Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-30

sometimes with mighty and sweeplne
ardor; they were always clear, con-
sentative, and convincing. bat they were
uniformly and absolutely free from the
faintost suggestion of egotism. The man
was as completely lost in his mission ana
message as the 'forerunner who mod,
estly affirmed, Il am but the voice OF
one crying in the wilderness. III ne
ever felt pang OF jealousy at the sue
cess OF O rival in business or more Ia.
vored brother In the denominationai
counsels the world has yet to hear oil IL.
PTRFEcr KPFEors.
"a. It is law OF art that the moro
perfect and enduring effects are pro-
duced by combination Of things un-
like each other. A sculptor caryes lot
the top of his columns capitals OF dell
cate design :. an architect relieves the
heavy masonry OF bis walls with items
OF exquisite device and forms Of chiselled
beauty. God himself, while be 'set-
teth apart the mountains, being girdea
with power, hath woven around their
SUBMITS tender vines, and rooted III
their crevices swoet-scented flowers that
warmly clasp and color the cold gray GINS.
So power and beauty were alike BLEND
ed in Brother Ellyson's disposition, a
leader Of men, master Of assemblies.
he was none the less an ardent lover OF
children. Youth and youthful hopes
held him by q magic spell 1t hsd
been his habit to devote every
Friday afternoon to q ranble with
his grandchildren. He was thoroughly
companionable with them. Men who
imagined him to be blunt and OCCASION
ally sharp and severe should have seen
him on a stroll in the woods with the
little folks. True, he was still the perl
patetic philosopher, his purpose ever be-
ing 10 combine instruction with pleasure
for the children. Life with him was too
serious a matter TO be wholly absorbed
with mere divining; but he had the
happy faculty Of teaching by the object
lessons. so abundant in this historic city
and its suburbs. q world OF facts, which
the children took in without effort and al
most unconsciously. Grandpa was never
TO them the great man to be feared, but
the tender, gentle, loving companion.
ALOYAL SOUL.
"Time passes. must reluctantly
content myself with scarcely more than
bare reference TO ono or two other traits
OF character. His spirit was ever ag low
with cheerful and warming optimism.
The golden age he believed to be Just
ahead. Old men love to indulge III
"reminiscences and sometimes to be critics
Of their times How natural to gloriiy
the past at such period OF life. TO I'M
deryaue the present, and look out
gloomily upon the future. Such fauit
never marred the thought or speech OF
Brother Ellyson. He faced tho rising
not the setting sun, and seemed to live
where Moses died, on the summit OF
Nebo. from which he could look out
upon the smiling fields and golden OPP
porNnities OF better day coming the
career Of what Virginia, the South,
America. the world, would be when Christ
should come the second time in glory.
"Ob, he was loyal soul His Church
knows it. When did he neglect it. alb
sent himself from it, fail to honor 1t,
labor for it, give to it, obey its voice, or
withhold his proportions OF service or
sacrifice? His pastor realized it. Never
did pastor have wiser counsellor,
truer friend, or more orderly and obe-
dent church member. He magnitied
and made others magnify church SUI
premacy and pastoral authority. How
often did he set an example OF sweet
submission to course contrary to his
judgment when his imperial will, #
he had been so disposed, could have
awed if not tIampled upon either church
or pastor.
HIS DOMESTIC LIFE.
"And yet, after all have said, il was
only in the domestic circle that you
could see Henry X. Ellyson as he really
was. His wife and himself lived q life
of congeniality and affection, of pride
and trust on her part and OF sole deyo-
ton and tender grace and gallantr- on
his part which made their union beau
tifui poem. They were the first couple
TO be married in this building, and in
some respects / hesitate not to say
they continued to be tine first and fore
most couple IN the church. The wife
has been waiting over four years In
Heaven for the coming of him who joined
her last Thursday. Now, thank God,
Henry X. Ellyson and Elizabeth Barnes
Ellyson are reunited where parting IS no
more, The children are on earth, but
the parents are in glory. and 1t Is
among their children and with them that
l set down and weep to-day, for their
home was my first home in Richmond
and their father and their mother stand
very near my father and my mother
when / think of tho best OF Christian
parents.
"Surelv our father and brother was q
good man and sincere Christian. And
If be was not never knew one. lie was
q man of faith and a man Of prayer. lie
loved his Lord supremely, and for him
TO be absent from the body was to be
present with the Lord. He has fought
the fight, won the victory, finished his
course. Hencsforth he wears his crown.
sThe finest fruit earth holds up to its
Maker is q finished man! such fruit the
Divine Husbandnsn has gathered into
the celestial garner"
DEATH CAME QUICKLY.
ale fell suddenly. There was no
diving scene of which 1 may speak to
you. The angel OF the Lord bent over
his pillow and whispered the summons
of his departure, and 10 in moment he
was gone. Brother Ellyson had his ap-
prehensops for weeks that the end was
not far Off but he said but little, and his
spirit reminded me OF Judson's. The
noble missionary phrased his feelings
happily in the words: 81 am not tired OF
my work. neither am tired OF tho world,
vet when Christ calls me home shall go
with the gladness of boy bounding
away from school. Such was Brother
Ellyson's temper willing TO stay and
ready TO depart. Bless God, be died
when still himself his eye unbalanced
and his natural force undated. Without
an emotion or a struggle the good God
kissed away his life. Ny brethren, l
have said scarcely know what, certain
ly not 1.-THE of what might say, but l
must now bid him for you and myself
Farewell You have gone, noole man