The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-19
4 FAMOUS PREA CHER.
The Late Rev. Dr. John HaIl-IIis LeS
 lures In New Haven.

NN-~ others at Yale, who had enjoyed his acquaintance and friendship, and to many others of our residents, who have had the great pleasure of listening to lectures delivered by this famous preacher and pastor at Marquand chapel, Yale. Dr. Hall delivered sever- al courses of the Lyman Beecher lec- lures under the auspices of the Yale Divinity school, and hundreds in this city will recollect the intense earnest ness of the man and his vigorous, wholesome, practical and impressive talks; also his fine, commanding, digni- fled presence, which made him a con- spicuous parsonage in any assembly. pr. Hall died on Saturday, as the At | lantic cable informs us, at the resi- dence Of his sister at Bangor, County Down, Ireland, passing away from heart disease, following prostratton of two days. Mrs. Hall, his wife, and | two sons, the Rev. Thomas c. Hall and Professor Robert W. Hall, were at the bedside. He had been in ill-health for four months, but had shown improve ment, and was intending to return to New York, passage having already been secured for himself and wife on a steamer leaving Liverpool on the day of his death
 A cable message received from the Rev. Thomas c. Hall by Bolton Hall, l another of the sons, now at his sum- ner home, at Islip, l.. l., on Saturday morning confirmed the news. It was a ! distinct shock to the members of the 1 family who are in this country, for al | though it was known that Dr. Hall was not in robust health, the dangerous na- | ture of his ailment had not been appre- l ciated. On Thursday a cable dispatch was received by Bolton Hall, contain | ing the first intimation of his father | serious condition. It was from the members of his family in Ireland, and read: Father failing. Sailing post | poned." Friday another cablegram, ominous in its assurance, read: Rest 1 ing easier" Saturday morning the | dreaded information arrived in this form: Father passed away peacefully Thomas c. Hall"
 Although it was known to few per- sons outside the immediate family, when Dr. Hall left New York in June fears were entertained for his physical welfare. His parishioners and the pub l lie believed the strain of long life of | the severest intellectual activity de- manded a season of quiet for his men, tai powers But his family knew it was his heart that was affected, and his physicians peremptorily ordered him away to a period of inaction, mental and physical. He went to Buxton, England, which he left for his sister s | home at Bangor about September 1. Bangor is a small summering place, about twelve miles out of Belfast, and the placid existence there, amid peace full scenes, led the doctor to believe he might in time return to the profession he had lonored.
 l It was on visit to this country in l June, 1867, as a delegate of the Irish | Presbyterian general assembly, that the session of the Fifth avenue church | invited the young foreigner to preach | in New York. The pulpit had just been vacated by the resignation of the Rev. Nathan L. Rice on account of ill-health and after the young Irish preacher had returned home he was called by cable ! to accept the vacant trust. This was | in July. It was November before he came to America and assumed charge. In the intervening months he had per- fected himself in a characteristic man. l ner.
 Among his stanchest admirers was Robert Bonner, who subsequently gave l $100000 for the construction of the pres l ent church edifce. Realizing that Dr. Hall would be at a temporary disad- | vantage because of his unfamiliarity with American religious thought, MT. Bonner sent Dr. Hall copies of all the
 leading religious publications, and by
 careful perusal of their thought Dr. Hall, on his arrival, was fully in touch with his people.
 Almost from the start Dr. Hall be-
 came and continued to be the most powerful and influential minister in the
 United States. The church body rose rapidly in power and numbers. In 1872
 there were S53 communicants. Eleven years later it had 1900 members. It's present membership is over 2,600. As 1t
 grew in numbers and spirit, the char- l ties and missionary work of the church
 society branched out extensively. For a number of years the society has main-
 tained thriving dependencies that in-
 clude the Romeyn chapel on East Sev- | enty-fourth street, the Alexander chap el on East Sixty third street, Chinese mission on East Fifty-ninth street and
 a children's home at Atlantic High
 lands. In the sustaining of these out. shoots, as well as encouraging such or
 ganizations as the Young Peoples so- | ciety and the Woman's auxiliary, Dr.
 Hall was the active and leading spirit. When he became pastor of the Fifth
 avenue Presbyterian church Dr. Hall received a salary of $6,000 in gold, then at a large premium. His compensation was later raised to $10,000, and subse- quently increased to $15,000. An addi-
 tional income from wedding fees and personal gifts resulted in a total of sev- eral thousands more.
 | When 1t was decided to found Pres 1 byterian church in New Haven Dr. Hall became interested in the move ment The society purchased the old | Third church, now occupied by the New Haven Free library. At one time l the society was urgently in need of | 12,O00 to complete the purchase price, l and Dr. Hall advanced the money. He had no security, but was glad to ad-