As the war rages on, some Baptist congregations of the South faithfully hold monthly days of fasting and prayer, imploring God to put an end to the conflict and lead his chosen nation to victory. Other Baptist congregations avoid such meetings altogether, while still others are irregular in observance. Rev. E. Dodson of North Carolina…
Baptist churches South and North navigate the war years in a variety of ways. Many Baptist churches of the Confederacy are forced to close their doors due to the loss of so many members to the army, lack of pastoral leadership, economic pressures, proximity to army activity, confiscation by the Union Army, or a combination…
Today Georgia Gov. Joseph Brown addresses the state’s General Assembly, convened in the capitol of the state capital, Milledgeville. Brown is a Southern Baptist and, by virtue of his political position, the most prominent Baptist of the state. His speech focuses on the war effort, including the need to convert cotton crops into food crops…