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Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877 Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 3 (October 21, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.39.38 Author/Creator: Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877 Place Written: Columbia, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 21 October 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : 51 x 33 cm. Order a Copy

Brief treatises include "Pastoral Supervision," "The Vanity of Sin," "Hope," "How Sin Grows," "Discipline in the young," "Arguments Against Pride," and "Diphtheria." Notes to soldiers encourage repentance, prayer, peace, and friendship. A caricature titled "Remarkable Divine Interposition" describes the conversion of a man in dangerous circumstances at sea. "Notes of the Times" reports a confrontation at Chattanooga, updates on Charleston, British Councils being ordered out of Confederate states.

The purpose of this journal, according to its first issue, is the advancement of the Baptist denomination in both intelligence and piety, while giving support to the Confederacy. Thousands of copies were distributed to soldiers.

Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence)., 1814-1877
Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey, 1824-1894

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