Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-18
FURTHER UPTOWN.

FURTHER UPTOWN.
The second pastor was Rev. William
j. Armstrong. ID, D., who was installed
October 81, 1924 and in 1929 a new
edifice, still further up in the city, on
the north side of Franklin between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, was
erected, where he labored until his re-
signation, in the summer Of 1884, to
accept a charge devolved upon him by
East Hanover Presbytery for the pro-
motion Of the cause Of Christ. To this
cause he devoted his after life, and
while secretary of the American Board
of Foreign Missions, during an official
voyage, was drowned in the wreck of
the steamer Atlantic November q,
lS41, between Boston and New York.
When he left the church was in -four
ishing condition, with upwards of three
hundred members. During his minis
try three hundred and six were added
to it.
SECOND CHURCH ORGANIZED.
The third pastor was Rev. William
S. Plumer, d. D., Ii. d.. who was in
stalled by East Hanover PreSbytery
October IL, 1884. The period of his
ministry covered a memorable era,
during which the great division of 1887
of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States occurred. Consequent
upon that division this church suffered
severely in the loss Of many of its most
valued and pious officers and members.
In four years, however, the loss was
more than made up, and three years
thereafter it was found advisable to
colonize. A colony of seventy-four
members was accordingly dismissed
from this church, and in February,
1915, were organized by East Hanover
Presbytery as the Second Presbyterian
church of Richmond. The new church
was committed Immediately upon its
organization to the pastoral charge of
its now honored and revered pastor,
the Rev. Moses ID. Hoge, d. D., who
had been previously employed by this
church as an assistant Of DR.. Plumer.
DIR. MOORE CALLED.
The pastoral relation of DR.. Plumer
to this church was dissolved November
20. 1916, to enable him to accept call
to what he regarded as a wider sphere
Of usefulness, as the first pastor of the
Franklin-Street Presbyterian church, of
Baltimore, Md. During his ministry
369 members were added.
The fourth pastor was Rev. Thomas
V. Moore, d. D., who was installed
November %, lS47. During his pas
torate, in 1851, it was deemed neces-
sary to have a new church edifice a
little further up in the city, and q site
was therefore selected opposite the Cap
itol Square, at the northeast corner Of
Tenth and Capitol streets, and on it was
erected an elegant and commodious
building Of the Lombardic style. DR..
Moore's pastorate embraced the whole
period of the late civil war, when Rich
mond was the seat Of the Confederate
Government, during which his labors
with the sick and wounded of the army
and among his own anxious and be-
reaved people were followed by most
blessed results.
In 1867 DIR. Moore was the Modera-
tor of the General Assembly, which
met in Nashville, Tenn. In the next
year he received a fattering call from
the First Presbyterian church of Nash
vile. He died in that city August S,
1871.
During his ministry 6l9 members
were added to the church.
DIR. PRESTON.
The fifth pastor was the Rev. Thomas
L. Preston, d. d. DR.. Preston was in
stalled May Is, 1869, and faithfully
and efficiently ministered to the church
for more than fourteen years. In the
summer Of 1888 he was called to the
church at Lexington, Va.
During DR.. Preston's pastorate 365
members were added.
The Rev. Robert Pollok Kerr was
Installed as the sixth pastor by COM