The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-18
SOUGHT HOME AT ONCE
Family Says He is Irrational-Rev'
Ellis Will Make Full Breast
to the, Official Board.

having arrived Saturday evening at
,9:O5 from Cincinnati. After leaving
the depot he went direct to his home,
corner Of ninth and south A streets,
and walked into the presence OF his
family from whom he had absented
himself for nearly two weeks.
Rev. Ellis is not the same looking
man he was when he left here on the
fifth of July. His Van Dyke beard
has been shaven off and he looks hag-
gard and worn.
When he arrived home he told his
family of his wanderings. When he
left home, he said, he felt under
strain and thought he needed rest. He
left on the 3 80 train on July 3, for
Cincinnati and from there went to
Nashville, Tenn, where he remained
until last Friday night, when he re-
turned to Cincinnati, arriving there
at IL o'clock Saturday morning. He
spent few hours in Cincinnati and
returned home as above stated at 9:O5
over the Pennsylvania railroad.
The word of the arrival of Rev. Ell
lis spread like wildfre over the city,
!. ard it was the topic of conversation
yesterday, A Palladium representa-
tive was among the first to hear that
q Rev. Ellis was in the city, and lmme-
diately sought the family for any in
formation that they were willing to
give out. Of course, the return OF
Mr.. Ellis was as sudden as his disap-
pearance, and he took the family una
wares They were not prepared to
make a statement Saturday night nor
yesterday, and this morning when
Palladium representative called at the
home, he was informed that Mr.. Ellis
was irrational and not in condition
to talk Arthur Ellis, son, who
seemed to be spokesman for the family
said his father had returned Saturday
night a little after 9 o'clock and that
he told them about his actions for the
past two weeks, but that he didn't
care to repeat for publication what
- his father had told them. He said
his father was nervous and excited
and under the doctors care since he
came home.
Rev. Ellis told Mr.. B. johnson Sat-
urday night that he had been to Nash
vile, Tenn, spoke of where he had
been stopping and so forth. Mr.. John
so masked him about not going alone,
when Mr.. Ellis replied: $50 under
stand since | came home.' Mr.. Ellis
further said: ~ am willing to abide
by the official action of the church
board. Whatever it says I am will
ing and ready to do. When the board
meets | will make a full and complete
breast of my doings for the past two
weeks'
Mr.. johnson further said they were
awaiting the arrival Of Samuel Cow
gill, of Montezuma, Indiana, life
long friend of Rev. Ellis, the man who
toured the Holy Land with Mr.. Ellis
and paid all of the expenses. a few
years ago. This trip was written ur
by Mr.. Ellis and published in the
Palladium. Mr.. Cowgirl will likely ar
ture Of Mr.. Ellis and his family will
Z be determined upon.
AS far as the church is concerned
the services Of Rev. Ellis are at ar
end. This has been determined upor
as will be CLEANED from the following
action of the official board taken las
Friday night and read in meeting
yesterday:
Statement from the Meeting of Min
istry and Oversight of South Eightl
Street Friends Church.
At a meeting of the official boarc
4 the following action was taken in re
7 ference to the unaccountable absenc,
of the pastor:
1 The pastorate was declared vacant
and Ebert Russell, Eliza II. HAT
onl Popianip JohnSop apnointad +,