by janet | Aug 31, 2014 | Click Date to Respond
Birth of William Wilberforce, English philanthropist, in Yorkshire, England. He became a Christian in early life and entered politics in 1790. Wilberforce, John Newton and Thomas Clarkson brilliantly undermined the arguments and efforts of those in favor of slavery. Complete abolition of slavery in England came just before his death in 1833. He was also instrumental in the founding of the Church Missionary Society in 1799, as well as the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1804. Wilberforce College in Ohio (founded in 1856), the second oldest institution for black higher education in the U.S., was named after him.
by janet | Aug 18, 2014 | Click Date to Respond
Bible teacher Arthur Pink remarked in a letter: “It is not words which God pays attention to, but the heart-groans and tears!”
by janet | Aug 18, 2014 | Click Date to Respond
Birth of William Carey, English missionary to India and the father of modern missions. While still a teenager, he already could read the Bible in six languages. Carey joined the Baptist church in 1783, and soon began advocating the cause of missions. In 1792 he preached the memorable sermon: Expect Great Things from God; Attempt Great Things for God. The following year, he went to India as one of the fist missionaries under the English Baptist Missionary Society.
by janet | Aug 8, 2014 | Click Date to Respond
An order of the French parliament was published throughout Paris to the sound of trumpets, commanding all booksellers, printers, and others with German Reformer Martin Luther’s books in their possession, to give them up within eight days or face imprisonment and fine.
by janet | Aug 8, 2014 | Click Date to Respond
The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria set sail on their historic voyage which brought Europeans to the Americas. The expedition’s leader, Christopher Columbus, had both missionary and trade ambitions.
