In Northern Virginia, Confederate activity is stirring on the grounds of Frying Pan Baptist Church. Colonel Philip St. George Cocke reports, “Major Wheat’s Louisiana First Special Battalion was added to my command and stationed at or near Frying Pan Church, and Captain Alexander’s troop of cavalry also added to Terry’s at the same place. Subsequently…
Christian Nationalism abounds among Baptists of the South, a people of faith whose heritage of church state separation makes for an uneasy alliance with the Confederacy. Samuel Boykin, editor of Georgia Baptists’ Christian Index, is but one of many Baptists who put aside faith heritage in order to proclaim the Confederate States of America as…
Not all white Baptists of the South are enamored with the war. An anonymous editorial in Georgia Baptist’s Christian Index pleads with pastors to keep war and pulpit separate: “Brethren of the ministry, we earnestly exhort you not to let your minds be diverted from your legitimate business by the excitements of the day. The…