Howard Malcom (1799-1879) is one of the most prominent Northern (American) Baptist pastors in the United States, as well as a leading missionary advocate and denominational statesman. His pastorates include churches in Hudson, Boston and Philadelphia, while his missionary travels take him to Asia and Africa. Denominationally, at various times he holds leadership positions in…
Amidst the desolation and death of war, moments of beauty remain. Today, Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837-1909) makes his debut as a conductor in Boston with the city’s first performance with orchestra of Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht. Lang is the organist of one of the most musically-talented Baptist congregations in America: the first Baptist Church of…
Born on June 23, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland, John Wheaton Lynch “helped recruit for the 106th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1861. The regiment was mustered in the on August 24, 1861, and John W. Lynch served as a first lieutenant. The 106th saw action at many notable battles, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.…