The Hudson River Baptist Association, South, of New York meets this day. The war is over, and the relief is palatable in Baptist state conventions and associations of the North. Death has touched many families and congregations. Baptists are thankful for the victory of the United States over the Rebellion, and ready to move forward…
The post-war exodus of former slaves from the South to the North is already in progress. They follow paths trod by hundreds of thousands who fled to freedom during the war. In Indiana, Evansville, just across the Ohio River from Kentucky, is a top destination for freedmen from the South. Today former slaves who have…
Today in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. General William T. Sherman and his wife attend a Sanitary Commission fair, demonstrating their support for the organization that has done so much in support of soldiers. Many American (Northern) Baptists also support the Commission. Southward in Virginia a new black Baptist church is founded, the Bethlehem Baptist Church of…