Despite the war, the rituals of life continue for some Baptists in Georgia. Among these rituals are weddings, although nuptials are less frequent due to so many young men now serving in the army. In Columbus, Samuel Boykin‘s (editor of Georgia Baptist’s Christian Index newspaper) sister, Harriet Emily, marries Lieutenant William R. Turman. The ceremony…
Publication and distribution of Confederate religious periodicals is a priority of Baptist leaders of the South. The cessation of commerce between North and South has forced the Confederacy to become self-dependent, while Southern Baptists in particular are abhorrent of the abolitionist sentiment that is so often expressed in Northern religious literature, and thus avoid Northern…
The annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention continues in LaGrange. The Baptists present, mostly elites, many of whom are large slaveowners, on this last day of the annual gathering pass a series of “Resolutions on the State of the Country.” Resolved, That the Convention heartily, solemnly, and unanimously re-asserts the sentiments, so far as…