The Washington critic., 1890-02-23

cordancc with those Of all the other
local clergy. Organized charity Is
more beneficial Than private" he said /;
but though | deprecate miscellaneous
aims giving for the reason that IL en-
couragcs fraud and idlcness. think
there are exceptional cases, where the
givcr may have personal knowledge Of
the needs of the worthy poor, and he
should give to such objects of charity
direct
DR., Newman is opposed to the open.
ing of the Smithsonian Institute and Cor.
coran Art Gallery on Sunday, and does
not believe that the innovation would
be for the good of Washingtonians
generally. Relative to the at-all times
absorbing liquor question. he does not
think that prohibition is the best sou
ton, but that more ample Congressional
investigation should be instituted, with
view to the gradual annihilation of
the lum traffic, except in the use of
medicine and the arts.
Dr. Newman is fond of literature. his
fayorlc American poets and author be.
ing John Grcenleaf Whittier, Henry
Wadsworlh Longfellow and Ma.
thaniel Hawthorne. Among the
foreign contributors to literature,
his favorites are Shakespeare, Rober
Browning and Sir Walter Scott. Iii
favoiite passages of the Bible are con
tained in the cpistles of st. John.
Among the members of the First Con.
gregational Church are ex-senator S. G..
Pomcroy, General r.. Whittlcscy, Pro.
fcssors a. n. Skinner and II. NJ. Paul
DIR. o. f. Prcsbrcy, T.. Morrison, A. M.
Lothrop, j. i. johnson and John
Twecdale. Senator Platt and Repre-
sentatives Dingley and Grout are reg
ular attendants at the sermons of Dr.
Newman.
Rev George Elliott, pastor of Foundry
Nj. E. Church. located on the north
east corner of Fourteenth and G. streets
northwest, lives in the three story brick
residence Immediately cast of the
church. EXteriorly and interiorly the
house is most unostontatious one.
The parlor is comfortably, but
modestly furnished, with very little
ornamcntation.
Mr.. Elliott is one of the youngest
ministers in the city, having been born
thirty eight years ago in Licking
County, Ohio. His father also a
Methodist minister of the Buckeye
State, was born in the same
county. Rev. George Elliott grad
uated from Cornell University at
the age of 81 and spent two
years editing country weekly
in Ohio. lie was then appointed to
preach in various towns in northeastern
Iowa, where he remained until trans
ferred to the Baltimore Conference sew
eral years ago, From Baltiore Mr.. Ell
liott was called to this city some three
years ago TO succeed Rev Ely. X. Nay
lor, who had been transferred to Ham
line M. f. Church, and of whom
sketch appeared in last Sundays
CRITIC.
Mr.. Elliott was not inclined to answer
the question as 10 the morality of Wash.
inSton as compared to that of Balti-
more, which he considers model city.
The morality Of Washingtonians proper
he considers very good" but stated
that the miscellaneous temporary pop.
ulaiion here made it hard to compare
the two cities.
My ideas as TO theatre. going and
round dancing ure conservative, but
don't believe in running a crusade
against them" he said in answer to an
inquiry II believe the wise course is
to interest people in worthy objects, and
when they are so Interested their love
of doing good will wean them from
frivolities. "
Relative to the dispensation of chari-
ties Mr.. Elliott is of the opinion that if
persons of means could devote sufii
cient time to that object to seek out the
worthiest of the needy that private
charity would be preferable to public,
but generally speaking and in view of
the many demands on the time of the
wealthy he shares the general opinion
of the clergy that more real good can
be done through organized charity.
MIR. Elliott was questioned on the
topic of opening the Smithsonian In
stitute and the Corcoran Art Gallery on
Sunday. II do not think that the open
ing of these institutions on the Sabbath
would serve any valuable purpose" he
said. 1t would necessitate the labor
of certain employees on that day, and
thcIe Is uO lelilnS Wnere personal service
will end If the wedge is once introduced.
The enjoyment of some would deprive
others of day of rest / think the
better plan would be to give all Govern
ment employees weekly half holiday
in which to visit our treasures of art. %
Mr.. Elliott is an Independent in poll
tics, and thinks that the ultimate solu-
tion of the liquor question should be
probibitory legislation, aided by earnest
moral work.
His favorite American writers are
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel
Hawthorne; and his favorite foreign
poets, Shakespeare and Robert Brown.
ing. He is himself the author of one
book. The Abiding Sabbath" which
took the Fletcher prize of $500 in 1884
Mr.. Elliott has wife and four chill
dren. and though he thinks Baltimore
a preferable field for church work, he
prefers the National Capital as a place
of residence.