As the year 1862 draws to a close, A. E. Dickinson, army missionary and colporteur from Virginia, is singing the praises of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The general is much appreciated by Southern Baptists for his personal piety and his support of Baptist army mission efforts, both of which seem to be rubbing off…
Rev. A. E. Dickinson of Virginia, traveling throughout the Confederacy as a representative of the temporarily-shuttered Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board and coordinating Southern Baptist efforts to distribute Bibles to soldiers, this week offers a message of future hope (as related by a reporter) for his fellow white Southern Baptists. …. Christianity has achieved its…
Cut off from the North and the world, the Confederacy struggles economically. Soaring inflation and shortages of food and clothing create unrest and uncertainty among the wealthy and poor alike. Southern Baptist army missionary and colporteur A. E. Dickinson of Virginia, however, offers a solution to banks and wealthy individuals who may be hoarding cash.…