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Ever wonder who St. Patrick was? The patron saint of Ireland, a missionary named Patrick, was enslaved as a youth, but escaped to Gaul (France). After a vision called him back to preach, he returned to Ireland, where he had great success. Tradition holds that he died on the 17th of March 461.
Amazing Grace may be the most beloved hymn of all time. It was written by John Newton, a former slave trader, after his conversion to Christianity in March 1748.
Although the Salvation Army originated in England, it has a long and blessed history of service to the needy in the U.S. Commissioner George S. Railton and seven female ministers arrived in New York City this month in 1880.
Billy Graham conducted 417 crusades in 185 countries and territories on six continents, reaching over 200 million people. It was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this month in 1953 that he held his first integrated revival, ending a southern tradition of segregation.