Howard Malcom (1799-1879) is one of the most prominent Northern (American) Baptist pastors in the United States, as well as a leading missionary advocate and denominational statesman. His pastorates include churches in Hudson, Boston and Philadelphia, while his missionary travels take him to Asia and Africa. Denominationally, at various times he holds leadership positions in…
Some Baptist contributions during the war years take place away from battlefields. Words themselves are powerful, ever more so as the war nears the one year anniversary of the firing upon Fort Sumter. Perhaps the most notable moment this month among Baptists of the North occurs on a Wednesday night at the First Baptist Church…
Today a Captain within the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry resigns. A wealthy lawyer, author and Baptist layman, John Wheeler Moore (1833-1906) resigns his position in order to accept a promotion as a major of a new artillery battalion, the 3rd Battalion NCLA near Raleigh, of which he is given command by Governor Vance on February 24.…