The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-12
OBIT UARY.
tREv. CHARLES ELLIOTT, D. D.

DR.. Charles Elliott whose recent stroke Of
palsy WAS noticed ia the Hd.ckeye two or three
days since, died 1t his residence in Mt.
Pleasant, on Wednesday evening, the 9Th
instant. e8#A -
DIR. Elliott WAS born in Kellybegs, Done
gal, Ireland, May 18th, 1792. At the age Of
twenty-four he made application for admis.
sion to the Dublin University, but was re-
fused because ha could not comply with the
test req.ifed. In after years be related with
interest the fact that the same instution
adopted Latin grammar prepared by him
as text book. 1878 he immigrsted to this
country and settled in the then wilderness
State Of Ohio, entering into the work of the
ministry as an itinerant of the NJ. E. Church
and member Of the Ohio Conferences.
Some time after he was appointed agent to
the Wyandotte Indians, and Afterwards was
for several years Presiding Elder in that
portion Of the State-Subsequently he was
for many years editor Of the Wcstern
Christian dduocute and of an official journai
published at Pittsburg.
Some time in '57or 8, DIR. Elliott was chosen
President of thu Iowa Wesieen University.
Ia 1860 he wss appointed b. the General
| Conference editor of he CsAtr05 ChriaiGn
Adpocdte, published at st. Louis. position
| that he filled with his usual ability for four
years, still retaining his connection with the
|, w. U. He was in st. Louis on the break
| ing out of the rebellion, and was nobly con-
spicuosa for his brave and out-spoken de-
| Tense of the Union In tho m;dst ofthe wealthy
secessionists in that city. His Office was
presented with . beautiful flag BY the Union
| ladies', and daily the brave old man was wont
| to run it up with his own hands, So loud and
menacing were the threats of the rebels at
/ II. ~ 4 rno fho
| Office Of the Central. Nothing dannted. Dr.
| Elliott organized his employees into military
company and prepared to defend the old flag
| to the last. Fortunately the Union senti-
| ment Of that city was soon reinforced by the
/ presence Of the United States troops, and the
| threat made was never attempted to be car.
ried into execution. DR.. Eliott's heroric
and patriotic stand did much to Strengthen
the loyal cause. The purity ofhis patriotism
was equaled only by his Christian courage
and determination to stand by the flag Of his
adopted country at all hazards.
DR.. Elliott was the author ofseveral works,
among them "A Treatise on Baptism" 1884
;.Life OF Bishop Porter ''Delineaton o.
Roman Catholicism 2 vols, 1851, "His
terry Of the Great Secession from the Metho
dist Episcopal Church" 1s55). His edito
rial newspaper life extended over twenty
|
ucational institutions, and was instrumental
in establishing and sustaining several by hi
own personal labors. Against much oppo
sition. he founded, in Cincinnati, the frs
female seminary in this country.
DR.. Elliott was one Of the most learned
men of his time. His memory was remarka
BILE. He was so familiar with the Greek
Latin, and Hebrew languages, that he sci
dom referred to lexicon, and could real
them as readily IS the English. His knowl
edge of historical and literary subjects, wa
thorough and extraordinarily extensive. w
cannot pretend in this brief notice to do any
thing like justice to his remarkable attain
ments. He wss an earnest, liberal minde,
christian minister, strong and persistent I'D
vocate of human freedom, and in every re
spect an honor to both his native and adopt
ed land. For several years he has been il
feeble health, but there was majesty in hi
imperial brow that made his presence almos
sublime. he was indeed q grand old man
He did bis great work nobly and we'll. Wit.
Paul he could have truly said ~ hav
fought good fight. l have kept the faith,
-Hamkeyc.