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Hale. His destination was the same as our own 

 Pine Island where we spent three delightful 

 weeks, the greatest pleasure of which was his 

 companionship. After we had been at the little 

 hotel on Pine Island two or three days, the pro- 

 prietor approached the writer with something of 

 unusual timidity in his manner, and ventured the 

 information that Doctor Hale would preach in the 

 school house the next Sunday. " Would you dare 

 to assist in the service?" he hesitatingly asked. 

 " Dare to take part in the service ? Why not ? 

 What danger would there be ? " " But you know 

 he is a Unitarian, and I understand you are a 

 Baptist. I didn't know but some one would make 

 trouble for you if they should hear that you had 

 joined in a service with a Unitarian," said the 

 kind-hearted landlord. When assured that we 

 were quite ready to run the risk, he went out with 

 beaming face to tack up his notices. Among many 

 sermons heard from many preachers, good, bad 

 and indifferent, the outline of Doctor Hale's sermon 

 on that Sunday morning, in the little school house, 

 is the only one that refuses to be forgotten. He 

 chose for treatment the story of the rich young 

 man who came to Jesus asking what he should do 

 to gain eternal life, and gave his interpretation of 

 the true life. In a quiet, conversational manner, 

 he set forth his conception of the ideal for the 

 individual and for society as living " with God, for 

 man, in heaven." The points were driven home by 



