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Rev. C. Ellwood Nash, D. D. |
REV. C. ELLWOOD
NASH, D. D. - son of Rev. C. P. Nash,
Universalist clergyman at Conneautville, Pa., was born in
Warren County, N. J., Mar. 31, 1855; removed to Michigan in
1856, and to Iowa in 1870; prepared for college at Prof. W.
W. Curry's private school, Newton, Iowa; entered Lombard
University, Galesburg, Ill., as a sophomore, in 1872,
graduating as A. B. in 1875, in college belonging to the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity; in September, 1875, entered Tuft's
Divinity School, Tuft's College, Mass., graduating as B. D.
in 1878; delivered Master's Oration and received honorary
degree of A. M. at Lombard University, in June, 1878; was
engaged as pastor at Abington, Mass., during divinity
course, from March, 1877, to March, 1878; called to and
accepted pastorate of church at Stamford, Conn., December,
1878, assuming pastorate there in July, 1878; went to
Newton, Mass. as pastor in June, 1881, and came to Akron as
pastor of the First Universalist Church, May 1, 1884,
continuing until May 1, 1891, his seven years pastorate here
being highly satisfactory to the members of that society,
resigning to accept the pastorate of the Church of Our
Father, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Nash are
parents of four daughters.
Source: Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County,
by Ex-Sheriff Samuel A. Lane - Publ. Akron, Ohio: Beacon Job
Department - 1892~ Page 198 |
