Today U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers his first State of the Union address to members of the United States Congress, of which a portion follows. Lincoln’s concern for church state separation is voiced, a belief that may have been cemented by Lincoln’s Primitive Baptist upbringing. In addition, Lincoln offers his reflections on the illogic of…
This week the Southern Baptist public reads the recent resolution on “The State of the Country” adopted by the Welsh Neck Baptist Association of South Carolina, established in 1832. A rousing and pointed defense of white supremacy and African slavery without actually utilizing the “s” word (there is no need to use the word, as…
Against the backdrop of the war, many Baptist churches in the South hold monthly business meetings this last weekend of the month. Among such congregations is the Greensboro First Baptist Church of Greene County, Georgia. Representative of many Baptist congregations of the Confederacy, Greensboro First in their business session goes through a series of procedures…