June 14, 1886 – Thomas James Comber (T.J.), who was called “Vianga-Vianga” – the man who hurries about – was again attacked by severe fever, and taken to Boma on the coast of the Congo to board a ship for … Continue reading →

June 13, 1950 – Rev. Vladimer Zinchenko was born to godly parents. His father P.S. Zinchenko and  Rev. Georgi Vins, vocal leaders among the unregistered Baptists in the Soviet Union, had requested a meeting with Nikita Khruschev in the early … Continue reading →

June 12, 1733 – Edward Wallin triumphantly entered into the presence of the Lord. Though his funeral sermon was delivered by Dr. John Gill, a Calvinist of that day, Wallin’s biographer points out that Wallin repudiated the extreme positon of … Continue reading →

June 11, 1811 – Hervey Jenks was approved by the First Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island as a preacher of the gospel, and ordained by them, a year later. After that he married to Hannah Slanter, of Baptist parents, … Continue reading →

June 10, 1890 – Solomon L. Ginsburg, a true wandering Jew, arrived in Rio de Janeiro from Portugal. His exposure to Roman Catholicism in Portugal had helped prepare him for his mission in Brazil. Ginsburg, the son of a Jewish … Continue reading →

June 09, 1772 – The British armed schooner Gaspee ran aground on Namquit below Pawtuxet. It had entered Narragansett Bay with orders from the British commissioners of custom in Boston, to prevent violations of revenue laws. The Gaspee had been … Continue reading →

June 08, 1822 – The “fiery trial” of Adoniram and Ann Haseltine Judson’s suffering began. As they prepared dinner, a dozen Burman’s rushed into their home, including “spotted face”, who they knew to be a “son of the prison” – … Continue reading →

June 07, 1835 – Joseph Samuel Murrow was born in the home of an itinerant Methodist preacher. As a youth he attended a country school in Whitesville, Georgia, and then went on to the Springfield Academy in 1850. At the … Continue reading →

June 06, 1759 – In the Leicester Association of General Baptists in England, a letter was read acknowledging their “unity with this society…” This was in reference to the Earl Shilton Baptist Church which according to the records available shows … Continue reading →

June 05, 1834 – Was the day in which a group of Indiana Baptist pastors in Indianapolis met to plan the establishment of a Baptist school, which would become Franklin College, in Franklin, Indiana. In the school’s infancy, Rev. George … Continue reading →

June 04, 1830 – Rev. William Elliot died triumphantly in the faith. His second wife Miss Rebecca Hildreth, who bore him twelve children, preceded him in death in 1828. The first Mrs. Elliot, had passed away in 1785. Two of … Continue reading →

June 03, 1658 –Was the date in the title of the book that Baptist Pastor George Hammond authored, which was the last of seven volumes that he wrote. The lengthy title was, The good Ancient Laws and Statutes of King … Continue reading →

June 02, 1653 – Major-General and General at Sea Richard Deane, was killed in the naval battle off North Foreland. Deane was described by the periodicals of his day as “a valiant and godly gentleman.” This was reflected by the … Continue reading →

June 01, 1900 – Dr. George White McDaniel accepted the call to the First Baptist Church in Temple, Texas. And then after three years at the Gaston Ave. Baptist Church in Dallas, at thirty years of age, he began his … Continue reading →

May 31, 1919 – Dr. William L. Pettingill, preached at the formation of the World Christian Fundamental Association. He was also a member of the founding committee of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship that came into being in Buffalo, New York, … Continue reading →

May 30, 1847 – Emily Chubbuck Judson, the third wife of Adoniram Judson, wrote: “…though it is Sabbath day, have had no worship in Burmese…we had secret information that the Ray-Woon had ordered our house to be watched; and but … Continue reading →

May 29, 1861 – Fourteen more Latvian believers, in spite of punishments that awaited them, traveling on a fishing boat at night, reached the city of Memel in East Prussia on May 30. All were immersed and received into the … Continue reading →

May 28, 1843 – William Dean, with the assistance of two Chinese members of the Bangkok church and the first two Chinese disciples baptized in Hong Kong,  planted the first Baptist church in China. Altogether Dr. Dean planted six Chinese … Continue reading →

May 27, 1771 – Benjamin Merrill was arrested by three divisions of British General Tryon’s army near the Jersey Baptist church in North Carolina, and whisked away to nearby Hillsboro for trial. What was this Baptist laymen’s crime, who had … Continue reading →

May 26, 1826 – Ann Judson wrote a lengthy, heartrending letter to her brother-in-law, Dr. Judson, relating the details of the inhuman suffering that Adoniram had endured during his imprisonment. Some might conclude that God had forgotten His servant, but … Continue reading →

May 25, 1854 – Rev. Ebenezer Rodgers was called home by the Lord. The Lord had protected him through a prolonged and difficult itinerant ministry and had used him to establish fifty churches, including a prosperous church at Alton, Illinois. … Continue reading →

May 24, 1830 – Eugenio and Almy Kincaid along with Francis and Helen Mason, having been approved for missionary service, departed on the Martha in Boston harbor for the long journey to Burma. After arriving and laboriously conquering the language, … Continue reading →