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Ulysses L. Houston, Pastor, First Bryan Baptist Church, Savannah

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 12, 1861

While the Southern Baptist Convention continues meeting at First Baptist Church, Savannah – aligning Southern Baptists with the Confederacy and speaking the language of Christian Nationalism – certain other Baptists in the city view things quite a bit differently. Today is the ordination service of Ulysses L. Houston, formerly a clerk and then a deacon…

May 12, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Savannah Troops on Parade 1861

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 11, 1861

Today is the second day of the bi-annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention held at the First Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia. The day’s events begin with a reading of Psalm 71 (link), a scriptural passage that invokes God’s wrath against the enemies of righteousness. The passage is applied to the United States and…

May 11, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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