Today the Central Baptist Association of Georgia (Southern Baptist) meets at the First Baptist Church of Christ in Macon. The church is pastored by Ebenezer W. Warren, who preached a fiery pro-slavery sermon on the eve of the war and remains an ardent advocate of African slavery. Warren also holds the position of Chairman of…
Amos C. Dayton is a prolific writer and leading proponent of Landmarkism, a growing movement that is hyper-local Baptist church centric and does not recognize the validity of other Christian groups. His influence in Tennessee is powerful. Since 1854, Dayton has lived in Tennessee, where for several years he served as the corresponding secretary of…
This week’s North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder reprints a summary of a rousing nationalistic sermon delivered during a recent “prayer meeting for the country” at the the First Baptist Church of Macon, Georgia. Ebenezer W. Warren of patriotic sermon fame is the pastor of the Macon congregation. Sylvanus Landrum, prominent Georgia Baptist minister and pastor…