Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-30
Swell the anthem. raise the hOi
Praises % our God belong,


Praises 70 our tOd belong,
sung by the congregation standing.
Dr. lIOge prefaced his address by saying
| that Thanksgiving means not only the prslse
| Of the lips. but qlUmg also, and this audi
/ once has Just eXcmpfed the latter grace.
| Now, in addition to the gihs Just made he
solicited The beneisciions Of all present in
behalf Of the Home for Ladies on north
seventh street,
Dr. Uoge selected for his text Psalm
xliv.,1: ave have heard with our ears.
| 0. Lord. and our fathers have told us what
work Thou didst IN their days N the times
OF old.v This, said the speaker, Is but an
| echo Of what Moses said In the long ago In
! his farewell address TO his people. The past
Is an induigent creditor; there is nothing
rood in the present that does not emana'e
! from the past, for the past Is great reservoir
from which flows the riches which delight
the present. He named many OF the mighty
men Of intellect Of the past, but all more or
/ less dependent upon the teachings ssd in
spraton Of those who had gone before
them.
So also with governments; 80, too, with
religion. The great memorial-days OF the
Jewish people were bat records OF grand
events IN the annals Of the nslion-events
which left their glory 70 follow.
when He said, "Otner men have labored
| and ye have entered into their lAbors."
TIE speaker el0quently dwet upon the
beauties and extent upon our cOuntry-its
I ancestry, its discovery, It's growth, and It's
glory. Ancient history was skiliully drawn
unon. and the records Of the early Chris
/ lians in England, Ireland, Scotland, Hol-
/ land, and France portrayed in glowing
colors. From these devoted followers OF
tne Bible came the noble men aud women IN
/ the .'times Of old" and planted themselves
and thci. faith upon these western shores
The French Huguenots, the Hollanders. and
/ the Sc0tch.Irish. Love OF religious and
I civil liberty WAS the funng principle that
I brought these devoted refugees together un-
der one government and with one common
| language.
/ The segregation OF this country has cause
! for deepest gratitude. Three thousand miles
/ from Europe and ten thousand from Oriental
| countries, that we might work out the vast
nroblem of a republican government apart
! from All the rest OF the world, with no great
standing armies to preserve the balance OF
/ power
Freedom for religion and religious thought
/ in this country demand our daily thsnks.
/ There sre in the United States to-day $1,000
/ Protestant churches and 10000 communi-
cants. No country is so greatly blessed in tts
/ Religious literature. colleges, theological
! schools, and uneounted wealth TO carry on
the mighty work OF evargelization rs this.
! DR.. Hoge, in closing. said he had but
| touched the border. the mere fringe OF these
| mighty subjects. We honor the memories OF
| the psst, and would prayerfuIly and GeyO-
| tedly carry forward the work so welt begun.
Righteousness eXalteth a DatioR," and
"hapPy is that people whose God is the
! Lord.D
THIS address was one OF Dr. Hoge's
| grandest efforts, and held the ereathless at
| tention OF his vast audience till the close,
and no brief outline as above can do the
iAintest justice 10 the stirring words OF the
| speaker.
| Passing Year, 10 Thee Our Hymn OF Grati-
tude We Raise" was sung by the con<rega.
tion, and the benediction pronounced 10y Dr..
| Hoge, followed by the Gloria Patri sung by
| the choir.
BROAD-STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
A large number OF Methodists assembled
| al this church to observe the day and were
entertained by an able and impressive ad-
dress delivered by Rev. W. h. Judkns, OF
bCentenary church. The different pastors Of
this denomination were preient and several
took part in the services, which were not
only interesting but instructive. The sing
ing was purely congregational. Atths close
a collection was taken up as an expression
towards the Ladies Home. 1t has been
many years sii CO so large a congregation has
participated In such services aud with such
eArnest1ess.
Mr.. Judkins's text was from Psalm xvii.
8. and lxiI. s: LET the people praise Thee.
q sod; let all the people praise Thee.
Trust in HIM at ali times ye people, pour
out your hearts before Him; God is refuge
for US"
To-day, said the preacher, Ia one Of the mile
posts in our national history st which our
Presideut, Governor, and Mayor have called
Us to halt for 3 specific purpose. That pur-
pose Is summed up in our text.
As people we have not heretofore re-
sponded 10 such calls from our chief rulers
as ne ought 10 have done. For whatever
we in the Sonth may have thought or felt OF
the results OF the war, both as to our I'M
paraIleled impoverishment and suffering
from lsglslatiOn Dictated by sectional hate
and party ambition, We neyertseless are The
possessofs Of an inberitance and the recipi.