[36] A statement verified by the present pastor.
[36a] A statement made by the clerk of the church.
[37] A statement made by a number of old members of the church.
[38] The records of the church.
[39] Their first meeting house was erected with a seating capacity of 300 at a cost of $800; the second, which would seat 500, cost $2,000. With their more than 150 membership they raised $1,000 annually and expended $850 on current expenses.
[40] These are facts given by the officers of this church.
[41] J. W. Parker, pastor of the E Street Baptist Church, was moderator, and Lalmon Richards, of the North Baptist Church, was clerk of this council. The organization consisted of twenty-two members, 10 men and 12 women: James Storum, Wormley, White, Harrod, Denney, Bailey, John Pierre Randolph, Rowe, Page, Mrs. Wormley, Mrs. Anderson, widow of D. W. Anderson, Eliza Jackson, Mary Jackson, Thompson, Pierre, Denney, White, Farley, Bailey and Watson.
[42] This is an abridged statement verified by the church itself.
[43] This is based on a statement made by this church.
[44] This account is based on the records of this church.