JOTTINGS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 9

JOTTINGS.

For the first- timo in forty years a layman' —Sir William Hartloy—rlias,. been /elected chairman of the English VPrimitivo "Methodist Gonforenco. Tho lJev. S. S. lienshaw and . J. Wclford lmd been nominated: by several ' district meetings for this position,. but' both of thoso goutlemen, readily withdrew in favour of Sir William. When,* therefore, ? tho'" Rev.-JosenK.Ritson submitted •Sii'AVilham's ■ name' it was' a forcgbno coiiclusipuv'that-'lio'v would be clected. Mr,' Ritson' referred' t0.,., Sir William's loyalty to his own 'also to liis' distinguished./ services ito various institutions and. funds. . •'■

Tho death occurred on June 10 at : Boston. • .U.S.A., •of. tho'rßor; Edward.' Evcrett'-Hale,. formerly; senior minister ,6f.;thV.'South' .Co-ii-gregatiorial! Church of J Boston;'^'.and.V.chaplam of ,tho United States. Senate. Dr. .Everett Hale, .who . was' in his 88th"- year.,' whs tho most : distinguished' survivor of the New circle. of .writers," -which included Emerson, . Longfellow, Haimoinio and othors; •and was ono of tho forehi6st- Unitarian mm. istors m, tho'United States.. Dr.' Halo vab' a voluminous author, but one. of hjs earlier -.works has remained the .most'famous. During tho. Civil . War ho had,a standing engage-' .meat., with'-tho. editoiv of tho : "Atlantis Monthly", to ■■'writ®; patriotic- and inspiring articles. It was in pursuance of ,this agreement that ho wrote in 1868,'!' A Man Witliout a Country," which is an American classic and' a modol of wliat a short story should bo., Amodig Ms many other Works ono of tho best ' known is his vplwno,<ffl "EnseQll LowoH and biajftugpfal?- - v "