Echoes From The Attic and Poems, First Baptist Church, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Don Johnson, Feb. 2001
Typed by Belford Carver
Written by by Edna F. Campbell
Copyrighted by Edna F. Campbell
With special thanks to her family for permission to use her works.

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REMEMBERING FIRST BAPTIST

The wooden framework building was the First Baptist Church for many years.  The 
church photograph is dated June 7, 1925 and formed the cover for a church 
bulletin in the files of Mrs. Harry R. Reeves.  The building was in the same 
location as the present brick structure.  At this time the church pastor was the 
Rev. Hosea B. Price and the phone number was 428.

There were eight deacons listed including J. E. Thomas, chairman, O. W. Herring, 
financial secreatry, T. R. Thames, T. E. Crews, J. E. Morgan, A. L. McDaniel, W. A. 
Cobb, and L. P. Ashley.  T. E. Crews was Sunday School superintendent and J. E. 
Thomas, secretary.  Mrs. William LaDew was president of the Woman's Missionary 
Union, and circle leaders were Mmes. T. R. Thames, of Lydia; E. Norton, of Dorcas; 
and O. W. Herring, of Priscilla.  Sunbeam leaders were Mrs. C. L. Isom and Miss 
Lizzie Mack.

The training union was then called B.Y.P.U. and leaders were Dr. D. R. Isom, Mrs. 
L. M. Ricks and L. P. Ashley.  Listed on the church directory were T. J. Grace, 
clerk; J. E. Thomas, church treasurer; T. E. Crews, mission treasurer; Miss May 
Hemby (Mrs. J. E. Morgan) choir director and Miss Mary Traver, pianist.

On June 6, 1926, the church approved the recommendation of the deacons "that the 
church endorse a project oferecting an adequate new First Baptist Church building 
in Hammond and the  project be launched at the earliest possible date."  It was in 
1929 that ground was broken for the new church building June 17.

(From ECHOES FROM THE ATTIC, VII, 1973, by Edna Campbell)

(Pic of the wooden building)