Today’s North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder carries a story about an anonymous Southern preacher who is asked why he does not offer prayers for Confederate sailors. First published in an Anglican newspaper, the story resonates with Baptists enough to make the rounds in Baptist periodicals. Last Sunday as I came out of the pulpit, a…
The war is not the only destructive force that sometimes causes harm to churches of the Confederacy. Weather can also be problematic. Today a tornado damages the First Baptist Church of Shelbyville, Tennessee. We are informed that Shelbyville was visited by another hurricane on last Saturday [7th] night, which blew down the Baptist Church, the…
This year’s biennial meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention is scheduled to take place in May in Columbus, Mississippi. That state, however, is now under imminent threat from the southward push of the Union Navy and federal soldiers. At the same time, there is some talk of canceling the meeting altogether. Holding the meeting “seems…