Meeting at the Liberty Grove Baptist Church in Alexander County, North Carolina, the United Baptist Association passes a resolution on army colportage and affirms unwavering support of the Southern Confederacy. The Report on Colportage reads: Your committee on Colportage submit the following : “Whereas, our country is in a distracted condition, and so manv of…
Today in Prince William County, Virginia, the Third Corps of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia attack the Second Corps of Union Gen. George E. Meade‘s Army of the Potomac. The Battle of Bristoe Station begins with a surprise attack upon the unsuspecting federals: the initial shells fall as the federals are…
Revival season continues among Southern Baptist churches, as reflected this week in a letter to the editor of the North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder. October 6th, 1863 Mr. Editor–Yesterday we closed one of the most interesting meetings that we ever attended at Bethel church. We protracted our monthly meeting from day to day until the…