Beaufort, South Carolina is an epicenter of African life in the South, a story of which Baptists have played a central role. During the years 1831-32 a great revival, characterized by evangelistic fervor, led many slaves to join the Baptist Church of Beaufort, a congregation founded in 1804. The slaves in Beaufort District were predominantly…
Today is day four of the Southern Baptist Convention meeting, hosted by the Green Street Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia. After the singing of a hymn, the first order of business is a war-related matter: the offering of a resolution regarding army chaplains, missionaries and colporteurs. Resolved, 1st. That it is the sense of this…
The Southern Baptist Convention convenes for the second day of their annual meeting, hosted by the Green Street Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia. The august gentlemen assemble at 9 a.m. and following adoption of the Order of Business, delve into business matters and half an hour in “Devotional Exercises.” The Foreign Mission Board report is…