1098: The monastery in Citeaux, France was founded by St. Robert, a
Benedictine monk and abbot of Molesme. It marked the beginning of the Roman Catholic
Cistercian religious order.
1146:
King Louis VII of France took up the cause of the Second Crusade, in response to Bernard
of Clairvaux's preaching, and became leader of the ill-fated mission.
1747:
[N.S.] On a slave ship bound for England, during a violent storm at sea, English sea
captain John Newton, 22, was dramatically converted to a living faith. It was more than a
"foxhole religion," as Newton soon abandoned the sea, and from 1764 until his
death (43 years later), he devoted his life as a clergyman in the Anglican Church. In 1779
he wrote the words to the hymn "Amazing Grace."
1900: In
Chicago, following the death of its founder Dwight L. Moody, the Bible Institute for Home
and Foreign Missions changed its name to Moody Bible Institute. The school has since
become the model after which other learning institutions have patterned their curriculum.
1985:
The Association of International Mission Services was founded in Dallas. A
trans-denominational organization, AIMS promotes the work of foreign missions among
independent Pentecostal and charismatic churches.
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)
