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1. Early twentieth century · 1900–1944

2. 1915-16
   Statistic or record · Orange County Walter Patten surveys Orange County's Black churches and Sunday schools

   In a field study for the University of North Carolina, Walter Patten counted 27 Black congregations in Orange County, against 47 white ones, served by 16 Black ministers. For the church year 1914-15 he tallied 720 preaching services, 113 new members and $5,772.88 raised.

3. July 1915
   Publication, speech or performance · St. Paul AME Church, Chapel Hill The AME Durham District holds its Sunday School Convention at St. Paul AME in Chapel Hill

   Sunday school workers of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the Durham District met at St. Paul AME Church, where committees reported on subjects running from church finance to the condition of the public schools and young women of the district read papers. Patten took the meeting as a sign that the AME church led Sunday school work among the county's Black churches.

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