Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
Death of Rev Elisha Whittlesey.

The Rev Elisha Whittlesey, of this place, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs Thomas Abbe. in Pennington Sat- urday morning at 8.15 Death was due to the in6rmities of age. Mir Whittle- sey was born in Salisbury, Litch6eld county. seventy six years ago, and was the son of Deacon Eliphalet Whittlesey. He was graduate of Williams Collage and of the Yale Divinity School. He was ordained in the Congregational church and had been pastor o: the Con- gregational Church in North Canaan, the Second Congregational Church, Waterbury, and of the LeRoy, N. Y., Presbyterian Church About 1872 he entered the ministry of the Episcopal church, being ordained by Bishop Will Hams and assumed the rectorship of the Episcopal Church at North Canaan and Kent. Subsequently, and for about twelve years. till his resig nation g few years ago, he was secretary of the So- | ciety for the Increase of the Ministry and was located for time in Hartford l MT Whittlesey was 8 man of marked in- teliectusl powers and scholarly attain | ments, and was an earnest and forcible preacher He was widely known among and highly esteemed by tue bishops, clergy and laity of the Episcopal church and indeed oy all who knew him. He married Miss A O. Oowles, youngest daughter of the late Rev Pitkin Cowles of North Canaan, who survives him.
 He is also survived by three children, | Mrs Abbe, wife of Thomas Abbe. of Hartford. Miss Fanny s. Whittlesey and David C.. Whittlesey, both living with their mother in North Canaan. One son, Dr Francis P. Whittlesey, of Great
 Burlington, Mass. died in 1892.
 The funeral of the Rev Elisha Whit tlesey was held at Christ church in tLif
 village, at 10 30 o'clock Tuesday morn. ing, being preceded by brief services al
 his fate residence conducted by Rev F.
 W. Barnett. At the church the services consisted of the burial office of the
 Episcopal Church to which was added
 the Apostles creed. The lesson from l
 Cor. XIV was read by Rev H. NJ. Sher.
 man, of Bridgeport; the prayers were
 read by Rev Storrs o. Seymour, oI
 Litchfeld. The eulogy was delivered
 by Rev Harry I. Bodley, the successor
 of Mir Whittlesey in the rectorship oi
 Christ Church. Mir Bodley spoke elo quently and with deep feeling. Hi,
 opening words were beautiful de, crip
 tion of the scenery of the spot in Sails bury, Connecticut, near the lovely lakes, where the deceased first saw thu light The principal events of Mi
 Whittlesey's career were briefly recalled l and just and fitting tribute was pait , to the character of the deceased. Tn, choir sang with fine effect the psalms the hymns, "It is not death to die, ani "Peace, perfect peace" and, as the body } was borne down the aisle, the psaln , Le profundis. The remains were vest } ed in cassock, surplice and stols, anC } some beautiful flowers lay on the casket Besides Rev F. W. Barnett and th, 7 clergymen mentioned above, there wer r seated in the chancel the Rev Messr l George of Salisbury. Hooker of Wilton ! Heald of Tariffville, and Linsley of Tor riDgton. Rev Dr Hartley of Great Bar
 rington, and Rev Mir Ellis of Sheffield Mass, occupied seats in the body of tn church. The pail bearers were Messr
 NJ B. Tobey, Joseph w. Peet, Danie
 l. Peirce, R. c. Newton, Samuel A Eddy and J. Henry Roraback. Tn . burial was in the lower cemetery, wher
 brief services were conducted by Re | n