REV, AUGUSTUS SHEPARD 53 

 is seen even now in the fact that, though his 

 body lies cold in the grave, the membership still 

 holds together in a glorious union. 



With the increase of the Sunday School, as a 

 natural sequence the facilities of the Sunday 

 School must be extended. It v^as evident that 

 more room would have to be made, to accommo- 

 date them, and the Sunday School annex was 

 the first improvement. Afterward, it w^as seen 

 that the main auditorium was inadequate, and 

 hence followed the beautiful structure which is 

 the pride of the church people of l^orth Caro- 

 lina. 'No church, white or colored, in Durham, 

 has the same conveniences and modern appli- 

 ances ; besides the main auditorium, there is a 

 Sunday School department, a distinct adjunct, 

 with its own apartments and divisions for the 

 accommodation of its classes ; the pastor's study ; 

 the reading and lecture room ; the ladies' parlor, 

 kitchen, dining room, and even bath rooms. The 

 privations of pastor and membership during the 

 time of the erection of this new structure were 

 great. As a temporary place of worship they 

 used a tent, which during the season of summer 

 was excessively hot ; and yet pastor and people 

 and congregation held on even under these try- 



ing circumstances. 



