Samuel Boykin (photo), editor of Georgia Baptists’ Christian Index, expresses the growing Christian Nationalist sentiment among Baptists and other citizens of the South: “We have declared allegiance, and which we look upon as our own of RIGHT – a heritage from the God of nations to a people that knows its rights and liberties, and…
In Washington, D.C., U.S. President Abraham Lincoln ponders his options regarding Fort Sumter, now surrounded by Confederate guns. Knowing that the fate of the nation hinges on how he handles this thorny issue, Lincoln (a former Baptist) asks his Cabinet members for their input: “Assuming it to be possible to now provision Fort Sumter, under…
Samuel Boykin (illustration), editor of Georgia Baptists’ Christian Index newspaper, offers a glowing assessment of the future of the Confederate States of America and African slavery: Our young Confederacy has brilliant prospects ahead. Within it are all the elements of Empire; Staples which move the Commerce of the world, vast amounts of finest timber, and…