This month the Baptist Convention of Massachusetts joins the chorus of Northern Baptist organizations praising U.S. President Abraham Lincoln for issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, while seeking God’s favor on behalf of the United States in the war with the Southern Confederacy. Resolved, That, in the present terrible national crisis in which we are involved…
The Union presence, strong in the Southwest following months of steady advances, is contested by the Confederacy. Today, some 22,000 Confederate soldiers attack the 23,000 soldier strong Union fortification at Corinth, Mississippi, but to no avail. The defeat blunts Confederate efforts to drive into Union-controlled western Tennessee. Meanwhile, September’s bloody Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg,…
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, announced one week ago today, leads to numerous positive affirmations from Baptists of the North. This week’s resolution from the Seneca Baptist Association of New York rejoices that the U.S. is now positioning itself squarely against African slavery, declaring God’s hand upon the nation for its commitment to…