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- Emmanuel K. Love's Sermon Concerning Lynching and Rape
November 5, 1893
CHATHAM, Georgia
African-Americans, Church/Religious-Activity, Crime/Violence, Race-RelationsOn November 5, 1893, a prominent Baptist preacher gave a sermon concerning lynching, rape, and mob violence against African Americans in the South. In his sermon, Rev. E. K. Love of the First African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia advocated equality for all people, black and white. Fifteen hundred people attended the evening church service to hear the sermon given by Love. Love noted that the...
- Free Persons of Color Granted Land for Burial Site
August, 1816 CHARLESTON, South Carolina African-Americans, Church/Religious-Activity, Health/Death, Law, Race-Relations
A piece of legislation was passed in August 1816 that granted land to free blacks to create a cemetery. This land was not a gift, but rather, made legally available for purchase. The plot was known as Cart's Lot and was located on Boundary-Street next to the Methodist Church. It was implied that only members of this church would buy and use the land. It was specified that no one may be buried after...
- Lollie Trusts the Lord for Father's Recovery
February 11, 1882 to February 12, 1882 PULASKI, Arkansas Church/Religious-Activity, Health/Death
Lollie Crease Lewis was attending school in the city of Little Rock and blissfully under the impression that her father's health was improving. After she received letters from her mother at home, however, Lewis was concerned to hear that her father's condition had actually not improved at all. Lewis was concerned enough to write to her mother on February 11 and 12, 1882 to see if she should leave school...
- A Righteous War to Protect a Christian Institution
February 21, 1865 MADISON, Mississippi African-Americans, Church/Religious-Activity, Race-Relations, Slavery, War
In February and March of 1865 a large group of prominent political figureheads from the state of Mississippi gathered together for a called session of the Mississippi House of Representatives. For two whole months, with the siege of Petersburg in the backdrop, the House mulled over the condition of the state and the Confederacy in its fifth year of independence. On the second day of session, Mississippi...
- A Change of Churches
August 17, 1890 KING WILLIAM, Virginia African-Americans, Church/Religious-Activity
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you. (Titus 1:5). Reverend William Troy, of Richmond, preached a powerful sermon, centered on this biblical passage, as he installed the Rev. E C Thomson as the new pastor of the Mangohick Baptist Church in King William County. Thomson, who had attended the...
- Shipwreck of the Steam-Packet Home
October 10, 1847 to 1847 CURRITUCK, North Carolina Church/Religious-Activity, Health/Death, Migration/Transportation
On Saturday afternoon, John D. Roland left New York on the steam-packet Home bound for Charleston. His trip quickly took a turn for the worst. By Monday morning, the ship encountered a violent hurricane in the waters around Cape Hatteras and was taking on water. All hands were at the pumps, women included, bailing out water, but the leak continued to increase. After water reached the engine, Captain...
- Youthful Misconduct in Celebration of Christmas
December 24, 1878 to January 8, 1879 AUGUSTA, Virginia Arts/Leisure, Church/Religious-Activity, Crime/Violence, Law, Urban-Life/Boosterism
The members of the City Council of Staunton, Virginia voted against the suspension over the Christmas holiday of an ordinance that forbad the use of pop-crackers in the streets. Christmas was to be celebrated in a joyful, yet quiet manner, not with the use of small explosives, which are noisy and might interfere with private celebrations. On the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth of December, a serenade...
- A Spiritual Occurrence in the Household
June 1, 1827 HANCOCK, Georgia Church/Religious-Activity
Maria Bryan returned from a prayer meeting to find her close friend, Carlisle, in a very emotional state. She immediately called upon her minister, Rev. Stiles. Rev. Stiles arrived and analyzed the problem and claimed that Maria and Carlisle needed to repent in the Lord in order to fulfill their complete redemption. Suddenly, without any forewarning, the preacher himself seemed to lose his mind as...
- Slaves and Their Religion
1826 to 1842 ORLEANS, Louisiana African-Americans, Church/Religious-Activity, Race-Relations, Slavery
By 1834, Black churches had begun to exist in various parts of the United States. In this year, the First African Church of New Orleans, which had been officially founded in October of 1826, received two new Baptist pastors after the death of its founding pastor. These Brethren Sanders and Satterfield breathed new life into the church with their worship leadership, and membership flourished once more....
- New Pastor at St. Patrick's
February, 1889 WILKES, Georgia Church/Religious-Activity, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism
Bittersweet best characterized the attitude of his beloved congregation. Though greatly appreciative of the 15 years he spent in Washington, Georgia, the congregation of St. Patrick's deeply regretted the transfer of Reverend J. M. O'Brien to his new parish in Augusta County. Thankfully, his former congregation will not be devoid of his influence despite his physical absence. The fruits of his work...