Archive for July, 2010
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Off to Anvik …
… for Eucharists and VBS. Back on the 27th.
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1099 The Muslim citizens of Jerusalem surrendered their city to the armies of the First Crusade. The Crusaders then proceeded, through misguided religious zeal, to massacre thousands of unarmed men, women and children. 1779 Birth of Clement C. Moore, American Episcopal educator. His fame endures today,not as a theologian, but as the […]
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1771 Mission San Antonio de Padua founded in California 1773 The first annual conference of the Methodist Church in America convened at St.George’s Church in Philadelphia, PA. 1775 Anglican clergyman and hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter: ‘The knowledge of God cannot be attained by studious discussion on our parts; it […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 0574 John III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1105 Death of Rashi (b.1040), medieval Jewish Bible scholar. His name is a Hebrew acrostic for Rabbi Shelomoh ben Isaac. Rashi was the leading rabbinic commentator in his day on the Old Testament and Talmud. 1568 Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral perfects a […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 0526 St Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1191 The armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England’s King Richard (‘TheLionhearted’), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre. 1290 Jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I 1543: King Henry VIII of England wed his sixth and […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicated England’s King Henry VIII 1656 Ann Austin and Mary Fisher became the first Quakers to arrive in America and were promptly arrested. Five weeks later, they were deported back to England. 1740 Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne 1905 Black intellectuals & […]
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Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1509 Birth of John Calvin, French religious reformer. His ‘Institutes of the Christian Religion’ became the most popular doctrinal statement of the Protestant Reformation. 1629 1st non-Separatist Congregational Church in America founded (Salem, MA) 1851 California Wesleyan College was chartered in Santa Clara, under sponsorship ofthe Methodist Church. In 1961 its name […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1228 Death of Stephen Langton (b.ca.1155), Archbishop of Canterbury. It was Langtonwho formulated the original division of the Bible into chapters in the late 1100s. 1530 German reformer Martin Luther wrote in a letter: ‘This is a definite sign thatwe are God’s children, because we are men of peace.’ 1540 England’s King […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1663 Following restoration of the English monarchy, a new charter was issued to the American colony of Rhode Island. It guaranteed religious freedom regardless of ‘differencesin opinion in matters of religion.’ 1741 Influencing the start of New England’s ‘Great Awakening,’ colonial American theologian Jonathan Edwards preached his classic sermon, ‘Sinners in the […]
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1438: King Charles VII of France issued the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges, restricting the rights of the pope and in many cases making his jurisdiction subject to the will of the king. 1586 Birth of Thomas Hooker, colonial American pastor and an originator of the earliestsystem of federal government in America. 1851 […]