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PASTOR'S PASSION, KINDNESS RECALLED; REV. LEONARD "ELI" WHITNEY FOUNDED METHODIST CHURCH IN CAMILLUS IN THE LATE 1960S.(Local)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)  |  Date: 3/5/2004

Byline: Dick Clarke Staff writer

Evelyn Hudson spoke fondly of the late Rev. Leonard "Eli" Whitney, founder of a Camillus church and a devout Syracuse University supporter.

"I think of Psalm 143:8 when I think of him," said Hudson, a longtime friend. "It goes something like, "At dawn, let me hear of your kindness....'

"He showed a loving kindness toward everyone."

Whitney, 87, died Sunday after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage on Feb.24. He and his wife of 22 years, ...

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