November 5
1514: Nzinga Memba, King of the Congo, a Christian convert, writes a letter to Portugal to complain about the Catholic priests, who were sent to evangelise his land, and who allegedly misbehaved and engaged in trade.
1858: The Paton family lands on the island of Tanna (now called Vanuatu) without any fear for the cannibals on the island; Mr. Paton had said, “If I can but live and die serving and honouring the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether my body is eaten by cannibals or by worms.”
1917: Following the abdication of Russian Czar Nicholas II, the historic Orthodox Church Council of 1917-1918 restores the office of patriarch in Moscow, which was suppressed by Peter the Great in 1700.
1935: Formation of the National Association of Free Will Baptists in Nashville, TN, through the merger of the Cooperative General Association of Free Will Baptists (northern U.S.) and the General Conference of Free Will Baptists (southern U.S.)
1950: Billy Graham’s “Hour of Decision” program first aired on television.
1960: Demise of Donald Grey Barnhouse, an American Presbyterian clergyman, who ran a pastorate for 33 years and conducted radio ministry at the Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Barnhouse also became the editor of the Eternity magazine (which he had founded) and authored over thirty books on the Scriptures and on the Christian life.
2000: Demise of Emmanuel Oyewole Akingbala, a notable pastor, evangelist, and leader in the Nigerian Baptist Convention, who had to suffer even financial hardship for preaching against alcoholism, smoking, and polygamy.
Edited by: T. Chempilayil MCBS
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