TODAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH July 12 1191 The armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by Englands King Richard (TheLionhearted), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre. 1843 Mormon church founder Joseph Smith announced that a divine revelation had been given him sanctioning polygamy among his newly-organized religious followers. 1898 Birth of Peter Deyneka, missions pioneer. The Slavic Gospel Association, which he founded in 1934, undertakes evangelistic work in Europe and South America. 1944 Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary was chartered in Mill Valley, CA, under sponsorship of the Southern Baptist Church. 1963 Swiss Reformed theologian Karl Barth wrote in a letter: Do not stop testing and correcting your insights by holy scripture. Then, being sound in what really counts, you can live and represent a comforted life.
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