Today the Senate of the Confederate States Congress convenes in Richmond, the nation’s capital. The session opens with a prayer by Rev. Secley, pastor of the Second Baptist Church. The proceedings that follow include debating a request for additional funds for the Ordnance Department, issues related to Confederate bonds, and consideration of a tax bill.…
This year’s biennial meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention is scheduled to take place in May in Columbus, Mississippi. That state, however, is now under imminent threat from the southward push of the Union Navy and federal soldiers. At the same time, there is some talk of canceling the meeting altogether. Holding the meeting “seems…
In this week’s Georgia Baptist Christian Index, editor Samuel Boykin discusses at length “The Ministry and the War,” in reaction to secular criticism of Christian pastors in the Confederacy. Some very startling and dangerous sentiments upon this subject have been published recently. Infidelity is becoming bolder as our prospects of success grow brighter. When the…