Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-28
irregularity. and Mr. Ellyson was no
again candidate.
CHURCH CONNECTIONS.

$cnuIcD, then located on the alley run
4 ming from Eleventh street to Twelfth be-
tween Main and Cary, when nineteen
Syears OF age, and was baptized by Dr..
"a. l.. Magoon in the pool in the river
kformerly used for the purpose, near
swhere the Free bridge now stands.
Il His marriage to Miss Elizabeth =.
EBarnes in June, 1913, was the first one
Fever solemnized in the new Second Bap-
tist church. Mr.. Ellyson always retained
< his mem bership in this church, took the
& deepest interest in all matters affecting
K its welfare, was punctual at all the meet
fings, active in every branch Of the
lchurch work, and liberal in his gifts Of
lboth time and means.
a In 1847 the deceased was elected cor
y Responding secretary Of the State Mis-
u sion Board of the General Association Of
n nVirginia, and in the administration of
q Its affairs displayed conspicuous tact,
energy, ability, and faithfulness. He
would never receive compensation for his
4work, and during each year devoted
&about two months Of the summer to
!, visiting the district associations and mis-.
{sion fields in which his services were
= sneeded.
q In 1851. excluding the statistics that
1 belong to the present West Virginia,
X there were Ia Virginia Al ministers and
&S1, ,5J7 members. Since then-the num-.
ber of ministers has more than doubled,
2 and there are over quarter OF million
9of members.
q PRESIDENT OF RICHMOND COLLEGE,.
= Mr.. Ellyson was during his entire life
identified with the business interests OF
9iiichmond. He gave his advice and at
Btention 10 the management Of some OF
sthe leading banks, railroads, steamboats,,
and insurance companies engaged in de-
Eveloping and building up the city of his
Z birth, which he so dearly loved. For
many years he was a director of the
fsEirst National Bank, of the Richmond
Sand Petersburg Railroad Company, q
president trustee of the Northwestern
sMutual Life Insurance Company, and
Euntil recently was president of the Vir-.
: glnia Steamboat Company.
ID After his Church there was nothing
nearer TO the heart of the deceased than
4 the cause Of Christian education. He
2
( and the general diffusion of knowledge TO
all classes. Having long been identi-'
+, fed with the management of Richmond
aCoilege, he was elected president Of the
s4BOard of Trustees when, about six years
sgo, Dr. J. T.. NJ. Curry was appointed
|, by Mr.. Cleveland as Minister to Spain.
HThose who preceded him In this respOn-i
{ sible Office were James Thomas, JT !
Rev. DIR. j. B. Jeter (both Of whom
have long since gone to their reward,
and Dr. Curry. Prior to his election as
president Mr.. Ellyson was chairman OF
Rthe Finance Committee Of this large and
+ growing institution.
sUNDAY-sCHOOL sUPERIETESDEST.
The deceased was one of the foremost
s Baptist laymen in Virginia. Mission
( and Sunday school work were especially
dear to him and it was i'll these that he
& found greatest pleasure. 1t was as sec-i
{ retary Of the State Mission Board and su-
< perintendent Of the Sunday school OF the.
< Second Baptist church that Mr.. Ellyson
perhaps accomplished the greatest good
for his Maker, whom he served for nearly.
"A half century. He was chosen to the
latter position soon after he reached his
4malority and was continued therein by
successive elections up to the time of his
Edeath, having served forty-three years.
He was wrapped up in the Sunday school
+ lswork, and as long as his health wOuldl
permit he attended his duties there with
& the same promptness and fidelity that he;
did In business-Iife. The several hun-ss
5dred members of the school were very
, greatly attached to him and he to them.
K 10 no other man does the school owe So
Emuch of its growth and success as to Mr.. !
HH. X. Ellyson.
q OTHER OFFICES.
ss Mr.. Ellyson was president Of the Bap-'
Etist Social Union, a trustee OF the Rlch-l
Emond Theological Seminary. DIRECTORY
Eof the American Baptist Publication So-'
Esciety, and one of the two trustees from.
3Virginia of the Southern Theological
$sSeminary at Louisville.
q In his younger days he held many,
Wother positions of trust, but in later.
s years had devoted his whole time to his
Ebusness and church duties. In all he!
Swas prompt, earnest, faithful, and zeal
Sous, and he never undertook to do any
E;thing that he did not do well.
a COOL AND COURAGEOUS.
u During what was known as the Ely
4 son Chahoon war Mr.. Ellyson displayed.
great GOODNESS and fearlessness in deal
Sing with the United States military au-l
%thorities and was as outspoken to them,
,fas be was to any one else. In one of his
Sinterviews with the military commander
bhere something was said to him
sabout bringing more United States
ktroops to the city to preserve order
3Mr. Ellyson calmly replied that one;
3 United States sergeant could pre-
Fserye the peace as well as regiment
because the people respected their oaths
Eand it WAS respect for tho Federal uni,
Storm and not fear that restrained them
. from decisive measures. If. however, he
: said the United States Government
tlwould "hands oil" he would settle the
i{trouble that threatened the peace of
( ,Richmond in an hour, rs lie
shad the men at his command 70
#do il. And he bad, and would
shave made good his declaration.
jThe veterans and young mon OF the
:,city were thoroughly organized and only
awaited his orders 10 dare and DO any
thing. The Ellyson forces had posses
.3sion of the City Ball and other places
,.and only his restraining hand and iuilu-
p ence and the reasons be stated to the
military commander prevented them, in
T the excited state of public feeling, from
sweeping from the streets everything
that opposed him. His strong person
\ ality and power Of iInparting to others
Esometbin of his own GOODNESS were
mover better illustrated than during
s those trying times.
n KIND TO THOSE UNDER HIM.
1; Mr.. Ellyson was never known to speak
s an upkind word to one OF his en-
ployees. A stranger entering the Dis
f.rArcH Office at times might have
Simagined from his tone that he was up
Sbraiding some one, but it was common
saving in the building that when he was
81" quarrelling" lie was in the best of