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| (By r H. Brooks, 723 So Fairfax ST.
| The funeral of Mr. Robert Burke,
who died at his residence, 5I7 So.
Columbus Street, Sunday, March "a,
took place from Alfred Street Baptist
Church Wednesday, March p, 3 P
NJ, Rev Alexander Truatt officiat-
ing, assisted by Rev S. NJ. johnson
The deceased was born in Thorough
| fare, Virginia, in the year 1851, and
came TO this city when quite a young
| Ster. Here, as a bakers apprentice
he soon became a baker of no mean
ability, and during his sojourn here
he, with his artistic work and novel
ideas, practically laid, what might be
termed, the chief corner stone of
what is now acknowledged to be the
| largest white confectionery business
in the city
| About thirty years ago the deceased
| went in business for himself at 5Iz
SO. Columbus street. His thorough
| knowledge of the business, together
| with his personal supervision, has
won for him during these years
place among the most successful con
teCtlOneTS in the city His pies,
which were his speciality, are sold in
wholesale lots to lunch room and
restaurant keepers all over town.
! The deceased was a most highly
respected citizen, and the senior dea-
con In his church. He leaves a widow
and the following children: Boyd,
/ Wilbur, Henry, and Misses Nellie,
LottIe, Bengie, Blanche and Julia: also
| four nephews, Robert and William
Burke. of this city, and William and
! Henry Burke, OF Washington 1t is
understood that the confectionery
and bakery will be managed by the
sons
! The meeting a Hallowell School
on tomorrow afternoon at : o'clock
| Tor the purpose OF organizing a
| bi anch of the COlored School I'm
lprovement League in this city promi-
| ses to be a phenOminai success
Mr.. John F. Baker, the principal,
Mr., Roster d. Lyles. Mr.. P. H.
Lumpkins 2nd the teachers of the
| girls school, are working hard in
| combined effort to make the meet
| ing what it should be A quartet
from Hoffman's Concert Orchestra
| will accompany the singing.
| Rev Stewart H. Brown. D. D., who
has 81 successfully conducted the al
fairs of Ebenezer NJ. Z. Church.
| Washington, d. C.. during the past
three years, has been appointed by
Bishop William F. Anderson, D. D..
Ii. D., to look after the helm of
| Roberts Chapel Dr. Brown entered
the ministry about twenty-three years
ago, wher he was quite young. and
now ranks among the leading divines
of the NJ. f. Church 1t is said that
he is a good business pastor, having
paid 81, 500 on the main debt of Eben-
ezer Church, besides keeping up all
current expenses, which, in a church
ike Ebenezer, must be no small item
During his administration $50 mem
berS have been added to Ebenezer
DR.. Brown is not narrow, and is al
ways pleasant, kind and ever ready to
work for the uplift of fallen human
IIty and the betterment of God s
Kingdom here on earth. In sending
DR.. Brown to Alexandria, the Bishop
evidently had considered the needs Of
the charge, in view of the fact that
, no progress has been made since Rev.
G. w. w. Jenkins, D. O., was sent
from Alexandria to Wheeling, viva,
, more than a year ago. DR.. Jenkins,
prior to his removal, had paid a big
) church debt, organised a prosperous
+ chapter OF the Methodist Brother
| hood and had planned the erection of
! a Young Peoples Building on the
e lot adjoining the church. Just at
this time, when the church and com
munity needed him most, he was sent
- to Wheeling. So effective was his
, work among the boys of Alexandra
| that one Baptist preacher has recently
! said: "If DR.. Jenkins had stayed
r here, we would have but few young
p people left in the Baptist Churches
! here
1t is expected that DR.. Brown, be
ing. as he is, trustee of Morgan
= College, member of the Examining
! Board of the Conference, and pos
-tsessing all the other qualifications
of an ideal pastor, will take up the
: good work where Dr.. jenkins left of.
THE young girls will doubtless be
{ ,very much in evidence tomorrow
. lmorning to greet and welcome the
; pastors son, who graduates from
Morgan College in May.
: Mrs. Mary l. Robinson was Ill for
few days this week at her resi-
4 dence. US So. Fairfax St.
= Mrs Delilah Murray continues ILL.,
At the meeting of the Young
Mems Bible Class Monday night
: Mr. Edw. P Dixon presided. Ad-
: dresses were made by the president
: pastor, Rev. Truatt, Rev. @. o. Dixon
!. Mr.. Geo. Lane and several other
, :soeakers
! The Bee is on sale at David WAR:
T barber shop, 100 n. Columbus St.
Il and Miss Julia Brown, zoo n Payne
L Street,