Although a mass exodus of black members from white-led Baptist churches of the South is well underway, many post-war Southern Baptist churches retain large numbers of black members. In instances where blacks vastly outnumber white members, the whites often are fearful that the majority black members will gain control of the church. Accordingly, many churches…
Today in Denver, Colorado Territory the Zion Baptist Church is founded by “an intrepid group of black pioneers,” most of whom had migrated to the area in recent years or months from the South. Having little education and by and large, they determined to establish a church as part of an effort to improve their…
Dr. Francis Wayland, former American (Northern) Baptist leader, president of Brown University, pastor of First Baptist Church, Providence, Rhode Island, and early anti-slavery advocate, passed away on September 28. Today’s New York Times publishes an obituary of the nationally-known Baptist. “Rev. Dr. FRANCIS WAYLAND, who was more than 28 years President of Brown University, was…