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Show NATION iURlC DEATHJF HALE Venerable and Beloved Preacher, Author and Philanthropist Closes Earthly Career. Had Been for Three Quarters of a Century a Distinguished Figure Throughout the United States and Foreign Lands, His Name Being a Household Word. i Boston. Rev. Edward Everett Hale, D. D., chaplain of the United States senate, Unitarian divine, philanthropist, philanthro-pist, author, journalist and lover of peace, breathed his last as the morning morn-ing light was breaking on Thursday, June 10, at his home in Roxbury. On his return from Washington a few weeks ago, it was reported that Dr. Hale was not in good health, but he soon regained his activities and, until Tuesday, attended meetings and recieved friends. II seemed as if the whole country joined in mourning the loss of Dr. Hale. Messages expressing sorrow and estaem poured into the Hale household, one of the first being from President and Mrs. Taft. For three-quarters of a century and more Dr. Hale had been a distinguished distin-guished figure throughout the United States and in foreign lands. Literary work and a remarkably effective "Lend a Hand society," which he originated, or-iginated, made his name a household word even in far countries. Dr. Hale's literary career began unusually un-usually early, for six years after his birth he was studying Latin under the direction of his father. Rev. Nathan Hale. His studies were continued at the Boston Latin school and at Harvard Har-vard college. Besides being a preacher. Rev. Nathan Na-than Hale was a printer, and in his office the son Edward learned typesetting type-setting and developed a leaning towards to-wards newspaper work, which during his college course at Harvard, he cultivated cul-tivated by becoming a reporter on the Boston Advertiser. In later years, although al-though he had elected to follow his father's calling as a clergyman of the Unitarian faith, he became editor of the Advertiser, occupying the chair at the time of the civil war. Dr. Hale's pastorate at Worchester over the Church of Unity, followed service with a number of smaller churches. The South Congregational church of Boston Bos-ton became Dr. Hale's ministerial home in 1856. Since 1S99 Dr. Hale has been pastor emeritus of the parish. As Dr. Hale's age advanced, his friends delighted to celebrate his birthdays. Especially noteworthy were the occasions of his seventieth and eightieth anniversaries, at both of which public meetings were held. In 1892 a purse of $5,000 w'as given, while in 1902 a fund of $28,000 was raised. |