Northern missionaries, some Baptists, are operating the first school for former slaves on the Union-controlled South Carolina island of St. Helena. The school is part of the United States’ Port Royal experiment of educating and training freed slaves for autonomous living. Began on the Oak Plantation in June, the school quickly grows and this month…
War-time conditions in Savannah, Georgia are deteriorating, although enthusiasm for and loyalty to the Confederacy among Southern-born white citizens seemingly remains undaunted. A Northern-born resident of Savannah — A. G. Spencer, a merchant by profession — describes life in Savannah this month, as related by a New York Times reporter to whom merchant Spencer discusses…
This week an anonymous writer in Georgia Baptists’ Christian Index newspaper reminds Southern Baptists not to be overconfident of victory over the enemy. While pragmatic, his is not a popular public message. Nonetheless, many of his fellow Baptists of the South most likely share the same concerns, albeit quietly. It will not do for us…