The German Lutheran* were the ia*t to occupy this buldmg on Lodge alley, in 1-1 what Is uow the First Baptist Church was founded, which unmediately purchased a lot from Nicholas L ug worth for *700, situated on Walnut street, between Tli rd atm Fourth. After several years the First Univeisahst Society occupied the huute. '‘Church builuiug now tLuds on the ilt; t In 1H;11 the lot upon which the rear part ot Van Antwerp, Bragg * lt;•’• Publishing Bouse uow »jQ(bt wa» uui chased by the Baptists and a bouse of worship built, but waa sold iu 1*39 to the Afr cau Union Baptist Church. In 139 a church w a built on the souihesat corner ol beventh and Klin streets, out they exchangedwith the Fifth l'r^hbyterian Cnuich f r a church on the northeast comer01 Ninth anu Kim. Ibis last church bidding bad been bmtt of »lbe Bethel Baptist Ctiurcu, which bad uow become uuiied with ibe Ninth Street Baptist Church (now the Ninth str«ei), which had built a chorchentice on the south aid : olM h street, bet ween Waiiiut and Main, in UH7 tue Fust Baptist Church erected their present house ou Couit