In much of the North, Baptist life has returned to as normal as possible in the wake of the war. In the town of Metheun, Massachusetts, the Baptist church today celebrates a semi-centennial anniversary. A discourse delivered by Rev. K. S. Hall offers a brief summary of the church’s history, a narrative that includes a…
Today in the Haven’s Creek Baptist Church of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, the Roanoke Baptist Missionary Association is formed, the latest of several African American Baptist associations formed in the months following the war. Baptist associations provide an avenue for newly-formed black Baptist congregations to work together in educational efforts, ministerial training and missionary endeavors.…
American (Northern) Baptists, concerned about freedmen and poor whites alike in the South, continue ramping up missionary efforts within the region. The recently-formed American Union Commission, under the auspices of the American Tract Society (a Northern-based publication organization), is a non-denominational organization devoted to aiding the post-war South. The Commission has some support among Baptists…