Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-28

himself and Mrs. Ewell to the Doctors
family.)
The third letter is from General r.. f.
Rodes:
HDQuARTERs RoDEss DIVISION,
November Is. 1853.
My Dear sir,-Captain Smith delivered
TO me few days ago the tasteful and
valuable present you did me the honor
to make me.
assure you that such a gift at your
hands gives me great pleasure. l will
| prize IL highly. and read H.. Il hope, with
profit to my soul. feel sure that my
promising you this In good faith will
convince you that 1 appreciate your kind
| ness, and that I am sincerely obliged to
you for the interest you have taken In
my welfare.
am, very respectfully. your obcdient
servant. r.. +. ROBES
Rev. NJ. d. Hoge. u. b.. Richmond. Va
The fourth letter is from General ]. f.
NEAR ORANGE COURTHOUSE.
November IF, 1863
My Dear Sir.-Please accept my grateful
acknowledgements for the very neat and
| serviceable edition of the Holy Bible
which I received by the hand OF Colonel
Pendleton.
had the good fortune to hear General
| Lee read your letter to him, In which you
speak OF having secured large amount
OF valuable religious literature In Eng
| land for the use OF the Confederacy.
Please find enclosed s3S. which / wish
| expended for detached portions OF Scrip
ture-the Gospels preferred-which j wish
| to distribute among my friends In the
ranks.
With best wishes for your continued
| welfare and usefulness, permit me TO re-
| main.
Your servant. ]. +. d. STUART.
DR.. Kerr said DR.. Hoge sent General
Stuart the copies Of Scripture he asked |
for without using the check. which he
still keeps as a souvenir and greatly |
prizes.
The fifth letter Is from General Joseph |
K. Johnston.
| DALTON. February Is. 1864
My Dear Sir.-I have had the pleasure |
| to receive from our friend Colonel Ewell, |
the Bible presented to me by you.
| / assure you that no gift has ever be- |
| fore afforded ME so much qualification. |
| My fathers children were taught to ven
| crate the name you bear. and know that |
| you bear It worthily. II is therefore |
source Of great pleasure to find that you |
| thought of me beyond the Atlantic. |
Receiving this Bible revived the feeling |
| you gave me almost two years ago by |
| saying that I was remembered In the |
| prayers of those who met I'm your church |
| TO pray. |
| I know that II would crafty your |
| goodness to believe that the reading OF |
| this book will not be neglected. Re as |
sured that 1t shall not. but that I will !
strive to read 1t in the spirit OF the poor |
| publican's prayer.
Sincerely yours. !. f. JOHNSTON.
| Rev. Moses ID. Hoge.
| DR.. Kerr then said: General Jackson's |
reply to DR.. Hoge's letter IL not in this |
| collection. but hold In my hand an order |
| such as General Jackson was not in the |
| habit OF issuing, and probably DR. Hoge |
! is the only man for whom General Jack |
SON ever wrote such an unlimited order. |
| II Is this:
| HEADQUARTERS VALLEY DISTRICT,
| NEAR RICHMOND.
Permit the bearer. the Rev. Moses n. |
Hoge. to pass at pleasure from Richmond |
to any part of my command.
| T. J. JACKSON.
Ma ior-General. |
RELATIONS WITH FEDERAL OFF, |
| GERS
| The reading OF these letters having |
been concluded, Or. Hoge proceeded. say |
ing: When the war was over and when |
| the melancholy days OF reconstruction |
came. IT was a significant fact that so
| many Of the Federal officers in command |
| OF this military district attended my |
| church. Knowing as they did my devo- |
| ton to the Confederate cause. one would |
| have supposed that they would prefer the |
| ministry of soma one whose position had |
| not been 40 pronounced. Not one OF them. |
| so far as ] know, held me In less respect |
| on that account General Patrick and |
| General Schofeld both took pews in my
church. General Patrick and myself had
some candid discussions about the war,
| but they never lnterfered with our pleas
ant intercourse. though he told me one
day that 1t grievsd him to find me so in
| flexible. In a family afiiiction sustained
| during his administration 1t would not
| have been possible for any one TO have
| shown me more sympathy and considerate
| kindness We never came any nearer to
| agreement on one subject but we became
| fast friends. Notwithstanding.
My personal relations with General
| Schoheld were also both harmonious and
| happy, and cherish a lively remembrance
| OF the assurance he gave me of his per-
sonal regard when he came TO bid me
farewell on being relieved OF his COM
mand in this district.
TO GO ON RECORD.
/ cannot forget that l am delivering
| an historic address, which, with all its
| demerits will go on the permanent re-
| COEuS OF THIS CNuICtl, ne W
| when its hundredth anniversary shall
| come Your descendants will wish TO
know the materials OF which II was com
| posed, the character OF the congregations
gathered at its services, the kind OF oiil-
| GERS that managed its affairs. temporal |
| and spiritual, and the causes OF whatever |
| measure of prosperity 1t attained.
| l will, therefore, In the briefest way |
leave as a legacy TO those who care 10 |
1 s,.. fta. th.aA tot Anta
| 1. II was church which for nifty |
| years had no feuds or factions In 1t: q |
| church that had no disturbing waves on |
the TRANQUIL current OF its corporate life. |
| 2 Its officers were men who were elect |
| ed because those who called them TO bear |
| rule believed them to be men OF sincere
| pety and consecrated lives. They were
| men OF good repute in the community, |
| entitled TO confidence and respect, be- |
| cause Of their Intelligence. education, and |
| social standing From the time OF its or |
| ganization there was always wonderful |
| harmony In the body of men forming |
! what we call the church session. composed |
| of the pastor and ruling elders; never |
| having had a dissension among them,
but always agreeing In the measures
| adopted for the promotion or the peace
the purity. and prosperity OF the churcn
| entrusted to their care.
| g. The pastor was never hampered or
in,erfered with in his special department,
| OF service, but treated with a generous
confidence that left him free to make
| such disposition OF his times OF rest and
| OF labor as best suited his own health
and comfort. and to conduct the services
| of the church in the way he thought
| most conducive to its spiritual advantage.
| l. The deacons ard Board OF Finance,
| having charge Of the temporal affairs OF
| the church. always gave to 1t their time
| their generous support, and their CO.
| operation In all the matters by which us
| outward and material prosperity might
/ be- secured and advanced.
| s. The female members or the churcn
| were characterized by their intelligent
| and Jealous and hearty devotion TO the
work of the different societies organized
| among them for benevolent purposes OF
| every kind, and no other agency has ac-
complshed more for the prosperity OF
thi, church or for the great enterprises
OF Christian philanthropy. by which the
| world Is benefited and blessed.
| AUDIENCES PLEASANT TO AD-
| DRESS.