Walter Ashbel Sellew

Walter Ashbel Sellew (born 27 February 1844—16 January 1929) was a Methodist bishop, holding that office in the Free Methodist Church. Sellew was a prominent figure in the Wesleyan–Holiness movement, writing on the topics of the importance of a woman's headcovering, the ordination of women in Methodism, and missions. In 1866, Sellew graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts and in 1869, he earned a Master of Arts from the same institution; he was a member of Zeta chapter of Psi Upsilon. With respect to academics, he "maintained a high rank in scholarship" and was elected a Phi Beta Kappa. In 1894, Sellew published Why Not?: A Plea for the Ordination of Those Women Whom God Has Called to Preach the Gospel.