On This Day in History June 27th: 1519 The Leipzig Debate began between Johann Eck and Andreas Karlstadt. Eck was Martin Luther’s “friend turned adversary.” Eck’s purpose in the debate was to discredit Luther’s theology by getting the Reformer to espouse heresy. 1525 Luther’s wedding was publicly celebrated. 1530 The Roman Catholic estates resolved to respond to the Augsburg Confession. 1630 Governor John Winthrop (1587/8–1649) arrived with settlers at Salem, Massachusetts. 1844 Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, was killed along with his brother Hiram, in Carthage, Illinois (b. 23 December 1805). (At Navoo Illinois you can find historical markers and the jail which held Smith. Interesting history.../Pastor Jim) 1852 Franz August Otto Pieper, president of the Missouri Synod and of Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis), was born in Carwitz, Pomerania (d. 3 June 1931). (Our seminaries still utilize his doctrinal texts./Pastor Jim)
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