Life is becoming increasingly difficult for southerners living in the border state of Maryland. This week’s South Carolina Confederate Baptist reflects upon a story making the rounds among the Baptist press of the South. Amid the contradictory reports which have reached us from this state, it is gratifying to have the explicit statement of one,…
With increasing frequency and fervency, Southern Baptists are struggling to reconcile rapidly-declining Confederate fortunes with their faith in the God of the Confederacy. Obviously, God is punishing the white race of the South. For much of the war, many cries of repentance and promises of changed behavior have been voiced. Some have even dared to…
Today is the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and one-half months following the great, but costly and bloody, Union victory on the battlefield in and around the town. The main speaker for the day’s ceremonies is Edward Everett, a politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett’s last…