Putnam patriot., 1913-04-04
WeIl.known Rector to Leave Marble.
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time as the rector of St. Michael s Church on Easter day, after devoting six and one-half years of faithful ser vice to this local parish. Rev. MT. Partridge has made many friends and has become very popular among Mar blehesd people during the period Of his stay in Marblehead.
 He Is not to give up the active min istry, AS has been reported, but has plans at present to take up Sunday supply work in the churches of Bos- ton and vicinity. Rev. Mir. Partridge contemplstes leaving town about the last of May, but has not fully decided as yet just where he and Mrs. Part ridge and their little daughter Dorothy will make their new home. He says: "It is with sincere regret to both my family and myself that we are obliged to leave Marblehead, as we have be- come greatly attached, not only to our own padshioners, but to Msrblehead at large. We trust that we may be situated near enough so that we will be able to occasionally call on our many friends in MarbleAead."
 Rev. MT. Partridge became rector of St. Michael's church, Marblehead, the first Sunday in October, 1906. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, June 25, 1872, and attended the Adelphi Acade- my there. When twelve years old he moved to the town of Woodstock, Conn, where he attended Woodstock Academy, later studying at the Put nam High school in the adjoining town of Putnam, Conn. From here he tary Academy at Worcester and studied military tactics in addition to his other studies, and on entering the NJ massachusetts, Institute of Technology was chosen by the United States army officer in charge as one of the com manders and instructors in the mli- tary course at the institute. While at "Tech. MT. Partridge took electrical engineering and then entered Berkeley Divinity school at Middletown, Conn, under the late Bishop John Williams, D. D., where he was graduated and or dained Deacon by Bishop Brewster of Connecticut, in June, 1898.
 In July of the same year he left for Alaska in answer to an appeal which had been sent out by the bishop of Alaska for a man to go on special duty for year to take up the work at Sit ka the home of the bishop, while the latter made visitation into the inte- rior
 While in Alaska the Rev. MT. Part ridge acted as chaplain in the United States government prison and had the spiritual care of practically all of the prisoners of Alaska. In the fall of 1898 he made second trip to Alaska, taking Mrs. Partridge with him, where they lived at Sitka until the fall of 1899.
 Al the beginning of 1900 he settled at St. Pauls church, Peabody, and re- mained until Easter, 1906. In the fall of 1900 he was ordained to the priest hood in St. Pauls church by his oldest brother, Rt. Rev. Sidney Catlin Part ridge, D. D., then the bishop of Kyoto, Japan, and who Is now bishop of Kan sas City. Mo.
 On October 20, 1898, Rev. MT. Part ridge married Miss Clara Estelle Morse of Putnam, Conn, and they have one child, Dorothy, eleven years old. Mrs. Partridge has greatly endeared herself to the ladies of the parish since her stay in town and she and little Doro- thy will be sincerely missed by their friends.
 While in Marblehead Rev, Mir. Part ridge has made many friends and has done many things which have served to make him one of the most res pected and wel.hked elergymen of the com munity His farewell services on Easter day will doubtless be we'll at. tended by host of friends, who wish him success in his new field nf work.
 The following is a copy of letter seut to the retiring pastor by the eon- gregation.
 EASTER 1918.
 With the continued love and rever- enee of your people, with thankfulness to God for the privilege of your minis trations, with gratitude for the person. al influence which has welded the peo. pie of St. Michaels together again in a united fellowship, and for the inimi-