The Press., 1891-06-18
 Detroit {Minn.) Record.l REV. FLETCHER I. HAWLEY.

In the death of Rev. Fletcher J. flaw ley, D. D., of Lake Park, Becker county has lost one of her most highly respected and intelligent citizens; a clergyman of great learning; of clear and we'll defined views with respect to the doctrines of the church; fine scholar with varied attain ments, whose genial and cheerful man. ners impressed all who had any inter- course with him as 8 true gentleman of the old school"
 He was lineal descendant of Capt. Jehiel Hawley, the early settler of the town and founder of the church in Arling- ton, Bennington county, Vermont, where Dr. Hawley was born Nov. 22d, 1913. His early years were spent upon his fath- CTS farm, attending in winter the common district school until the age of about IS years, when he entered the grammar school of Kenyon college, Gambler, Ohio, and afterwards Burr seminary, Manches- ter, Vermont, where he completed his preparatory course for college. He then spent year or two at the Polytechnic Institute of Prof. Eaton, of Troy, N. Y., when he entered Union college, Schenec- tady, and graduated in July, 1S40. Dur ing the time he was in Troy he delivered lectures at the celebrated female semi nary of Mrs. Emma Willard in that city. In October, 1840, he entered the general theological seminary of the protestant Episcopal church in the city of New York, graduating in June, 1S43. He was ordained deacon by Rt. Rev. Bishop On derdonk in St. Stephens church, New York city, in July, 1s43, and priest by Rt. Rev. Bishop Brownell in St. Johns church, Hartford, Conn.,, in 1S45. The severe studies of the previous years hav- ing impaired his health, he was advised to seek a milder climate, and accepted the rectorship of St. Johns church, Chris tiansted, Santa Cruz, West Indies, an island belonging to Denmark, which was governed by governor general sent out by the king from Copenhagen, and col onial council, the church being under the Episcopal supervision of the bishop of Antigua. Three-quarters of the popula- tion of the island were colored and were slaves to the few whites, mostly English, who owned large plantations, growing su- gar cane, and making therefrom sugar, molasses and rum. This island, the gem of the sea, was discovered by Columbus ou the 18th of November, 1492, and so beautiful was it that he named it the Holy Cross (Santa Cruz).' The product iveness of the soil was so great that the planters had become wealthy and indif- ferent, and religion and morals were at low ebb when Dr. Hawley arrived There was small church, but utterly inadequ- ate for the wants of the people, and he at once set about to enlarge it, under great difficulties. There were no architects or mechanics, and he had not only to plan and make drawings, but work out models with his own hands of the several parts of the finish of the building, as sample for the negroes to work from. He succeeded
 in erecting a large church sufficient to ac- commodate 1900 or more. It was while
 he was there that the great instruction of the slaves broke out, which threatened
 to destroy and burn everything upon the
 island. The white inhabitants were ut terly pOwerless to resist them, and death