The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-06-04

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10 Miss Marian Csaheld. sistsr Of Ihos
r. CsneelJ, Of Burlipg.on. by whom b
bed tuo chiidrsu. Mr.. Thos Q. Hs~ley
90 esteemed eiiiaA1 Of ibis couniry. az
Mrs swan. vile al The Bsv. George 4
sssn. al lndispspoils. IadiAns
Sooa after bis return 10 the Uaiiel
States. Bishop Polk. Of Loaisisns csme /
Vermont. and insisted upon DR.. Hswley
going 10 Louisiana to take charge Of Trim
ny church. Of which The Bishop wss tibet
Rector. and which he hsd 10 give up Of
secoup, Of the srduous duties Of bis Epis
eopsie-- claiming ths, ~ DR.. Hswley has
been residing Tor years in southern eli
mate. be uAs especially adapted for lh'
climate o. Nev Orleans aud the work o
the large Parish OF Traity. With puel
reluctance DR.. Hawley consented to ,b,
Bishops urgeui request and left with BIZ
fauily, arriving 10 New Orleans 10 Deceu
Der. 1859 His genial and cultivated ma,
ners. ard bis Esslous devotion 10 his du
lies soon made him . fsvorite with ih,
southern people Of all classes. so that wbei
the civil war broke out be retained th,
confidence Of all, although be frankly 40
nounced TO them bis opposition TO seces
sion aud firm adherence 10 the Union.
Some time after the blocksde Was raised
and the arrival Of Gen. Butler. be was nj
lowed TO leave for the north, and arriving
10 New York on the 18th OF Septembe
1862. 10 begin life again as II we're. with
out any means or situation, bis own health
and that Of his family being much impair
ed by their suffering in New Orleans.
He oficiAted temporarily at Trinity
church. Chicago, and Grace Church.
Brooklyn. until 1864. when Bishop Viii,
liams wanted him TO come TO Danbury.
Conn. to take charge Of aud harmopize
many unhappy divisions and conflicting
interests 10 that ancient Parish. Here the
ability aud wisdom for
which DR.. Hswley was characterized. was
called into active exercise. But be soon
brought about harmony Of interests.
which resulted 10 his raising several thou
sand dollars, end practically building 9
new stone church. one OF the largest in the
Diocese.
Meanwhile the Mission at Stafford
Springs. in Connecticut. had become quite
weak by removals and Otherwise, and DR..
dswley's great success OF Dsnbury com.
nended him TO the people Of that Mission
IS we'll as to the Bishop. as the proper.
person TO revive it. and at the Bishops re-
luest he resigned the Parish at Danbury
md removed to Stafford Springs in 1876.
10 soon got the people together and in
used them with renewed zeal and energy,
nd raised quite sum Of money and built
or them o new and beautiful church. Here
e worked with bis accustomed activity
nd judgment until he established the
hnrch upon good foundation. But the
Innate was too severe for the children,
nd having acquired some land in Becker
ounty, MINI, be accepted call to st.
'auls church, Brainerd. where be remov,
a Sept. 10th, 1880 Here be devoted him
elf to the work OF the church with his
sual zeal and efforts. and spending some
me each year in making improvements
pom his farm at Lake Park, in which he
ook great interest. In the fall OF 1887,
bile passing from his study TO the din.
,g room in the rectory ut Brainerd, he
iddeply fell. and without breaking any
ones. or apparent injury, be lost the use
his left leg. from which be never recov.
red. aud had been unable to walk ever
nee
Few men 10 their day or generation have
one more good to their fellow men or |
ave been more universally beloved by ell
BIO knew them, than DR.. Hawley and with
1t an enemy be passed away to receive
he reward OF The good and faithful ser.
ant.