Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-10-13
BOSTON LETTER.

The many admirers Of Father Hall in Bos-
ton and in New England are glad to hear
that he has accepted the offer Of the bishopHc
Of Vermont. In order to.accept this high
office in the Episcopal church the Rev. Mr..
Hall had to be released from his VOWS to the
order known as the Cowley Fathers of Ok
ford. This release has been granted and
now the only formality Necessary before his
consecrution is the consent Of the house oi
bishops This will surely be obtained and
then A, Q. A. Hall will be made the bishop Of
Vermont.
The Influence of Phillips Brooks
on the people Of the last half OF the
! 18Th century cannot be estimated
antll the final trump Is sounded.
lake for instance Blshop-elect Hail.
who is wonderfully strong thinker and d
great preacher. Phillips Brooks Influenced
Father Hall to u remarkable degree, nearly
changing his whole method Of looking al
men in their relation 10 God he was
| broadened and enlarged. DR.. Brooks passed
away, but he still wields mighty influence
through such men US Father Hall, who il
turn spread the truth by means Of the men
they reach. 1t is like dropping stone in
lake, the ripples reach to the tarhermost
shore.
Bishop " Illiam Lawrence
ie another Of Dr.. Brookss intimate friends
and followers, and singularly enough wa:
consecrated to the Episcopal succession in
DR.. BroOk7's old church and as the successor
OF his teacher to that high office Bishop
Lawrence is well qualified to be
the head and front Of the Epis-
copal church III Massachusetts, He
belongs 10 all historic family. A thoroughly
educated gentleman, with all the graces and
reilnemonts OF u man Of the world, he '-'
blnc5 Ii practical busIpso' ahIhty Will 6Iea'
-.netity oI nfe and high spirituality. He is
an aUle speaker, and preacher especially
who attracts young men. As preacher to
Harvard University he won the hearts
Of the students and was the means Of pointing
many d one 10 higher life Bishop Law
renee Is reputed 10 be worth several millions
Of dollars and his charities are not only large
hut sensibly administered. The newly cOnse-
Grated bishop will live on Commonwealth
avenue in the winter The fall and spring
will find him and his family at their old home
on Brattle street, CamcriiGe, and the sum
mer months will be sp'nt at Bar HarOor.
Bishop Lawrence undertakes the arduous
duties Of his office with the best wishes Of the
people Of all communions and with the re-
Al 1.
His Father, Amos Lawrence,
holds al unique place in the history of New
England. He was very successful business
man iu Boston, and was identified prominent
" with all the leadin- philanthropies and
educational movements Of his day as many
memorial buildings bear testimony. In the
Civil War he was a firm supporter OF the
Union. At one time Southern supporter
In New York offered to wager $4,000 that
Englnnds position would be in favor OF the
South. This offer was made publicly with
view towards destroying confidence. Although
not a betting man, Mr.. Lawrence at once, in
public letter, declared his willingness to
cover the bet or to even double the amount.
The blatant New York traitor was silsnoed,
and did not put up the money.
The Fair At Chicago
is quite a good deal of an educator. few
weeks ago a Boston man who owns consider
able property in town and who is known to
be very clost-nsted as well as egotistic, sold
house aud took the proceeds OF the sale out
to Chicago. His idea was to see the Fair and
incidentally to make few investments in Chi
cago If bs found the town satisfactory. After
fortnight at the Fair lie telegraphed home for
money, He had been buncoed out Of his Sl5,-
OO0hy going into what seemed to bo safe in
y,stment. He made no talk about the mat
ter but in a letter to friend said simply,
Chicago is a large city aud has some bright
men in it
The Big September Gale
Of the early seventies has been quite
thrown in the shade by the record Of
1898. This has been a summer unprece-
dented for violent storms. The hurricane of
last week in the neighborhood Of Mobile was
destructive not only Of an immense amount
Of property and standing crops but of hun
dred4 of human lives as well The sugar
cane that was not washed away by the waves
was rendered of much less value by the un-
procodented rains inasmuch as the sugar
producing properties of the gulf are nearly
destroyed by wet season. On the other
hand the growers Of rice have cause to re-
joice at the large downfall Of rain, as the crops
nre thus made unprecedentedly large. While
cyclones and hurricanes have been deyasta.
ting various portions of the country this sum
mer New England has escaped any great harm,
being damaged mostly in respect to her ship
ping interests. For this and for other mer-
cies we should be devoutly thankful
4 Case of Real Friendship
was illustrated recently in one of the cafes Of
the town. Two old college friends met. One
Of them had become in the years they had
been separated a well to do writer and artist.
The other was wrinkled and worn by the life
of an unsuccessful actor. They lunched to-
gether and discussed the past and present
On separating the author took from his pock-
et a greCnback which he handed to his friend
requesting him to accept it, as he seemed in
hard luck. The poor actor, who hardly knew
where his next meal was coming from, took
the bill mechanically, looked at it and found
that it was a 100 bank note.
The Grand Old Party
held most harmonious convention
and nominated the ticket that those
ha oil
weeks ahead 1t is Greenhalge and Wolcott
against Russell and Carroll. Tho race is cn
On general principles the winnor can be
picked for a surety. But supposing 1t was
William E. Russell on the other ticket, could
the result then be foretold2 Massachusetts,
ba. hill l.