Reformed Anglicans

7 October 336 A.D.   Mark, Bishop of Rome, Dies Graves, Dan. “Mysterious Pope St. Mark.”   Christianity.com. Apr 2007.   http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/301-600/mysterious-pope-st-mark-11629657.html .   Accessed 30 May 2014. Constantine the Great was ruler of the Roman Empire. Persecution against the church had ceased. In spite of this aura of peace, the life of the church was often poorly recorded. Take, for example, the life of the bishop of Rome, Pope St. Mark. We think he was born a Roman and that his Father's name was Priscus, but little more than that is known about his personal life. We cannot even venture a reasonable guess as to when he was born. But we know that he was consecrated pope on January 18, 336. One of Mark's undertakings was to compile stories of the lives of martyrs and bishops before his time. It is too bad that someone didn't do the same for him, because his activities as pope are cloudy. There is some reas...

30 September 1770 A.D.   Anglican Evangelist & Exhorter, George Whitefield, Dies. George Whitefield (December 27 [ O.S. December 16] 1714 – September 30, 1770), also known as George Whitfield, was an English Anglican preacher who helped spread the Great Awakening in Britain, and especially in the American colonies. Born in Gloucester, England, he attended Pembroke College, Oxford, where he met the Wesley brothers. He was one of the founders of Methodism and of the evangelical movement generally. [1] In 1740, Whitefield travelled to America where he preached a series of revivals that came to be known as the "Great Awakening". He became perhaps the best-known preacher in Britain and America during the 18th century, and because he traveled through all of the American colonies and drew great crowds and media coverage, he was one of the most widely recognized public figures in colonial America. Contents   ·       ...