Baptists and the American Civil War: June 29, 1863
Traveling with Henry Ward Beecher in England in June, Rochester Theological Seminary Baptist educator and abolitionist John H. Raymond joins Beecher in making stirring anti-slavery speeches in Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, and London, in an effort to prevent England from siding with the Confederacy. While Beecher is the main draw, Raymond also delivers speeches. Later,…