Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-09
Or. HoeE's TRIBUTE TO sPURGsoN.
Memorial Services by the Baptists-New
Church Organized-Other Notes

one of the most powerful and impressive
discourse5 ever heard from him. lie SPOKE
nearly twice as long as he usually does "a
his afternoon sermon. yet ne was llsteheu
TO with such rant attention that none
seemed aware OF that fact. His discourse
was in the nature of a memorial OF the
great men who had been lost 10 the Churcn
during the last three or four years, ana
was based on I. Samuel XIV, /: Ana
Samuel died, and all the Isrselites gathered
together and lamented him."
After describing the call OF Samuel, pr.
Hoge said his life was noble one, ms
death beautiful, and his memory Diess' o.
If u private citizen who is good ana
pious man dies his death is first mourned
in his own family circle. Then the con-
sciousness of the loss that has been
sustained spreads 10 the neighborhoou,
then TO the community. just In proper
ton as a man is eminent and useful IS his
loss felt. IL had been said that not many
who were mighty and noble were called 10
the kingdom Of God. This was not true
in It's highest sense. There is no might
like a splendid genius properly directed;
no nobility like true piety.
DR.. Hoge cited as illustrations o. thls
Canon Liddon. Dean Stanley, and Bersier,
10 whom he paid glowing tributes.
TRIBUTE TO sPUR0EOs.
Dr. Hoge next spoke OF Spurgeon, OF whom
he said he had often remarked that he was the
greatest power for good In Great Britain. spur
geOn's was popularity that had Increased with
Increasing years. His tabernacle has 5000 sit
tings. and during his life sixty volumes OF MS
sermons were published. All OF his sermons had
been reported and we're read IN all hngllsh-
speakire countries, aud many OF them were
translated into other modem tongues. Inc
statement OF his DIR. Hoges) nearest ecclosiasti-
cal brother, that England was Dlt the platform
o. SpurgeJn's pulpit and his audience was tho
woriI around was no oexagceration. He had read
many noble ana true tributes 70 spurgeOn out
mono nober and truer than that IN the hsng'ous
Herald OF his Baptist brother, DIR. Landrum, oil
the Second Baptist church. No mau when he
first started on his career had been moro rldl-
culed than Spurgeon. All sorts o. stories had
been trumped up about MIN, but he had pursued
the even tenor of his way and won the respect
not only of all classes but all sects. lie nad
been cheerful and sunny and loyal 10 his conylc-
tons under all circumstances. His life Was p
magnificent Illustration OF what pluck. seii-re-
lance, and adherence 20 the right could accom-
plsh. SpurgeOn had done more than any other
man to bring about Christian fellowship.
Some ono had said that the world was ablurlng
Calyinism. The speaker did not propose on this
occasion 70 defend Calvinism, but it was need
| less 10 tell him that Calyinlsm was dying out
when the most popular preacher In the Worlu
was tho strongest Calvinst In the world. no
man IN the world had had such audiences as
| SpurgeOn, and there was not month In which
he did not preach Calyinism. That was the
spirit and essence OF his discourse-. spurgeoh
/ was man who, although he was devoted 10 his
I friends, would sacrifice irlendsnlp rather thah
sacrifice principle.
Baptisls Hold Memorial Services.
A memorial service was held In the First Bap-
| tist church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock 10
| memory OF the late DIR. Charles H. spurgeon'
| ami was well attended.
The meeting was presided over by Rev j. Il.
Hutson. The religious exercises were executed
by Dr. Whitfield and Rev. Mr.. Hines.
! Or. Cooper delivered most eloquent address
l la INF life pf Mr. SDurgas and took
| "a his subject, "Spurgeon ne Preacher. ne
was followed by Dr. Landrum In beautiful
| speech on q" Mr.. Spurgeon a. a Phlanthropist;
| DIR. Hat her, who was TO have delivered an ad-
dress on "SpurgoOn "a a Man, was out OF the
| city Tho music with which the exercises we're
| interspersed was Of very high order, and the
entire service was deeply Impressive
Dr. Pitt Resigns At Venable-street.
| Very much to the surprise and sorrow Of the
yenable-Street church, DR.. X. II. Pitt, their pas
| tor after his sermon on Sunday morning, tend
cred his resignation, 20 take effect on the lst OF
| April
Dr. Pitts resignation grows out Of his determi-
nation to devote more Of his time TO editorial
| work on the Religious Herald. lie has been the
junior editor of tnls paper since OCTOBER, 1856
/ and the management has invited MN 10 make
| this relation permanent and t. give his whole
time 70 this work. He said yesterday In reply 10
| an inquiry that he would continue 20 reside IN
| Richmond and had no thought OF giving up the
ministry but would spend his sundays ID
| ILfAl4Al-s-
| Brief Church Notes.
| The Wost-yiow Baptist church celebrated its
| first anniversary Sunday night. N0twithsiand-
/ ing The bad weather large congregation was IN
| attendance.
Rev. DR.. o. f. FlipDo, OF the First Baptist
| church OF Roanoke, preached for the Grace
| Street church sunday morning and evening.
| Mr.. FlippO IS a fluent speaker ana his dis
| courses were greatly enjoyed by tho congregs-
| tion Of that church. DIR. Hatcher Is holding a
| meeting at Mr. Flippos church, In which much
| interest Is being manifested. IL II supposed
| that Dr. Hatcher viii III his pulpit at Grace
| Street on Wednesday night.
The noted evangelist Rev. w. W. Smith,
| preached for Dr. Goodwin at Groye-Ayenuo
! baptist church sunday morning and az hlgn.
for Rev Mr.. HutsOn at Pine-Street Baptist
| church.
Bishop Peterkin filled the pulpit at the Monu-
mental sunday morning and preached power
ful and most interesting sermon on the BLDG.
| Quite q large audience attended this service.