Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
RETURN OF DIR. H0GE.
A BELOVED PASTOR BACK AFTER THREE
MONTHS ABROAD.
Delightful Experiences Of Hospitality in
British Homes-h Voyage On
the New York.

he lett new lOrk IOr IlNe1pOOl OH tuc
18th Of June and landed on the 2jth, and
at once proceeded TO London, where he
remained month, during one third of
which time he was in attendance upon
the sessions Of the n-Presbyterian
Council at Exeter Hall. He was on the
programme assigned to discuss "Christs
Method for Reconciling the Antago-
nisms OF Society,"" and made an
address, which, as Richmond peo-
pie have heard already, received
the applause of thousands and thousands
who read it in its printed form, while
those who had the good fortune to hear
the Doctor pronounced the delivery a
masterpiece Of earnest, tender, and
heart-moving oratory.
AT A BANQUET.
On another occasion at the great ban
duet given the visiting delegates the
Doctor spoke to an audience OF distin-
euished people from all countries, aud he
well maintained the reputation he has
here in the United States OF using these
occasions to point moral in graceful
and agreeable language.
Many of the London pastors were
taking then summer vacations in July
and Dr. Hoge was pressed into service
b fll some of the pulpits. Indeed, he
said yesterday that he had preached
every Sunday but one since he left
home on that Sabbath he was sick in
bed.
IMPROVED IL HEALTH.
The Doctor yesterday looked fresh
and vigorous. but said he: "I was sick
q good deal Of the time | was absent,
and but for the ocean trip returning
should not have been very much im-
proved after all my absence. The
weather in Great Britain was very bad.
Rain fell almost continuously, and often
times the weather was quite cold.
WHAT he SAW.
"On ordinary occasions in my trips
abroad, " said the Doctor, "Pve spent
great deal Of time looking at galleries,
cathedrals, and ruins This / spent IN
visiting friends at their homes III Eng
gland, Scotland, and Ireland, and occu-
pied myself in getting an idea Of the do
mestic life of the British people. 1t was
a series OF surprises to me, and | was
the recipient OF unexpected kindnesses
from people upon whom | had no claims,
and this was as conspicuously the case
in Cork as in any part of the land.
There was no end to the hospitality
shown me.
"Doctor. did you hear any distin-
guished preachers while you were away ?"
asked the newspaper visitor
"No as l said before, / preached
every Sunday but one
"But wasn't that working instead Of
resting?"
"Oh, no I didn't have to prepare
new sermons, and to speak is no labor 10
me. 1t IS true, however. that often /
preached when wasntwell. The weather
was so bad it kept me sick good part OF
the time."
A FRAGRANT MEMORY.
ain all social aspects this trip was the
most pleasant one 1 ever made and Is the
fullest OF pleasant memories" ;" continued
DR.. Hoge turning back his rccollecti0ns
of the goodness shown him by the Bri-
tish folks at their homes.
on THE NEW YORK.
"I took the steamship City of New
York ut Queenstown" said DR.. Hoge.
"SLe was several hours late in arriving
there, and by this delay We lost nearly
twenty-four hours.
This ship was built, you know. with
the expectation Of making the trip III
five days, but it took ten. She is
equipped with double engines and dou-
bic screws, the idea being that should
one set give out the other would be In
working order.
THE BREAKDOWN.
The Doctor then went on to describe
to his visitor how in mid-ocean one
morning one set of machinery gave out,
and then a little later the other set
stopped, and how a solemn hush fell upon
all the company. There were 400 peo-
pie aboard, and all soon began to wear
serious faces.
Luckily the weather was calm and the
sea smooth, and in twenty-four hours the
machinery was in motion again.
PILOT, AHOY
Three hundred miles from land-an
unusually long distance-a pilot-bOat
met the City of New York. The pilot,
upon coming aboard, reported that there
had been severe gales along the coast
Before arriving at New York the steam
er's machinery again came to stand. So
il was that but for the delay in reaching
Queenstown and that in mid-ocean the
New York would have not encountered
these storms, and, as the result proved,
her machinery would not have been in
condition to enable her to weather it.
SO DIR. Hoge regards as very fortunate
indeed what they all were disposed TO
grumble much against.
On the 18th the ship reached New
York.
SHE WILL IMPROVE.
Among the passengers was one in
whose information and judgment DR..
Hoge places great confidence, who as
sured him that these mishaps Of the
New York were to be expected; that
they could not be avoided or evaded by
any number of trial trips, and that
the Cunarders bad had similar ex-
periences. All this sort of thing Is
due TO the settling" of the ship and to
the newness of the engines and screws,
and in the course of year will all come
right.
SO DR.. Hoee thinks the New York
will prove to be one of the fastest, as she
is certainly one Of the very finest, ships
afoat
AT BON AIR.
The Doctor went to Bon Air last
night, but will no doubt be back here
to-day.
COLUMBUs's STORE CLOSED.