John A. Broadus, professor at the (temporarily shuttered) Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina is now serving as a chaplain in Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Today Broadus makes note of spiritual developments in the army, providing a glimpse into the intricacies of the revival atmosphere that increasingly impacts the…
Following the directives of the delegates to this month’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, Southern Baptists this month establish their first Sunday School Board at Greenville, South Carolina. It is a bold move at a time when the war has obliterated Southern Baptist mission efforts apart from work among Confederate soldiers. The production of literature,…
Today South Carolina Baptist minister William L. Curry, born in 1836, is appointed as the chaplain of 50th Georgia Regiment. A graduate of Furman University and with degrees from the Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (all in South Carolina), Curry is well educated. Ordained in 1860, he sought appointment as a…