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Who is John Harvard? “After God had carried us safely to New England, and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God’s worship, and settled the city government; one of the next things we longed for and looked after was to advance learning and perpetuate it to posterity; dreading to leave an illiterate Read more...
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From Wikipedia New England’s First Fruits was a book published in London in 1643 about the early evangelization efforts by the Puritans in colonial New England in defense of criticisms from England that little evangelism was being pursued in New England.[1][2] It was the first publication to mention Harvard College.[3] Read the book online From the inscription (spelling modernized) “After God had carried us safely Read more...
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The colony was in danger. As Robert Morgan said in 100 Bible Verses that Made America, After Hunt’s death, Jamestown again deteriorated into chaos, splintered by weak leadership and laziness. Many settlers refused manual labor. They had come to dig for gold, but had no intention of digging for crops. Captain John Smith responded: Countrymen, the long experience of our Read more...
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From Wikipedia In 1789 Carey, became the full-time pastor of Harvey Lane Baptist Church in Leicester. Three years later, in 1792, he published his groundbreaking missionary manifesto, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens. Carey later preached a pro-missionary sermon (the so-called Deathless Sermon), using Isaiah 54:2–3 as his text, in which he repeatedly used the Read more...
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From Wikipedia On one of the two most prominent mounds of Nineveh‘s ruins, rose the Mosque of the prophet Jonah, the son of Amittai. When built, the mosque replaced an Assyrian Church believed to be the burial place of Jonah and called Jonah’s Tomb. Also, Assyrian King Esarhaddon (681–669 BC) previously built a palace on the site. Photo Roland Unger / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) HTML Read more...
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From Wikipedia: Charlotte Digges “Lottie” Moon (December 12, 1840 – December 24, 1912) was a Southern Baptist missionary to China with the Foreign Mission Board who spent nearly 40 years (1873–1912) living and working in China. As a teacher and evangelist she laid a foundation for traditionally solid support for missions among Southern Baptists, especially through its Woman’s Missionary Union. Read more...
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From Wikipedia: Mary Mitchell Slessor (2 December 1848 – 13 January 1915) was a Scottish Presbyterian missionary to Nigeria. Once in Nigeria, Slessor learned Efik, one of the numerous local languages, then began teaching. Because of her understanding of the native language and her bold personality Slessor gained the trust and acceptance of the locals and was able to spread Christianity while promoting women’s rights and protecting Read more...
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Actual grave location unknown – check findagrave and cemetery map Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master, Though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves; When our weeping’s over, He will bid us welcome, We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves, We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves, Read more...
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Sacred to the memory of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg who was born on the 1st day of January, 1750 and departed this life on the 4th day of June, 1801 Aged 51 years, 5 months and 5 days —————————— Lutheran Pastor in Colonial America Continental Congress 1779-80, Pennsylvania Assembly 1781-84 United States Congress 1789-1797 First Speaker – House of Representatives Read more...
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Frederick Muhlenberg, son of the “father of the Lutheran Church in North America,” Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, was a pastor from 1770-1779. Following a pastorate in Pennsylvania, he served in the Continental Congress, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the US House of Representatives, and was the first Speaker of the House. From 1781-1791, Muhlenberg lived here, now known Read more...
