1179: The Third Lateran Council opened under Alexander III. It was
attended by 300 bishops who enacted measures against the Waldenses and Albigensians.
Lateran III also mandated that popes were to be elected by two-thirds vote from the
assembled cardinals.
1555:
French-born Swiss reformer John Calvin wrote in a letter to Philip Melanchthon: 'It
behooves us to accomplish what God requires of us, even when we are in the greatest
despair respecting the results.'
1743: In
Boston, editor Thomas Prince published the first issue of his weekly, "The Christian
History." It was the first religious journal published in America.
1850:
Birth of Daniel B. Towner, American music evangelist. An associate of D.L. Moody, Towner
composed over 2,000 hymn tunes, including AT CALVARY ("Years I Spent in Vanity and
Pride"), MOODY ("Marvelous Grace of our Loving Lord") and TRUST AND OBEY
("When We Walk With the Lord").
1951:
The religious program "Circuit Rider" debuted over ABC television. The broadcast
featured music selections and biographies of evangelists, and was produced by Franklin W.
Dyson.
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)
