reas_, It has pleased the Almighty God, the Supreme Ruler of
the universe to remove from us our much esteemed and beloved
Pastor,

"REVEREND D. W. ANDERSON,

"therefore, be it,

"_Resolved_, That we deeply deplore and lament the loss of so
great and noble a pioneer in the cause of Christ, one who, like
Christ, although scorned, traduced and ill-treated by enemies,
went forward and labored in and out of his church for the
promotion of the work of his Father in Heaven.

"_Resolved_, that as a Church we feel the severe stroke that has
summoned from us our dearly beloved Pastor; but knowing that our
loss is his eternal gain, we cheerfully submit to the will and
order of that God who does all things well, that God who controls
the destinies of nations, kingdoms, and empires, that God who
'moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform.'

"_Resolved_, That we will endeavor by the assistance of our
heavenly Master to live up to the teachings and examples set by
our shepherd, thereby believing that when we are summoned to
appear at the bar of God we will meet our Pastor in that grand
Church above where 'sickness, pain, sorrow, or death is feared
and felt no more,' 'where congregations ne'er break up, and
Sabbath hath no end,' where 'we will sing hosannas to our
heavenly King, where we will meet to part no more forever.'

"_Resolved_, That we, the Church, extend to the bereaved family
our heartfelt sympathies, and that a copy of these resolutions be
sent to them, and also entered on the Church journal.

"LINDSEY MUSE, _Moderator_.

"DAVID WARNER, _Clerk_."

The Mite Society of his church erected a monument to his memory in
_Harmony Cemetery_, bearing the following inscriptions:

"The Christian Mite Society of the 19th Street Baptist Church
render this tribute to the memory of their beloved pastor. We
shall go to him, but he shall not return to us.

"Rev. D. W. ANDERSON,
"Born April 10th, 1812. Died Feb. 17th, 1873.
"'I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.'

"He was ordained in 1844, and after a ministry of 21 years
settled with the 19th Street Baptist Church of Washington, D. C.,
where he fell asleep in the midst of a great revival.

"F