Today is Friday, September 18, 2009.
On this day in history:
52 - Birth of Marcus Ulpius Trajan, Emperor of Rome from AD 98-117.
He was the third Roman emperor to rule, after Nero (54-68) and
Domitian (81-96), who persecuted the Early Church. During
Trajan's reign, the apostolic father Ignatius of Antioch was
martyred, in AD 117.
1765 - Birth of Oliver Holden, early Puritan pastor and statesman. His
love for music is demonstrated in the hymn tune CORONATION
("All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name"), which he composed in
1792 at the age of 27.
1924 - A complete Bible translation of the Old and New Testaments was
published by American Bible scholar and historian James
Moffatt, 54. Moffatt's intention was to make available to the
lay reader, in simple language, a current scholarly
understanding of the biblical text.
1930 - Death of New England music evangelist Carrie E. Rounsefell, 69.
It was Rounsefell who composed the hymn tune MANCHESTER, to
which we sing today, "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go."
1962 - The Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers
International was founded in Dallas by Gordon Lindsay, 56. In
1967, the name was changed to Christ for the Nations. It
ministers today as a service agency supporting foreign
missions through fund raising and literature distribution.
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