WHAT THE BLACK CHURCH IS TELLING YOU IS WRONG. THIS IS "WATCH NIGHT SERVICE" TRUE MEANING
Channel: Papa Daddy Unscripted
Date: 2023-01-01

The average Black African American Christian is clueless when it comes to the true history of “Watch Night Services.”  The history behind this tradition has absolutely nothing to do with Jesus or Christianity. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, which was to go into effect at midnight on January 1, 1863.

On the night of December 31, 1862, many slaves (only) in the Confederate States met in the slave quarters to sing and praise “Father Abraham Lincoln” for granting them their freedom.  The purpose of these gatherings was to “watch freedom” come upon their lives at the stroke of midnight, January 1, 1863; ergo, “Watch Night Service.”

Again, many Black African Americans are ignorant about the reason for the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation.  The average Black African American, when asked, will tell you that President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which is false.