Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
Vestry Takes Action.

| afternoon ana friday forenoon from to
| II o'clock.
Vestry Takes Action.
AT meeting of the vestry of the church
! held last night suitable action was taken
on the death of Dr. Elliott. Resolutions
| were adopted reciting that the rector, war
| dens and vestry of the Ascension parish
| fully appreciate the loss of the inestima-
| Bile services of one who for over twenty
| five years was ever faithful and jealous
| TO advance the spiritual and material well
| fare of our parish life
| 1t was resolved that it is the sense of our
rector. wardens and vestry that in the call
| Ing of the rector emeritus from his earthly
| cares to his heavenly reward this parish
| has lost one whose whole aim and effort
| In life was to ever minister to the needs
| OF his people, one whose hearty co-opera-
| ton with them toward the attainment of
! higher and fuller spiritual life has been
| OF beneht to us all; and one who, in his
! long period of service, was in every sense
! earnest In the beginning, faithful IN con-
| tinuing and steadfast to the end.
| That we extend our deep and tendereSt
| sympathy to our friend, his sister and also
| to the other members of the family of our
! departed brother and spiritual father in
| their great aftiiction, and commend them
| &c the care of our kind and loving Fa Their,
who does not willingly affiict or grieve the
| children of men.
| That these resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of our vestry, and that copy
| of our beloved rector emeritus
! The resolutions were signed by Rev.
| Clement Brown, rector; Charles NJ. KooneS
| and Prof. 3. r. Mason, wardens W. w.
| Burdette, S. w. E. Pegues, S. E Kramer.
| A. NJ. Poynton, Darius E. Burton, DR.. w.
| C. Rives, DR.. d. Percy Hicklng, Admiral
| John MCGOWAN. vestrymen. Attest, A. Nj.
Poynton, registrar.
| The deathbed scene was described today
| to have illustrated the Christian character
and lovabhty of the man who was passing
| to the great beyond. He was conscious
to the last, but could not speak, as his
! throat had long been paralyzed. His
brother, former Representative William Ell
| lott of South Carolina, and other relatives
and friends surrounded the dying man. He
managed to make those about him under
stand that he wanted to go to his God and
that he donated his books TO the church
he loved SO well Then "he calmly entered
into eternal rest like one going peacefully
to sleep.
Dr. Elliott was recognized as a foremost
canonist of the Episcopal Church, and his
charity was unbounded He was born IN
Beaufort, S. c. on the 31st of July, 1882.
His father, Stephen Elliott. was prom
| iRent Episcopal minister. who. although a
man of vast fortune, devoted the greater
part of his life teaching the religion 10 the
negro slaves of Beaufort.
At nineteen DR.. Elliott was graduated
with highest honors from the South Caro-
lima College. In 1853 he entered the Uni
versity of Virginia, where he studied law
the following year was admitted to the
bar of South Carolina, although he never
practiced.
Changed From Law to Theology.
1t was DIR. Elliotts first inclination to
enter upon the practice of law, but during
the last year of his law study he decided
upon his future career. that of a minister
of the Gospel and in 1856 he began his
clerical studies at Princeton After being
graduated he spent two years studying at
the theological semnaries at Alexandria,
Va, AID Camden. S. c.
He had not yet been installed in
church when the civil war broke out, and
during the four years fighting DR.. Elliott
served in various capacities, chiefly as
chaplain and in hospital work
His first pastoral call was In 1865, after
he had emerged from the stirring drama
of the civil war. 1t was to small church
in Engleside, n. ]. He stayed there sew
eral years, and later was called to Cincin-
natl. Thirty-fve years ago he came to
Washington as an assistant to Bishop Pink
ney. at the old Ascension Episcopal Church.
Five years later he was made pastor of the
church, and remained the pastor until three
years ago, when he was stricken with
paralysis and was compelled to retire from
active work and year later he made
rector emeritus. being succeeded by Rev.
Clement Brown as pastor.
Was Twice Married.
Dr. Elliott was married In 1859 to Miss
Mary B. Fuller Of Beaufort His hrst wife