hymns of Fanny J. Crosby
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Reuther, Rosemary Radford and Rosemary Skinner Keller,
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In her own words: Women's writings in Christian Thought
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