Some Northern Baptist families contribute multiple men to the war effort of the United States of America. Such is the case with the Robison family of Illinois. One of four brothers who serve in the Union Army, Thomas L. Robison, a farmer’s son, enlisted on November 7, 1861 in the Company K, Fifty-sixth Regiment, Illinois…
Northern missionaries, some Baptists, are operating the first school for former slaves on the Union-controlled South Carolina island of St. Helena. The school is part of the United States’ Port Royal experiment of educating and training freed slaves for autonomous living. Began on the Oak Plantation in June, the school quickly grows and this month…
This week an anonymous writer in Georgia Baptists’ Christian Index newspaper reminds Southern Baptists not to be overconfident of victory over the enemy. While pragmatic, his is not a popular public message. Nonetheless, many of his fellow Baptists of the South most likely share the same concerns, albeit quietly. It will not do for us…