1839: Birth of Phoebe Palmer Knapp, American Methodist hymnwriter. She
published more than 500 hymn tunes during her lifetime; her most famous melody comprises
the tune to Fanny Crosby's hymn, "Blessed Assurance."
1843:
Scottish clergyman Robert Murray McCheyne wrote in a letter: 'You will never find Jesus so
precious as when the world is one vast howling wilderness. Then he is like a rose blooming
in the midst of the desolation, a rock rising above the storm.'
1930:
Pioneer linguist Frank Laubach wrote in a letter: 'It seems to me...that the very Bible
cannot be read as a substitute for meeting God soul to soul and face to face.'
1931:
The World Radio Missionary Fellowship (WRMF) was incorporated in Lima, Ohio, by
co_founders Clarence W. Jones and Reuben Larson. Today, this interdenominational mission
agency broadcasts the Gospel in 15 languages to South America and throughout Europe.
1965:
Three white Unitarian ministers, including the Rev. James J. Reeb, were attacked with
clubs on the streets of Selma, Alabama, while participating in a civil rights
demonstration. Reeb later died in a Birmingham, Alabama hospital.
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)
