The South Carolina Baptist State Convention meeting concludes today in Darlington. Army missions (missionaries and colporters both) have been much on the minds of delegates. A listing of religious tracts produced for Confederate soldiers in the past twelve months offers insights into religious materials that are currently circulating in army camps. TITLE. No. Pages. No.…
While not a national holiday nor widely celebrated as a religious holiday, Christmas eve has nonetheless arrived, signaling an occasion for many soldiers North and South to relax and, hopefully, look forward to better food on the morrow than on most days. Many, but not all: Christmas celebrations will vary from camp to camp and…
Today’s North Carolina Biblical Recorder reprints an article from the Richmond Dispatch that speaks to the spiritual needs of Confederate soldiers. Our soldiers are, for the most part, reading men. From childhood they have been accustomed to read papers, magazines, and books. Far from home, on the tented field, with so many leisure hours in…