Today in History (December 27): 1742 H. M. Muhlenberg recognized as duly appointed pastor of Lutheran churches in America at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Philadelphia; Muhlenberg, by preaching and faithful pastoral and missionary work, soon began building churches and establishing congregations in parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey 1797 Birth of Charles Hodge, the leading American Reformed theologian of the 19th century, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; having studied theology under Archibald Alexander, Hodge began teaching at Princeton Seminary in 1820; with the exception of two years (1826-28), he remained at Princeton the rest of his life, 58 years in all; during a half-century of teaching and writing, Hodge instructed over 3000 students; [more details available] 1877 First Lutheran Diet in America held in Philadelphia (through December 28) 1893 Birth of Samuel ("Sam") Shoemaker, American Episcopal clergyman andwriter, in Baltimore, Maryland; ordained in 1921, he was rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in New York City from 1925; .... Shoemaker became a popular lecturer, counselor, and radiospeaker; he helped Alcoholics Anonymous develop its "Twelve Steps" formula; [more details available] 1898 Third Lutheran Diet in America held in Philadelphia (through December 29) 1899 American temperance leader Carry Nation raided and wrecked her first saloon in Medicine Lodge, Kansas; in 1901 she began wielding a hatchet, to help expedite her work, as she went on similar rampages in Wichita and Topeka, Kansas, and other cities in Iowa and Illinois If you wish to use these items, please get permission. Permission to post TIH items on LUTHERAN-ROOTS was received from Marvin A. Huggins, C.A., Associate Director Concordia Historical Institute (314)505-7921 801 De Mun Avenue FAX: (314)505-7901 St. Louis, MO 63105-3168 mhuggins@chi.lcms.org Web Page: http://chi.lcms.org/ for today, John Birkholz brotherjohn@imt.net 963 McIver Road Great Falls, MT 59404