Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-28
TrInity's Esghueth Anniversary--
ChlIdren's-Dny Exercises nj seve-
raj of the Churchcs--City-M Mission
Work-About sunday Services.

present condition. aims. and claims OF
Hoge Academy. This Institution was open
ed for educational work last October, al
Blackstone, Nottoway county. by the
Prosby;ery OF East Hanover. II is
named in honor OF Dr. Hose. Among
other things Mr.. Epcs said:
The permanency OF the school has been
provided for by placing It In the hands OF
an Incorporated, chartered board OF trus-
tees. consisting OF Rev Moses d. Hoge
ID. d.. president; Rev. L. B. Turnbuh
now Of Durham, y. c.. Rev. DIR. J. ".
Roscbro, Of Petersburg; Rev. Dr. X. H.
Fleming. Of Lynchburg; Rev. James l.
Vance, now OF Nashville; Rev. DR.. Rich
ard Mcnwaine, Of Hampden-Sidney
Rulirrg- Elders J. s. Munce. Of Richmond
J. p. Fitzgerald. OF Farmyille' William
H. Mann. Of Nottoway: William Hethorn'
OF Luncnburg. and Laymen william il.
Glugrick. Of Norfolk and J. M. Harris OF
Blackstone.
NAMES OF GREAT MEN.
sThe presbytery copolaed the academy
With the name Of Hoge, as a spontaneous
tribute 20 our great Virginia preacher
and Richmond resident, who has given
ministry OF fifty years Of great sacrifice
and unparalleled devotion. fruitfulness,
and oIoQuence 10 this city and southside
virginia. the place OF his nativity.
They named the chapel Armstrong
Chapel in honor Of that great champion
Of the Chrlstian faith. Rev. George d..
Armstrong. y. H.. Of Norfolk. who has
been bulwark Of the walls Of Zion for
eighty years. They named the school OF
bible study and evidences Of Christianity
the Pryor School of Bible study In
n0nor Of the Rev. Theodortck Pryor
ID. D.. who for nearly sixty years
preached the glorious Gospel OF the
blessed God with holy fcrvor and eio-
quenoe In the county Of Nottoway.
"Ihe foundation OF al. the department
OF invested funds and scholarships. the
presbytery has happily called the AleNan-
der Foundation 10 perpetuate the name
and h8ilowed remembrance Of Dr. Ar
chibald Alexander. so largely the founier
o. Christian education North and South
once president OF Hampdeu-Sidney Col
lege. and. for so many years subs quentiy
Professor Of Theology In Princeton SEMI
nary. and not only the name OF his
eminent servant Of God, but those OF
many Of his descendants. some Of whom
have lived and labOred IN virginia, es-
pecialiy those Of Dr. James W. AleXan-
der and the late Rev. Henry G. Alex
qnder. ID. d. The Alexander name viii
be made conspicuous in all it, future
history. and there Is good assurance that
those OF the family residing in New YORK
and New Jersey VIII cooperate with
Virginia friends and satisfy the eNpec-
tation Of the public IN contributing lnigeiy
TO is endowment; indeed, this has al
ready been done Go a most gratifying
extent.
When II was proposed to place the
name Of Dr. Hoge upon the Institution
some Of us doubted whether he, who Is a
phenomenon in our ministry, would con-
sent 10 such a proposition. But h. has
never appeared greater than In the SIN
cere qualification with which he received
this humble and simple tribute. ana IN
the earnestness with which he has given
his name, his heart, his brain, his time,
and his means 20 the organization ana
development of the institution. But de
Hcacy Of execution Is the measure OF
perfectly working power. and modesty
and humility are the measure OF perfect
Is poised greatness. And why should
we have doubted when such men as Pea
body and Washington ana Lee and Hop
kiug AID Cooper end Pratt ana COR
coran have given great names and great
means 10 Christian 5iucaaon?
-FOUR THINGS WANTED.
"Now We want four things We want
vour urayers: the school was conceived In
ursyer. the Committee Of Presbytery
which drew the design asked guidance
i'm prayer. the ground for the foundation
was broken with prayer, the buiidlns'
when completed. was dedicated 10y Inc
presbytery with prayer.
I've want your patronage in boys as
material upon which 10 work.
1--WE want your contributions In money
10 carry forward the work / am enJolned
t, the nresbvtery TO canvass the churches
in the effort TO raise as large a portion
az $1,000 as possible. i am here this
week al the solicitation OF your pastor
10 canvass this congregation ana shal
visit YOU In your homes and places or
business. lie and the presbytery and our
hoard viii! be- greatly disappointed u you
and an our people Of the pTesbytery do
not respond readily and literally.
we want donations OF such books as
YOU can spare from your homes FOR the
library We desire to place upon the
files OF this room current perodicais
10 GI its shelves with vol
umes Of literature OF every class
suitable for boys and young men, and
10 put in it a bust OF Dr. Hoge We
desire. also. Go place portraits or pr.
H0re az Dr. Armstrong, and or the DIS
Alexander in the chapel, where now hangs
iu excellent portrait OF the Rev. Or.
Pryor Qhe work and gift Of a young
artist who loved him. and loves ms
memory. that the personality OF these
great men may be- emtalmed as FAR as
possible. and that their influence may be
PASSED over upon the coming generations
.n awaking in them reverence for heroic
Christian character. and for our God.
Sir Emerson has said that an instltu-
tsn Is the prolonged shadow Of man.
We wish % make this institution the
prolonged shadow OF these leaders Of
Christian thought. ana thus 20 perpetuate
Ga, influence OF their lives
The Danger of PrOcrastination.
At Grace-street Presbyterian church
SUNDAY night Rev. Or. James Y. Fair
preached a most eloquent and Impressive
sermon from the text: This people say
The time is not come; the time that the
Lords house should be built
lie spoke at some length Of the negli-
fcuce OF The Hebrews. who, after having
been released from captivity. returned
% Jerusalem 20 live, ana said that upon
'heir return. the city az once began 10
prosper r1iace after palace was bulit,
and commercial interests advanced, and
indeed. Jerusalem's influence began again
g. be- teit Tar beyond her walls wealth
poured in almost unsoueht. But while
thus pr0spcrng. the rebuilding OF the
Temple OF Goa upon Mount MOriah had
been ignored by the p0pulace. who an
swered the prophet Of God by say
ing. "The time Is not come. the time
that the Lords house should be built
Dr. Fair said the people Of Jerusalem
pat on the work. saying; Wait until
our fortunes accumulate, and we will
then build a house worthy Of God. Pro-
rasunatlon he said. ruined the Hebrews,
cld pfOcrastinat.On Is running thousands
tpon thousands Of people. who put on
accepting Christ. saying. 1T Is not time,
DO SIS not time"
The speaker continued by declaring that
u statistics were correct only one out
u every i've persons dying were Chris
uans, and the other four died uncon-
Nertcd without accepting salvation, and
were doomed 70 everlasting death And.
This not through infdelity; because they
acknowledged the existence OF God and
NE truth Of the Bible; bat because they
delayed In accepting salvation, though
al the while intending to. and believing
mat they would az future time become
children OF God.
The eioquence OF Or. Fair manifested
litflf al the closing Of the sermon Ia A