The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-13
M|KAOO Of JAPAN
HOh0RS DR., HALE
FOR HIS SERVICE
Friendly Action of Former
Richmond Man During Jap
American Crisis Appreciat-
ed by Emperor.
HE LEAVES MINISTRY
AT HIS OWN REQUEST
Story That DR.. Hale Had Been
Deposed From Pulpit for
Improper Actions, Is Shown
To Be Untrue.

Dispatches from Boston, Mass,
few days ago announced that William
Bayard Hale. a former resident of
this city, had been deposed from the
ministry of the Protestant Episcopal
church. In these dispatches the i'm
preston was given that the action of
the church was the result of some op-
position to Mr.. Hale. This, however,
is not the case. it has been learned.
DR.. Hale personally applied to the
proper church officials for his depo-
sition from the ministry and his Pc
tition was granted. In communica-
tion from the bishop of Pennsylvania,
received by DR.. Hale, it is expressly
stated that the petition had been
granted, not from any cause effecting
the moral character of the applicant.
DR.. Hales good standing in the
church remains the same, the bishop
has assured him in personal let
ter.
A Brilliant Career.
The career Of this Richmond boy
has indeed been brilliant one. He
was so distinguished in the ministry
that he twice crossed the Atlantic to
preach by invitation before oxford
university. He founded the Episcopal
Parish at Middleborough, Mass, and
built there one of the most beautiful
stone churches in the country. con-
tanning many historic relics sent by
the rector's friends abroad
For the last ten years, though still
formally in the priesthood DIR. Hale
has given all his time to literary and
public work. He has been consecu.
lively editor of the Cosmopolitan
Magazine and Current Literature;
managing editor of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger and one of the editors
of the New York Times.
Friend Of Roosevelt.
He is close personal friend of ex.
President Roosevelt and a year or SO
ago he published a book "A Week in
the White House with Theodore
Roosevelt"
1t was year ago that the famous
episode of the Kaiser Wilhelm inter.
viewed convulsed the international
world. The full history of that event
has never been told. but it is known
that DR.. Hale after spending some
time with the German emperor on his
imperial yacht in Norwegian waters
prepared, with the emperor's consent
an elaborate article. which the Cen
tury Magazine prepared to publish.
The number was actually in its
form and ready to go to press. when
a crisis arose in Germany and many
cablegrams began to pass between
duced the Century to destroy the en-
tire edition. A new one was printed
with an article on the tariff by An
drew Carnegie substituted for the
'Kaiser's interview DR.. Hale's be
havior was the subject of much ia
vorable comment; it was generally
said that, at great personal self-sacri
flee he had probably prevented a war
Honored by Japan.
This is not the only instance of the
former Richmond mans influence in
world affairs. During the crisis thai
followed the anti-Japanese riots in
California. three years ago, DR.. Hale
advised the japanese embassy al
Washington. with such happy results
that the emperor Of Japan compli
mented him as having been the means
OF preserving peace between America
and the Oriental Empire and sent
him q valuable ancient Samaur
Sword. Last summer the emperor
sent DR.. Hale. then in Paris. the in
sigma OF a Knight Commander Of the
Order Of the Rising Sun. DR.. Hale
spent all last year in Europe.