Show NATION INC OF H all venerable and beloved preacher author and philanthropist closes earthly career had been for three Quart teru erv of a century a distinguished figure throughout the united states and foreign lands his name loing a household word boston rev edward everett halo hale D D chaplain of the united states senate divine philanthropist author journalist and lover of peace breathed his last as the morning light was breaking on thursday day june 10 at his home in roxbury on his return from washington a tow few weeks ago it was reported thit dr hale was not in good health but ho be soon regained his activities and until tuesday attended meetings arid and re cleved friends it seemed as it if the whole country joined in mourning the loss of dr halo hale messages expressing sorrow and esteem 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 figure throughout the united states and in foreign lands literary work and a remarkably effective lend a hand society which he be originated igina ted made his name a household word even in far countries dr halos hales literary career ben began n unusually early for six years after his birth he was studying latin und under erthO tho direction of his father rev nathan hale his studies were continued at the boston latin school and at harvard college besides being a preacher rev nathan hale was a printer and in his office the son edward learned typesetting and developed a leaning towards newspaper work which during his college course at harvard he cultivated by becoming a reporter on the boston advertiser in later years although he had elected to follow his fathers 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 hales pastorate at over the church of unity followed service with a number of smaller churches the SO south uth congregational church of boston became dr hales ministerial home in 1856 since 1899 dr hale has been pastor emeritus of the parish As dr hales 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 was given while in 1902 a fund of was raised |