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Tag Archives: baptist missions

Baptists and the American Civil War: August 9, 1865

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.…

August 9, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 23, 1864

Today is the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention in session at the Second Baptist Church of Atlanta. Yesterday’s opening agenda included morning worship and initial discussions, reports and resolutions concerning the support of Confederate soldiers and the orphans of deceased soldiers. The focus on soldiers and soldiers’ families is indicative of the mood…

April 23, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: February 5, 1863

This month’s edition of The Baptist Missionary Magazine reports on the work of Northern Baptist missionaries throughout the world. Despite the war, Baptist missionary work continues in earnest in nations large and small, among people groups well-known and relatively obscure. Within the periodical is a copy of a recent letter from an unnamed Baptist missionary…

February 5, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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