Minutes of the Eighty-Seventh Annual Session of the State Convention of the Baptist Denomination in South Carolina


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Excerpt from Minutes of the Eighty-Seventh Annual Session of the State Convention of the Baptist Denomination in South Carolina: Held in the Baptist Church, Orangeburg, S. C., December 6-9, 1907 We have been impressed with the importance of the trust committed to us, and have earnestly sought wisdom from Him who gives liberally and upbr'aids not, ' that we might so discharge our trust as to glorify Christ and advance the interests of our denomination in the State. More men have been employed, more work has been done. More fruit gathered, and more money raised this year than during any year of the board's existence. Nineteen years ago the Convention met in this city. Some of the strong men of that day have gone to their reward; others have moved from the State. A comparison of the report we bring today with the one made in 1888 is most encouraging. Then we had a working force of 83 men and one lady missionary; now we have 136 men and 15 lady missionaries; then our income was now it is nearly three times that amount. Surely we are making progress. At the January meeting of the board, the amounts recommended by the convention to' be raised for the different objects fostered by the convention were apportioned among the associations. The board recommended to the executive committees of our associations that they apportion the amounts allotted to each association among the churches of the same. This was done in most cases. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Minutes of the Eighty-seventh Annual Session of the State Convention of the Baptist Denomination in South Carolina Held in the Baptist Church, Orangeburg, S.C., December 6-9, 1907


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Minutes of the Eighty-eighth Annual Session of the State Convention of the Baptist Denomination in South Carolina Held in the First Baptist Church, Union, S.C., December 8-11, 1908


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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




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Politics and Religion in the White South


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Politics, while always an integral part of the daily life in the South, took on a new level of importance after the Civil War. Today, political strategists view the South as an essential region to cultivate if political hopefuls are to have a chance of winning elections at the national level. Although operating within the context of a secular government, American politics is decidedly marked by a Christian influence. In the mostly Protestant South, religion and politics have long been nearly inextricable. Politics and Religion in the White South skillfully examines the powerful role that religious considerations and influence have played in American political discourse. This collection of thirteen essays from prominent historians and political scientists explores the intersection in the South of religion, politics, race relations, and southern culture from post–Civil War America to the present, when the Religious Right has exercised a profound impact on the course of politics in the region as well as the nation. The authors examine issues such as religious attitudes about race on the Jim Crow South; Billy Graham's influence on the civil rights movement; political activism and the Southern Baptist Convention; and Dorothy Tilly, a white Methodist woman, and her contributions as a civil rights reformer during the 1940s and 1950s. The volume also considers the issue of whether southerners felt it was their sacred duty to prevent American society from moving away from its Christian origins toward a new, secular identity and how this perceived God-given responsibility was reflected in the work of southern political and church leaders. By analyzing the vital relationship between religion and politics in the region where their connection is strongest and most evident, Politics and Religion in the White South offers insight into the conservatism of the South and the role that religion has played in maintaining its social and cultural traditionalism.







God's Almost Chosen Peoples


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Throughout the Civil War, soldiers and civilians on both sides of the conflict saw the hand of God in the terrible events of the day, but the standard narratives of the period pay scant attention to religion. Now, in God's Almost Chosen Peoples, Li




Minutes of the Eighty-sixth Annual Session of the State Convention of the Baptist Denomination in South Carolina Held in the First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, S.C., November 27-30, 1906


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Minutes of the Eighty-Eighth Annual Session of the State Convention of the Baptist Denomination in South Carolina


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Excerpt from Minutes of the Eighty-Eighth Annual Session of the State Convention of the Baptist Denomination in South Carolina: Held in the First Baptist Church, Union, S. C., December 8-11, 1908 Mrs. I. W. Wingo, Greenville, President; Mrs. A. L. Cru-tchfield, Spartanburg, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. J. W. Quattlebaum, Anderson, Recording Secretary; Mrs. J. N. Cudd, Spartanburg, Treasurer; Miss E. Y. Hyde, Charleston, Band Superintendent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Gospel of Disunion


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The centrality of religion in the life of the Old South, the strongly religious nature of the sectional controversy over slavery, and the close affinity between religion and antebellum American nationalism all point toward the need to explore the role of religion in the development of southern sectionalism. In Gospel of Disunion Mitchell Snay examines the various ways in which religion adapted to and influenced the development of a distinctive southern culture and politics before the Civil War, adding depth and form to the movement that culminated in secession. From the abolitionist crisis of 1835 through the formation of the Confederacy in 1861, Snay shows how religion worked as an active agent in translating the sectional conflict into a struggle of the highest moral significance. At the same time, the slavery controversy sectionalized southern religion, creating separate institutions and driving theology further toward orthodoxy. By establishing a biblical sanction for slavery, developing a slaveholding ethic for Christian masters, and demonstrating the viability of separation from the North through the denominational schisms of the 1830s and 1840s, religion reinforced central elements in southern political culture and contributed to a moral consensus that made secession possible.