In the wake of the debilitating losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the young Confederate nation, it’s existence almost entirely framed by war, is in its greatest crises to date. North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder editor J. D. Hufham reflects on the situation, today conveying his thoughts–and hopes–to his readers. The condition of the country is…
A brief article in this week’s North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder echoes advice from the South Carolina Confederate Baptist regarding church members who are growing corn partially to turn into whiskey, and partially to sell at high profits to the public, while food is ever more scarce in the South. The Confederate Baptist, in reply…
The sins of Confederate soldiers are an oft-discussed topic in the North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder, contrasted alongside a growing body of eyewitness accounts of revivals in the camps. Today’s edition of the newspaper offers two articles about army camp life. The first is an account of an encounter between an anonymous chaplain and card-playing…