In tandem with the growing length of the war is the expanding presence of ministers among the soldiers. Ministry within the armies takes place in a number of ways, with chaplaincy as the most traditional of military ministry roles. Whether occupied by active soldiers, former soldiers, or men who have not borne arms in the…
Among Southern Baptists, the lament over the lack of Baptist chaplains in the Confederate Army continues unabated. Today the Virginia Baptist Religious Herald chimes in. Attention has been called, several times of late, to the fact that a smaller proportion of the chaplains now in service belong to the Baptist than to other denominations. It…
Samuel Boykin, editor of the Georgia Baptist Christian Index, has on more than one occasion criticized Georgia Baptist pastors for not volunteering as army evangelists and missionaries. His criticism has not gone unchallenged. In this week’s North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder, an editorial defends the inaction of most Baptist pastors by associating the problem with…