Southern Baptists of Georgia are buttressed in their support of the Confederacy by a recent article written by Samuel Boykin, editor of Georgia Baptist’s Christian Index. Laying claim to the goodness of the war, Boykin declares the “object” of the war is “good – to save the soul and bless the world.” Likewise, the “end”…
The Baptists of New York City are raising a Home Guard. According to a New York Times article today: The Baptist Churches of the City are about raising a regiment for the Home Guard. Stanton-street Church is the first in the field, and has already mustered a full company, which meets for drill every Thursday…
The state of Virginia remains divided between Union and Confederate supporters, and today the northwest section of the state strikes out apart from the rest of Virginia. Dissenting Union delegates gather at Washington Hall in Wheeling “to determine a course of action for northwestern Virginia.” Thirty-two counties are represented among the 88 delegates. Athur I.…