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Baptists and the American Civil War: March 19, 1863

Francis Wayland (1796-1865), venerable Northern Baptist minister, educator and author, is in the twilight of his career. Having served as the president of Brown University (1827-1855) and pastor of the First Baptist Church in America, Providence, Rhode Island (1857-1858), Brown now devotes his time to writing. Having long ago published his anti-slavery views in a…

March 19, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: July 17, 1861

Not all white Baptists of the South are enamored with the war. An anonymous editorial in Georgia Baptist’s Christian Index pleads with pastors to keep war and pulpit separate: “Brethren of the ministry, we earnestly exhort you not to let your minds be diverted from your legitimate business by the excitements of the day. The…

July 17, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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