JANUARY 18
“Peter Ceely, one of the justices of the peace of this county, to the keeper of His Highness s jail at Launceston, or his lawful deputy in that behalf,...”
Fox, George. Journal, ed. by Rufus Jones. 1908.
Saturday evening petition (1861)
And now, Lord, we beseech thee, to forgive us the sins of the past week. We would lie down at peace with thee this night...
Events
1271
Death of St. Margaret of Hungary, princess and Dominican nun.
Authority for the date: Standard encyclopedias.1460
Pope Pius II issues his bulla Execrabilis, condemning as detestable any appeals against the pope to councils.
Authority for the date: Execrabilis.1525
After a public debate the day before between Anabaptists and Zwingli, the Zurich council mandates that all infants must be baptized within eight days. Persecution of Anabaptists soon follows.
Authority for the date: cat.xula.edu/tpr/people/grebel/1678
James Mitchell is hanged in Edinburgh, denied permission to see his wife and newborn son or to read his final confession of faith. Years earlier he had attempted to assassinate Archbishop James Sharp, a cruel persecutor of Covenanters. Captured, Mitchell was promised in writing full liberty if he confessed, but the promise was revoked and he was tortured with great cruelty. In 1679 a mob will murder Archbishop Sharp in retaliation.
Authority for the date: The Reformed Presbyterian (Feb 1, 1870) 64.1728
Greenland’s first Lutheran baptism takes place.
Authority for the date: lutheranhistory.org.1769
The church at Housatonic Massachusetts dismisses pastor and theologian Samuel Hopkins, resenting his opposition to the Halfway Covenant and his terrible sermon delivery.
Authority for the date: Chamberlain, Elizabeth. “The Life of Samuel Hopkins.” Papers from Hillsdale College.1822
Alone, and on foot, to save his impoverished congregation the expense of his travel, Theodor Fliedner enters Kaiserswerth, Germany, where he will labor for his entire life and found the Lutheran deaconess ministry for which he is famous. A month after his arrival the city’s main source of employment will fail and the government will offer Fliedner a better appointment, but he will refuse to leave his people as if he were merely a hireling. Instead he will make a laborious journey across Germany to raise money for an endowment to support the Kaiserwerth church.
Authority for the date: Bancroft, Jane M. Deaconesses in Europe.1887
Death in Washington, DC, of Richard Harvey Cain, a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, formerly an abolitionist and congressman. He had helped found Paul Quinn College and served as its president until 1884.
Authority for the date: http://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/CAIN,-Richard-Harvey-(C000022)/1891
Consecration of the first Armenian church in the United States, at Worcester, Massachusetts.
Authority for the date: “The First Armenian Church in United States.” www.jdemirdjian.com.1917
Death in Wellington, South Africa, of Andrew Murray, pastor, revival leader, inspirational author, and founder of a seminary.
Authority for the date: Standard encyclopedias.1918
Death in Penkridge, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) of missionary Louisa M. R. Snead, author of the hymn “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.”
Authority for the date: Cyberhymnal.1920
Peter Dyneka gives his heart to Christ in Chicago and experiences such a total transformation that his landlord accuses him of being drunk. He will help found the Russian Gospel Association.
Authority for the date: Rohrer, Norman B. and Peter Deyneka, jr. Peter Dynamite. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1975.1951
Death in Dohnavur, India, of Amy Carmichael who had rescued children from temple prostitution and written many inspirational Christian books.
Authority for the date: Biographical Dictionary of Evangelicals.1969
Death of Roberta Martin, an innovative gospel singer and organizer of the Roberta Martin Singers. Many singers got their start through her. Her signature song had been “Only a Look.” Fifty thousand will turn out for her funeral. In 1998, the United States Postal Service will issue a commemorative stamp in her honor.
Authority for the date: http://thewright.org/explore/blog/entry/today-in-black-history-1182014