October 29
370: A ship carrying the bones of St. Andrew wrecks off the coast of Scotland, who therefore was adopted as the patron saint of Scotland. A site near the shipwreck became the seat of the archbishop of Scotland.
1525: Martin Luther introduces the first complete German mass at the City Church of Wittenberg, after breaking away from the catholic church.
1666: Demise of Edmund Calamy in London, the elder and a Puritan supporter of England’s kings during the Civil War and Commonwealth, and who authored important doctrinal works such as The Covenant of Grace and the Covenant of Works.
1675: Repose of Andreas Hammerschmidt, a distinguished composer of church music in the 17th century.
1863: A conference begins in Geneva, headed by Henri Dunant, a businessman influenced by Christian ideals, with the aim of founding the organization that later came to be known as the International Red Cross Society.
1870: Birth of Juji Nakada, Japanese Christian evangelist, who later invited Charles and Lettie Cowman (authors of “Streams in the Desert”) to come to Japan, where they incorporated the Oriental Missions Society in 1910.
1885: Anglican bishop James Hannington murdered in Uganda.
1900: Repose of Frederic Louis Godet, a Reformed Swiss theologian who was noted for his Commentary on the Gospel of St. John.
1907: Orthodox nun Matrona Petrovna Frolova awarded a medal by the Red Cross for her relief work during the Russo-Japanese war. The Soviets confiscated a nunnery in Kazan which she headed. She was later imprisoned, beaten, and executed for her role in resisting Soviet atheism and for allegedly hiding church valuables.
1919: Foundation of the Apostolic Christian Association in Atlanta, Georgia. It later merged with the International Pentecostal Church of Christ, with its headquarters in London, Ohio.
1972: Enthronement of Yustus Ruhindi as the first Anglican Church bishop of Bunyoro-Kitara diocese in Uganda.
Edited by: T. Chempilayil MCBS
Courtesy:Â https://studylight.org