Today in History (December 30): 1823 American revivalist Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) was licensed to preach; a former lawyer, he had taken up preaching from his conversion; he became the most effective evangelist America has ever seen; over half a million people were converted under his ministry 1838 Hanover College was chartered by the Presbyterian General Assembly of Indiana; the school had been founded by Rev. John Finley Crowe the previous year as a seminary "in the wilderness" for training ministers 1843 Cumberland University was chartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, under Presbyterian auspices; the school had been founded the previous year 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