The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-11-04
The Late Bishop Doggett.
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To-day at II o'clock the funeral of the late
Bishop Doggett took place at Centenary
church. The church was packed. Nearly all
the ministers in the city were present
The sacred edifice was deeply draped, and
the chair which had formerly been occupied
by the deceased when present at the church
was also covered with black Rev. DIR. John
L. Edwards conducted the opening services
and as the body was brought in the choir sang
the beautiful hymn, Il Would not Live Alwavn
After the further reading of the service DR.
Edwards read with great emotion the hymn
Servant ofGod, Well Done" which was sung
by the choir, after which Rev. A. E. Judkins
offered a prayer. Rev. DR.. Bennett read tn
18th chapter, LIST Corinthians, after which the
addresses by ministers present were delivered
Rev. DIR. Edwards was the first speaker He
gave an interesting sketch of the life of the de-
ceased and then proceeded to speak beautifully
of the character of the venerated dead and
a gave touching account of the last hours of
Bishop Doggett. He alluded in the begin
ming to the love of the deceased for the
Centenary Church. and mentioned that he
said to him in his last sickness that the time
he had charge of Centenary Church was the
happiest his life. Bishop Doggett he char
acterized as prince in the pulpit, and as a
preacher he thought he had no superior on
this continent. The speaker mentioned par
ticularly the sermons preached by the deceased
in the years 1S41 to 1843 as having been equal
ed by few men on this continent. Among the
last words that the deceased uttered to the
speaker he named the following: Tell them
that die believing in the doctrines of our
church as taught by the founder and standard
writers-the doctrines | have preached SO long
those are my solace on my sick-bed and in
view of death" DIR. Edwards said further that
his deceased friend had left in his custody a
large collection of manuscript from which he
the speaker proposed to make a volume. The
speaker then gave an interesting ANALYSIS of
the style of preaching of the subject of his dis
course, and after summing up his great intel
lectual endoWments said that it was us Chris
tian that DR.. Doggett must command the adj
miration of all Everywhere and always he
preached an experimental religion and that
religion did not fail him at the end of his Jour
ney. He then gave a minute and deeply
interesting account of the deatli-bed scene of
the good man who has gone.-ln the last sick
ness DR.. Doggett was fully convinced that he
would never recover. The speaker quoted the
language used on various occasions by Bishop
DOggett during the last illness, and among
them the following: Il have no solicitude or
anxiety about the matter. | am at peace. AS
get nearer the gates of the city the prospects
OF the inward is grand; The idea that | shall
pass over the land on the eternal shore is I'M
speakablv sublime, and all through Jesus
Christ, the eternal Son of God. That is my
doctrine. He loves me, and gave himselffor me-"
Rev. DR.. Read followed Dr. Edwards, and
spoke of the great sympathy felt on this occa-
sion. and alluded to the fact that this sympa
thy was not confined alone to members of the
denomination to which DR.. Doggett belonged.
He spoke of the deceased from an acquaintance
with him OF twenty years. lie thought the
deceased was one the best sernonizers he ever
knew. He was always true to his text. When,
said the speaker, ever told my congregation
that DIR. Duncan or Bishop Doggett would
preach, they ere always satisfied. DR.. Read
also dwelt on the last illness of Bishop Doggett,
and said that he felt when by his bed side that
he was nearer to God when standing there. In
closing his remarks the speaker alluded beau
tifully and touchingy to the floral motto on
the burial casket-"Rest" AT this point Rev.
DR.. Edwards read telegram from the Con-
vention of Northern Methodists, rendering
their sympathies. DR.. Curry, in following,
spoke of the death of three great ministers in
the recent past-Jeter, Plumer and Doggett
and Of the holy associations which clustered
around their names. Of Bishop Doggett he
spoke as lone of the trees of Lebanon, that has
fallen upon the earth" DR.. Minnegerode
dwelt upon the faithfulness of the deceased,
and said Dr. Doggett was especially what
would be called a holy man. The loss to the
Virginia Bible Society in the death of this
good minister would be deeply felt.
DR.. Hoge closed the addresses. John Milton
haG said on his death-bed Il am like a letter
that has been fully written, signed and sealed,
and now it has only to be sent on its destina-
ton" So was the deceased. His letter had
been fully written and has gone to reach its
destination. He thought if the people wanted
to do honor to the memory of DR. Doggett it
could be done without erecting monuments or
publishing book, but by following Christ as
he followed Christ
After DR.. Hoge's remarks the body was
borne from the church and followed to its last
resting place by many mourners-lSachmaond