Today the South Carolina Baptist State Convention convenes at Darlington. Within the state which precipitated the war, the Southern Baptists (only white males attend the convention) present are fully supportive of the Confederacy. Today’s primary concern is the evangelization of the men who are fighting in the Confederate Army, in addition to meeting the needs…
As the magnitude of the Confederate losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg sink into the public consciousness of the South, Christian Index editor and Southern Baptist journalist Samuel Boykin offers his perspective on the crisis at hand, emphatically declaring the inevitable triumph of Southern white supremacy. [The Crisis of our National Affairs] Is undoubtedly upon us,…
Weatherford, Texas is experiencing a multi-denominational Christian revival, as reported in the Galveston Weekly News. Ed. News.—It may be interesting to some of your numerous readers to hear of a protracted meeting that is going on here. It has now been in progress for 27 days and nights, and when it will stop time can…