This week Rev. I. S. Kalloch of New York City’s Laight-Street Baptist Church preaches a patriotic sermon. Rallying his congregation to the abolitionist cause, he condemns the slaveholding South, as summarized by a correspondent of the New York Times. At the Laight-street Baptist Church. Rev. I.S. KALLOCH introduced the devotional exercises of the congregation by…
St. Augustine, Florida, like many other Southern coastal communities, is under the control of the United States Army. Into these Union-controlled coastal areas flow increasing numbers of freed or escaped slaves. The U.S. military, in response, struggles to establish structures to house and educate freedmen under their protection. This month the Rev. Issac. W. Brinckerhoff,…
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, announced one week ago today, leads to numerous positive affirmations from Baptists of the North. This week’s resolution from the Seneca Baptist Association of New York rejoices that the U.S. is now positioning itself squarely against African slavery, declaring God’s hand upon the nation for its commitment to…