John A. Broadus, professor at the (temporarily shuttered) Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina is now serving as a chaplain in Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Today Broadus makes note of spiritual developments in the army, providing a glimpse into the intricacies of the revival atmosphere that increasingly impacts the…
The United States and Confederate States are now preparing for a long, drawn out war. Both are rapidly recruiting soldiers, seeking to gain a numerical advantage for the battles that lie ahead. In the South, the Confederate Conscription Act (military draft) is increasingly enforced, including the closing of some loopholes. Able-bodied white men, limited in…
Southern Baptist educational institutions are falling upon hard financial times. Many students have marched off to war, while funding is shrinking as the war drags on into winter. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina is among the struggling institutions. The seminary is now scrambling to secure enough funding to remain solvent, while…