Show NATION MOURN NC OF HALE HA LE a 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 land hlo his nane lulng a household Houie hold word ward boston rev E edward dward everett L hale D D chaplain clim Plain ot of tho the united states senate unitarian plot author journalist journal lat and lover of peace breathed his last agthe as ho morn ing light was breaking on thursday june 10 at his bamo in roxbury on hla his return front from washington a few weeks ago it wan reported that dr itale hale was not in good health but ho he soon regained hla bis activities and until tuesday attended and relieved reci eved friends it seemed as it the whole country joined in mourning the loss of dr halo messages expressing sorrow 0 w and este esteem em poured into the hale household one of tho the first being from president and mrs taft for three quarters of a century and more dr dale had been a distinguished figure throughout the united states and in foreign lands literary Ilie work and a remarkably eff effective tive lend a hand society which ho be w m Igina ted mado his name a hous household eboli word even in far countries dr hales literary career began unusually early tor for six years after hta his birth he was studying latin un under dorthe the direction of his father rev nathan halo ills his studies were continued at ai tho the boston latin school anti and at harvard college besides being a preacher rov rev nathan hale was a printer and in his 1119 office the lie son edward learned type setting and developed a leaning toi to bards newspaper work which during As als college course at harvard arvard Il lie he cultivated by becoming a reporter on the boston advertiser la in later years beira al though he had bad elected to follow his fathers calling as a clergyman of tho the unitarian faith he became editor ot of the advertiser occupying tho the chair at the time of the civil war dr halas pastorate past at Wor cheater over the church ol of unity followed service with a number of smaller churches the south auth congregational church of boa 1308 ton became dr rates ministerial home in 18 since 1899 dr hale has been pastor emeritus of the parish pariah As dr hales age advanced his fits friends delighted to celebrate his birthdays lo especially specially noteworthy were the occasions of hla his seventieth and eightieth anniversaries at both of 0 which public meetings were held in 1892 a purse of was given while in 1902 a fund of was raised |