CLASS OF 1874

Rev. John Burton Richardson died February 29 of pneumonia at Los Angeles, Cal. He was the son of Daniel M. Richardson, and was born in Corinth, Vt., February 20, 1850. During the winter of 1865, while preparing for college at Barre (Vt.) Academy, he began teaching, and continued each winter to the end of his college course. In college he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. For two years after graduation he was principal of Barre Academy, and then, on account of the impairment of his health, he was obliged to take absolute rest for a year. He then entered Union Theological Seminary, and after the three years' course graduated in 1880. For ten years he was pastor of the Congregational church in Hiawatha, Kansas. His work met with gratifying success, so that Highland University in that state honored him with the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1886. He also became widely known as a public speaker on educational topics. In September, 1890, being considerably broken in health, he accepted an appointment as United States consul at Matamoras, Mexico, and held the position for three years. His success in adjusting certain matters that promised international complications received flattering recognition from President Diaz, who referred to Mr. Richardson by name in his annual message of December, 1890. During his term of office occurred the "Garza revolution," and he is credited with a - large share of the credit of ridding the Rio Grande valley of a bandit element. In 1894-6 he was again pastor at Hiawatha, and then until 1907 held consular positions in Central America. Since 1907 he had spent most of his time with a brother in Biggs, Cal., being some of the time in Los Angeles under the medical care of his classmate, Dr. H. G. Brainerd. Dr. Richardson never married. His work through life was hampered by ill health, and perhaps even more by self-distrust. He felt himself unable to fulfill the obligations of his high calling, though others, approved him as highly competent and successful.

Rev. Edgar L. Morse has removed from Huntington, Oregon, to' Faulkton, S. D., and is pastor of the Congregational church at the latter place.

Secretary, Dr. Charles E. Quimby, 278 West 86th St., New York