The Last Gasp of a Progressive Feminist Agenda in the PCA?

Presbyterians have loud and lengthy conversations through church courts. Overtures asking for ordained women are no indication of widespread support for FFOs. This is a reminder to show up at GA.

In the Summer of 1864, Jubal Early led the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia in a bold and daring attack on Washington, D.C. The attack on the city was not because the Southern Armies had repelled the Invaders from their homes, but precisely the opposite. It was an attempt to relieve pressure on the beleaguered South - on the farms in the Shenandoah Valley and the Army at Petersburg - by making a raid where it was least expected.

Early’s raid on Washington came not from a position of strength, but was a last gasp of a nation whose ability to wage war was rapidly being exhausted. There were hopes Early could capture supplies, liberate prisoners to replenish the Army, and even attack the White House. It was hoped a successful raid would bring European support.

Early’s raid did meet with initial tactical victories at Lynchburg and Monocacy. Panic spread in Washington as the Southerners approached. But Early was decisively halted at the Battle of Fort Stevens. The Southern for…