The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
DR.. FRANK L. REID DEAD.
PRESIDENT OF GREENSBORO
FEMALE COLLEGE.
Died After a Brief Illness at the Age of
43 YearsEWas Buried on Tuesday
Sketch of His Life.

| to 1ears-0 as buried on IueSuay
Sketch of His Life.
Rev. Frank L. Reid, D. D., Presi
dent of Greensboro Female College, is
dead!
This sad intelligence was brought
to Winston Monday.
The deceased breathed his last at S
O'Clock this morning. Catarrah Of the
stomach is said to be the disease that
ended his life. He had been i'll only a
short time. He was taken with a
when he went there to take part in
the exercises of laying the corner
stone to the new Methodist Episcopal
church, now in construction. He was
| able to return home but was quite
| feeble. The opening Of his college
| came on and he loved his work and
institution so wei. that he exerted
himself, it is believed, TO the detri-
ment of his health.
DR.. Reid had many warm personal
friends in Winston. His relations
with Rev. J. FL. Clewell, Principal of
the Salem Academy, have always been
exceedingly pleasant. The latter sent
deceased, as soon as he heard Of DR..
Reid's death, assuring her OF his SYM
pathy.
SKETCH OF PRESIDENT REID,
Rev. DR.. f. L Reid was born in
Rockingham county, n. c., June 16,
1851, and was therefore 43 years, 3
months and days old at the time of
his death. He was the son of Rev.
Numa f. Reid. D. ID. His father and
grandfather, Rev. James Reid, were
both distinguished preachers. Their
descendant, the subject Of this sketch.
inherited their ability. He was pop
ular with the people and an able pull
pit orator. He entered Trinity Col
lege at the age of 10 years and grad
uated with distinction on June 10Th,
1870, on his 10Th birthday. He was
Immediately elected Principal of the
High School, at KernerSville, which
he conducted until December of that
year, when he joined the Methodist
Conference and was assigned to Madi-
son circuit, in his native county. He
served there three years. His next
appointment was Louisburg station,
where he served the full legal limit Of
four years. On account of falling
health and throat affection, he was
compelled to retire from active pulpit
service.
In 1876 he was elected President of
Louisburg Female College, which po-
sition he resigned in June, 1878. The
following October he and Rev.. DR.. w.
S. Black purchased the Raleigh Chris
tian Advocate. In 1884 he purchased
DR.. Blacks interest and for ten years
was owner and manager of the paper.
In 1881 he served short while as
pastor of EdentOn Street church, Raj
eigh. He was also appointed PreSid
ing Elder Of the Raleigh district in
May, 1888, after the death of Rev. n.
H. ID. Wilson, d. D. He received the
degrees of A B. and A NJ. at Trinity
College, in 1870 and 1873. respectively,
and the honorary degree of ID. d. from
the North Carolina University in
1890. In May of the latter year he
was delegate to the General Confer
church, South, held at ST. Louis, and
was a delegate to the Ecumenical
Conference, at Washington, d. c.,
October, 1891. 1t was largely owing
to DR.. Reid and his paper that the II
North Carolina counties formerly in
the Holston Conference, and the ter
ritory between the Chowan and Roa-
nOke rivers, previously in the Virginia
Conference, was transferred to the
North Carolina Conference, by the
General Conference, held at St. Louis.
DR.. Reid was married on June Bird,
1873. to Miss Minnie E. Cardwell. of
Madison, Rockingham county. The
wife and four children survive him.
DR.. Reed became Mason at the age
of 81, and has twice been Grand Chap
lain of the Grand Lodge of North Car
DINA. He has filed several import
ant civil positions, and always with
credit and fidelity.
In June, 1893, he was elected Presi-
dent of the college over which he was
presiding at the time of his death.
The institution was growing in popu-
larity under his able management.
lie was also President of the North
Carolina Christian Advocate Publish
ing Company.s
The full measure of DIR. Reeds fame
and usefulness had not been reached.
His place in the College will be diff
cult to fill.
The SENTINEL extends coincidence
to the bereaved wife and other rela-
tives.