One man ran a seminary, flagship church, and Confederate chaplaincy simultaneously

Evidence

Within a span of nine months, then, from May 1860 to February 1861, Manly saw his strenuous efforts pay rich dividends: he delivered the first commencement address for the Southern Baptist Seminary’s inaugural class as the board president; he performed his duties as the pastor of the symbolically important First Baptist Church in Montgomery; and he became the official chaplain to the Confederacy. Historian James Fuller, author of a biography of Manly, emphasized the way in which each of these efforts was working toward one end: “In Manly’s eyes, the Confederacy was the culmination of God’s plan for the world.” — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 111

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: The fusion of church roles with the state’s founding moment parallels the ‘On Sacrifice’ theme of sacral kingship and ritual legitimation.
• XREF: connects to: A church-politics power web endured across the South for over a century — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 113

Broader Connections

• A church-politics power web endured across the South for over a century #exemplifies (0.80) — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 113