Sister Anthony, Battlefield Heroine On this day, December 8, 1897, Sister Anthony died quietly in her sleep in Cincinnati, Ohio. Although her death was peaceful, her life was lived amid scenes of deep distress. She chose to have it that way. Mary Ellen O’Connell, who became Sister Anthony, “The Angel of the Battlefield,” was born … More Today in Church (and U.S.) History
Covenanter John Nisbet Rejoiced to Be Hanged When John Wycliffe sent his barefoot preachers throughout England in the 14th-century, carrying the Scripture in English, and calling for real heart changes, his message crossed the border into Scotland. There Murdoch Nisbet heard and believed. He acquired one of the rare English-language manuscripts of the Bible. Murdoch’s son, … More Today in Church History
Smith Electrified London with New Flood Account George Smith engraved bank notes by day. At night he studied newly discovered cuneiform tablets–clay writings dug up in the Middle East. After publishing several keen observations, George was appointed as an assistant at the British Museum. That is how he stumbled across a fascinating find from the … More Today in Church History
John Geddie Sailed for Polynesia In accord with the Redeemer’s command and assured of His presence, we are going forth to those lands where Satan has established his dark domain. I know that suffering awaits me. But to bear the Redeemer’s yoke is an honor to one who has felt the Redeemer’s love.” Those words … More Today in Church History
Ligonier Ministries FROM Stephen Nichols Nov 22, 2019 Thanksgiving is an American holiday that stretches all the way back to a time long before America became a nation. The Pilgrims landed in 1620. They faced brutal conditions and were woefully unprepared. Roughly half of them died in that first year. Then they had a successful harvest of … More What Is Thanksgiving Day?
Author, John Bunyan John Bunyan was born in Elstow, near Bedford, on this day November 28th¹ in 1628, the son of Thomas Bunyan and Margaret Bentley. He followed his father into the tinker’s trade but rebelled against God and ‘had but few equals, both for cursing, swearing, lying, and blaspheming the holy name of God’. … More Today in Church History
Jedediah Smith’s Adventures Jedidiah Strong Smith entered California’s San Bernardino Valley on this day, November 27, 1826, becoming the first American citizen known to have crossed the southwestern part of the American continent. Jedidiah was not your typical mountain man. He was tall, silent and never used tobacco or profanity. Reared a Methodist, he was a … More Today in Church History
Arabian Christians Massacred In the sixth century, the nation of Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia) dominated the kingdoms of Himyar and Yemen on the southern Arabian peninsula. There were flourishing Christian churches in the area (also known as Homerites) which looked to Christian Abyssinia for protection. It happened that a Himyarite Jew, Yusuf As’ar (better known by … More Today in Church History
Elizabeth Sang in Answer to a Bird Elizabeth of Hungary was only 24 when she died on this day, November 17, 1231. She packed so much life and suffering into those 24 years that her story became the subject of art and legend. Elizabeth von Thuringia was born in 1207, in a royal castle. Her mother Gertrude … More Today in Church History
Civil War Christian Commission Was Formed Wounded men lay in the blazing sun in an open field at Gettysburg, pleading for relief. John C. Chamberlain offered assistance. “I soon found myself driving stakes with a rock and twisting every spare corner of their bedding over them. My success started others and soon I had the … More Today in Church (and U.S.) History
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