This Day in Religious History: August 03, 2004
1739 -
English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in a letter: 'I am no friend
to sinless perfection. I believe the existence (though not the dominion)
of sin remains in the hearts of the greatest believers.'
1858 - Birth of Maltbie
D. Babcock, American Presbyterian clergyman. His pastoral work centered
around Maryland and New York, but he is better remembered today as
author of the well-known hymn, "This is My Father's World."
1944 -
Lutheran theologian and Nazi martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer
wrote in a letter from prison: 'The Church must not underestimate the
importance of human example; it is not abstract argument, but example,
that gives its word emphasis and power.'
1959 - English apologist C.S. Lewis wrote in a
letter: 'When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly
given in its place.'
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)
Compiled by Ramesh C. Reddy
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