The Washington bee., 1890-01-25
ttb greedy ears and intense interest.


Baptist church, Anacostia, D. G.
Rev. Phillips is a large robust
man, who has the pbysiognomy OF
SOciates. He was tastefully
dressed in long black coat and
black necktie, high collar and high
cut vest. When he advanced all
eyes were turned on him. Rev.
Phillips said: L propose to deal
with this dear brother in the minis
try, in the light and character of
an example. l have selected this
topic for the benefit of those of US
who now survive him in the minis.
try and to all who may come af.
ter him. "The evil that men do
lives after them, the good is often
inferred within their bones" But
/ propose to reverse these lines.
We are not here to speak of any
evil Brother Walker may have
committed. in lite, we are here to
inter them with his bones, and to
give fresh life and vigOr TO the
good he hath done. So that the
pOetical sentence shall read: The
good that Bro. Walker has done
shall like the blood of Able live
and speak after him. But the evil
if any, SO far as we are concerned
shall rest i'tered with his bones.
TIE first gospel ministers that ever
claimed my attention while but a
small boy, were brethren Armstead
Walker and VIM. j. Walker.
While they both were regarded as
good men and held in high estee-
by all who knew them, they were
very disimiliar in their outward
department.
Bro. Armstead Walker was a
perfect Chesterfield in good man.
ners and politeneSs, while Bro.
VIM. j. Walker was more stern
and formal, yet beneath that stern
ness, there was a lOveliness of char
acter that shown out into bright
example which the best of Us will
do we'll to copy. Solomon has
said the words of the wise are as
nails fastened by the master of as
sembles, but we will say, that .OOd
examples is the hammer that drives
them in. The father that whips
his son for swearing and swears
himself while whipping him, does
more harm by his example than
good by his correction.
But good example with less
trOuble more sperd and greater eff
icacy, cause Us to comprehend the
business representing it, like a
picture exposed to the eye, having
the parts orderly disposed, COM
pletely united, suItibly clothed and
dressed up in its circumstances,
contained in a narrow compass,
and perceptible at glance. Such
was tie character of our brother
and father, who has left us such
shining example, whose radiant
and benevolent light, offers its
charitable service to shine on our
pathway.
His is not so much of an example of
words. and flourish of trumpets,
but more of good deeds and work
IN long and useful life. Men live
after they are dead. OUTLYING
our memory, and more enduring
THAI any monument of marble or
brass, our example may prove like
the circle In the water, that rises
around the linking stone in mid
ocean, which grows wider and WI
der, embracing larger and larger
sphear, till it dies in gentle wave
let's on the distant beach it reach
es a distant shore our example a
distant time.
The blossom cannot tell what be-
comes of its odor, and no man tell
what becomes of his influence and
example. 1t rolls away from him
and goes beyond his ken on it's
periless mission either for good or
evil. The application of the words
that have chosen to Bro. Walker
do bat simple justice to him who
has lived aud labored so many
years in the gospel ministry and
has built up such a strong and in
Huential church, and who has rear.
ed up such fUe and beautiful Ell |
flee as this, all without the smell |
Of corruption Or immortality upon |
bis garments. Ae was a man that |
had the courage of his conviction |
and being satisfied that be was
right, you could not turn him and |
The worst that men could says
against him was that he would be |
very often found disagreelng with
heir opinions and conduct. Let
ne now say in conclusion that men
1t times are masters even of their
'ates. "The fault is not in our
stars that we are underlings, but
u ourselves, and the present occa-
zion with all of its Inspiring sur.
'oundiDgs may we'll suggest to us
he need, as well as it should be
'ur pleasure of buckling Oh the
EbOle army of GOd.n