Today is designated national fast day in the United States, as declared by the government. Many sermons are preached on this occasion, including a discourse by Northern Baptist minister Daniel C. Eddy to the combined congregations of the First Baptist Church and Tabernacle Baptist Church, both of Philadelphia, the latter of which Eddy serves as…
While women in the North have for decades been active in the abolitionist movement and generally have some voice in social reforms, white Southern women live in a male-dominated society where proper gender roles are reinforced by a literal reading of the Bible. Although the war-time absence of many Southern men from home and church…
Spring has arrived in the South, ushering in new worries that there will not be enough food crops this year to feed the citizens of the Confederacy. A Southern Baptist pastor this week offers advice to poor Confederate families who are facing lean times. I am persuaded every church ought to take care of its…