Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
GREAT TRIUMVIRATE.
THREE EMINENT pIvlNEs IN LOUIS
VILE THE SAME SUNDAY.
DR.. Hoge. of This City, Dedicatss Two
Churches, Bishop Haygood breaches
and DIR. Broadus IL at Home.

This week marks an epoch in the history
Of the Protestant Church in Louisville and
the South, says the Louisville (Ky.) Times
of last Friday afternoon. Not to mention
the presence Of the College of Bishops OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South
and nearly all the most prominent mem
bers OF the Methodist Church, South. there
will be three men present in the city on
Sunday who are generally conceded to DC
at the front. if not actually at the head. OF
the three respective denominations tha'
they represent.
The reverend gentlemen are Rev. Moses
d. Hoge, ID. D.. Richmond, Va, OF tne
Presbyterian Church Bishop Haygood' OF
the Methodist Church, and DIR. John a.
Broadus, this city, Of the Baptist Cnurcn'
The members of the churches which these
ministers represent say that this great trl-
umyirate in the South could not be over
Swallowed anywhere. All three are, IN
their way. remarkable men.
OF course. DR.. Broadusi is too well known
here to need any introduction.
DIR. HoGEs MISSION.
DIR. Hoge. of Richmond, comes here 70
oficiste at the dedication of the new First
Presbyterian church. on Fourth street;
next Sunday. DR.. HOge ~ q great friend
of DR.. Broadus. and by special invitation
DIR. Broadus will occupy seat OF honor IN
the pulpit with Linn next Sunday. Nearly
every Presbyterian church in the city WI
be closed in honor of the dedication OF tho
new First church. and in order 20 allow
the different congregations to attend the
dedication exercises. So IL is certain there
will be an imposing crowd at the dedlca-
tion exercises.
DIR. Hoge will preach at the new church
morning and evening, and in the afternoon
he will dedicate the new Crescent Hill
PRESBYTERIAN church. During his stay ne
will be the recipient of Inequalities at the
handsof DR.. Broadus az we'll as OF other
distinguished people of this city.
DIR. wrrHERspooS's ESTIMATE.
Rev. T. d. Witherspoon. in a converse
ton to-day. pronounced DR.. Hoge one OF
the most remarkable men OF this day-cer-
tainly one Of the most famous and remark
able men Of the Presbyterian Church:
Said DR.. Witherspoon: " He has never had
but one pastoral charge. that Of the Sc
cond Presbyterian church of Richmond,
Va. He led this congregation out as
colony from the First Presbyterian churcn
more than forty years ago and soon
built il no so that il became and
continues to be the largest and strong
est in the city and one of the most inhu-
entail in the Southern Presbyterian Church.
He has received numberless calls and INV;
tations TO the foremost pulpits, North and
South, but has turned deaf ear TO them
oil. His popularity in his own city and
amongst all denominations IL greater now
than 1t has ever been before. Great crowds
gather to hear him at every service: IL Is
rare privilege that our citizens Will haYe
TO hear him on Sunday"
DID NOT WANT TO BE BISHOP.
Bishop Haygood is in his way quite as
remarkable aman in the Methodist Church,
South, as Dr. Hoge is in the Presbyterian
Church, South. Though perhaps tho fore
most man in the Church, he has but re-
Gently been made bishop-that is. he but
recently accepted that Office. If he had
accepted the first time elected he
would now have been one of the Sc
nior bishops instead of the junior,
elected only last year. Bishop Hay
good was elected three times to the blsh-
opric before he would accept. He was
only prevailed upon to do SO last year, still
preferring TO remain at work in his own
chosen field of usefulness. Every time he
has been elected it has been almost unanl-
mously. and last time the first ballot in the
General Conference was almost unanimous
for him. Bishop Haygood will preach
Sunday at the Fifth and Walnut-Street
Methodist church in the morning, and his
pulpit for the evening service has not yet
been selected.