1386: King Jagiello of Lithuania was baptized into the
Christian faith. Lithuania being the last heathen nation in Europe, Jagiello's conversion
finalized the Macedonian Vision in Acts 16:9, leading St. Paul to begin taking the Gospel
to Europe.
1762: Anglican
hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter: 'We serve a gracious Master who knows how to
overrule even our mistakes to His glory and our own advantage.'
1860: Wheaton
College was chartered in Illinois under Methodist sponsorship. (The following year the
school passed into Congregational control. Today, Wheaton is non-denominational.)
1930: Death of
Franklin L. Sheppard, 78. He served on the editorial committee of the 1911 edition of the
Presbyterian Hymnal, but is better remembered for composing the hymn tune TERRA BEATA, to
which "This Is My Father's World" is most commonly sung.
1986: Living Bibles
International moved to its present headquarters in Naperville, IL. Founded in 1968 by Ken
Taylor, editor of the Living Bible, LBI is an interdenominational Bible distributing
agency, working in 45 countries.
Source: William D. Blake. Almanac
of the Christian Church, Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987. Additional
information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)
