Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-28
DIR. E. H. CHAPLIN.
Death of This Eminent Divine-sketch of
His Life.

Death of This Eminent Divine-Sketch of
His Life.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-The Rev. DIR.
Elmira H. Chaplin died yesterday His
friends have known for some time that
there were no hopes of his recovery, but
the intelligence of his death will be re-
ceived with regret DR.. Chapin was
born at Union village, Washington coun-
ty, on the 29th of December, 1914. His
parents were natives of New England.
While he was in his bOyhood they re-
moved to Bennington, Vt. He received
an academic education at Bennington
seminary and then returned to this State,
beginning to study for the bar in law
yers Office in Troy. Without complet-
ing his legal studies he soon removed TO
Utica, where he became assistant editor
of the Magazine and Advocate, then
leading journal of the Universalist de
nomination. In 1884, when % years of
age, he was ordained in Uticato the Uni
versalist ministry. He Immediately be-
gan preaching and accepted a call to be
come pastor of an Independent Christian
church at Richmond, Va, society COM
posed both of Universalists and Unitari-
ans. In 1910 he accepted the charge OF
Universalist church at Charlestown,
Mass. Six years later he accepted call
from School street Universalist church,
Boston, becoming a colleague of Hosea
Bollon In 1s48 Dr. Chaplin came to this
city to assume the pastorate of the Fourth
Universalist society, which he has ever
since retained. Among his friends and
parishioners was Horace Greedy, whose
f,,,, r,1o
church. DR.. Chaplin leaves wife, two
sons and daughter.
For the last four years DR.. Chaplin has
complained of fatigue which no amount
of rest seemed to relieve. Frequent trips
to Europe failed to do him good, and in
fact unless surrounded by friends during
foreign trips he was apt to become home
sick and worry constantly until he could
return, vet such was his indomitable will
visible in every look and movement
even when ill that he would not allow the
trustees of his church to engage an assist
ant until recently, when it became evi-
dent he would not be able to preach
again Although troubled with asthma
and dyspepsia it cannot be said he had
contracted any particular disease. His
mind remained clear during the last four
years of suffering the only indication of
waning mental powers being his constant
nervousness and worry about trif1ing
matters One of his parishioners who
knew him intimately, said DR.. Chaplin
fretted himself first into illness and then
death. Although the affairs of his church
were in the most prosperous condition,
the congregation being largely composed
of men of wealth, he worried lest it's
members would be discontented on &C
count of his frequent absence, and if he
noticed any prominent members OF the
church were not regularly in their pews,
he would attribute their absence to his
own shortcomings and make himself
miserable. DR.. Chapin's last sermon in his
Church of Divine Paternity was on Palm
Sunday last year. On that day it was
feared he would not be able to finish SER
vice. He went to Europe last summer
but came back no better, imagining from
the fact that he met no familiar faces in
Switzerland, that his friends were desert
ing him. He left the house but seldom
this autumn, and then only for short
drive with his nurse Two weeks ago
he went out for the last time. He con-
tinued until yesterday to walk about the
house, and had no thought, apparently,
that his end was so near He was very
sensitive about what friends said to him
concerning his appearance. He asked
each person to tell him0Aow he looked,
and if the reply was not favorable, he
1UOu1d remAin decpOudent for hourc