Monday, 7 September 2026

125 years ago--not much peace at this Methodist peace conference

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At the time of the event reported in the following article, the British Empire was involved in the Second Boer War in South Africa. U.S. P...
Monday, 31 August 2026

130 years ago--astrologers actually make a correct prediction

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The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms 19:1 On August 9, 1896, a solar eclipse oc...
Thursday, 30 July 2026

100 years ago--U.S. President Calvin Coolidge addresses the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia

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On July 5, 1926, the day after his 54th birthday, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge attended the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia. ...
Tuesday, 30 June 2026

150 years ago--Opening ceremonies for the Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia include a long opening prayer

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On May 10, 1876, the Centennial International Exhibition , officially the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of th...
Sunday, 31 May 2026

100 years ago--Opening ceremonies for the Sesquicentennial International Exposition in Philadelphia include speeches addressing the U.S.A.'s material and spiritual condition

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On May 31, 1926, opening ceremonies for the Sesquicentennial International Exposition took place at the newly-constructed Sesquicentennial ...
Thursday, 30 April 2026

Israel appoints a special envoy to the Christian world

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As reported by Tamar Stein of Israel365 News , April 24, 2026 (links in original): Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar moved this week to sh...
Wednesday, 4 March 2026

125 years ago--Pennsylvania Presbyterians criticize Sunday session of Congress

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On Monday, March 4, 1901, William McKinley was inaugurated into his second term as President of the United States, with a new Vice President...
Wednesday, 11 February 2026

70 years ago--Mainline churches look to worldly music in an attempt to attract young people

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The use of worldly methods and appeasement of engagement with popular culture in an effort to attract people--especially young people--to c...
Sunday, 1 February 2026

This recent prophecy sounds plausible, but has already proven false

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But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of...
Friday, 30 January 2026

120 years ago--New York clergyman blasts women's vices

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This item from the tail end of the Gilded Age, indicating that morality in New York City was already in decline, was published in the Vancou...