News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14


footing of y u horns. He thought
ar auto v inning and shouted
"hold on" anuWNcked his team down
a steep embankment and drove off
into a field, giving the four-in-hand
wide berth. He thought he was up
against the real thing. The girls re-
port delightful time; but we hardly
believe it was enjoyed as well as if
there had been an equal number of
masculine friends along.
MR., CHARLES c. MORSE RETIRES.
The following, taken from the
1uthwestern Christian Advocate of
New Orleans, La, June LIST, will in
terest many Hyde Park people,
After fifteen years service as bust
ness manager Of the Southwestern
Christian Advocate Mr.. Charles c.
Morse retired for health reasons, on
the 31st day Of May. Mr.. Morse was
born in 1871 in Hyde Park, VT, and
completed the academic course in his
native town durin3 which time he
spent three years at the printers
trade. In 1861 he offered his servi-
ces to the government as a private
but was re ected on account of physi-
cal debility. He published local
paper il his town until 1876, when
under the administration Of Gen.
Grant he was appointed United
States postal clerk in the railway SER
vice and was removed for Offensive
partisanship" by the first Cleveland
administration in 1885. He then
purchased and subsequently publish
ed and edited the Vermont Christ ian
Messenger for nearly three years,
disposing of it to lions Herald of
Boston III 1887, when he was called
to take charge of the printing de-
partment of Clark University, Allan
ia, Ga. In May 1890, he was APP
pointed by the publishing agents at
New York business manager of the
Southwestern Christian Advocate.
He was made reserve delegate to
the General Conference in 1892, after
only two years residence in this sec
ton and without his knowledge. He
was a regular lay delegate to the
General Conference of 1896, 1900
and 1904, the last time being sent
by the new Gulf Conference.
Mr.. Morse springs from an honor
ed Methodist parentage, but dates
his church membership from the pas
torate of DR.. Charles Parkhurst, now
editor of the lions Herald. while
serving his first pastorate in Hyde
Park. DR.. Parkhurst was frequent
visitor to Mr.. Morse's sanctum and
could at that time WELD facile pen.
Mr.. Morse was Justice of the peace
six years prior to his acceptance of
the position in the railway mail SER
vice. He was married to Miss l. L,
Barber, also a Vermonter, in 1871,
to whom five sons and a daughter
have been born.
In all Mr.. Morse has spent eighteen
NCdlS III lllC WOlh III llS SOulu liz
has been most cordially received by
tbs brethren and has made warm
friends among many of them, who
have been ready to honor him. He
retires with the good wishes of all.
On Tuesday of this week the New
Orleans Preachers Meeting waived
its regular session and the preachers
and few.friends met in the Office of
the Southwestern Christian Advo-
cate and rendered Mr.. Morse a testi-
monial of appreciation.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Doug |
las M. Seals, Rev. w. R. Butler spoke |
for the Louisiana Conference, and
Rev. Valcour Chapman for the New |
Orleans Preachers Meeting. Mr.. |
Morse's pastor, the Rev. w. R.
Chase, spoke of Mr.. Morse as "a
Churchman, and Rev. F. 7. CHM
as "a Citizen" Rev. Henry Taylor
in behalf of the Southwestern Office
force and the New Orleans Methodist
preachers presented the token. Mr..