In northern Virginia near Warrenton on September 13, 1863 in the Battle of Culpeper Court House, the Union Army of the Potomac defeated the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, taking possession of the region of Culpeper County and securing their position in the Battle of Rappahannock Station on November 7. The victorious Army of the…
This week’s Georgia Baptist Christian Index reprints an extract from a sermon preached on August 21, 1863, a Confederate fast day, by Sylvanus Landrum, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Savannah. The sermon reiterates the right of the Southern states to secede and their righteousness in so doing in order to preserve the “security,…
First Baptist Ellettsville, Indiana was established in 1858 by 28 persons, men and women, who initially met in members’ homes to worship and pray. Within a few short years, the congregation constructed a simple meeting house, a frame building costing a mere $95. The price of the church building reveals the common folk nature of…