1851: Birth of Francis E. Clark, American
Congregationalist clergyman. In 1881, at age 29, Clark organized the world's first church
"youth fellowship" in Portland, Maine. Clark's original name for this Christian
group concept was "The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor."
1922: The
House of Bishops of the U.S. Protestant Episcopal Church voted 36-27 to delete the word
"obey" from the vows of their denomination's official marriage service.
1908: The
Bible-distributing mission agency known as the Pocket Testament League was incorporated in
Birmingham, England. (The U.S. branch of this outreach is headquartered in Lititz, PA.)
1958: In
Canada, a two-day church convention closed in Winnipeg, Ontario. At this assembly the
Lutheran Church of Canada (LCC) was organized.
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)
