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Church activities in Pilot Point (1919)

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Title
Church activities in Pilot Point (1919)
Description
Several church activities are occurring in the African American Pilot Point Community. Special services are held at County Line Baptist Church; a funeral service is held at one of the churches; plans for entertaining young WWI veterans are taking place. Principal W.D. Love, also a preacher is assisting with the plans regarding the WWI veterans. There are other reports of Pilot Point preachers traveling outside Pilot Point to preach at other Denton County churches. Overall, most of the African American preachers and leader of Pilot Point at the time are reported in this article
Date
1919-04-19
Source
The Dallas Express (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 19, 1919, newspaper, April 19, 1919; Dallas, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth278257/m1/7/?q=%22W.P.%20Huntley%22: accessed April 24, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu;
Subject
church
activities
veterans
funeral
education
BYPU
County Line Baptist
preachers