Evening journal., 1911-09-22
DIR. .T.C.LITTELL
PASSES AWAY
Former Rector of St. Johns
Church Dies at His YOnkerS
Home
FUNERAL TO BE
HELD ON MONDAY

The Rev. Thomas Gardner Littell,
assistant rector Of st. Johns Episco-
pal Church, at Yonkers, n. Y. and for
twenty-seven years rector OF St
Johns Church. Wilmington, died this
morning, after a long illness, at his
home, No. 147 Park Place, Yonkers,
aged rs years. He is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Helen Harrington,
daughter of the Hon. Samuel N. Har-
rington, and three sons, the Rev. John
s., of Keene, n. H.; the Rev. S. Har-
rington, who is a missionary in Han
kow, China, and DR.. Elton T., of Yon-
kers, N. Y, and by two daughters,
Helen A., and Mary n. Littell. The
funeral services will be held in. Yon-
kers on Monday. Memorial services
will be held at ST. Johns Church in
this city
Until early in the spring, when
overtaken by illness, DR.. Littell had
been able TO fulfill his duties at St.
Johns Church and at ST. Johns Hos
pital in Yonkers. DR.. Littells father
was a lawyer and editor in Philadel-
phia, and served as a member Of Con-
gress sixty years ago. His mother was
a Morris. a member of one OF the large
Quaker families of Pennsylvania. Al
ter graduating from college in 1855,
DR.. Littell took the course in the Cen
eral Theological Seminary at New
York. For seven years he served St.
Michaels Church, Germantown, to-
gether with the House OF Prayer,
Branchtown, Philadelphia, and then
was rector at Christ Church, Dover.
In 1867 DR.. Littell married Miss
Helen Harrington, daughter of the
Hon. Samuel n. Harrington. who for
35 years was a judge in the higher
court of the State of Delaware.
For 27 years, DR.. Littell was rector
of st. Johns Church, Wilmington, and
during most of that period represented
the Diocese of Delaware in the Gen.
eral Convention of the church and was
for a long time president of the
Standing Committee Of the Diocese
For twelve years he was a rector OF
the City Mission in New York, with
duties at Blackwell's Island, st. Bar.
nabas House, Gods Providence House
and other stations. He was founder
and builder OF the Church of the
Holy Trinity at jefferson, New Hamp-
shire, and remained in charge OF il
AAbCcAl
When in 1908 advancing years made
necessary some curtailment of labor
DR.. Littell went TO Yonkers and CAV,
his remaining strength to kindly and
merciful and less exhaustive pastora
work at St. Johns Church. Dr. Littel
had great interest and a large par
in many associations outside th'
stricter limits of his pastoral work
He was a member of the Delta Ps
Fraternity, Chaplain of the Sons of tn
American Revolution, and a membe
of a large number OF civic. human
and educational societies. In all G
these he was an active worker, and /
most Of them he was some time pres
dent. Included in the number we're th
Wilmington Public Library, the Dels
ware Historical Society, the Societ
for the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Chill
dren, the Society for the Prevention 0
Cruelty to Animals. and the Fountain
Society. He had long been a'trustee o
the American Church Building Fun
and of the General Theological Semi
nary, and had lately been the senio
vice-president Of the latter's Alumni
Association.