Two thirty-nine year old Baptist associations in Georgia meet today and reflect upon the condition of the Confederate States of America in the South’s war for the preservation of African slavery. One body is a Primitive Baptist association, and the other is Southern Baptist. Both associations were founded at a time when many Baptists of…
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s Emancipation Proclamation on New Year’s Day has galvanized much of the Northern population, especially in New York City — with one exception: working class immigrants. In particular, since Lincoln’s 1860 election Irish and German immigrants had been warned by the Democratic party that the Republicans were intent on emancipating African slaves,…
August is revival season among Baptists of the South. Each year from August through September, most Baptist congregations set aside a week or more for revival meetings. During this time, many churches acquire the bulk of their new members for the entire year, with many new converts joining by confession of faith and baptism. The…