It was in 1892, during the pastorate of the Rev. R.J. Briggs, that the church reached its peak 19th-century membership of 675. For a time the church was called Central Church, South; later it was referred to as Tenth Street Church until 1902, when it was officially called First Methodist Church. However, the term "Tenth Street Church" remained in common use until 1923.     Married in this Church were the following:   This is the dedication in the book Heroes of Peace A story of the twentieth century revolution By William Victor Holley Author of “The Missing Link or D.O.G.,” “Coat of Mail,” Etc.    (actual dedication)   TO MY WIFE Mary “Fannie” Dickenson Holley who died of typhoid fever in our beautiful home on White Avenue, Austin Texas in 1892. We were married on the 18th of April in the Methodist Episcopal Church by Dr. Briggs in 1888. The ushers at my wedding were William Sidney Porter (O’Henry); Jas. Paul Crane ;– Dr. Crane’s brother and my brother in law; Dr. Richard Edmundson; Howard Long. submitted by: Maura Holley Dey