“These days are fraught with many blessings,” Julia Stanford, a teacher in Forsyth, Georgia comments this week. “Would that we had heart to appreciate them – Truly the lines have fallen in pleasant places. God’s ways are far above our poor ways.” Against the backdrop of distant battlefields and a cloudy, rainy week at home,…
Tension is felt both North and South. Soldiers and civilians alike realize a major battle is at hand in Virginia. Yet the tension is only partially expressed in fear. Many are in a celebratory mood, as North and South are both convinced that God is on their side and victory nigh. Tens of thousands…
As the attention of two nations is focused upon Virginia and rumors fly about, life for some this weekend carries on in a rather normal fashion. Julia Stanford, young member of First Baptist Church of Forsyth, Georgia, has her “type” (picture) taken, “one for Ma the other for Cousin Reuben” and entertains guests on Saturday.…