Good Morning & God Bless To Every One !
Today is March 15, the 74th day of 2014 and there are 291 days left this year where it is another Blessed Day in the pleasure of our service for our Lord here at:
For God’s Glory Alone Ministries !!!
A special prayer for our Pastor Dewey today my friends as he prepares for his next trip to Reserve, NM tomorrow morning and for God’s help in giving him them words that the wonderful people of Reserve need to hear. We pray for a safe trip and also add in a special one for Pastor Paul in Magdalena, NM in his preparations for tomorrows service. We really need to let our pastors know exactly how much we appreciate all they do for us in their service for our Lord and Saviour, and what better way than to give them a prayer each and every day!
So, What Happened Today In 1783?
General George Washington puts an end to the Newburgh Conspiracy
In the American Revolution, General George Washington makes a surprise appearance at an assembly of army officers at Newburgh, New York, to calm the growing frustration and distrust they had been openly expressing towards Congress in the previous few weeks. Angry with Congress for failing to honor its promise to pay them and for its failure to settle accounts for repayment of food and clothing, officers began circulating an anonymous letter condemning Congress and calling for a revolt.
When word of the letter and its call for an unsanctioned meeting of officers reached him, Washington issued a general order forbidding any unsanctioned meetings and called for a general assembly of officers for March 15. At the meeting, Washington began his speech to the officers by saying, “Gentlemen: By an anonymous summons, an attempt has been made to convene you together; how inconsistent with the rules of propriety! How unmilitary! And how subversive of all order and discipline…”
Washington continued by pledging, “to exert whatever ability I am possessed of, in your favor.” He added, “Let me entreat you, gentlemen, on your part, not to take any measures, which viewed in the calm light of reason, will lessen the dignity, and sully the glory you have hitherto maintained; let me request you to rely on the plighted faith of your country, and place a full confidence in the purity of the intentions of Congress.”
When he finished, Washington removed a letter from his breast pocket that he had received from a member of the Continental Congress. He hesitated for a moment as he looked down at the letter before fumbling to retrieve a pair of spectacles from his pocket. Before reading the letter, Washington, in an almost apologetic tone said, “Gentlemen, you must pardon me. I have grown old in the service of my country and now find that I am growing blind.” The eyes of most of his audience filled with tears. The content of the letter became irrelevant as the assembled officers realized that Washington had given as much or more in the service of the new nation as any of them. Within minutes, the officers voted unanimously to express confidence in Congress and their country.
In a letter to the Continental Congress dated March 18, 1783, Washington wrote to assure the body that the unrest of officers was over, writing, “The result of the proceedings of the grand convention of the officers, which I have the honor of enclosing to your Excellency for the inspection of Congress, will, I flatter myself, be considered as the last glorious proof of patriotism which could have been given by men who aspired to the distinction of a Patriot army; and will not only confirm their claim to the justice, but will increase their title to the gratitude of their country.”
