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Baptists and the American Civil War: August 27, 1863 27 Aug 2013 | 04:15 pm
An editorial in this week’s Georgia Baptist Christian Index compares “Religion North and South,” turning to the alleged witness of a Union chaplain to prove that Confederate soldiers are more righteou...
Baptists and the American Civil War: August 26, 1863 26 Aug 2013 | 04:42 pm
In a post-Gettysburg world, some Southern Baptist leaders begin considering the possibility that the South may lose the war. It is an unpleasant and distasteful thought, and such acknowledgments are t...
Baptists and the American Civil War: August 25, 1863 25 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
The Central Baptist Association of middle Georgia, convening yesterday, rejoiced in the “conversions of thousands in our armies.” Many other Southern Baptists this month also express thankfulness for ...
Baptists and the American Civil War: August 24, 1863 24 Aug 2013 | 04:18 pm
Today the Central Baptist Association of Georgia (Southern Baptist) meets at the First Baptist Church of Christ in Macon. The church is pastored by Ebenezer W. Warren, who preached a fiery pro-slavery...
Baptists and the American Civil War: August 23, 1863 23 Aug 2013 | 04:24 pm
Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant today writes U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, voicing his “hearty support” of arming blacks in the war against the Confederate States. For Grant, the letter reflects evolvin...
Baptists and the American Civil War: August 22, 1863 22 Aug 2013 | 04:13 pm
Jacob S. Wood, a new enlistee in Company E, 4th Missouri Cavalry (Union) is today ordained as a Baptist minister. Born January 6, 1839, in Page County, Virginia, Rev. Wood musters into his unit on Oct...
Baptists and the American Civil War: August 21, 1863 21 Aug 2013 | 05:41 pm
Today, a Sunday, is a formal day of fasting and prayer in the Confederacy, following the devastating losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg of the previous month. In Alabama, Baptist minister Isaac T. Ti...
Baptists and the American Civil War: August 20, 1863 20 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
The Tar River Baptist Association of North Carolina convenes today. A summary of the associational meeting provides glimpses into many aspects of Baptist life in the war-torn Confederate States of Ame...
Baptists and the American Civil War: August 19, 1863 19 Aug 2013 | 11:01 am
Jacob Ulrich, German Baptist Minister, Lawrence, Kansas William C. Quantrill — former Confederate soldier serving under General Benjamin McCullough and currently leader of a ruthless Western band of ...
Baptists and the American Civil War: August 18, 1863 18 Aug 2013 | 04:38 pm
August is the beginning of revival season in the South, a time when many Baptist churches schedule protracted revival meetings. For many congregations, the months of August and September offer the bes...
