Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-25

4 wELL-KNOWN BAPTIST MINISTER PAssF


AWAY.
T, Rev. Isaac Cole, VI. D., a wcll-known Baptist
minister, died at his residence, near Westmin-
ster, Md, Yesterday morning. He received a
paralytic stroke in November, 1854, and has
been in feeble health ever since. DIR. Cole was
born near Black Rock Baltimore county, in
September, 1906. He graduated at Columbian
university, in this city, attended lectures and
received his diploma as physician from the
University of Maryland. HIS prac, ice OF medi-
zine and service in the Methodist ministry con-
tinued for twenty years. at the expiration of
which he embraced the Baptist faith. In 1855
he moved To this city and took charge of the
Navy Yard Baptist church. remained there
about Jour Years. and during his ministry re-
placed the old church with II substantial new
building He also had char5es in Bal
turned to this city and wa, connected
with the Thirteenth-street Baptist church.
which had been built ut considerable eX ;.ense.
Dr. Cole travelled extensively through the south
collecting money to- pay of the Indebtedness.
He then moved back to his farm at Black Rock,
Baltimore county, which he afterwards sold
and moved to Cranberry Valley, Carol county,
where he bought II farm, and Travelled about
preaching In ga he moved to Westminster
and built Il church. Ths church was afterwards
sold To the Thinker or German Baptist congre-
CATION, and DIR. Cole returned to Washington i'm
1876, and again took charge of the Navy Yard
church for several years, when, his health fail
ing him, he returned to his farm in Carroll
county, where he has lived u retired life ever
since.
BUILDING AssOCIATIoNs.-Pr Probably In no
city of the United States have building associ;.-
tions been SD generally successful as in the
national capital. Wherever failures have oc-
CURED they have been chargeabie directly to
incompeteney or dishonesty of their officials
one OF the most striking examples OF success in
this direction is the series of associations known
as the Gerlnan-American building associations,
No. 1 of which was started in 1874 and closed
in 1882. This has been followed by Nos 2, 3,
and s. all of which, under substantially the
same management, have been uniformly pros
4 hy ft1 at,
THE STAR. No. q Is now being organized, and
the indications are that Il much larger NUN her
of shares will be taken in this than in any Of its
predecessors In Washington nearly every
one has liked income, and there are few who
cannot set asde IL certain sum, however small
and by this means secure sufficient means TO
commence the purchase of home after which
what before went for rent can be applied i'm
payment upon IL. BY means of these ;,ssocia-
tiOns hundreds of clerks in the departments
and others. who would otherwise be paying
rent, are living in their own houses, and quite
the last dollar OF their income.
EXCURSIONS AND PICNICs.-The associated
non-commissioned officers and privates of the
excursion to Marshall Hall the steamers
Corcoran and Arrowsmith Friday evening July
~. The Light Infantry excursions are always
enjoyable. Tickets may be had of members.
The Thad. Stevens Association will give an
excursion To Richmond this evening leaving
Washington at 1 pm. and on the return
leaving Richmond at = pm. Sunday.-The r
t. =. club will give an excursion to Marshall
Hall Tuesday evening he Xt, leaving on the Cor
coran at $3.50 p.m.-The letter carriers an
nounee II grand entertainment, including ath-
ntic exercises, for August 13.-The Lady of
the Lake leaves her wharf at $50 this after
noon, taking her usual Saturday night excur-
sion to Colonial Beach.-There is u picnic
every Thursday evening at GladmOn's Oak land
park, Prince Georges county, Md-The
grand Cape May and Atlantic City excursion
will leave the Il. &. L. depot at ten o'clock this
evening.
A PROPOSED SCHOOL FOR THE CoLOREp
PEoPLE.-A meeting in the interests of the
Observation-Disclosures institute, school for the
eoiored people which il is proposed to establish
| at Windsor, n. c., was held last evening AT
the Lincoln mission, and was addressed by Rev:
Drs. PitZer and Sunderland and Rhoden
| Mitchell, the agent of the school.
Mrs. SMITHS CHARGES AGAINST MR..
| SMIrH.-Yesterday Mr.. c. A. Walter, for Anne
| Frances Smith (nee thompson, filed q bill for
| divorce against Albert L. Smith in place OF
| that dismissed yesterday. They were married
| March Both, 1881, by Rev. X. n. Baer have
TWO children, and she charges him with cruel
| treatment OF her, threatening her life and with
/ adultery.
| MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses
| have been issued by the clerk of the court tl
| L. ii. Johnson and Margaret johnson; John f
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