CLASS OF 1878

Rev. Charles Parkhurst, D.D. 'has served for twenty-five years as editor of Zion'sHerald, the Methodist paper of New England. In the issue of that paper for March 5, the following expression of appreciation from the managers of the Herald appeared:

"All hail, Doctor Parkhurst, on the twentyfifth anniversary of your occupancy of the editors chair of Zion's Herald. You would not consent or allow us to carry out our plans for what seemed to us would be a fitting recognition of this occasion, and we yieldedsolely for your sake. It is well because you wished it so. You have occupied this position longer than any other editor of the Heraldyon have stood by its fortunes under all circumstances with a devotion staunch and unwavering. As an outlook on the tower your vision has swept the horizon, with the result that happenings foreseen have been presented at the opportune moment. You have called to your aid through many able pens contributions that have added much in value to the paper, and at a minimum of expenditure. You have spoken fearlessly in support of all causes for the uplift and advancement of the church in its spiritual and material life. You have stood as a bulwark against unrighteousness and injustice. You have stood as an open door for relief to the oppressed. You have been swift to attack points that were vulnerable in church polity, in official action, or in individual conduct. In short, you have held the Herald true to its best traditions, and especially to its independence in word and spirit. You have made the Herald a progressive, forceful, outspoken, up-to-the-minute religious newspaper, and the place which it occupies today is held largely by the power which you have applied to all the problems which have confronted its publication, and all because your one passion through all these years has been Zion's Herald. We, the Boston Wesleyan Association, charged with the maintenance and publication of Zion's Herald, as our first duty greet you on this anniversary occasion with trust, honor, and affection. Stay with us—continue in your work command our help and support—be sure that we are near to you, that you may be sure of our appreciation for your unselfish, disinterested, unremitting toil of hand and brain. The Herald needs you for years to come. We rise and salute you."

Secretary, William D. Parkinson, Waltham, Mass.