[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 143 (Saturday, October 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1503]
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 IN HONOR OF RULING ELDER ELLSWORTH G. STANTON III, M.B.E., K.S.J., ON 
   THE OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ELECTION AS CLERK OF 
    SESSION OF THE BRICK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, October 12, 2013

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay 
tribute to Ruling Elder Ellsworth G. Stanton III, M.B.E., K.S.J., to 
commemorate the 25th anniversary of his election as the Clerk of 
Session of the Brick Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, which 
is located in the district I represent. The Brick Church, established 
in 1767, is a vibrant, thriving place of worship that currently serves 
over 1,700 members of its congregation and is known for welcoming 
parishioners of all backgrounds, who live not only in the neighborhood, 
but in the outer boroughs and suburbs of New York. Since its founding, 
the Church has stayed faithful to its vision of maintaining excellent 
worship, continuing its mission of outreach to the City, educating 
children, youth, and adults, and, above all, preserving its strong 
tradition of congregational fellowship.
  Ruling Elder Ellsworth G. Stanton III was born and educated in 
Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from Roosevelt University in Chicago 
and continued his graduate work at Northwestern University and at CUNY 
Baruch College. After completing his studies, he served in the United 
States Army Corps of Engineers in the Philippines as a Literacy 
Training Instructor.
  Ruling Elder Ellsworth G. Stanton III joined the Brick Church in 1960 
when the Church was led by the Reverend Paul Austin Wolfe. During his 
early years of membership, Ruling Elder Ellsworth G. Stanton III served 
as President of the Church's Young Adults group and as founder, 
director, and performer of the Brick Church Drama Council when the 
Church's Watson Hall served as an active theater.
  In 1988, during the tenure of the Reverend Herbert Anderson, Ruling 
Elder Ellsworth G. Stanton III was elected by the Session to serve as 
Clerk. As Clerk of Session, he has faithfully kept the Session's 
records and those of the congregation. He was also named Beadle, a 
traditional office of Scottish origin charged with assisting ministers 
with the ceremonial aspects of worship, such as the acolytes, and the 
procession and recession. Ruling Elder Ellsworth G. Stanton III is also 
a faithful member of the Church's Chancel Choir, the Session's 
Committee on Worship and Music, the Senior Advisor to the Order of St. 
Paul, and the convener, advisor, and stout supporter of the Session's 
Archives and History Committee.
  In addition to his work for the Brick Church, Ruling Elder Ellsworth 
G. Stanton III has a long and distinguished record of service for other 
charitable causes. He has been a Trustee of the Union Theological 
Seminary of New York, and President of the Board of the New York 
Theological Seminary, as well as President of the Board of the Burden 
Center for the Aging. Ruling Elder Ellsworth G. Stanton III is 
currently the Executive Director Emeritus of the James N. Jarvie 
Commonweal Service, President Emeritus of the Federation of Protestant 
Welfare Organizations, and Knight of Justice of The Most Venerable 
Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. Ruling Elder Ellsworth 
G. Stanton III's efforts have been recognized by Her Majesty, Queen 
Elizabeth II, who appointed him a member of the Most Excellent Order of 
the British Empire, and by the Federation of Protestant Welfare 
Organizations, which honored him with their distinguished Keystone and 
Maggie Kuhn Awards.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting Ruling Elder 
Ellsworth George Stanton III, who, as a member of the Brick 
Presbyterian Church for the past 53 years, and as Clerk of Session for 
the past 25, has served with extraordinary dedication to his 
congregation and the New York Community. I am honored to recognize his 
many years of service that have truly improved the lives of thousands 
of New Yorkers, and enhanced the spiritual life of his church and its 
parishioners.

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