15th October, 1385
On this day in Christian History, Dionysius, the Orthodox archbishop of Suzdal, died in prison. In his lifetime, he had founded a monastery, encouraged his people in their struggle against the Tatars, and spoken out against heretical leaders. One of those who felt the sting of his preaching, Vladimir Olgerdovich, prince of Kiev, arrested and imprisoned him.
15th October, 1573
On this day in Christian History, Lutheran scholar Stephen Gerlach delivers a letter on behalf of Lutheran leaders to Ecumenical Patriarch Jeremias II to feel out the possibility of a Lutheran-Orthodox union. The overtures eventually fail because differences are too great.
15th October, 1582
On this day in Christian History, With the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal, October 5th becomes October 15th.
15th October, 1647
On this day in Christian History, the Larger Westminster Catechism is completed.
15th October, 1846
On this day in Christian History, Isaac Hecker makes his vows. He will form the Paulists, a group determined to win Americans to the Roman Catholic church.
15th October, 1894
On this day in Christian History, Rainisoalambo, a diviner on Madagascar, throws away all his amulets and apparatus of divination. The night before, wretched with ulcers, he had called out to the God of Norwegian missionaries and sensed he must get rid of his sorcerous props. Doing so today, he immediately feels a weight lift off him. He knows that he has become a new man and begins reading the Bible. As he assimilates the message of the New Tesament, he will begin soul-winning. A group calling themselves “Disciples of the Lord” will form around him and become an evangelistic force on the island.
15th October, 1894
On this day in Christian History, Jani Alli died in Calcutta. He was a convert from Islam, who had laboured for many years as a Christian educator in Bombay and Calcutta.
15th October, 1900
On this day in Christian History, Parham's Students at Bethel Bible School Spoke in Tongues
15th October, 1906
On this day in Christian History, Samuel Porter (“Sam”) Jones died. He was an American Methodist evangelist. Once an alcoholic, he had fulfilled a promise to his dying father to quit drinking and found spiritual power to do so.
15th October, 1906
On this day in Christian History, Joseph died in Tokyo. In his lifetime, it was he, who, while studying as a rabbinic student in Germany, had converted to Christianity, eventually becoming an Episcopalian. He served as a missionary to China and was bishop of Shanghai where he translated the Bible and other Christian works into the Wenli language, continuing work even after he became almost totally paralyzed.
15th October, 1932
On this day in Christian History, a small party of supporters gathered in Liverpool, England, to send Gladys Aylward, a 28-year-old parlormaid, off on a dangerous missionary journey to China. Though she'd been turned down by the missions agency she applied to, she went on to become one of the most amazing single woman missionaries of modern history. Her dramatic rescue of a hundred orphans is told in the movie "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness.
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