The throes of war cannot stop Baptists of the South from the task of starting new congregations. Today the Smyrna Baptist Church of Pike County, Mississippi is birthed. The new church is founded at a time when many of the county’s men are fighting for the Confederacy. Meanwhile, another Baptist, Georgia Gov. Joseph E. Brown,…
Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown, a Southern Baptist layman, has evidenced an independent streak since the beginning of the war. Brown governs over a state whose citizens, most of whom are not slave owners, barely supported secession in early 1861. In this second year of war, Brown has demonstrated that he will protect the interests…
Writing from Savannah, an anonymous correspondent to the Baptist press discusses Georgia Governor Joseph Brown. Having recently “formed the acquaintaince” of the governor, the letter-writer observes: The very active part he has taken in the present struggle has made him prominent among the public men of the Confederacy; yet I don’t think his appearance is…