The Washington bee., 1889-02-09

Bethlehem church is located in
Hillsdale with the Rev. DR.. w. NJ.
Philips as pastor, of this except
ioDally fine congregation, aud
himself one OF our most prominent
ministers.
Rev. r johnson of the Fourth
Baptist church, with the largest
and most handsome church edihce
within This denomin alton of this
city favors race enterprises through
out the city and country. He Is
an advanced believer in the very
idea of racial institutions. and es-
peciaIIy in the Baptist denomina-
ton He is an earnest worker for a
denominational building fund for
the erection OF a building sufi-
ciently large to embrace the IN
valid ministers and widows home,
the institution Of learning and the
room for the journalistic work of
the denomination. The impres
sion made upon the christian com
muuity of his great ability to
manage such a building as many
may be needed, goes far in sup
port of his Efforts. The purpose of
the congress when it conveues in
Jvly, is to permanently settle the
question of denominatlonal Uni
nersity in this city upon such
basis as will meet the general ap-
proval Of all the conference and
other prominent ministers as
bove named. Rev. w. j. Howard
said there was never greater
need for such an enterprise and no
man would do to tax his personal
income than he to give it success.
Rev. Alexander said use the BEE
for the Journal, and [ will support
the idea throughout and then deal
with the School and Home. The
purposed plan of the University
will embrace the ordinary studies
Of the institution or University
status, to be developed aud uti-
lized as time and money accumu-
late. The university will con-
sist of a board of trustees and fac
ulty embracing the president, sec-
retary and treasurer through whom
its affairs will be 80 administered,
as to draw students from any
denomination or section of the
country.
Funeral services of Willie Nj.
Bell who was killed by the cars on
Saturday night last, was conducted
by r. s. Laws the pastor of the
family from their residence. The
funds for it's expenses came from
some mutual aid, where his
mother Mrs. Mildred Bell had put
him, and kept him paid up $2O2.
The funeral services of Willie
Walker, who was drowned on Sun
day last was preached by the Rev.
L. s. Robinson the pastor of that
family. Besides the large funeral
procession of the Chaldeans of over
40 hacks, the wife drew $196 from
an insurance company.
J. Ell. Dabney and r. D. Young
are entitle to mention.
The Baptist ministers of the
District of Columbia will pay their
respects to the President In body
immediately after his inauguration,
and the committee on address and
resolution including spokesman
will report On Monday morning
next.
The First Baptist South Wash.
ington is still without a pastor, and
some want it to remain without a
pastor for one year, and others want
to call at once, and the opinion of
the latter class is the one support
ed by the ministers of the District,
on the ground tnat long delays are
not only dangerous, but the church
will scatter in such way that it
would never be worth anything.
The selection Of any one at this time
would bring first to the front the
names of w. E. Graham of Al
exandrla Va, and J. [. Loving of
this city as they are mostly men