Today is Friday, August 28, 2009.
On this day in history:
0430 - Death of St. Augustine of Hippo, 76, the great early Latin
Church Father and one of the outstanding theological figures
of the ages. It was St. Augustine who wrote: 'Thou hast made
us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless till they
find their rest in thee.'
1413 - St. Andrew's University, in Scotland, was chartered by a papal
decree from Gregory XII.
1645 - In Poland, King Vladislav IV convened the Conference of Thorn.
Through it he sought to bring reunion among the 26 Catholic,
28 Lutheran and 24 Calvinist theologians in attendance.
Discussions continued through November, but no satisfying
theological fusion was achieved.
1840 - Birth of Ira D. Sankey, Dwight Moody's song evangelist. During
their revival crusades (from 1870), Sankey penned many hymn
tunes; among the most enduring today are HIDING IN THEE ("O
Safe to the Rock That is Higher Than I") and SANKEY ("Faith is
the Victory").
1953 - Campus Crusade for Christ was incorporated in Los Angeles by
founder Bill Bright. Today, CCC is an evangelical organization
training Christian leaders in over 90 countries around the
world.
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