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This section explores Hannah Whitall Smith’s early interactions with Oliphant at the onset of this new religious movement. Oliphant was on furlough and attempting to recruit for the Household; however, he seemed to have infuriated Smith who made it her mission to destroy his reputation. Smith also recorded a rumor as to what the sympneumatic act consisted of and why it was supposedly practiced in the manner that it was.
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Notes
- 1.
Schneider, A Prophet and a Pilgrim, pp. 114, 375.
- 2.
Strachey, Group Movements of the Past, p. 16.
- 3.
Ibid.
- 4.
Ibid., p. 17.
- 5.
Ibid., p. 17.
- 6.
Ibid., p. 225.
- 7.
Ibid., p. 226.
- 8.
Ibid.
- 9.
Taylor, Laurence Oliphant, p. 257.
- 10.
Strachey, Group Movements of the Past, pp. 221–222.
- 11.
Ibid., p. 221. Madame Canrobert’s name was only referenced by initials in Smith’s writings; however, through an interview with Mrs. Smith’s daughter this full name was revealed. Not surprisingly her name and information can also be found recorded in John Murray Templeton’s address book as Smith admitted that Canrobert was a devoted follower of the Oliphants. Schneider, A Prophet and a Pilgrim, p. 376 fn.
- 12.
Ibid.
- 13.
Ibid.
- 14.
Ibid.
- 15.
Strachey, Group Movements of the Past, p. 221.
References
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Strachey, Ray. 1928. Group Movements of the Past and Experiments in Guidance. London: Faber and Faber.
Taylor, Anne. 1982. Laurence Oliphant, 1829–1888. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Lavoie, J.D. (2021). Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911). In: Laurence Oliphant (1829–1888) and The Household. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85050-0_8
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