The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-30
LOCAL MATTERS.
neral Of Bishop Doggett Yesterday.

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ruuoraI Of Bishop DoEgett Yesterday.
| CENTENARY CHURCg CROWDRD-A LARGE NUM-
BGR OF MINISTER'S Oh THE DIFFERENT DE-
NOHINATIONS PRKsENT-LDDREssEs BIT DRs.
EDWARDS, BoGE, AND NINNIGERoDE, &C.
The funeral services pf the Rev. Bishop
| ID. S. Do2get', ID. D., were conducted on
Yesterday at the Centenary Methodist
church in this city. The house was filed TO
its utmost capacity. Rev. John +. Edwards,
ID. D., was the officiating minister. support
ed and aided by number OF ministerial
brethren. A very large number OF minis
ters OF the gospel OF the various denomna-
tions were present, among whom We noted
Rev. c. II. Read, D. d., Rev. N. d. IIoge,
ID. D., and Rev. NJ. w. Staples, OF the
Pres byterian Church; Rev. DR.. Curry,
Rev. J. William Jones, d. D.. Rev.
j. J. CloptOn and others, OF the
Baptist Church; Rev. Or. Slinnieerode,
Rev. Melville Jackson. and Rev. DR.. We'd
dell. OF the Episcopal Church. a large
number OF Methodist ministers from vari-
Gus parts OF the country were in attend
ance. Among these we noticed Rev. j. ID.
Blackwell, ID. D., Rev. j. z. Garland,
Rev. Fraucis j. Boggs, and others from
Petersburg. The Rev. Samuel 5. Lambeth,
OF Norfolk Rev. William G. Williams,
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from Amelia; Rev. DR.. w. w. Bennett,
from Ashland. All the Methodist pastors
Of this city and Manchester were present.
Rev. DR.. Sledd arrived from Norfolk, aud
reached the church after the services had
commenced.
| Rev. DR.. Edwards met the corpse at the
door, and commenced the service by read
ipo the Scriptures usual on such occasions.
A voluntary was sung by the choir, when
the Rev. j. d. Blackwell. ID. d., read The
Goth Psalm. after which Dr. Edwards gave
out tue hymn commencing
"Soldler OF CHRIST, well done"
Rev. w. Z. Judkins offered The opening
prayer, Then Rev. DR.. Bennett read the
| fifteenth chapter OF First Corinthians, after
which Rev. Or. Edwards delivered the reg
ulsr funeral discourse. lie gave historical
sketch OF Bishop DOggett, embracing HE
whole ministerial and editorial career, after
which he reviewed bis character, presenting
the salient points % they related TO his en-
dowm.nts, his preaching, his official admin
istraion as Bishop, his social and domes-
tic qualities, bis religious character, aud
then gave a minutely-detaiIed account Of bis
last sickness-his conversations and his tri-
umphsnt death. The Doctor occupied just
three quarters OF an hour in his discourse,
which was listened to with the profOundest
attention throughout. Many eyes were
moisteued under the recital OF the death OF
this good and great man.
At the close Of DIR. Edwards's discourse
he called on Rev. DR.. Read for an address,
which was in the Doctors happcst style.
His eaosy on the Christian and ministerial
character Of Bishop DOggett was in fine
taste, and well worthy OF preseIy walton III
permanent form. After Dr.. Read, the Rev.
H. l.. NJ. Curry, ID. D., was invited to the
stand for an address, which took feicit0uS
turn by the introduction OF an allusiOn to
Rev. Dr. Plumer and the Rev. DR.. Jeter,
who during this year bad preceded Bishop
DOggett TO tie grave. He, too. paid u
glowing tribute TO Bishop Doggett as Il
man OF resplendeDt intellect, a preacher
OF powerful eioquence, and Christian
OF broad Christian charity. Next followed
Rev. Dr. MinuigerOde, who in turn paid a
Ihappy tribute to the deceased, aliuding
esnecl2lly to bis connection with the Nir-
Cinla Bible Society, OF which he was presi-
dent at the time OF hls death. The Doctors
address was delivered with great warmth
and earnestneSs, aud made a strong impress
sion upon the audience. Then followed the
Rev, Dr.. Hoge, wbo, after some touching
Introductory remarks, passed III review
some OF the lessons that the occasion ought
TO teach us. He was the last speaker on the
occasion. but the charm Of his address held
the audience in obiyiousDeSs Of the time
that had been occupied in the intensely In
terestlng services.
Such occasions as the funeral solemDities
which We have briefly described occur but
seldom in ones lifetime. The whole was
a compliment and glowing tribute TO one OF
the noblest and best Christian ministers that
has lived and died in Richmond. The SER
vices at the church weIe closed with prayer
and the benediction by the Rev. Is. f..
Woodward, OF Manchester.
We omitted TO state that several OF the
, Professors from Randolph Macon College.
with about thirty OF the students, were
present. Besides the President OF the Col
Ieee. there were Professors Smith, Shep-
: pard, and Smithey. The Board OF Mana
gers Of the Virginia Bible Society were
present in body. Altogether il was an
occasion OF extraordinary interest, and will
a never be forgotten by those who were
present.
Bishop Doggett's remains were inferred
Q in the family section in Hollywood Gene.
tery, the burial-servce at the grave being
: read by Rev. A. &. Brown.
The floral decorations OF the coffin (Which
was a fne.wrought metallic caske) were
: exceedingly tasteful. The singing by por'
r. tion of the choir as the procession was leay'
ing the house was tender and beautiful
The echo is still lingering in our ears
There is a magic power in song.
The pal-bearers were Rev. DR.. Curry
= Rev. William Il. Judkins, Rev. A. &
} Brown, Rev. j. w. Bincoe, Messrs. A.
Stokes, Thomas Branch, John b. Morton
< 10. f. Weisiger, Colonel A. S. Buiord. Mr.
: T. L. u. Walford, and Hugh Blair, Esq.