Rev. Jesse H. Campbell, Confederate army chaplain appointed by Georgia Baptists, today offers his commentary on the loyalty of African slaves and the evilness of Northern efforts to force freedom upon slaves. When the history of this inhuman and murderous war comes to be written, it will be recorded as a remarkable fact that for…
While many Southern Baptist leaders openly advocate for Confederate Baptist army chaplains, not all are convinced that chaplains are needed in the army. A recent letter writer to the Georgia Baptist Christian Index denounced the concept, and this week a rebuttal is offered from an anonymous Confederate Baptist chaplain. I notice in the Index, of…
How are Southern Baptist pastors to support the institution of African slavery? A pastor in Washington, Georgia models the manner in which whites are to minister to slaves, according to a correspondent writing for a Virginia-based Baptist newspaper. A correspondent of the Religious Herald writing from Washington, Ga., gives the following account of the labors…