Meeting in the weeks following U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s announcement of a forthcoming Emancipation Proclamation that will free African slaves from the ten southern states yet in rebellion against the United States, Vermont Baptists offer a hearty endorsement of Lincoln’s actions: “Resolved, that the proclamation recently put forth by our Chief Magistrate, looking to the…
Support of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation from Northern Baptists continues unabated. Today, the New York Baptist Convention unanimously approves a resolution in support of the Lincoln administration. Avoiding Christian nationalistic rhetoric, the statement voices harsh condemnation of the slave-based Confederacy and takes for granted that God wills freedom for all persons. Whereas…
Baptists of the North continue celebrating U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s decision to emancipate African slaves. The Philadelphia Baptist Association — the oldest Baptist association in America, founded in 1707 — joins in a stream of praises for the president’s actions by writing a letter to the Lincoln administration. Quoting scripture, evidencing patriotism, and claiming the…