in 1914, street married robert tate, a deacon in the church. in june 1914, state bishops were ordained for four states at the 1914 general assembly, held in quitman, georgia. two of the bishops were tate's sons. at the same assembly, the church adopted tate's first "decree book", written to summarize the doctrines, rules, rituals and governance of the denomination, for use in its churches. a later edition of 1923 was titled the "constitution, government, and general decree book".