Against the backdrop of looming spring battles, God — and a mysterious God at that — is on the mind of United States President Abraham Lincoln as he issues a statement on this day set aside for “national prayer and humiliation.” Many are the Baptists of the North who embrace their president’s words. A man…
In the North, today’s edition of Harper’s Weekly features a celebrative illustration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s Emancipation Proclamation, drawn by Thomas Nast. A family of former slaves is pictured in the center, with a portrait of Lincoln hanging on the wall. The past is illustrated to the left, and a hopeful future is envisioned…
At Boston’s Twelfth Baptist Church, the celebration of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation continues until after the sun rises. Today’s Boston Journal thus describes the scene of the prior night (at the Tremont Baptist Church) and early morning hours of this day (at the Twelfth Baptist Church): the grand demonstration in this city, yesterday,…