Today is Wednesday, July 25, 2007.
On this day in history:
0325 - The Council of Nicea closed. Regarded as the first 'ecumenical council,' its 300attending bishops drafted the Nicene Creed and fixed the formula for Easter Sunday. 1741 - English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in a letter: 'Your extremity shall beGod's opportunity.' 1845 - Canadian-born Catholic missionary Fran?ois Blanchet was consecrated bishop of thePacific Northwest. He devoted 45 years to planting churches, and is remembered today as the'Apostle of Oregon.' 1899 - Birth of Stuart K. Hine. While an English missionary to the Ukraine, Hine pennedthe English words to an oft-sung Swedish hymn, known today as 'How Great Thou Art.' 1968 - Pope Paul VI published the encyclical 'Humanae Vitae.' It restated the Catholicposition on the family, and condemned all artificial methods of birth control. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 1987-2007, William D. Blake. Used by permission of the author, from 'Almanac of the Christian Church' |