Show N BEA T H 0 F HA L 11 k ve Venera era hl blei e a and id beloved pr preacher bac h er Authora hd philanthropist closes earthly career careen H had a d been for three quarters tirs of a centuria Cen distingue Dist distinguished ingui shed Fl figure guree ahr throughout 0 u the states state lands hl alis naria doing aing a H household i 0 u s e pd wo word rd boston rey rev edward everett hale D D chaplain of the united states s senate enate unitarian divine philanthropist author journalist and lover of peace breathed his last as the morning light was breaking on thursday june 10 at his adine 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 andy until tuesday attended meetings and re cleved reci eved friends it seemed as if the whole country 30 joined ined in mourning the loss of dr hale messages expressing sorrow and esteem poured into the hale household one of the first being from president and mrs taft vior for three quarters of a century and more dr hale had been a distinguished figure throughout the united unite d states and in fr foreign lands literary work and a remarkably effects effective V lend a hand so society which he be originated igina ted made his name a household word even in far countries dr halblau literary career began unusually a ily early for six years aft after er his birth he was studying lad latin n under the fhe direction of his father rk rev na nathan than hale his studies were continued at the boston latin L atin school and at harvard college besides being a preacher rev nathan hale was a printer and in hia office the son edward learned t typesetting ype and developed a leaning towards newspaper work which during his college course at harvard lie he cul 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 hates hales pastorate at over the church of unity followed service with a number er of smaller churches the south congre congregational 34 tion al 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 de delighted lighte d 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 0 was aided |