Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
FUNERAL OF +. w. ELLIOTT
Many business Men Attend Obscquics
at College street Church

The funeral of Frank W. Elliott was
held yesterday afternoon at 3:1j o'clock
at the College Street church. The Rev.
I. G, Smart officiated. The honorary
hearers were w. r. Howe. II. T. Rutter.
l.. =. Smith, II. T.. Gray. +. II. Wells. f.
r. Wells a. NJ. Young and Fred \. How
land of Montpelier. w. G. Isham 4. w.
Hill l.. \. Brodic n. II. Mcmahon. i.
j. Flynn and Il. II. Booth. The bearers
were II. Nelson Jackson. j. Holmes Jack
son, g. Il. Whitney. q. NJ. Besett, ].
NJ. Carroll. !. IL. Middlebrook. r. G. Gaul
and c. II. Beocher. Ernest Dawson Leach,
organist of St. Paul's Church. played
Handel's Largo as the body was borne
into the church and the Dead March"
from saul as it was borne from the
church. The Rev. Mr.. Smart paid the fol-
lowing tribute to Mr.. Elliott:
You men of affairs in Burlington are
here in goodly number this afternoon be-
cause fellow workman has been cut
down in the flower of his age and the
height of his usefulness. Apr ciaton of
such men is various expressed. He is
prudent in matters. His word is as good
as his bond. His judgment of men is
sound He takes risk: safely When he
finds two here and two there and puts
| them together to make four The sum is
, clean, even full. In what measure our
! friend here deserves any or all of these
/ appropriations they know best who had
dealings with him and tasted ais quality
| We hear something further said about
! him. something human and attractive
! 1t is said that he was always a gentle
man. Many experiences disturb "A man
of affairs. chafe lin. try his temper. pro-
woke him to hasty words. burn his spir-
/ II with caustic, shake his se.f-contro,
plant weeds in his garden of sweet
blooms 1t is said of this man that he was
| always Il gentleman. 70 will not expect
me to enlarge what Is already pleasant
ly ample, A happy tradition of Saladin
in the Third Crusade comes to mind.
| Richard Of England and Philip of France
were besieging him in Acre. But when
! he heard that they were sick in their
/ tents he sent frequently presents of pears
and snow to cool their fever. St Paul
compares men closely associated in
Christian society to a body and speaks
of the body as fifty joined together and
compacted by that which every Joint
supplieth," Joints are for readiness and
ease and smoothness of motion. Joints
must be we'll oiled. The oil of Joy in the
supplying joints of the business world
! is what the gentleman gives Life is more
harmonious more human. more attrac-
/ y,
less friction, less waste and loss when
gentlemen abound. / heard book agent
say of certain man that he declined to
buy a book with so much courtesy and
good will. with such irresistible outpourng
! of personal consideration that the agent
went away with the pleasantest feelings.
A great heart had taken him home and
the price of the book seemed small In
comparison with that exhlaratng ex-
perience
! you may wonder why | read among
other passages of Holy Scripture the story
of how Abraham bought piece of
ground. 1t was transaction in business
but ii was accomplished as delicately as
| II it had been an exchange of friendly
services as it was. Ephron Is as consid-
crate as IL he touched the heart of a sens
tive woman. He will not drive bar
gain with man who waits to bury his
wife. Nay. my Lord. hear me. The field
give | thee and the cave that is therein
give it thee. In the presence of the sons
of my people give | 1t thee. Bury thy
dead. But Abraham cannot bear to lay
Sarah anywhere but in his own place
bought with his money. lie Is very par
ticuar lie weighs the money-four hun
bred shekels of silver, currant money
with the merchant-no loss by unfavor-
able exchange-full weight. pure metal.
The contract Is duly drawn and signed.
1t Is a transaction In business. hut 1t had
the air of a pledge of good will like that
which softened the parting OF David ana
Jonathan.
| mo riGht-feelng man wishes to be set
up as n model of the fineness he prefers
and seeks. lie is like St. Paul lie does