Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-06-08
4 IFonderf,u Family Wth Gods Bless
ing on rs.
Ntom Me CRrislinL Ob,rrer.

From the Christian Ob'Tre.
As for me, this is my covenant with
them, saith the Lord My Spirit that is
upon thee, and my words which | have
put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of
thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy
seed nor out Of the mouth of thy seeds
seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and
forever.-Isaiah SO; q
a piece of family history presents a
striking fulfment of this passage which
may prove encouraging to some who read
it.
It is stated in Mr.. J. A. Waddell's
Annals of Augusta County, Virginia,
that Robert Poage, as one Of the early
settlers of that county, appeared in 174O
before the court of Orange county, and
claimed the Kings bounty, /. G., fifty
acres of land for himself and each mem
Der of his family whom he had imported
into the country at his own expense. The
family then consisted of his wife and nine
children. A tenth was born subsequently.
A spirit of earnest piety seems to have
pervaded the household, if we may Judge
from an extract or two from the letters
of one the children. Writing from Ken
tucky, July 2S, 1892, she says;
Though at great distance, my chill
dren are as near my heart as when they
were all present with me. | would be
glad to hear of old things done away,
and all things become new with each OF
you. | would ask you, my dear chill
dren, What think you Of Christi | hope
you have been particular, all of you, to
ratify your baptismal engagements by
setting your seals that it is truc-thai
YOU have received Christ as head, and
YOU the members of the mystical body
So as We have received Christ, walk ye
in him. could spend and be spent upon
the subject, my dear children, but | hope
you will improve the talents put into
your hands, knowing that upon the
Lords return, which may be shortly, he
will call YOU to count the improvement
you have made. l hope you will take q
serious consideration Of this matter, a:
it is more than probable | may not meet
you until that day,-that tremendOu;
meeting, when we will hear the final sen
tence passed, of joyful bliss or endless
woe.
The next year she writes
In this country you may behold the
rise and progress of religion in the young
and rising generation, and read our Sa
vior's words, that these things are hiC
from the wise and prudent, and revealed
to babes and sucklings. Our teachers
here are lively and persevering, and the
people warm and attentive; and woulc
to God, my son, your souls happiness
were as deeply impressed on your hear
as it is on mine-all my children's hap
piness; all day my children walk before
my sight and in my dreams l SEQ then
every night.
wish to mention the names of minis
tiers. ministers' wives, and missionaries
who have sprung from this godly stock
Nv enumeration is partial, as | can fol
low the lines of decent-and that not ex
haustiyely-in the case of only three o.
! the children.
The eldest son of Robert Poage wa;
John. a son of whom was Rev. Thoma:
Poage. and daughter, Elizabeth, The
wife of DIR. Moses Hoge; their sons were
DIR. James Hoge, of Columbus, Ohio
Samuel Davies HOge, and John Blail
Hoge a son of DR.. James is Rev. Moses
HOge, Ohio, daughter, Elizabeth, mar
ried DR.. Robert Nall, of Alabama, anC
their sons are Rev. Drs. James and Rob
ert Nall, and another daughter, Susanna
married Rev. NJ. A. Sacketts Samue
Davies Hoge's sons were Drs. Moses d
and William -noge, and the latter's sor
is Rev. Peyton Hoge, of North Carolina
From Marti a, daughter of Rsbert
Poage, have come, through a son, Robert
Rev. John Woods, an Episcopal minister
of West Virginia though another son
Andrew, Rev. Henry Woods, of Wash
ington, Pa, whose daughter Margaret, Ii
about starting as a missionary for China
and Rev. F. NJ. Woods through anOth
er son, Archibald, Rev. Alfred PAUL
and his son, Rev. George PAUL, Of New