VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
On June 19,
* 1623 -- Blaise Pascal, French Jansenist philosopher and mathematician, was born;
* 1834 -- Charles Spurgeon, English Baptist minister, was born;
* 1878 -- Charles Hodge, American Presbyterian minister, died;
On June 21,
* 1639 -- Increase Mather, Puritan minister, was born;
On June 22,
* 1679 -- Scottish Covenanters were defeated by royalist forces at Bothwell Bridge;
* 1680 -- The Sanquhar Declaration was promulgated by Scottish Covenanters;
* 1680 -- Ebeneezer Erskine, Scottish Presbyterian minister, was born;
* 1714 -- Matthew Henry, English Presbyterian minister, died;
On June 23,
* 1898 -- John L. Girardeau, Southern Presbyterian minister, died;
On June 24,
* 64 -- Roman Emperor Nero began persecution of Christians;
* 1314 -- Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn which helped lead to Scottish independence
* 1519 -- Theodore Beza, Reformer, was born;
* 1696 -- Philip Henry, English Presbyterian minister, died;
On June 25,
* 1530 -- Promulgation of the Augsburg Confession;
* 1658 -- James Durham, Scottish Covenanter, died; and
* 1966 -- The U.S. Supreme Court banned prayer in public schools.
[Edited on 8-23-2006 by VirginiaHuguenot]
* 1623 -- Blaise Pascal, French Jansenist philosopher and mathematician, was born;
* 1834 -- Charles Spurgeon, English Baptist minister, was born;
* 1878 -- Charles Hodge, American Presbyterian minister, died;
On June 21,
* 1639 -- Increase Mather, Puritan minister, was born;
On June 22,
* 1679 -- Scottish Covenanters were defeated by royalist forces at Bothwell Bridge;
* 1680 -- The Sanquhar Declaration was promulgated by Scottish Covenanters;
* 1680 -- Ebeneezer Erskine, Scottish Presbyterian minister, was born;
* 1714 -- Matthew Henry, English Presbyterian minister, died;
On June 23,
* 1898 -- John L. Girardeau, Southern Presbyterian minister, died;
On June 24,
* 64 -- Roman Emperor Nero began persecution of Christians;
* 1314 -- Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn which helped lead to Scottish independence
* 1519 -- Theodore Beza, Reformer, was born;
* 1696 -- Philip Henry, English Presbyterian minister, died;
On June 25,
* 1530 -- Promulgation of the Augsburg Confession;
* 1658 -- James Durham, Scottish Covenanter, died; and
* 1966 -- The U.S. Supreme Court banned prayer in public schools.
[Edited on 8-23-2006 by VirginiaHuguenot]
