Evening star., 1899-03-27
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Methodist Pastors Preach Closing Ad-
dresses of the Conference Year
Force Of Guards in Service of Health
Office Diminisied-t:encraI
and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
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Beli teleDIone NO 1UO.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 27, 1899
Rev. J. T. Williams, pastor of the WASH
ington Street NJ. E. Church South, preach
ed the final sermon of his pastorate of four
years In that church yesterday morning.
y large audience was present and listened
with close attention to the discourse The
lesson selected was from the 10Th chapter
of Acts, and the text was 1st Corinthians,
the abiding work of good men with the
final reward, contrasted with the unstable
efforts of misguided lives
Sunday, April =, Mr.. Williams will ad-
minister the sacrament in this church. His
term here having expired by limitation
the Baltimore conference. which meets in
Washington April ), will assign him to an
other charge. i-
Rev. ]. Howard Wells preached final SER
mons for this conference year at the South
ern Methodist churches of DEB Ray and
the Village Chapel. Both services were
largely attended. 1t is not expected that
Mr.. Wells will be returned to his charge
but many members of the Washington
street congregation have expressed the in
tention Of requesting Bishop Granbury to
assign him to their church.
Force of Guards Dimfnished.
The force of guards employed by the
fected premises was this morning reduced
to ten members, four being dismissed. 1t
is estimated that in few weeks the entire
force will be dismissed as the number of
smallpox cases is rapidly diminishing No
new cases have been reported in the past
week. Since Saturday recovered patients
have been released from quarantine. as
follows: Albert Wood, 4s3 North Henry
street; Lucy Williams, 1921 Duke street
and Eliza James. 936 North Columbus
street. All of the parties are colored.
Sunday School Officers Chosen.
Yesterday afternoon the Village Chapel
Sunday school elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: George Smith, as
sistant superintendent: Ashby Bladen, sec
retary; Miss Bette Sampson, treasurer:
William Smithers, librarian; Mrs. Martha
Raines, organist. and Miss Bette Pollard,
chorister. Mr.. E. b. Kemp had previously
been elected superintendent.
General and Personal.
From the number of cards issued large
attendance is expected at the First Baptist
Church this evening, when Rev. DIR. o. F.
Flippo Will deliver a lecture on the theme,
Keys to Unlock Hearts"
The annual missionary meeting of the M.
h. Church South was held last evening IN
the church auditorium, a musical and lit
erary program being rendered.
The funeral of Daniel Bolden, who died
Saturday night at his residence, No. 9l5
Montgomery street, will take place this
afternoon from st. Marys Church.
The funeral of the late George Loving
took place yesterday afternoon from ST.
Mary's Church. Rev. Father II. ]. Cutler
officiating. The interment was in Ivy Hill
cemetery.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
Wal ace Shelton, colored charged with dis
fine
charged with vagrancy, was locked up until
he could be sent out of town.
small steam launch from Washington
carrying an excursion party ran afoul OF
the hulk of an old ferry steamer on the
Maryland flats opposite this city yester-
day afternoon. She was floated without
much trouble, sustaining slight damage to
her hull.
Palm Sunday was appropriately observed
by the Catholic and Episcopal churches in
this city yesterday.
John Beckley, a well-known colored citi-
zen. who died Saturday at his home in Alex
andria county, was buried this afternoon.