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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 13 (December 24, 1862)]

A plea is made for pocket bibles for soldiers in "Pocket Bibles for the Soldiers Wanted." A soldier's letter describes the Pocotaligo fight to his family. "Army Correspondence" prints another soldier's letter describing incidents on Morris Island....

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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 2 (October 8, 1862)]

"The Prison Opened" examines the arrest and imprisonment of a minister in a federal prison, while an article titled "Respect for Rulers" extols respect for rulers and "Sentimentalism" preaches the danger of sentimentalism. "Teaching Our Slaves to...

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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 8 (November 19, 1862)]

Letters to the editor include financial contributions both to the paper and to the provisions of soldiers. Reports of the "Welsh Neck Association" are included. "Natural Histoyr of Extortion" warns against the practice. Section on page 3 called...

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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 11 (December 10, 1862)]

An essay on Christian duties is printed on the front page. Section called "Army Correspondence" prints a letter from a soldier at Morris Island describes receiving the Confederate Baptist on the line. Other printings of correspondence include a...

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Confederate Baptist. (Columbia, SC)

Religious newspaper. Articles include military, letters from regimental chaplains, Yankee atrocities against slaves, biblical view of slavery. Correspondence from various churches, soldiers, missionaries, and chaplains. Religious poetry, children...

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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 3 (October 15, 1862)]

"Mrs. Sallie Swope" describes the woman who served in army hospitals in Alabama, while another article titled "Woman in the Hospital" defines women in hospitals in general. An editorial titled "Slavery" examines the institution as the "wisest and...

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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 9 (November 26, 1862)]

"Secession" examines secession in a religious context. Another "Welsh Neck Association" report is included. "How Can Pastors Live?" explains how pastors live based on their salaries. About half of page 3 called "Secular News" is devoted to war news -...

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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 12 (December 17, 1862)]

A letter to the editor titled "A Man for the Times" describes the value of an upright citizen-neighbor. An article titled "Desire of Riches" warns about the danger of wealth, while another article extols "Christian Diplomacy," especially in light of...

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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1, 1862)]

"Salutatory" explains the purpose of this paper to advance the Baptist denomination, with support of the Confederacy, and to cultivate fraternal relations with others. Blurbs following this article invite readers to write letters, to solicit...

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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 6 (November 4, 1862)]

"Southern Resources" examines the results of the 1860 census in terms of wealth and numbers for the Confederacy. "Northern Mind," a short editorial, decries Lincoln's [preliminary] Emancipation Proclamation. "Secular News" includes reports that Union...

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