Today U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers his first State of the Union address to members of the United States Congress, of which a portion follows. Lincoln’s concern for church state separation is voiced, a belief that may have been cemented by Lincoln’s Primitive Baptist upbringing. In addition, Lincoln offers his reflections on the illogic of…
This week the Southern Baptist public reads the recent resolution on “The State of the Country” adopted by the Welsh Neck Baptist Association of South Carolina, established in 1832. A rousing and pointed defense of white supremacy and African slavery without actually utilizing the “s” word (there is no need to use the word, as…
George M. Slaysman, pastor of First Baptist York, Pennsylvania, and his congregation earlier in the year allowed the Duquesne Grays Pennsylvania regiment to use church buildings as barracks as the soldiers trained in preparation for the battlefield. This month, as their time for deployment draws nigh, the soldiers move to newly-constructed barracks nearby. Upon completion…