OCTOBER 13
John Eliot's Concern for Indians Got Him into Trouble (1652)
“I have received your letter, and with most melancholy anxiety was it expected, for the sad news reached us last night, but without any particulars. It...”
Austen-Leigh, William and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters: a Family Record. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1913.
Sinful nature must be destroyed (1897)
The carnal mind is enmity against God—Romans 8:7 (KJV). The flesh is incurably bad. “It is not subject to th...
Events
1247
A vial of “Christ’s blood,” stamped with official seals, is imported into England to shouts of acclaim from the king and crowds.
Authority for the date: Vincent, Nicholas. The Holy Blood; King Henry III and the Westminster Blood. Cambridge University Press, 2001.1307
Philip IV the Fair arrests all Templars of France without warning and has them tortured. He hopes to force them to incriminate themselves so that he can confiscate their wealth.
Authority for the date: Numerous popular websites, including Wikipedia.1605
Death of Theodore Beza, a French-born theologian, who had been widely recognized as Calvin’s successor.
Authority for the date: Standard encyclopedias.1706
Murder of the Coptic king Iyasu I of Ethiopia. He had been a successful warrior, a conciliator of religious differences, and a great builder of churches.
Authority for the date: Dictionary of African Christian Biography.1836
Theodore Fliedner opens his first deaconess training center, at Kaiserswerth. Among those who will be trained there is Florence Nightingale, the “Lady with a Lamp.”
Authority for the date: elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/05.html.1877
English hymnwriter Frances Havergal writes the words to the hymn “Who Is on the Lord’s Side?”
Authority for the date: www.lutheranhistory.org.1908
The Church of the Nazarene organizes in Texas.
Authority for the date: Southern Nazarene University. “History of the Church: Dr. Phineas F. Bresee.” http://snu.edu/phineas-f-bresee1949
Lucia Hammond Cozzens, a Presbyterian missionary, is stabbed to death during the night in Elat, Cameroon. Her killer will never be discovered nor the motivate for the attack. Cozzens had learned the Bulu language in which she taught and wrote. She also edited the mission newsletter.
Authority for the date: Marvin J. Newell, A Martyrs Grace1971
Ralph and Lou Sutera begin a series of special services in Saskatoon, Canada, at the invitation of Baptist minister Bill McLeod. Within days revival will break out, manifested by confession of sins, reconciliation, and restitution for thefts. Criminals will surrender themselves to the police and many young people will be converted. The movement will spread to other Canadian centers and into parts of the United States.
Authority for the date: Geoff Waugh, Flashpoints of Revival