Today the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, located in Greenville, South Carolina and Southern Baptists’ sole seminary, reopens following the war. The reopening consists of seven students and the returning founding faculty of four — James Petigru Boyce, John A. Broadus, Basil Manly Jr. and William Williams. The four are uncertain if they can successfully restart…
The formation of African American Baptist churches in the South continues unabated. Among the many congregations established this month is the Beards Chapel Baptist Church of Robertson County, Tennessee. Black churches, however, are often used for more than worship services. In Macon, Georgia, one of the South’s newest Freedmen schools operates out of an African…
This month, Southern Baptist’s lone seminary closes its doors in response to war-time pressures. Commencement is canceled at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina, as many students have already joined the Confederate Army. Seminary faculty in the weeks and months ahead engage the Southern war effort in various ways. President James P.…