The Parsonage Fire ... page 3
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| After a while, when the fire was allowed to
burn freely, there was little to do but watch. |
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There were fire
trucks parked on three sides of the building ...
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... and
firefighters surrounded the house.
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For those in the crowd, the fire brought
back a lot of memories of work done at the parsonage. The men talked
about the windows and the fixtures ... and how much tar had been poured
onto the roof to keep it from leaking.
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Some of the women remembered cleaning,
painting, and wallpapering each time a new pastor would come. The work
was often a group effort, and some of the women could remember the kind
of work that they had done in each room of the house.
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Neighbors
stopped on the road to watch.
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The fire burned
late into the night.
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| The fire department stayed late at the
scene, watching the fire burn itself out. They left only after the
structure finally fell in and the fire posed no danger to fields or
buildings. |
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One small section
of wall refused to come down without a fight.
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In the
morning, the ashes were still hot.
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Once the area is
cleared up, the property will be ready to be used again, perhaps for a
new building.
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There is a time to tear down and a time to
build.
(from Ecclesiastes 3:3)
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