Word: baptism
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...until recently that any authentic clue was found as to the exact date of John Harvard's birth. The entry--"1607, November 29, John Harvey, S. of Robt. a Butcher"--which appeared in the baptismal files of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, led historians, upon the occasion of the 300th celebration of his birth to fix November 26 as his rightful birthday. This was done because the custom in vogue in churches at that time required the baptism of all children on the third day after birth. In lieu of holding the celebration on Friday morning when few men would...
...until recently that any authentic clue was found as to the exact date of John Harvard's birth. The entry--"1607, November 29, John Harvye, S. of Robt. a Butcher"--which appeared in the baptismal files of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, led historians, upon the occasion of the 300th celebration of his birth to fix November 26 as his rightful birthday. This was done because of the custom in vogue in churches at that time which required the baptism of all children on the third day after birth. In lieu of holding the celebration tomorrow, Thanksgiving, the meeting...
Until recently no authentic record of the date of John Harvard's birth had ever been discovered. However, the following entry, which appears in the baptismal files of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, led historians, upon the occasion of the 300th celebration of his birth, to fix November 26 as his rightful birthday. The entry,--"1607, November 29, John Harvye, S. of Robt. a Butcher,"--was made in accordance with the custom of the church that required baptism on the third day after birth; accordingly November 26 has been fixed as the day to honor his birth...