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Phoebe Palmer was born in New York City on December 18, 1807. Her parents were passionate in their faith. Her father had been converted in Yorkshire, England during the revival under John Wesley, even receiving his membership papers from Wesley's own hand. The family held devotions twice a day in their home. The also regularly attended church and local Methodist revivals. Based on Wesleyan theology, she believed that entire sanctification was not only possible, but critical. She married Walter C. Palmer, a physician, in 1827. The couple's first two children died in infancy, causing Phoebe to struggle with God's love, and the reasons for their loss. She came to believe that her children had become idols to her. Two more children were born to the couple. The fourth child died when a servant accidentally set the bed netting on fire. The loss of that fourth child caused Phoebe to her turn to God, rather than away from Him. She vowed “to trust Go

Phoebe palmer