Today the South Carolina Baptist State Convention convenes at Darlington. Within the state which precipitated the war, the Southern Baptists (only white males attend the convention) present are fully supportive of the Confederacy. Today’s primary concern is the evangelization of the men who are fighting in the Confederate Army, in addition to meeting the needs…
Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, unsuccessful thus far in capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi, today gives up assaulting the city and orders his commanders to deploy siege tactics. Thus begins a month-long plus effort to force the city to surrender. Meanwhile, readers of North Carolina Baptists’ Biblical Recorder learn of a good report from the Confederate army…
Even as some Southern Baptists rejoice over revivals in the Confederate army, others lament over the evilness of Confederate soldiers. Can God’s nation be saved by an unrighteous army? An editorial in today’s Georgia Baptist Christian Index sounds a dire warning. The demoralization of our army is said to be fearful. An intelligent gentlemen said…