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Baptists and the American Civil War: November 21, 1861

In the South, state Baptist convention meetings, this year characterized by expressions of Confederate nationalism, generate news coverage for weeks beyond state boundaries, in news periodicals religious and secular. Today’s Richmond (VA) Daily Dispatch offers a spirited summary of the patriotism of Alabama Baptist leaders as voiced in the recent state meeting of Alabama Baptists.…

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Baptists and the American Civil War: November 2, 1861

The Bethel Baptist Association in Georgia convenes today for the group’s annual meeting. Representing Southern Baptist churches in the southwestern portion of the state, the association is comprised primarily of rural and small town congregations. Collectively, associational churches have a total of 4,479 members – 2,507 white members and 1,972 “colored” members. The ratio of…