1810 - Birth of Henry Alford, Anglican scholar. He was a member of the
1881 ERV Bible translation committee, but is better remembered
today for writing the hymn "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come."
1832 - Birth of Charles Converse, American lawyer and sacred composer.
Converse penned the hymn tune CONVERSE, to which we sing today
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus."
1930 - Missionary linguist Frank C. Laubach wrote in a letter: 'Beside
Jesus, the whole lot of us are so contemptible.... But God is
like Jesus, and like Jesus, He will not give up until we, too,
are like Jesus.'
1943 - While WWII was raging, the American Council of Volunteer
Agencies for Foreign Service was formed. It was as an
interfaith venture to bring Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
agencies involved in international relief together under one
roof.
1955 - The religious drama 'Crossroads' first aired over ABC
television. An anthology which dramatized true experiences of
clergymen of all denominations, the program ran for two years
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