The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-24

In Prince Edward county, Va, on sep
tember -. 1917 or 1919. The date in the
family Bible Is not quite clear. lie |
is descended on his fathers side from |
ancestors who emgrated from Scotland |
AMI settled In Frederick county. Virginia. |
I'm 1876, on the domain of Thomas Lord |
Fairfax Of Colonial memory. His grand |
father was Or. Moses Hoge, president OF
Misunderstanding College one Of the most
eminent ministers Of the Presbyterian
Church in Virginia. John Randolph said
IN one Of his letters that he was the
most eloquent man ne ever heard IN the
pulpit or out of II.
Three OF his sons became ministers OF
the Gospel. DR.. James Hoge. OF Columbus.
O.; John Blair HOge, OF Richmond; and
Samuel Davies Hoge, president OF Athens
College. Ohio. The last named died early
In life. leaving two sons, who became
ministers Of the gospel. the younger OF
whom was the late Rev. w. j. Hoge u
d.. and the elder is the subject OF this
sketch.
On the maternal side, Or. Hoge is de-
seconded from the family OF Lacys, who
em,rrated from England TO Virginia in
early Colonial times.
or The TRIBE or LEVI
His grandfather was the Rev. Drury
Lacy. y. D., president Of Hampden-Sid-
ney College. minister Of great emil
nence. Two of his sons became minis
ters-the Rev. William ;. Lacy, OF LOUIS
lama. and Rev. Drury Lacy d. D., for
nerIv president of Davidson College
and late OF Raleigh, y. c. Many Of the
reuoter descendants Of both DR.. Hoge
and Dr. Lacy have also entered the once
of the ministry. on both sides, there
fore Or. HOge IS cHphduCdIIy VI '"O
tribe of Lew.
Or Hoges ministry began In Rlcn-
mood ,n 1874 He came to this city d.
rect from the theological seminary ana
his church was built in 1873. invitations
10 khe presidency Of Hampden-Slchey
College and other institutions, TO become
a pastor in Lexington, Va 81. LOUIS
Brooklyn, New York, Nashville ThIia-
dclphia. New Orleans, Charleston, anu
elsewhere have never tempted nm iIos
the field of his first labors. II has fallen
IN tho lot of few men 10 attract such
CONGREGATIONS as habitually attend MS
ministry. and still larger wherever ne
goes TO preach or lecture ON one occa-
sion the rumour got abroad without DT'
IToge's J,nowlodge that he was favorably
considering a call from another CITY
and the next morning the papers pun
Ushed a long list Of the names OF lHe
| most prominent people OF all dehoiniha-
! lions in Richmond asking him TO re-
y
laritv which greatly touched him at the
time was a letter of similar character
! signed by every man i'm the Iredesal
Works. who was able to write
HAN TgF BLOCKADE.
During the first years Of the civil War
Dr Uoap was volunteer .haplaln IN me
! Camn of I'm .trucuon Camp Lee, where
! tho Exposition buildings now stand lie
preachcd To- the soldiers Two or thIt'
| limos A week without discontihuhS MS
services IN h.s own church.
In 1864. he ran the blockade from 'HdI
! lestoR, ana went 10 ENGLAND bE W. ~
! Nassau. cuba, and St Thomas 10 o"ldIl
| Bibles and religious books for the Nohiei-
eratc army. Lord Salisbury, the preH-
| don't of the British and FOr'ln b-Dle 80
| eiety gave him hearty welcome d-I' ll'-
| ,.ited him to make an address 10 lhe %
cjetv i'm explanation OF the object OF ms
| mission The result was Tree FidHl ~.
1900 Bibles. $1,000 Testamen,s, ana -''5"
ICrtions Of Scriptures (s.nSle "ospt'.'
| Epistlcs. &c, ID black. glazed covers W.
! ed edges ana rouhdei toiH''9'' - 49,
/ worth about H'jl.
Dr Hoee remained during the winter I'D
| London. experimenting thc-r sh.p"leh' ~
! the blockade runners to the CouieotIdty
| He also obtained q large supply oil Hlis'3l-
| larc.sls rcliliOus books adaPted 10 'a'"P
! life which were sent over ID 'he an
! manner. Most of them came in saltly.
| On, his return from ENGLAND ne Delivered
an address AT aV anniversary OF the VII
rinia Bbl. Society, IN St PauIs Church'
IN Richmond. to one of the largest au-
dienccs ever assembled in that spacious
structure.
POSITIONS OF HONOR.
Nv invitation of the Virginia Legislature
he delivered an Grafton at the unvelLhs
of the Jackson Statue. presented ~ Ehb-
| Hs1 gentlemen to Virginia. in October'
! 1V75 The ceremony occurred on the cap
IDOL Souara. where there had gathered an
immense Thong of people, and the scenes
and incidents of the memorable DAY are
| vet fresh in the minds of hundreds OF
| V.rginians who were present.
Yet more recent events have happfh'u
where Dr. Hoge took prominent P"i -
! The most notable of these was the rem
torment of President jefferson Davis IN
| HOLLYWOOD. and the solemnity, impress
/ eiv,ness and eloqucnce of Or. HoSe on
| that memorable occasion whore smplcl-
tv rather than formal ceremonies We're
I the rule made its impress upon the grea'
throng that assembled IN sefled 4d"N'
! around the great cemetery square
! a. the unveiling Of tie Confederate
sailors and soldiers Monument on Libby
! Hill. Dr HOge was a striking hsuI' anu
| a uersouage of interest to many VINO VS.
| lied the city for the hrs-~time
4 SCRAP book les before me made by q
n lady in his congregation which teams
with interesting articles from ~. houIS'
! Charleston. Philadelphia, New Nork' l'al-
ttmore. and the cities East and West
ahout tbe dedicatory and other
nublic ceremonies IN which ne look
a prominent part. Last summer
| NJ. spent a months vacation n Milwaukee
| and the Northwest and the Milwaukee
and Chicago papers devoted much space
to his eloquent discourses while there.
His calls for addresses and similar pub
| 4, services from other places are more
freauout than il IS possible for him 10 ac-
cept.
OTHER P0sITsONs.
DIR. Hoga has often been appointed 10
! positions of honor aad responsibility by
| The Southern General As rmbly ct Inc
| PRESBYTERIAN church. In 1919, ne was
unanimously elected TO the moderator $
chair IN the assembly, which met in -.
Louis. In 1876. In the Assembly convened
IN savannah Ga, he advocated ana car
Rcd by large majorities, TWO measures
| greatly opposed at that tme by some OF
the most distinguished members lnese
were the establish OF 'fTdtelnal re-
latiors." not organic union, with me
Northern Presbyterian church, ana the
seuG.ng of commissioners to represent
the Southern church in the Alliance Oh
the Reformed Churches OF The world III
1877. he was a delegate 10 the Pan-PTesby-
terrain Council, which met in Edinburgh.
Scotland.
lie was also a delegate TO the meeting
Of the Evangelical Alliance which met IL
New york in 1873. in which ne made az
address in vindicatiCn of the civilization
OF the South Also to the Alliance OF the
/ paso,r,.l Churches Of the World, which