CLASS OF 1863

Rev. Azel W. Hazen, D.D., has completed forty years of. service as pastor of the First Congregational church of Middletown, Conn. We quote from an appreciation in a recent number of the Congregationalist: "His clearcut face and keen eye speak the man, and it is the man that has made the church, yet in no such way that its strength is dependent upon himself alone. For he has built up an organization that is strong on every side. The place which he has made for himself in the city by his fearless preaching against political and social evil and his genuine interest in the communal life is an enviable one. At its 250th anniversary the town made him the chairman of the committee upon literary exercises. He is now the president of the Middlesex Historical Society. Honors have come easily to him in his professional life. His alma mater made him a doctor of divinity. He is a trustee of Wesleyan, and until lately of Hartford Seminary also. He is a corporate member of the American Board, and has repeatedly been put upon important committees in denominational affairs in both state and nation. The sincere love, appreciation, and honor of the many who know and admire him will make the completion of his forty years' service a very bright spot in his experience."'

Secretary, M. C. Lamprey, Concord, N. H.