Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-31
pHILApeLPHlA's GREAT SURGEON
Remarks of DIR. Hoge at the Funeral OF
DIR. Agnew.

DIR. Agnew.
The Philadelphia Record devoted over
two columns to the funeral OF DIR. AgDew.
DIR. Hoge closed the services IN a beauti-
full address. The following Is taken from
the RecOrds report of his remarks:
when look over this vast assemblage,
hushed and still, and see the tears not
only of bereaved relatives. but OF be-
reaved community, l cannot but feel that
we all constitute one sorrOwlng brother
hood and need consolation. Not only IN
this city, but in how many homes IN this
great land. from the North 70 the South,
and from the East 70 the West, ore there
those who to-day stand before God smlt-
ten and afflicted. know IT Is
time IN the home | have left TO
come and pay this loving tribute TO ore
VINO was dearer TO nv heart than any man
north of the Potomac. But come not TO
speak of the good citizen. or OF the success
ful teacher, or the eminent author-not
even of the man, endeared as he was 10 US
by his many attractive virtues. come 70
sneak of the humble Christian. the
servant Of God, and for his sake the
servant of the church he loved so
we'll. and OF the pastor, who to-
dav mourns O loss which even his words
cannot give us an adequate conception OF.
| come to speak of one who was an honest
servant of the Church and OF the com
munity. whose throes be felt so keenly,
and To which he mlnistered with tender
meas of his own. | come to magnity-not
the man, but the grace of God that most
ennobled his life and that made so tran
auil and peaceful his death"
DIR. HOge then referred 10 the profession
which Or. hcnew had chosen, and said that
il was second only TO the divine calling.
PHYSICAL strength. he added. may be en-
twined with the most charming grace
Of character, but the time Will come when
even that strength will fail. The only
strong staff is the one the preacher alluded
10 in that Twenty-third Psalm-that OF the
Good Shepherd. Honor and power give
no iovtO the heart that lies still IN the COT
lin and all the music of the worlds ap-
nlanse fails TO penetrate the dull ear OF
death.
"As look over this audience" he con-
timed land see in IL such large proper
ton of young men who have IN view one
OF the noblest calllngs IN life, am re,
minded of the prOpriety of saying word
in regard to the bearing of science and
Christianity. l know very Ven that in ~
heart of our friend was often troubled
at the skepticism which prevailed
among scientific men, and ! stand here
ON this occasion to bear testimony 20
the fact that the more he investigated the
ideas and teachings Of the scientinc
studies TO which he gave his life the hrmer
became his confidence IL religion. In one
of the last letters he said: Christ TO me
IS all, and my aspiration Is for the immor-
tality to come His testimony IS some
thing worth treasuring in your memories.
His was complete life. Doyou know
Of anything in which IT was incomplete (!
There are very few complete, symmetrical,
we'll rounded lives. How often 1t happens
that the historian does not live to com
plete his final volume. or the artist DIS
sculpture. Not so with this complete ME
an honored life. peaceful end, and Hea-
ven to crown it all. And now we are to
follow him to the tomb and lay INN
there in the sure and certain hope OF
blessed resurrection; and ID the
midst OF our grief let US be CRATE
ful that the ties of Christian affection,
that the ties of friendship. when sealed by
the blood of Jesus. are ties which moth
inc can finally sever. For these assocla-
tions shall have a resurrection beyond the
crave. 1t is but little time and we look
forward to the season of reunion and re-
cornition in the everlasting glory. In the
midst of our grief we can say, Glory TO
the Father, and to the Son, and TO the
Holy Ghost. as it was in the beginning, Is
now, and ever shall be, world without
end. Amen"