While the Confederate capital of Richmond is threatened by Union advances, the war in the Western theater is also going badly for the South. U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant, driving further southward, is now in Mississippi. The Confederates scramble to halt the Union advance, and today battle erupts in Farmington. Settled around the turn of…
The ravages of war upon Southern family life are by now all too evident. Within Baptist congregations of the South, pastoral care is uneven. In many if not most instances, congregations never officially acknowledge the hardships of member families, while members in informal but very real ways often help one another through difficult times. In…
White Southern preachers, most of whom are loyal to the Confederacy, are being singled out for punishment by the United States government, should the North win the war. Or so claims one Southern Baptist newspaper editor. Our enemies encouraged, and made confident of success, by their recent victories, are trying to decide what to do…