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Baptists and the American Civil War: December 27, 1863

Denver is a growing town in the Colorado Territory, far from the battles of the present war. This month the first permanent church in the town takes roots. Precisely one week ago, Walker McDuffie Potter and his sister Lucy had disembarked in Denver. They arrive in this western town as missionaries appointed by the American…

December 27, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Ira Harris

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 19, 1863

Today the 49th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary Union convenes in the First Baptist Church of Cleveland, Ohio. U.S. Senator Ira Harris (NY), a Baptist layman, presides over the meeting as the organization’s president. Singing, scripture reading and prayer open the conference. Delegates from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New…

May 19, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: February 5, 1863

This month’s edition of The Baptist Missionary Magazine reports on the work of Northern Baptist missionaries throughout the world. Despite the war, Baptist missionary work continues in earnest in nations large and small, among people groups well-known and relatively obscure. Within the periodical is a copy of a recent letter from an unnamed Baptist missionary…

February 5, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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