The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-23

non church. Boston. with whom DR..
Vose yesterday exchanged pulpits.
To few OF the officers OF the church
DR., Vose had spoken OF his feeling that
a younger and more active man is
needed at the head Of the church. and
that. as he has reached the age of three
score years and ten. he has earned the
right to retire. but he said nothing of
the time he intended to resign. The
Letter was read without any preliminary
announcement. w
HIS FATHER WAS A SOLDIER.
DIR. vose was grandson of Col
Joseph Vose, who commanded the First
Massachusetts regiment during the
Revolution. '.~. t ~
His father. Col. Josiah II. vose. was
in command OF the Fourth United
States Infantry at the time of the birth
Of DR.. vose, in Boston. March 8. 1880.
Col. Vose is referred to by Gen. Grant
in his book, Memoirs Of u. 8. Grant, ;"
as commanding the regiment of the
regular army to which he was attached
on his graduation from the United
States Military Academy. Col. Vose
died in New Orleans. on his way with
his regiment to Join the army of occu-
patton In Texas. at the outbreak OF the
war with Mexico. Only four of his
tDiiultu kltN. lD ihdiuIllHs o "A DIONitI
Of DIR. Vose followed his father and be-
came an officer in the regular army. He
is now dead. The two sisters both
married into the army. becoming the
wives OF officers Of regulars
Soon after his birth his father was
| ordered to Fort Towson, on the Red
River, near the border of Texas. The
| post has been abandoned many years,
but here the boy spent some part OF his
4 .rtxr 4, tyo.- 49,.
| to a post where the members OF his
family could not accompany him, the
| family went back 10 Boston. The early
education Of ". Vose was gained in
| Phillips Andover Academy and at
| Phillips Andover Academy. He grad
uated from Yale in the class of 1851
and from Andover Theological Semin-
ary three years later. He was from
| 1855 10 1864, professor OF rhetoric and
English literature In Amherst college
| His installation into the ministry oc-
Cured when he held this post. october
90, 1857.
BEGINNING OF PAsToRATE.
After leaving the chair OF rhetori,
and English literature at Amherst, Dr
Vose preached at a church i'm Dorches
ter Mass. for a year, and then cam,
to the Beneficent church. being in
| stalled In January, 1856. He has broad
ened out the work Of the church Will,
here and has served faithfully .takin,
an active interest In the welfare OF tn,
city and serving for number OF year,
as member Of the school committee
OF the city.
He Is member Of tho Rhode Islan,
Historical Society ani has done mucl
to preserve the early history OF th
church. In addition to large numbe
of sermons. he published. at the tim
OF the celebration. of the l50th ami
versary Of the church. I'm 1893. a his
tory Of the church and congregation
under the title of Memorial of tn
Benehcent Congregational church" A
the time OF the formation OF the com
mittee 20 investigate the present condi
tion OF the schools of the city and 4
give recommendation for their i'm
provement. rather more than n yea
ago. Dr. vose was appointed q membe
OF that committee.
He was the sixth pastor Of the churcl
or the seventh n the one year of ser
vice Of an associate pastor is included
The old Round Ton Is one OF IN
oldest churches in the city. and ha
assisted materially in-fhe formation q
others. the Richmond street. the Cen
tral. the High Street and the Unior