From a Baptist family, George H. Marston of Appleton, Wisconsin is serving in Company E. 6th Wisconsin Infantry, a part of the Iron Brigade. His military service, not unlike many soldiers, includes brushes with death: he being commissioned second Lieutenant, being later made first lieutenant, with which rank he was mustered out of service, March…
The Baptists of New York City are raising a Home Guard. According to a New York Times article today: The Baptist Churches of the City are about raising a regiment for the Home Guard. Stanton-street Church is the first in the field, and has already mustered a full company, which meets for drill every Thursday…
On this Sunday morning, many Baptists North and South hear sermons that mention, some as part of the main message and others in passing, the danger to freedom in America. While southern Baptist preachers addressing the topic proclaim freedom for white people, contrasted with divinely-sanctioned slavery for black people, northern Baptist preachers focus on freedom…