The voice of renowned Virginia Baptist minister — and president of Richmond College (later University or Richmond) — Robert Ryland is appealed to this month in the pages of the Virginia Baptist Religious Herald. Ryland’s pastorate is that of the First African Baptist Church of Richmond, where he has served from 1841 (the year of…
Baptist life in the Confederate capital of Richmond is vastly different than a mere twelve months ago. Whereas Baptists have long been a significant presence in the city, the war compels local Baptists to become involved in many new, and highly visible, efforts outside of church walls. Not the least of these endeavors are hospitals…
This month a scholar-in-the-making, whose recent appointment as a Southern Baptist missionary to Japan has been rescinded by war-related financial difficulties, joins Virginia’s Norfolk Light Artillery Blues. The new enrollee has an impressive pedigree: he is a graduate of the Norfolk Academy (a military school) and the University of Virginia, a student of John A.…