705 Pope John VI is buried. A Greek by birth, he is best known for his intervention in a squabble between Saint Wilfred of York and the see of Canterbury. 1869 Reverend Kelly Lowe organizes the first Afro-American Sunday school. 1919 H. J. Heinz, the food manufacturer, gives testimony to Christ in his last will and testament which he dictated to his attorney this day. 1981 Death of George A. Palmer, founder and director of the Morning Cheer radio program and the Sandy Cove Bible Conference.
Most kids jump for joy when the TV announces that heavy snow or a gas leak has canceled classes.
For one day, they will be free of books and blackboards. In 1790, many children had no school to be free of. They worked six days a week in factories and never learned to read or write. Christian leaders in England and America thought this tragic and unacceptable. They knew that these children would lose opportunities in life because of their lack of education.