The First Baptist Church of Northampton, Massachusetts burns today. While the building is not entirely destroyed, for the next eighteen months worship services are held in the Northampton Town Hall while the church meeting house undergoes repairs. Meanwhile, the Educational Association of Virginia is formed today in the basement of the First Baptist Church of…
As the year draws to to a close, many thousands of black soldiers have enlisted in the United States army, primarily during the second half of the year. As the march to freedom for enslaved blacks accelerates, the Northern city of Detroit plays a significant role. Foremost among black Baptist congregations of Detroit is the…
Denver is a growing town in the Colorado Territory, far from the battles of the present war. This month the first permanent church in the town takes roots. Precisely one week ago, Walker McDuffie Potter and his sister Lucy had disembarked in Denver. They arrive in this western town as missionaries appointed by the American…