The Washington bee., 1890-01-25
GREAT MEN.

Every nation and people have
some great men. If there were no
Alfred the Great, there would he
no England. If there were no
O'ConneI, there would be no Ire
land; no John Knox, there would
be no Scotland no William the
Silent, there would be no Holland {;
no Columbus, there would be no
America; no George Washington,
no United States; and if there were
no Frederick Douglass, there
would be no negroes. These names
are the jewels of the nations and
people whom they represent.
THE BIRTH OE WALKER.
Rev. William j. Walker was
born in Fredericksburg, Va, about
1917. There was no city in the
State of Virginia where the COL
ored people had greater opportuni.
ties than that city. He went to
school to Messrs. Duncan and
Snow. Free cOlored people could
go to school there until the insur-
rectiJn of Nat. Turner, then that
privilege was abolished. Walker
became teacher and taught many
to read and write.
EARLY LIFE AND MARRIAGE.
He was joined in holy wedlock to Miss Ma
ry r.. Taylor, october 4th, 1915 by Rev SAM
uel smith; in 1917 a son was boru unto him,
Philip Walker, who died young. Some time
about 1917 he was rogenerated and was bap
Ilzed oy Rev winters. The people were SO
atonished at his baptism that a great con-
cour>e of peOple assemb bled upon the banks
OF Rappahano to see Brother Walker
walker lived consistent christian, and be-
came very useful young man In the church
He was paint er and paper hanger in Fred
erick Sburg and had all the work he could do
he went North to school but not like 1t
and returned home To Fredericksburg, where
he could be useful to his people.
When they mad organized the Shiloh Bapt
Church there was cOuns called and In
subject under consideration was whether
any one who was married, should be sold
away, could either party marry again while
both were living? Walker took the gr und
that according to the NV Testamen Mt they
could not marry. The result was the council
ad ourned without coming to any conclusion.
NO one Will know, in this life, how much
goud + e did bis people in Frederick sburg.
After Rev. scott gave an account of the num-
Der persons whose names appeared urOn the
official records of The church, those dead and
those who are now living He briefly discuss
ed his ministry in this city and his cOnnec-
ti0n Herewith, his sickness during August
'oS, he concluded with the following
PERORATION:
Death is the epitome of life It is the In
dex at the end of the volume. All a mans
faculties seem to gether around MIN as he is
about 10 lave this world, Gods saints are
like forest trees in their golden autumn
taints. grandesI in decay. When the h.nd of
death is upon them; tney of en- hear like |
"Bunyun's hero" distant be Is fir m the land
of Beulah. Angels seem TO come down to
bring light and courage so they can cross the |
river. HIS sun sank n the evening of life: IL |
set b hind the Hesperian Hills to rise amid |
greater speudo of an eternal mourn. 1t SET |
amid the changeless scenes upon whose hor.
ion no tinted light would ever again break /
upon his vision; but where the melowIng |
igh's of Immortality shall brighten Into q |
brighter daw of glory. Why weep ye the !,
or him, who having run the bound of m ms |
allotted " 6rs. while the soft memory of his
virtues yet fingers like twilight hues when
sun has set"
The address Of Rev. Scott was listened 10