Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-01

Obliged 20 protect Itself In order to Sc
cur. its own preservation In accord
ance with that law Of self-prsservstion
which f. not only the first law OF ma
ture. but ot all organized life. He spoke
OF the necessity for wise and Just laws.
and for Their impartial enforcement with
ont maudiin sympathy with crime or
criminals. Said he. Two thirds OF al
the laws OF civilization are founded upon
the ten commandments; and the reason
that law saws thou shalt and thou
shalt not - because God said " by the
word OF His servant upon Mount sina'
II Is the basis Of the law
He quoted with great feeling CHRIST
PRAYER to God for his people, That thou
shonldst keep them from the EVIL ihat -
I'm the world"
In HE discourse Or. Hoge gave
crarhic description Of the Apostle Panrs
horror Of Sin and dread OF its power,
SAYING: III ever there was man thas
folt the power Of Evil. that was QUE W
.h. hest and hol!est men that ever ived'
II was that Apostle that cried out. %
wretche1 man that I am: who shall de-
liver me- What do the advocates OF
uerrect holiness and entire sanctiic3uon
havpto say Of that man on the confineS
OF giorv. and ripe for II, but still the man
who said %. wretched man that ! am
the man whose soul was almost enamel
mated and vet who cried out as II ne
had a dend body chained TO him. mat
cry is the precursor to the tr'umphan,
pecan, L thank God through Jesus Christ
VINO hath given me the victory The man
that feels the evil and grosns under ",
IL nearest the emancipation or the fnil
liberty OF the child OF God"
In concluding his sermon, DIR Hoge
drew a beautiful picture of the Joy OF the
redeemed His closing sentence was
~ believe the first thrill on the part
Of the redeemed soul will be because
this prayer, deliver US from evil so often
uttered in tears and anguish. has been
answered. and the redeemed spirit hns
been made pure and holy. like Christ. %
dwell forever with the Lord
At 40 O'Clock DR.. Hoge delivered an
address at the Young Men Christian As
ISOLATION. Navy OF the most prominent
pastors Of the city were present such ~
Rev. Or. Cooper, OF the First Baptist
church; Rev. DR.. Hatcher. OF the Grace
street church: Rev. Or. Hall, of the
Seveutk-Street Christian church. and Rev
DR.. Young. OF Park Place church. as well
az "A number OF the leading citizens Of
Richmond. such as Judge George j.
Christian. Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, Mr.
Robert s. Bosher. Mr. $. w. Tr0vers
Mr.. John Morton. Mr.. G. w. Tanner, and
Others. Or. Hoge made a powerful adj
dress on the work Of the association
in this city. and OF it's power for useful
ness and good in influencing the thou
sands Of young men and boys In our midst.
He referred i'm touching terms 10 the
deep interest that many OF those who
had now gone - their reward had taken
in the work. mentioning, particularly,
that prince in Israel. the Rev DIR. j. b.
Jeter. and the beloved and lamentel
| DR.. Peterkin.
At O'Clock Or HoSe preached again
| IN his own church 10 n large congrega
tion, his text being the words OF 81.
| Peter: Depart from Me. O Lord, for I
am Sinful Man" The sermon was one
| Of great iginality and power of which
| 1t is impossible To give brief abstrac,
that would do justice TO the theme or the
discourse.
That night at $50 o'clock, DR.. uoge
| made an. address at the Church OF the
Covenant, where the farewell meeting
was held to bid godspeed 10 the Rev.
| Mr.. Walter Mes. Buchanan, who sails in
a few days with eight other missionaries
/ for Yokohama. Japan The church was
| crowded to its utmost capacity. and the
! services were Of a most interesting ma
/ ture. DR. Hoge In the course OF his adj
! dresa gave striking account Of the
! hOme-missiOn work at Elba near Rich
mOnd College. in this city. in which the Ia
mented Judge Robert Ou.d took an active
part the result OF this home-missiou
work being the Church OF the Covenant
which now. In conjunction with the Mlz.
pah and Fairfield churches send the Rev
! AIR Buchanan 10 labor as a foreign mis-.
siorary, representing these churches IN
| Japan.