The following was contributed by Mrs. Cyprian Hooker, Mrs. Clarinda Robinson-Stocking, Mrs. Octavia Richards-Eaton and Susie Snell-Williams and read by Mrs. Caroline Maynard in July, 1891 at Lowell Baptist Church:

Rev. S.S. Brown was sent by the Congregationalists to preach and see about organizing a Sunday School. The first time he came he obtained permission to preach in the tavern, but Sunday morning the boarders had decided there should be no preaching.

Mr. and Mrs. Cyprian Hooker opened their home and Rev. Brown preached the first sermon in the village after it was named Dansville, but not first in the place.

In 1851 or ’52—some days after the "Red Schoolhouse" was completed—Rev. Brown and Mr. Hooker canvassed the place for subscribers to a Sunday school.

Stephen Denny’s name came first as he had the largest family.

In July they met in the Red schoolhouse, organized and elected Mr. George White, superintendent, as he was the only one known to be a praying man in the village.

Mr. Snell, a lawyer and Bible scholar as well, was given the Bible class, his daughter Susie, a class of girls, and a Miss White a class of boys, and young John Hooker, chorister.

Mr. Hooker advanced $10.00 to purchase singing books and a library. He also gave a singing book to any one who would learn the greatest number in Bible verses. The Sunday school paid the $10.00 back in full.

So the Union Sunday school was organized, equipped and launched forth to do its work, being the first organized Christian society in Lowell.

Some years later the Union library was sent to the frontier in Wisconsin.

George White was great grandfather of Dr. Frank White.