9th December, 536
On this day in Christian History, Count Belisarius of Byzantium, reputedly a Christian, enters Rome, where he will make a magnificent defense of the ancient city against the Goths. During his career, he will receive little support from the suspicious emperor Justinian, but when he is put on trial on what appear to be trumped up charges of corruption, Justinian will pardon him.
9th December, 1621
On this day in Christian History, Deacon Robert Cushman preaches the first recorded sermon on American soil and the first printed there.
9th December, 1793
On this day in Christian History, Christian journalist Noah Webster publishes the first issue of American Minerva, the first daily newspaper in New York City.
9th December, 1884
On this day in Christian History, Stanley Smith and C. T. Studd, two of the Cambridge Seven (young men who had renounced fame and fortune to serve with the China Inland Mission), speak at Edinburgh University. The meeting, which they had feared would be a flop, proves a time of great power.
9th December, 1896
On this day in Christian History, William Henry Sheppard, an African-American missionary to Africa, writes to supporters at home, promising to prove that he merits the trust they have placed in him. Finding little success as a missionary, he explores the Congo and exposes Belgian atrocities.
9th December, 1906
On this day in Christian History, William Hamner Piper and his wife Lydia Markley hold their first service in Chicago. Their popular meetings replace the disgraced ministry of John Alexander Dowie. They soon become Pentecostal.
9th December, 1911
On this day in Christian History, the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Argentina expels from its ranks Irish missionary James Stewart and some other associates who had adopted Pentecostal practices.
9th December, 1941
On this day in Christian History, Martyrdom of Orthodox priest Sergius Mechiev who rejected the atheistic and anti-ecclesiastical proclamations of the Soviet government and had to live for years in hiding. He is shot within prison walls.
9th December, 1942
On this day in Christian History, faith healer, Lilian Barbara Yeomans, died in California.
9th December, 1946
On this day in Christian History, Maoist Communists burnt a group of Christians to death in a seminary at Xiwanzi, China.
9th December, 1978
On this day in Christian History, the Sorbonne, one of the most prestigious universities in France, awards missionary-linguist Kenneth Pike an honorary degree.
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