In Jackson, Louisiana, the day dawns clear and turns hot and humid, with temperatures soaring into the 90s. Today is Sunday, and it is a time of celebration for the town’s First Baptist Church. The church, founded in 1835, dedicates its third church building (pictured), an edifice that will endure into the twenty-first century. As…
In Montgomery, Alabama, the birthplace and capital of the Confederate States of America, excitement runs high as Baptists join the ranks of new soldiers training and marching off to war. An observer captures the scene in Montgomery today, albeit perhaps with a bit of exaggeration at certain points: From my window at the top of…
As delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention depart Savannah, Georgia, to journey back to their homes, newspapers throughout the South report on the convention meeting. The Richmond Times Dispatch’s reporting of the Savannah gathering focuses on statements by SBC president Richard Fuller, pastor of the Seventh Baptist Church of Baltimore, Maryland: Let me but utter…