History This Month
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September 1
On this day in 1908, Lewis H. Redne, organist and active Sunday school leader, died. He spent 19 years at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.
September 1
On this day in 1803, the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge was instituted in Boston. It was the first tract society to be formed in North America.
September 1
On this day in 1525, Martin Luther published his defense against English King Henry VIII.
September 2
On this day in 1752, Great Britain replaced the inaccurate calendar created by Julius Caesar in 46 BC with the Gregorian calendar.
September 3
On this day i n 1658, Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Puritan Revolution, died.
September 4
On this day in 1835, Anglican priest and biblical scholar Edwin Hatch was born in Derby, England. He is best known as the author of the paper "Influence of Greek Ideas and Usages Upon the Christian Church."
September 4
On this day in 1948, the first assembly of the World Council of Churches concluded in Amsterdam.
September 5
On this day in 1847, Anglican divine Henry Francis Lyte wrote "Abide with Me" on the evening of his last sermon and Holy Communion at Lower Brixham before going to France.
September 5
On this day in 1992, Bishop David Russell ordained the first women in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (CPSA).
September 6
On this day in 1528, the visitation of the churches and pastors in Saxony was launched by Prince John the Constant, elector of Saxony, following guidelines published on March 2, 1528.
September 7
On this day in 1783, Evangelical Anglican Robert Raikes formed the Sunday School Society to raise money for weekly Christian schools, which met each Sunday from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm—the original Sunday schools.
September 7
On this day in 1807, Robert Morrison, sent by the London Missionary Society, arrived in Canton and Macao, China, as the first Protestant missionary in China.
September 7
On this day in 1833, Hannah More, Anglican philanthropist and devotional writer, died in Clifton, England and is buried at All Saints' Church, Wrington.
September 8
On this day in 1795, William White was consecrated the fourth Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.
September 8
On this day in 1845, Anglican priest John Henry Newman converted to Roman Catholicism. Newman had been a leading member of the Oxford Movement, which aimed to reform the Church of England.
September 9
On this day in 1087, William I, "The Conqueror" of England in 1066 and founder of several monasteries, died.
September 10
On this day in 1937, Burnett Hillman Streeter, Anglican New Testament textual scholar, died.
September 11
On this day in 1976, the 65th General Convention of the Episcopal Church began in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
September 12
On this day in 1922, The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church voted in favor of deleting the word "obey" from the marriage vows.
September 13
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On this day in 1997, Bishop Mark MacDonald was consecrated bishop of Alaska.
September 14
On this day in 1792, Samuel Provoost was consecrated the third Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.
September 14
On this day in 1735, Robert Raikes, English newspaper editor, philanthropist and founder of the modern Sunday school, was born in Gloucester, England.
September 14
On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key, an Episcopalian and cofounder of the American Sunday School Union, was inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. The song became the national anthem in 1931.
September 14
On this day in 1847, Holy Eucharist was celebrated by an Anglican priest for the first time in Mexico.
September 14
On this day in 1903, Godfrey Thring, English priest and author of hymns such as "Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing" and verses of "Crown Him with Many Crowns", died in Surrey, England.
September 14
On this day in 1904, Frederick Whitfield, English priest and hymnist, died in London, England.
September 15
On this day in 1500, John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury, died in Knole House in Kent, England.
September 15
On this day in 1514, Thomas Wolsey was appointed Archbishop of York.
September 16
On this day in 681, the Third Council of Constantinople adjourned, having settled the Monothelite controversy in the Eastern Church. The Council, which proclaimed the orthodox belief of two wills in Christ: divine and human, condemned the Monothelites, who believed Christ had only "one will," as heretics.
September 16
On this day in 1882, Edward B. Pusey, English Tractarian, died. Pusey was ordained into the Anglican Church in 1829, Pusey became a noted biblical scholar and leader of the Oxoford Movement.
September 16
On this day in 1906, JB (John Bertram) Phillips, Anglican priest and translator of the New Testament in Modern English, was born.
September 16
On this day in 1976, the 65th General Convention of the Episcopal Church officially approved the ordination of women. This action allowed the official recognition of fifteen women previously ordained in Philadelphia and Washington. Three and a half months later Jacqueline Means of Indianapolis, Indiana, became the first woman ordained into the Episcopal Church after its official sanction.
September 17
On this day in 1979, the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) held its inaugural meeting at the Chilema Lay Training Center in Malawi.
September 18
On this day in 324, Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire.
September 18
On this day in 1643, Gilbert Burnet, Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
September 18
On this day in 2004, G. Porter Taylor was consecrated sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina.
September 19
On this day in 1981, Armando Roman Guerra was elected bishop of Guatemala.
September 20
On this day in 1852, Thomas Church Brownell became the seventh Presiding Bishop.
September 20
On this day in 1980, Willis Ryan Henton was invested as the first Bishop of the Western Diocese of Louisiana, now known as the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana.
September 21
On this day in 1998, Rosemari Sullivan was appointed executive officer of General Convention.
September 22
On this day in 1871, Charlotte Elliott, Anglican hymnist, died at Brighton, England. Elliot wrote nearly 150 hymns during her lifetime.
September 22
On this day in 1991, The Dead Sea Scrolls were made available to the public for the first time, by the Huntington Library.
September 22
On this day in 1993, Craig Anderson was installed as the eleventh dean of the General Theological Seminary (GTS) in New York.
September 23
On this day in 1571, John Jewel, bishop of Salisbury, died at the episcopal manor house of Monkton Farleigh.
September 24
On this day in 1867, seventy-six bishops from all over the Anglican Communion met at Lambeth Palace for the first Lambeth Conference.
September 24
On this day in 1868, Henry H. Milman, priest, scholar and hymnist, died. Milman was buried in St Paul's Cathedral in London.
September 25
On this day in 1626, Lancelot Andrewes, bishop of Chichesterm died. Andrewes held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I and oversaw the translation of the King James Version of the Bible.
September 25
On this day in 1643, The Solemn League and Covenant, drawn up by the Scottish General Assembly in London at Westminster Abbey, was submitted to the English Parliament. This agreement guaranteed Presbyterians equal rights with Anglicans.
September 25
On this day in 1782, the first complete English Bible known to be published in America was issued.
September 26
On this day in 1863, Frederick William Faber, priest and and hymnist, died. Faber is known for the hymns "Faith of Our Fathers" and "There's a Wideness in God's Mercy."
September 27
On this day in 1742, Hugh Boulter, Archbishop of Armagh and the Primate of all Ireland, died. Boutler also served as the chaplain to George I.
September 27
On this day in 1786, the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware completed a three-year process to become an independent diocese.
September 27
On this day in 1947, The Church of South India was formed by the merger of three denominations: the Anglican Church (dioceses of Madras, Tinnevelly, Travancore and Chocin and Dornakal plus dioceses of the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon), the South India province of the Methodist Church and the South India United Church (formed originally by a 1908 union of Presbyterian and Congregational churches). The merger was the first union ever between episcopal (bishop-led) and non-episcopal (congregation-led) bodies.
September 28
On this day in 1988, Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in New York City served its millionth meal.
September 29
On this day in 1636, Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Cottenham, Cambridgeshire.
September 29
On this day in 1907, the cornerstone was laid at the Washington National Cathedral.
September 29
On this day in 1990, The Washington National Cathedral was completed.
September 30
On this day in 653, Honorius, Archbishop of Canterbury, died.
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