Baptists and the American Civil War: February 26, 1861

Addressing the Congress of the Confederate States of America, President Jefferson Davis discusses the need to make a south-wide assessment of the arms and munitions available to the Confederacy for the protection of Southern families from possible hostile action on the part of the United States of America. Meanwhile, New York Baptist layman and businessman…

Baptists and the American Civil War: January 6, 1861

Generally considered the first college in America for the higher education of women, Vassar College in New York is incorporated in January. The college’s founder, Matthew Vassar, a Baptist layman, was born in England and at the age of four immigrated to New York with his family. Assuming his father’s brewing business, Matthew amassed a…

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