Other Memorable Or Interesting Events Occurring On March 15 In History:
44BC – Julius Caesar, the “dictator for life” of the Roman Empire, is murdered by his own senators at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey’s Theatre. The conspiracy against Caesar encompassed as many as sixty noblemen, including Caesar’s own protege, Marcus Brutus;
1493 – Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World;
1729 – Sister St Stanislas Hachard, the first American nun, takes her vows, N Orleans;
1767 – Future President Abdrew Jackson is born in a backwoods region between North and South Carolina to Irish immigrant parents on this day in 1767. Jackson was essentially an orphan—all but one member of his family were killed during the Revolutionary War–who rose from humble beginnings to become a celebrated soldier and one of the nation’s most influential presidents. After serving two consecutive terms as president, Jackson retired to his Tennessee estate, The Hermitage, and died at age 78. This colorful and controversial president is pictured on the $20 bill;
1820 – As part of the Missouri Compromise between the North and the South, Maine is admitted into the Union as the 23rd state. Administered as a province of Massachusetts since 1647, the entrance of Maine as a free state was agreed to by Southern senators in exchange for the entrance of Missouri as a slave state;
1831 – Future Confederate General Edward Aylesworth Perry is born in Richmond, Massachusetts. The transplanted Yankee led a Florida brigade during the Civil War, and served as governor of the state after the war;
1892 – New York State unveils the new automatic ballot voting machine;
1913 – President Woodrow Wilson met with about 100 reporters for the first formal presidential press conference;
1916 – General John Pershing and his 15,000 troops chase Pancho Villa into Mexico;
1917 – During the February Revolution, Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia since 1894, is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents, and a provincial government is installed in his place. Nicholas and his family were first held at the Czarskoye Selo palace, then in the Yekaterinburg palace near Tobolsk. In July 1918, the advance of counterrevolutionary forces caused the Yekaterinburg Soviet forces to fear that Nicholas might be rescued. After a secret meeting, a death sentence was passed on the imperial family, and Nicholas, his wife, his children, and several of their servants were gunned down on the night of July 16;
1934 – Henry Ford restores the $5-a-day wage;
1935 – Joseph Goebbels, German Minister of Propaganda bans four Berlin newspapers;
1941 – A fast-moving and severe blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota, killing 151 people, on this day in 1941. Weather forecasting and reporting made important advances following this disaster that would have prevented the loss of life that occurred due to the sudden storm;
1949 – Almost four years after the end of World War II, clothes rationing in Great Britain ends;
1951 – French General de Lattre demands that Paris send him more troops for the fight in Indochina, later known as the Vietnam War;
1955 – The U.S. Air Force unveils the first self-guided missile;
1965 – During the Vietnam War, Gen. Harold K. Johnson, Army Chief of Staff, reports on his recent visit to Vietnam to President Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. He admitted that the recent air raids ordered by President Johnson had not affected the course of the war and said he would like to assign an American division to hold coastal enclaves and defend the Central Highlands. General Johnson also advocated creating a four-division force of Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and U.S. troops to patrol the Demilitarized Zone along the border separating North and South Vietnam and Laos. Nothing ever came of General Johnson’s recommendation on the SEATO troops, but President Johnson ordered the 173rd Airborne Brigade to Vietnam in May 1965 and followed it with the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in September of the same year. These forces, along with the first contingent of U.S. Marines were only the first of a massive American build up. By 1969, there were more than 540,000 U.S. troops in South Vietnam;
1968 – Construction starts on the north tunnel of the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel on Interstate 70 in Colorado, some 60 miles west of Denver. Located at an altitude of more than 11,000 feet, the project was an engineering marvel and became the world’s highest vehicular tunnel when it was completed in 1979. Four months after opening, one million vehicles had passed through the tunnel; today, some 10 million vehicles drive through it each year;
1968 – The U.S. mint halts the practice of buying and selling gold;
1973 – President Nixon hints that the United States might intervene again in Vietnam to prevent communist violations of the truce. A cease-fire under the provisions of the Paris Peace Accords had gone into effect on January 27, 1973, but was quickly and repeatedly violated by both sides as they jockeyed for control of territory in South Vietnam. Both sides resumed heavy fighting in what came to be called the “cease-fire war.” Nixon had been instrumental in convincing the South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu to sign the peace treaty, promising him repeatedly that, “We will respond with full force should the settlements be violated by North Vietnam.” As the fighting continued throughout 1973 and into 1974, Thieu appealed to Nixon to make good on his promises. Nixon was increasingly embroiled in the developing Watergate scandal and resigned from office in August 1974. His successor, Gerald Ford, was unable to persuade a hostile Congress to provide the promised support to South Vietnam. The United States did nothing when the North Vietnamese launched their final offensive in the spring of 1975. South Vietnam was defeated in less than 55 days, surrendering unconditionally to the North Vietnamese on April 30;
1985 – The first Internet domain name, symbolics.com, was registered by the Symbolics Computer Corp. of Massachusetts;
1988 – Eugene Marino of Atlanta, is appointed the first African American archbishop;
1989 – Near the end of the (first) Cold War, in a dramatic indication of just how far he wants his reforms to go, General Secretary of the Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev calls for an end to the Soviet agricultural bureaucracy and the introduction of free market principles. Gorbachev’s speech was an indication that his economic program in the Soviet Union was suffering serious troubles–problems that eventually led to the collapse of his government and the Soviet Union in December 1991;
2004 – A drive-by shooting in Mosul, Iraq, killed four American missionaries working for the Richmond, Va.-based Southern Baptist International Mission Board;
2004 – Ten days after being convicted in a stock scandal, Martha Stewart resigned from the board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Stewart rejoined the board in Sept. 2011;
2013 – The Pentagon announced it would spend $1 billion to add 14 interceptors to an Alaska-based missile defense system, responding to what it called faster-than-anticipated North Korean progress on nuclear weapons and missiles;
2013 – It was one year ago Today!
