The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-20


and navy, BY which thoS.snds o. our patriotic
and devoted soldier. were ignorantiy ordered tg
death wounds: and s.O The
ments were ssisssdsS out, Of Hundreds d Vii.
and Il now Seissudiss the 6ovesn n NJ out q
many millions ann sally, principally n M rsy-
n% ous mao @ y ns
oflea In The nssnciai department % banks and
and reform, we respectfully fequegt Of congress
me ,pass y, 81 ths ,eI,SwinE sss That
rage, shall hold ONCE by appointment In The
civil or military service; and the relative Of no
prison elected TO ONCE shall esftet hold once
bunk, or the financial department Of any eompsny
Tss %esfS SopFff 1850 O'Clock the
best OF feeling appearing to exist among those
| who participated therein. sr.8. SO -
IsrHnxssr OF rnr LATE WIN. M. EtLrs,-
Yesterday, at 2 y. m, the funeral Of the remains
l,s w NJ M a. Ei. too. place from his
mourning relatives we're present 70 take last
munity had involuntary learned to reverence as
model citizen, fond husband and father, and
| profound and earnest Christian. =. -.
| with black cloth, with Masonic enbiems set in
silver plates attached 20 the head, foot and sldes
grsced the breast OF deceased, and a white lamb
skin apron was thrown over the lid Of the caskct,
which was manufactured BY Mr.. Anthony Buck
silver shield, bearing the words" William NJ
Ellis, born Aug. %, 1905. Died March 10, 1902
| The pall-bearers were Major Robert Clark and
| James Nokes, Past Masters OF Naval Lodge,
No, a Josiah Essex and q. W. Bennett, Of the
| Grand Lodge. y. A, A, NJ; r. W, Carter and +.
l II INIT nI he pEaa ~ n. n n n
M,yor Waii,eh and H. Gunton on The mart Of
the citizens.
| Al the residence, Rev. Dr. John Chester, pas
tor Of Capitol HlIi Presbyterian Church, dcIiy-
cred a fervent prayer, after which the remains
tcge moved along New Jersey and Pcnnsyivania
avenues TO Four-and.a-half street and thence to
The First pr;sSytsria1 church. where # was
Naval Lodge, No. /, +. A. A. NJ, headed by the
marine band' proc eded from their hall on the
corner OF Ninth and b streets, where they ioined
the knights Tempiar, the Grand Lodge and such
Master Mssons ss desired e ,ps1,.isIpsts In II
| The order Of procession was, washington and
Columbia Commsnderies OF Knight Tempiar,
psnisis and f for@ns an ~ escort to The Grand
Lodge, J. Tyler Powell Grand Marshal; and
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Wsere tSey ws9e seated ths
south side of the Church ""S WV
When all had become seated, Rev Dr. Chester,
of the Capitol Hill Prcsbyterien church. an,
| nounoed the ltpth hymn-HRock OF ages cleft for
me,v which was sunr in n very solemn manner
by ouartette led nv brother T. n Dawson
The same minister read norton Of scripture
when Rev DR. Sunderland gave out the 0T6th
hymn-WTbereis an hour Of ne aoef,ii rest
| "'Rev n, SnnierianI then rosc AMI deiivsred
| ~. , i AM w -" au ~ J
~ eiolnenht ana giowhhg trioute eoheerninS the
iiie ana neath o. MI Eliis, VINO, ne saiu, was
born In Philadelphia, and was favored with A
brother and two sisters, one brother and one
| sister sury living him. lie obtained an academic
academy at Rockville, Nd. From there he came
| to this city and entered the navy yard as n
| founder. Ho afterwards started business for
himself and was favored with prosperity. In
1916 he made a public profession Of religion and
attached himself to the Presbyterian Church.
| and was one of the founders OF the FOur-and-a.
half street church, and one of Its frst deacons.
About n month since, deceased changed his
membership from the Four-and-a-half street
church to that of the Capitol Hill church, Dr.
Chester, pastor.
DR.. Sunderland here re I'd tho letter Of resIgua-
ti0n received from MT. Ellis, dated January ~,
1905 In which he stated that he desired to change
so that he would be nearer his church. Deceased
was attacked with pulmonary disease abo ut two
months since, and died as above statcd-died
calm and tranquil at about two o'clock on Mon
day morning.
This should be encouraging, the reverned do c.
tor said, to those who are left behind. None
could witness the triumph OF religious influence