December 19
1790 Initiatives begin in Philadelphia to create the First Day Society, a Sunday school organization.
1808 Birth of Horatius Bonar, a famous Scottish clergyman and poet, who also authored several missionary biographies and penned over 600 hymns.
1855 Birth of William Henry Draper, Anglican clergyman and hymn-writer, known for the sentence “All Creatures of Our God and King,” which is said to be an English translation of a Latin quote which has been attributed to St. Francis of Assisi.
1986 Demise of pastor Abel Kolawole , who had fled home under threat of death after his conversion. He had changed his name and evangelized among the Yoruba and Nupe peoples of Nigeria, despite threats by Muslims and pagans.
Edited by: T. Chempilayil MCBS
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