Confederate reverses of late concern the residents of Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. The city’s Protestant churches take turns in hosting ongoing “union prayer meetings,” services which are structured for, and open to, all persons. The Richmond Daily Dispatch summarizes the current religious fervor thus: Union Prayer Meetings have been held here daily, (Sundays excepted,)…
While recent state Baptist meetings South and North have been marked with excitement about the war, emotions in Baptist homes often evidence less exuberance and more concern. Many southern and northern families, already anxious regarding loved ones serving on distant battlefields, are beginning to realize the war will not end soon. Depression and mental illnesses,…
In the South, state Baptist convention meetings, this year characterized by expressions of Confederate nationalism, generate news coverage for weeks beyond state boundaries, in news periodicals religious and secular. Today’s Richmond (VA) Daily Dispatch offers a spirited summary of the patriotism of Alabama Baptist leaders as voiced in the recent state meeting of Alabama Baptists.…