Baptists of the early 19th century joined other Protestant Christians in embracing the modern missions movement. Several colleges of the era were founded in order to train ministers to assist in the reaching of foreign people groups. One such institution was the Maine Literary and Theological Institute, founded in 1813 by Baptists and other Christians.…
Four months following the conclusion of the war, some Baptist churches in the Mid-West that were shuttered during the war are just now reopening. Among those that start afresh this month is the Good Hope Baptist Church of Clinton, Missouri. Founded in 1860, the Baptist congregation, while acquiring land in the form of a gift…
Today New York native and Baptist Orville E. Hoyt, born 1846, is one of hundreds discharged from the Union Army. In 1864 at the age of 18, Hoyt moved to Philadelphia and in December enlisted in Company A, 202nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, serving as a private until his discharge this day. The conclusion of the…