Now, Off To The Fun Stuff!!!
Today’s Thought For The Day:
“Life’s meaning has always eluded me and I guess it always will. But I love it just the same.”
– E.B. White, American author and humorist (1899-1985)
Today’s ‘It’s Just An Observation’:
The picture below was taken in February of 2014. During 22 in the United States Navy the only time I saw five American aircraft carriers in one place at one time was during the Vietnam War and even then, they were separated by quite a number of miles while conducting combat operations. I believe the last time something like this happened was on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii when they sank or sevearly damaged the majority of the United States Navy ships in the Pacific region commencing the United States entry into World War II! During a number of visits to the Norfolk, Virginia Naval Base, (the largest naval base in the world), on a number of occasions I saw as many as three carriers in-port. Two for R&R, (rest & relaxation), or training/inspection. The third would be the one which just returned from a deployment and was off-loading materials to prepare for a visit to a ship-yard for routine repairs or updates. Once, I did see four – two for R&R, one prepping for the shipyard and the fourth preparing for a deployment. Never five! This is your new cheaper and safer United States Navy in action under our new military budget; (this is scary!!!):
Today’s ‘Life’s Lessons’:
Today’s ‘Clever Words For Clever People’:
EYEDROPPER: A clumsy Ophthalmologist!
Today’s Crazy Law:
In Mobile, Alabama – It is unlawful to howl at ladies inside the city limits. (That’s what I call “The War On Women”!)
Today’s ‘Picture Taken With Impeccable Timing’:
Today’s Funny Animal Video:
Animals On Ice – https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Trvh2-I_9FI
Today’s ‘Least We Forget’ Music Video:
Soldier’s Light – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI-_wAX1tV8
Today’s ‘Before & After’ Picture:
Today’s Word For The Day:
Perpetuity (per·pe·tu·i·ty) n.pl. 1. Time without end; eternity. 2. The quality or condition of being perpetual: “The terms of the agreement remain in effect in perpetuity.”
Today’s Quote For The Day:
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
– Nelson Mandela
Today’s ‘Try Not To Smile’ Picture:
Today’s Trivia:
Forty percent of the farm-grown catfish in the United States is consumed by Texans.
Today’s Positive Quote:
Happiness is like a cat. If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you. It will never come. But if you pay no attention to it and go about your business, you’ll find it rubbing up against your legs and jumping into your lap.
– William Bennett
Today’s ‘Adorable Baby’:
Today’s Motivating Thought:
There are consequences to whatever you imagine. Make those consequences good ones by filling your imagination with positive, loving and life-affirming visions.
Today’s Inspirational Quote:
When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
– Wayne Dyer
Today’s ‘It’s A Dog’s Life’:
Today’s Verse & Prayer:
Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead. For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’ There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.
– Acts 4:10-12
Through the precious name of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, my Lord, I thank and praise you God Most High. Your love has given the sacrifice for my sin and your power has given me the assurance of my resurrection from the dead. Your Son’s willingness to spend a lifetime with us has given me a Great High Priest who intercedes with empathy for my struggles. His example lets me know of your great love. Thank you, O God! Thank you for being so gracious and giving me such a wonderful Savior. Amen
Today’s Inspirational Music Video:
Time For The Show – https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iKCZa73pQ1E
Today’s ‘Awe Of God’ Picture:
Until Tomorrow – America, Bless GOD !!!
