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Thie tattL ti/Piy Uwc a( z&ic tlkt ed tank unldeA the
A0ustA.ut. Whekin tie. baptLut' y tktOL Ltn t6es, the
putlypt ItMn moved backft, the sectiMon o6 theQ ^ooi
ov et the batptPi^thqy was 'L ced, anid the preacheA
and catndrcd.ate for bapt im walked down a 6ew steps
itto the LtaLA. Thete uwa no way to heat the wateA.
A"t the Sunday Schoot cta^sse, except two, met in
the chulich. TheAe weAe two tooma behind the
vsotA-umt. The Primcay Cta^s met in one anid the
othvA was the PCnstoL'1 Study, which uws u6ed by a
gaqIx^' cc6ass. TheAe asz much condiuo in n the
main chuiLch c C each teacheA ttued to make himself
hletrd above the hub-bub and noise of the otheA
cscac, s . No one thougLA oA endingg dauct as no
one knei any dtiLeAeence.
The B3aptAst Young Peoples' Union came into being.
Somerrtc, net theAeir waLs a Senior Union and a Juniot
Uln.(i o, .omentnes, just onye. As tte population o6
the town oicreased, the Sunday Schoot gtqre. It
became LecesatJ.y to Aind add-iitonae ttoom. TheAe
weAe owo oLd v esidtence6 across the ,tAeet ecust
iwhele, the (. (.ttnng station and the parLking tot
no1V aIet . Thks p roperltfIj belonged to an- unLestteeed
esttatc. The hloues Werue tin such bad tepctA they
cof.td nlut bte .tented. Into them wevt the oveA(ti.ow
o( the Sundayt SciIoot. A tabeAnacYe was put up
outi ottl t (te churLch 6ol ^u mmeuA tevivtt 4fs, but .t
aoon became a( peAmaknenlt fixtu'LCe. The /sdeS uwetAe
boailded up antd stoves put I 6o04A winter use.
About 1900, M.iereAa WeUsr got teoctuc-ity and
the ketio(cv e C'amps wM.ee dispoused A and o ee.-tic
Aftec a Aew ye.auA a p.Lano took the ptCace o{f the
punlp otLgctl.
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Moore, Bobby E. [A Centennial Booklet of First Baptist Church], text, October 10, 1982; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38091/m1/11/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.