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Show 1 NATION IIIHC DEATH0F 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. Boston. Rev. Edward Everett, Halo, D. D., chaplain of tho United States sennto, Unlturlnn divine, philanthropist, philanthro-pist, author, Journnllst and lover of peace, breathed his last as tho morning morn-ing light was breaking on Thursdny, June 10, nt his home In Roxbury. On his return from Washington a few weoks ago, It was reported that Dr. Hale was "not In good health, but ho soon regained his activities and, until Tuesday, attended meetings nnd .recleved friends. It seemed as if tho wholo country Joined In mourning tho loss of Dr. Hale. Messages expressing sorrow and esteem poured Into tho Halo household, one of tho first bolng from President nnd Mrs. TafL For three-quarters of a century and more Dr. Halo had beon a dlstln-gulshed dlstln-gulshed figur'o throughout tho United States and In foreign lands. Literary work and a remarkably effcctlvo "Lend n Hand society," which ho originated, or-iginated, mado his name a household word oven In far countries. Dr. Halo's lltorary career began un-usually un-usually early, for six years after his birth ho waft studying Latin under tho direction of his fathor, Rev. Nathan Hale. Ills 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 ofllce the son Edward learned typesetting type-setting and developed a loaning towards to-wards nowspaper work, which during his college course at Harvard, he cultivated' cul-tivated' .by becoming a reporter on tho Boston Advertiser. In later years, although al-though he had elected to follow his father's calling as a clergyman of tho Unitarian faith, ho became editor of tho Advertiser, occupying tho chair at the tlmo of the civil war. Dr. Halo's pastorate at Worchester over tho Church of Unity, followed service with a numbor of smallor churches. Tho Jsoutl Congregational church of Boston Bos-ton became Dr. Hale's ministerial homo in 185G. Since 1899 Dr. Halo has beon pastor emeritus of tho parish. As Dr. Halo's ago advanced, his friends delighted to celebrate his birthdays. Especially noteworthy woro the occasions of his seventieth and eightieth anniversaries, at both of which public meetings wore held. In 1892 a purse of $5,000 was given, whllo in 1902 a fund 'of 128,000 was raised. |
