Baptists and the American Civil War: April 28, 1862
The annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention continues in LaGrange. The Baptists present, mostly elites, many of whom are large slaveowners, on this last day of the annual gathering pass a series of “Resolutions on the State of the Country.” Resolved, That the Convention heartily, solemnly, and unanimously re-asserts the sentiments, so far as…