Show Old Friend Also Dead Oakland Cal Ca June Coincidental Coincidentally ly b with the death of or Rev Re Dr Edward Everett Hale today Rev Dr Charles Charle Ephraim Rich who was waa assistant paz pas pastor pa pator tor under Dr Hale in the first pastorate passed pa away in this city to today today today day within a few of the time when his former leader breathed his last Dr Hale died at his home at Rox fox Roxbury Roxbury bury at 3 oclo k this morning and Dr Rich passed away in his hi Oakland home at midnight Allowing for the three hours difference In time between Bos Boston Boston Boston ton and Oakland the time of death wa identical Dr Rich was Vas born horn in ii Boston seventy five years yea ago His Ills first work on en eli entering entering the ministry was as u an assistant of Dr Hale In 1862 1563 Dr Hale sent rent him him to San Francisco Francl co to carry carryon on the work of the church in that city under Thomas Thoma I Starr King the famous divine and years year ago he entered the th Methodist church coming to Oakland and forming the First Methodist Epis Episcopal Episcopal Episcopal copal church of this city Dr Rich was a member of the vigilantes vigilantes of San Francisco In early days and was one of the most prominent Methodist divines on the Pacific coast |