September 22
286: (traditional date) Emperor Maximian allegedly executes the members of the Theban Legion to since they refused to renounce their faith.
1566: Repose of Johann Agricola, a reformer under reformers, who was often at odds with Luther and Melanchthon, especially on the question of the role of the law in Christian times.
1601: Priestly ordination of Sebastian Chimura and Aloysius Niabara in Nagasaki, making them the first Catholic priests of the newly established Christian Church in Japan.
1692: Execution of the last 8 “witches” in Massachusetts as a part of the famous Salem Witch Trials.
1734: A group of Schwenkfelders (the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig) arrive in Philadelphia.
1853: Charles Carter from Baptist Missionary Society arrives in Ceylon and starts to preach in Sinhalese in just a few months.
1861: Adams Gertner, founder of the Baptist movement in Latvia, performs the first adult baptism in Latvia, immersing the candidates in a river.
1924: Demise of Huang Naishang, famous as a pastor, Bible translator, YMCA director, newspaper editor, reformer, educator, and advisor to various governments.
1942: Demise of Ralph Adams Cram, prominent in ecclesiastical architecture, who applied revived English Gothic architectural style to churches in the United States.
1950: World-Wide Missions incorporated by Basil and Esther Miller in California. This evangelical missions agency specializes in providing relief and medical aid to over 30 countries worldwide.
2000: Funeral service for evangelist Bakht Singh takes place in Hyderabad, India, attended by a quarter million Christians.
Edited by: T. Chempilayil MCBS
Courtesy: www.studylight.org