Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-02
Death of Rev. r. S. Hatch, a Native
Of Chelsea

Inc village community of Chelsea was
saoly shocked at Christmas time to learn
OF the death of favorite son. Rev.
rankin 5. Hatch, who died of pneu-
mona at his home in Brookline. Mass.
tuesday evening, Dec. "a. The brother
and sisters here had been aware Of his
serious sickness since Saturday previous.
but by sad mischance the telegram an
nouncing his death, sent Tuesday even
ing, was delayed till Thursday morning
and the first news was received in Wednes-
day evenings papers, letter of the pre-
vlous day having given the family some
hope of recovery.
Funeral services were held on FRIDAY
last at his wife's former home in Hart
ford, Conn.,, where also was the inter
ment in the Gage family burial lot.
Rev. Franklin S. Hatch was born in
Chelsea, VT, Aug. ~, 1916, being the
fourth, OF nine children, born to Samuel
and Laura (Dickinson) Hatch, six daugh-
tiers and three sons. After attending the
district school and Chelsea academy, he
went to Montpelier at Is to become a
clerk IN the grocery and provision store of
Dea. William Storrs. The next year he
entered the employment of Cutter, Tower
q Co., wholesale dealers in stationery, in
Having decided to obtain liberal educa-
ton, he pursued three years course at
Phillips Andover academy and was grad
uated from Amherst college in the class
of 1873. He then went to Hartford Theo-
logical seminary and for twelve years was
pastor of the Congregational church in
West Hartford, Conn. After serving for
time as secretary of the theological SEM
mary, he was for fourteen years settled as
pastor of the Congregational church at
Monson, Mass, succeeding Rev. E. I'll.
Boyington.
In 1901, Mr.. Hatch went to India as
general secretary of the International
Christian Endeavor union for the district
OF Burmah and Ceylon, where he spent
three years. In September, 1904, he be-
came the acting pastor OF Eliot church at
Newton, Mass, supplying for DR.. VIM.
ii. Davis, their pastor, then sick with
fatal malady from which he died in June,
1905. Though declining to consider
settlement, Mr.. Hatch occupied that pull
pit until the spring of 1907, when a regu-
lar pastor was installed. Residing in
Brookline since. he has occasionally sup
piled in neighboring pulpits and had just
begun as stated supply at Dorchester,
Mass, in the church of which DIR. ALI
bright was pastor until his recent death.
There he preached the first Sunday of his
engagement ON Dec. Is, 1907, being hard
ly recovered from an attack of grip. By
mid-week afterwards pneumonia had set
in and rapidly pursued its fatal course
until the end.
He left wife, Mrs. Helen Gage
Hatch, daughter of a scholarly Congrega-
tional minister of Hartford, Conn.,, the
late Rev. William l.. Gage; a daug hter,
Carol W., recent graduate of Radcliffe
college; and son, Leonard, who was grad
uated from Harvard university in 1906,
and is now employed in newspaper work
in New York city. Except sister, who
died in extreme youth, Mr.. Hatch was
the first of his fathers children to die.
Five sisters, Miss Ellen Hatch, of Jamai-
ca Plain, Mass, Mrs. Sarah Bennett, of
Springfield, Mass, Mrs. Susan Mahoney,
of Cape Town, Cape Colony, Africa, Mrs.
Carrie o., wife of Elgin D. Barnes, and
Miss Emma Hatch, of Chelsea, VT, and
two brothers, Postmaster Willard S.
Hatch, of Chelsea and George E. Hatch of
Milford, n. H., are the survivors.
Mr.. Hatch was man of rare and va
ried gifts. In early youth he showed
talent for public defamation,
which the older citizens of Chelsea like to
recall He rapidly developed capacity
for literary expression which became
more marked in his later life. His early
with men in his youthful bust
ness experiences and afterward his extern
sive travel gave him an easy access to the
minds and hearts of those who are not
attentive listeners to utter
ances from the pulpit. Though devoid OF
sensation and modest in both motive and
manner, he was yet very attractive pub
lie speaker in the pulpit and on various
secular occasions.
Fresh from trip to Europe, he gave an
and instructive lecture on
his travels which his Chelsea audience
much enjoyed; and as orator of the day
during Old Home week last summer, his
strong, sensible and humorous address,
delivered to the townsmen of his native
place, was highly appreciated and will be
long remembered. So, too, the fine taste
and power and dignity of his remarks
two years ago at the funeral OF his broth
err minister, DIR. VIM. FL. Davis, another
beloved son of Chelsea. And especially
was this true of the commemorative SER
mon he afterwards delivered at the obltu-
airy service on DIR. Davis held in Eliot
church at Newton, Mass.
His rare conversational powers made
him socially attractive. An excellent
he was always welcome to the
homes of a large personal acquaintance.
Thus well endowed for his chosen work
in life. to which he has rendered such de-
voted service, his death removes valued
of the ministry, and for all who
knew him charming personal friend.
Ladies' hair work. Mrs. H. Ell. Bean,