Today in Christian History
C. T. STUDD TASTED GOD’S FAITHFULNESS AND FOUND IT GOOD (1884)
“300 Reward. Ran away from the subscriber, from the neighborhood of Town Point, on Saturday night, the 24th inst., my negro man, AARON CORNISH, about 3...”
Still, William. The Underground Railroad: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &C., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of The Slaves in their Efforts for Freedom, as Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, 1872.
Are you satisfied with no power? (1999)
And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me”—2 Kings 2:9 (ESV) In the...
Events
846
Repose (death) in Antidium of Ioannikios the Great, a monk who had formerly been a brave soldier. As a monk he practiced great austerities and was alleged to have performed miracles. At first he was on the side of those who opposed icons but later came to favor their use.
Authority for the date: Wikipedia.1743
John Wesley describes a curious incident in his journal in which a farce titled Trick upon Trick or Methodism Displayed takes place in a hall. As the actors mock Methodism, the crowd is thrown into a panic because their seats and the stage begin to collapse. Undaunted, the actors try several times to go on with the farce, but each time they do, further collapse occurs until finally the show is given up.
Authority for the date: Wesley, John. Journals.1794
The London Missionary Society is founded.
Authority for the date: Lovett, Richard. The History of the London Missionary Society, 1795-1895. London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Pres1847
Death of Felix Mendelssohn, whose compositions include the religious oratorios St. Paul and Elijah.
Authority for the date: Standard encyclopedias.1884
C. T. Studd, one of a group of Christian students known as The Cambridge Seven, meets missionary Hudson Taylor and is accepted for service in the China Inland Mission.
Authority for the date: Pollock, John. The Cambridge Seven. Inter-Varsity Fellowship, 1955.1891
Charles A. Briggs is called to present his defense before the New York Presbytery for attacking biblical inspiration.
Authority for the date: Lindsell, Harold. Battle for the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1981.1898
Pan Xiushan, the first Christian convert of the Hmu tribe in China’s Guizhou Province, becomes also the tribe’s first martyr when struck down with a sword. Minutes later William Fleming, a missionary for whom he translated, is also killed, the first martyr of the China Inland Mission.
Authority for the date: Paul Hattaway, China’s Christian Martyrs. p. 134-136.1928
A. W. Tozer begins his long-lasting Chicago ministry.
Authority for the date: Snyder, James L. In Pursuit of God. Christian Publications, 2000.