Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-11-03
~ - COLUMBUS OHIO TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 5, 1863

a. H. Rai ng E d.r.; and Joseph ID xor ,
John Dill. Daniel Neiaon. Wn. U"migan,
JoaePh Hunter and Lucas Sall'vaut, "a y
trust "a Thus commenced he new elt =
prise under the pastoral caro- OF young Hogo,
but alas! his health became 80 impaired that
he was compelled to return to bis native State,
carly In the fall. Many would have made that
O sufficient ground for abandoning the whole
undertaking as being too full Of danger and
dlscouragements for him, but Mr.. Hoge's con-
science was not 30 easily set at rest. lie de-
termlned to return as soon as God, In hs prov
idenoe, saw fiji to restere his health, and on the
25th Of September, 1907. tho church Of Frank
linton made out q call for three fourthS Of hio
time, and forwarded it TO him. He soon re-
turned to signify bis acceptance Of the same,
and commence hs labors. But owing to the
fact that there was no Presbytery, at the time,
In the State Of Ohio, and only eight ministers
| scattered over Its broad territory, he Was not
ordained and installed until the llth OF June,
1903. This was done by the Presbytety OF
Washington. In spite Of all these difficulties,
he could say, In the language Of the apostle,
None of these things move me, neither count
my life dear TO myself, 80 that might finish
my course With joy 10 The ministry which baVo
received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel
OF the grace OF God"
Not long after this, the settlement OF CO.
lumbus commenced, and Mr.. Hog0 was solicit-
ed 60 preach occasionally this eide Of the river,
He consented, aud the Fret Presbyterian hurch
was 10 time removed thither TO log cabin,
rudely constructed, near the corner OF Spring
and Third streets. 10 few years, II was re-
moved TO house that was famillsrly called by
the Methodlsts Of that day, the "Oid Trinity
10 Unity" situated near che southwest corner
Of Town and From. etTeets. On the first Sun
day 10 December Of 1880, the fret services
were held in the basement Of this building
which We now occupy He continued to mimic
ter here in holy thinge until the 2s!h OF Feb
ruaIy, 1853, when a congregational meeting
WAS called 70 accept the resignation OF their
venerable pastor. After making few touching
remarks, DR.. Hogs stated that hIs age aud fet BILE
health induced him 10 ask tbem to accept his
resignation. They scceded to his riqueas, but
expressed, al The same time, their unfeigued re-
gTet ct the oircu instances that led to the neces-
sity for severiDg the ties that had bound them
80 long together as pastor and people Thus,
you observe, be continued as the pastor Of the
same people for over fifty years. The growth
of the church, in the meanwhile, must have
been rapid, from kbe fact shat 90 many other
churches went On5 OF 1t. TIE nuclei that
formed she Methodist Epitc opal the Protcstant
EpIscopsl, the Second Pieabg tel ian the West.
minister, and partly tho CoDgregs local. sDd
olher churches, went out OF IL at different
times, and yet Ieft the old mother church, 10
many respects, the strongest of them all.
MIR. RoBERrs olso spoke of Dr.. HGcE ss a
PafviOt, and as PMlanthyCpist; and tbe ccs-
ing scene is skeched 10 the folloEing wo;ds:
When convinced that 10 few weeks be would
be called upon to give up his long account Of
eighty years, he calmly remarked, FL am nos
alarmed at the prospect" Afterwsrd, when he
was rapidly sinking into the river of death, he
exclaimed. "Oh, that blessed hope Of which
spoke" Aud littlo later still, after eating q
hasty glance over what he had said and done,
he whispered firmly and audibly, 81 am still of
the same mind, by the grace that i. In Jesus
Christ" Soon after this,lh lost his conscious
ness, and continued In that condition for few
hours, when be brea.hed his last 10 the arms Of
bis children. on the twenty-second day of Sep
tember, 1863, 10 the 6Oih year OF his age. Even
the sunset clouds Of bis useful life were truly
bright and beautiful. The reflections forced up
on ihe minds of us who we're present were ihose
Of gratitude aud joy, rather than tbose of COM
plsint and mourning. We felt shat dying, 10
his case, was but
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