DECEMBER 6
FALSELY ACCUSED OF TREASON, OLIVER PLUNKETT FORFEITED HIS LIFE (1679)
“To prevent any misapprehension as to the nature and object of the present Work, it may be proper, once for all, to state that, agreeably to its title,...”
Faber, George Stanley. The Primitive Doctrine of Election, or an Enquiry into Scriptural Election as received in the Primitive Church of Christ. New York: Charles Henry, 1840.
Sin renames its actions (1899)
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil—Isaiah 5:20 (NASB).I am ready to call evil good. I veil my guilt. I deny...
Events
1305
Death of Maximus, Metropolitan of all Rus, who had spoken in behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Golden Horde, as well as taking sides and urging peace in Russia’s internal power struggles.
Authority for the date: http://oca.org.1492
Christopher Columbus names a port on the Island of Haiti “Saint Nicholas” in honor of the saint’s day.
Authority for the date: Pringle, Mary P. and Clara A. Urann. Yule-Tide in Many Lands.1538
Death of Anna Zwingli, widow of reformer Ulrich Zwingli. She passes away softly, worshiping and commending Bullinger and other friends to God.
Authority for the date: Leben 1.1675
Death at Great Munden, Herts, England, of John Lightfoot, a Bible scholar and clergyman in the Church of England. He had been a member of the Westminster Assembly, often preached before Parliament, and had made major contributions to the Polyglot Bible published in his day.
Authority for the date: Dictionary of National Biography.1678
Father Louis Hennepin, visiting the Niagara Falls, draws the first known sketch of the awe-inspiring landmark.
Authority for the date: Federal Writers’ Project. The WPA Guide to New York: The Empire State.1679
Catholic priest Oliver Plunkett is arrested in County Dublin, accused of being in league with the French government and of plotting to aid a French invasion of Ireland. He has been hiding there under the name Mr. Meleady. He will be executed, the last of the Catholic martyrs in Britain.
Authority for the date: Standard encyclopedias.1812
Czar Alexander I signs a decree allowing a Bible Society in St. Petersberg, Russia.
Authority for the date: Brandenburg, Hans. The Meek and the Mighty. New York: Oxford University, 1977.1816
Czar Alexander I issues a letter of religious tolerance for Russia.
Authority for the date: Oswald A. Blumit. Sentenced to Siberia. p. 601829
Missionary William Carey learns that Sati (widow-burning) has been abolished in India. Although it is Sunday morning, he decides that translating the declaration into Bengali is more important than preaching, and he races to prepare the announcement before nightfall, fearing delay may cost lives.
Authority for the date: Christian History 36 (1992).1863
Ordination of Imad-ud-din in Calcutta as a deacon. He had converted from Islam to Christianity and will author at least twenty-four Christian books and receive the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Authority for the date: Satthianadhan and Murdoch, Sketches of Indian Christians, 1896. p. 1761878
Death of evangelist John Vassar at Poughkeepsie, New York.
Authority for the date: “Uncle John Vassar, the Praying Personal Worker.” www.krowtracts.com/vassar.html1925
Death of Baptist pastor Russell Conwell, founder of Temple College (Temple University) and author of a popular sermon titled “Acres of Diamonds” that argues Christians should seize honest opportunities to earn wealth for good uses.
Authority for the date: Standard encyclopedias.1996
Elijah Abubakar Yisa, Muslim convert to Christianity, a priest of the Anglican Church, opens his church as a haven for displaced people during rioting in Nigeria. Acting in his capacity as a pastor, he also will speak with authorities, defusing the crisis.
Authority for the date: Dictionary of African Christian Biography.