Dr. Hale announced during the services in the chapel yesterday morning that he would conduct prayers for the last time on Tuesday morning. He will close on that occasion his long term of service which began eight years ago in October, when, as one of the clerical members of the Board of Overseers, he took charge of the chapel service for the month. Everybody remembers the great reluctance with which the resignation of Dr. Hale was accepted even after he had declared that it would be impossible for him to devote to the University in the future the time necessary to fulfill the duties which his position as one of the preachers to the University would impose upon him. Those who have come in contact with Dr. Hale either distantly as in chapel or more closely elsewhere will acknowledge that each minute with him has been a source of gain for them. His sympathy, his cordiality, his readiness to help when advice has been asked of him have drawn to him the love and respect of all the students. We cannot say farewell to Dr. Hale without the deepest regret. The work he has accomplished in the past among us has told on the side of good order, and the loss occasioned by his absence must be great. His work in the pulpit and among the students has always been of an eminently practical nature. He has had always in mind the great temptation which must necessarily assail men during their college career, and his words have been aimed to strengthen men against these temptations. His earnestness has never failed to secure the closest attention of those who have been fortunate enough to hear him.

Dr. Hale has said that he would be glad to see every student who is in Cambridge in chapel on Tuesday, as it will be the best occasion to say farewell to his undergraduate friends. It is not necessary for us to urge acceptance of this invitation. We are sure that a deep sense of obligation and of gratitude to Dr. Hale will cause a large at tendance. Dr. Hale may be sure that he will leave hundreds of friends behind him who, though reluctant to part with him, wish him the fullest success in his labors in other directions. We hope that Dr. Hale's voice will often be heard unofficially in Appleton Chapel during the coming terms.