. The Countess of Huntingdon and her circle . iour. The Countess certainly preferred to avail herselfat prayers of the services of a clergyman, even of alay worker, or of one of her Trevecca determination to make the last play theirpart was sometimes enforced in an informal,almost comical, manner. She would thrust aBible into their hands, and point them to the doorof their private sitting-room, bidding them dotheir duty and trust in God. It was in the winter of 1767 that Lady Hunting-don, then living at Bath, sought the advice of hergreat friend Fletcher—^incumbent of the parish o
. The Countess of Huntingdon and her circle . iour. The Countess certainly preferred to avail herselfat prayers of the services of a clergyman, even of alay worker, or of one of her Trevecca determination to make the last play theirpart was sometimes enforced in an informal,almost comical, manner. She would thrust aBible into their hands, and point them to the doorof their private sitting-room, bidding them dotheir duty and trust in God. It was in the winter of 1767 that Lady Hunting-don, then living at Bath, sought the advice of hergreat friend Fletcher—^incumbent of the parish ofMadeley, one of the most popular and beloved ofall the Methodist clergymen. He was French byextraction, and to his other gifts and graces headded the most kindly, single-hearted disposition,and the most open-hearted, open-handed charity,which caused him and his like-minded wife toconvert the vicarage at Madeley into an open housefor all the poor, ignorant and afflicted in the^ neighbourhood. The Countess wished to consult her friend on 58. uu TREVECCA HOUSE the plans she was forming for her College at She proposed to admit Christian youngmen resolved to devote themselves to Godsservice. They were at Uberty to stay in the collegethree years, during that time they were to havetheir education gratis, with every necessary of Ufe,and a suit of clothes once a year. Afterwardsthose who desired it might enter the Ministry,either of the estabhshed Church of England, oras Protestants of any other denomination. Withthe discrimination which was one of her endow-ments she invited Fletcher to undertake the^superintendence of her College. This appUed tothe appointment of masters, the admission andexclusion of students, the supervision of theirstudies and conduct, to aiding them in their piousefforts and to judging of their fitness for theMinistry while he stiU continued the devotedparish priest of Madeley. This invitation Fletcher accepted, taking no feeor reward for his servic
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