1...CELEBRATE COLUMBUS DAY - OCT. 14, 2013 2... In pursuit of the truth - cinops be gone - Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 3... A Knights of Columbus prayer: Pray to God to send us men and women today like the ones we had in the past. They are Samuel Adams, George Washington, Jonathan Edwards, Abraham Lincoln, and Christopher Columbus. 4... Reference the "Glory of America" calendar by A Ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. 5... October 2nd: Samuel Adams, Patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence wrote in his will: 6... "Principally, and first of all, I resign my soul to the Almighty Being who gave it, and my body I commit to the dust, relying on the merits of Jesus Christ for the pardon of my sins." Northrop, Witnesses, 5. 7... October 3rd: On this day in 1780, mindful of the many blessings God has bestowed upon America, President Washington decided to proclaim a Day of Thanksgiving: 8... "It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey His Will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor." Washington, Writings, XXX, 427 9... October 5th: Born on this day in 1703 was the preacher whom God used as His chief lightning rod, to start the firestorm known as the First Great Awakening. In 1734, Jonathan Edwards was in his pulpit in Northampton, Massachusetts, when he started to describe in graphic terms the terrors of hell, and the eternal tortures endured by lost souls. So convincing was he, that the congregation could see the flames and the tormenting demons - and could see themselves consigned there forever. They squirmed and decided to "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ" - and the rest, as they say, is history... This work of God, as it was carried on and the number of true saints multiplied, soon made a glorious alteration in the town." Edwards, Works III, 14 10... October 6th: Speaking on this day in 1802 to a group of Quakers headed by Eliza Gurney, Lincoln said. 11... "We are indeed going through a great trial - a fiery trial. In the very responsible position in which I happen to be place, being a humble instrument in the hands of our Heavenly Father, as I am, and as we all are, to work our His great purposes, I have desired that all my works and acts may be according to His will, and that it might be so, I have sought His aid." Johnson, Lincoln, 97. 12... October 10th: On this day in 1492, Christopher Columbus was at the edge of despair. They had been sailing west for 32 days - and seen nothing. With the ships' crew on the verge of mutiny, the other two captains had extracted a promise from him: if they did not reach land in the next two days, they would turn back. 13... Yet Columbus convinced that God had called them to this mission, and that He was with them. "I found our Lord well-disposed toward my heart's desire, and He gave me the spirit of intelligence for the task ... Who doubts that this illumination was from the Holy Spirit? He, with marvelous rays of light, consoled me through the holy and sacred Scriptures ... encouraging me to proceed." 14... GEORGE H. KUBECK