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September 29, 1803: "The first Roman Catholic Church in Boston was formally dedicated. (Catholics had not been permitted any religious freedom within this predominantly Puritan colony prior to the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780.)" (StudyLight.org)


September 29, 1830, Richard Oastler wrote a letter that precipitated change in the lives of thousands of laborers who had suffered unjustly under the workplace demands of their "Christian" masters...(how do we treat those who depend upon us for their livlihood?) His actions were in part responsible for today's 8 hour workday!


http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1801-1900/oastlers-letter-shocked-england-11630410.html


September 30, 430: "Death of Latin Father St. Jerome, ca.75. Converted at 19, Jerome spent the last half of his life rendering the Scriptures into the contemporary ("vulgar") Latin of his day -- hence the "Latin Vulgate" -- as well as preparing commentaries on nearly every book of the Bible." (SLO)


So what, you ask, why should I care about some ancient figure named Jerome who spent his time bent over books? Did he know cattle? Cropping? Nope, he knew none of that as we do today.


Yet his work as a Biblical scholar and translator had an immeasurable impact on not only our present day translations of the Bible, but on the very language we speak, being responsible for introducing many words which we use today from Latin origin.


October 1, 1889: "Birth of Ralph W. Cushman, American scholar and devotional writer. His best-remembered poem begins: "I met God in the morning, when my day was at its best...." " )SLO) Here is the poem - there is something to be learned here:


http://www.earnestlycontending.com/KT/Poems/GI/ImetGod.html


October 1, 1755: "Hannah Adams (1755 to 1831)was born in Medfield, Massachussets. Hannah was the first American woman to make her living wholly by writing. Among her many religious works was Truth and Excellence of the Christian Religion. (Christianity.com)


October 2, 1187, Saladin Captures Jerusalem -


http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/901-1200/saladin-captured-jerusalem-11629809.html


A Poetess is born - Dorothy Frances Blomfield, October 4, 1858,  in 15 minutes wrote a poem that has graced countless wedding ceremonies ever since!


http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1801-1900/dorothy-gurney-wrote-a-wedding-poem-11630511.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNtnhL4bHcs


October 5, 1989: "Ten months after being indicted by a federal grand jury, televangelist Jim Bakker, 50, was found guilty on 24 counts of mail and wire fraud. Three weeks later, on October 24th, Bakker was fined $500,000 and sentenced to 45 years in prison." (SLO)


What animal is usually the product of a ranch?
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