Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-12
A PASTORS INSTALLATION,
Rev. 8. q. Lamkins Installed ~ Pastor Of
the salem Baptist Church.

Rev. 8. q. Lamkins Installed ~ Pastor Of
the Salem Baptist Church.
Notwithstanding the inclemency Of the
weather q large and overlooking congregation
assembled at the Salem Baptist Church on
Champlain avenue northwest last night the &C.
casion being the installation Of the pastor-elect
Rev. s. G. Lamkins. The interior of the
church was almost literally covered with national
colors, the flags ranging in size from the
smallest to the largest, with cedars, evergreens,
ferns, vines, flowers and plants of almost every
description.
The order Of exercises was as follows; Master
of ceremonies, Rev. Walter H. Brooks, D. d.,
pastor Of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church,
who spoke in glowing terms of the future pros
poets Of the church and predicted that 1t was
destined in the near future to be one Of the
hymn, by Rev. T. s. Robinson, president Of the
Ministers Union. pastor Of Mt Jezreel Baptist
Church. The Scriptures were very impressively
read by Rev. ]. l. Loving, pastor Of Mt. Zion
Baptist Church. Selection by the choir Of the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, which very
satisfactorily furnished the music for this oc-
casion.
The sermon Of the evening was delivered in
an able and eloquent manner by Rev. George
w. Lee, d. D., pastor Of the Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church. Hymn by Rev. Guy Berkeley,
pastor Of Mount Bethel Baptist Church. The
charge to the church was made with great
ability and zeal by Rev. J. Anderson Taylor,
pastor Of the Shiloh Baptist Church. The
pastor-elect was very highly complimented and
eloquently charged by Rev. W. Bishop johnson.
d. D., pastor Second Baptist Church. The
right hand Of fellowship was given by Rev.
VIM. II. Scott, pastor of the Virginia Avenue
Baptist Church Short addresses were made
by Rev. Sandy Alexander and Rev. James H.
Lee, pastor Of the Third Baptist Church.
Among those present were Revs Champ, Hill,
Prior, Washington, Sheldon, Miller and others.
Benediction by the pastor, Rev. s. G.. Lamkins.
The success of the entertainment was due to
the general manager. W. T. Scott, ESQ.,, and
Mrs. G. Banks. chairman Of the reception COM
mittee. The following gentlemen and ladies
were associated with them and worked with I'M
firing zeal: d. d. Lomax, L. Washington, E.
Banks, c. Payne, B. Quarles, H. Myers 2.
Churchill, NJ. King, T. F. Carter, A. Ross, J.
Adams, Messrs. Harris, Terrell Lee and others;
Mrs. r. Harris, Mrs. C. Lomax, Mrs. c. King,
Lewis. Miss NJ. Lucas, Miss NJ. Moten, Mrs. NJ.
A. Quarles, Mrs. NJ. Lynch, Mrs. A. Terrell,
secretary; Mrs. E. Payne, Miss ]. Ashton, Miss
N. Anderson, Miss c. Ashton. Mrs. Taylor and
others; T. F. Carter, church clerk.
Salem Baptist Church Was organized about
twenty years ago by the late Rev. Anderson,
Samuel Alexander and others. 1t has had only
two pastors since its organization, and the one
installed last night makes the third Itisa branch
and not split of the Nineteenth Street Bap-
fist Church, from which it has received much
spiritual and material aid. The present officers
of the church are: Deacons, Z. Banks, ID. B.
Lomax, b. Quarles, c. Payne, Carter Lewis and
NJ. King; trustees, W. T. Scott, H. Myers and
E. Banks; church clerk, 7. F. Carter.