Southern hand-wringing over July’s losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg continues. One common response by Baptist leaders of the South is to search for the sins of the Confederacy that have led to God’s disfavor upon his chosen nation. There is, however, no consensus on what may be the primary sin of the Confederate nation, a…
The Southern Baptist news beat goes on today in the form of editorials and commentary in the Georgia Baptist Christian Index that are intended to bolster the spirits of the Confederate faithful. One editorial extols the unparalleled nature of the revivals in the Confederate Army. Never before have their been such meetings, such sermons and…
On this Sabbath day, Baptists South and North discuss slavery. Sam Richards, a member of Atlanta’s Second Baptist Church, writes of today’s church service and of “hateful” northern abolitionists. Dr. B. preached this morning the funeral sermon for Capt Davis from the text, “He being dead, yet speaketh.” It is sad to think how noble…