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Homeside of War Times Brings Faith and Freedom Losses
A Brandon News piece reflects on Civil War era church life in Rankin County Mississippi. It recalls faithful ministers, altered homes, and mourning, with notes on race, mission work, revival meetings, baptisms, and social change from a bygone era. It laments shifts from communal church life to modern comforts and contrasts wartime piety with current abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon News
God of Nations
Zion
New York
Jinnie Lind
Howard Payne
David
House of God
Ariel
Carroll
Roosevelt
Booker
Church
Campbell’s Creek
Cato
Salem
Rankin County
Appomattox