The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-02-10
Preacher
OF Rello[]|',W|il''.n|:||l
WAS REV. GEORGE w. lee, WHO
PASSED. TO THE REYOND. =.
Pastored Vernon Ave. Baptist Church
for Twenty-Five Years, and Was
-.~~ Prominent in Politics.

C1'hompson National News Bureau.)
Washington, q, c., Feb. AL
though not: wholis, expected. the death
Of Rev. George WI Lee, pastor Of. the
Vermont Avenue, =, Baptist. church,
which occurred last Sunday morning
at 10 O'Clock came as shock to his
host of friends all over the country.
For eight months he had been a suf-
ferer from asthma, and this affection
with other: complications, FASTENED
the end; The sad news was announc-
ed from nearly every pulpit In Wash
ington before the close Of the morn
ing services and 'frnm ediately hun
dreds OF members OF his own and
other churches throughout the city
hurried to the family residence, 1928
llth street.: northwest, to- assure
themselves OF the dreaded truth and
there were many visible evidences
Of the grief they felt over the demise
or this splendid man of God.
The body Of DR.. Lee was taken to
the Vermont Avenue Baptist church
at nine, o'clock Wednesday morning,
where 1t lay in state until II o'clock
Thursday morning, the hour set for
the funeral. Arrangements were
made by which Rev Walter II.
brooks, pastor Of the.-19th street
Baptist church, conducted the SER
vices, assisted by Rev. NJ. w. D. Nor
man, Of the Metropolitan BAPTIST
church, and Rev. w. Bishop Johnson
pastor Of the Second Baptist church.
rhe memorial tributes were MASTER
pieces OF eloQucnce and the sor-.
row expressed was sincere and uni
yersal The spacious edificc did not.
begin to accommodate the crowd
which lined the sidewalks for several
BLOCKS. The pall-bearers were select
ed from members Of the CONGREGATION
and from the Masons, the Odd Eel
lows, tho knights Of Pythias. the ST.
Luke's and the True Reformers with
all OF which orders Dr. Lee was con-
hected. The intcrment was at Paynes
cemetery.
Dr. Lee was one Of the most widely
Known divines in America, and was
unquestlonably one of the ab1est and
most influential. He was born ffty-
nine years ago in BERTHE, North Caro-
una, IN slavery. He was self-educat-
ed and was ordained minister Of the
baptist church at Plymouth. N. G.. Tn
1885 he came to Washington as pas
tor Of the Vermont Avenue Baptist
church, and had been there ever
since: The congregation is one Of
the largest in the United States. hay
ing about 5000 members. He was
identified with all Of the denomina-
1tonal work Of the National Baptist
convention. At the last annual ses-
Sion Of the convention at Col,imbus.
ohio, he vas appointed g delegate to
tue ecumenical conference Of 1910 at
Edtnburg, Scotland. He was active
In politics, and stood up strongly for
Suffrage for the District of, CoIum
o1a, making several holly contested
races for delegate to the republican
national convention on that issue 4
He was noted for his skill as a faher
man. AS hunter he was consider-
ed crack shot. He was a man oil
thrifty habits and leaves O. comfort
aoie, fortune. DR.. Lee married Miss
henrietta Phelps of Berthe county,
~. G: She died in this city Decem-
Der %, 1906. He married his sec
ond wife, Mrs. Roberta Whiting. OF
FAILS. Church, Va, June "a. 1906, A
son. Lawyer Japez P. Ice, and his