Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-01
THE ASSISTANT TO DIR. HOGE.
He Announces why He Has Appoint
ed One-Other Church News.


ed One-Other Church News.
A congregation which gave him rapt
attention heard DR.. Hoges earnest and
thoughtful sermon at the Second Presby-
terrain church Sunday morning. Before
the discourse DR.. Hoge made the an
nouncement to his people which he had
said he would make on this occasion
with reference to his having an assistant.
He said he had for a year or more been
considering the appointment OF an as
sistant. The stress and strain OF the work
devolying upon him prevented his under
taking some things. Friends at home and
abroad had urged upon him that he should
nrepare two or three books, but he was
not able To do this under present condl-
tions. without seeking them, and some
times against his protest, he had been
drawn into some engagements that aD-
sorbed time. He was president OF the
Hoge Academy, and of the Board OF 'ne
Fredericksburg Home and School, cnair-
man of the Committee OF Publication,
nd had n number of other POSITIONS.
ne was often called upon for duties out
side OF his church. as for the oedlcatloh
Of churches, offices he would De giau 10
fulfil but for them time was required
BY Providence, it seemed, MS attehtiOi,
had been directed TO the Kew. Donaiu
Guthrie, OF Walkerton, can VINO nsi "a.
come 10 Richmond for the health OF ms
,,,ife And he was led to believe that
NJ Guthrie would render the assistance
he needed to the entire satisfaction OF the
congregation. He had therefore entered
80 an ARRANGEMENT with Mr.. Guthrie
o.. +bree months and the congregation
u,ould have an opportunity 10 kno" hlih'
o,d Mr.. Guthrie an opportunity 10 kho"
~ s,,rroundings and Richmond. III IL was
sound mutually desirable, more perina-
rent ARRANGEMENT would be made.
mr. Hoge and Mr.. Guthrie VIII snare
all the work in the pulpit and IN pastoral
visitation.
mr.. Young at Seventh street.
pou mr. Charles A. Young, of chicago
r-niversity. who is conducting course
~ RibIe study at the University OF VIZ
IT'D preached at Seventh-Street Chris-
tian church again on Sunday, strengthen
a., tho hold which he has made on inc
congreeation. DR.. Young devoted INC
morning hour to a consideration OF INC
position the Disciples denomination DC
cun,es I'm the Christian world. lie spohe
AZ some length of what the disciples pc
,,o,e and finally of the marVeiiouS
orowth the denomination has MADE III
later years. .,,.o,,ss,o.,
The evening discourse was discussion
~ the problem, "Given Self and Nature
IN Find God" The speaker stated that
there were no aetheists who were not
deceived as TO what they really believed
OF deity.
Professor HamilI on sunday.
c,4o+top MatbOdict EDlScOpdl
church was filled to overlooking to near
DR.. Hamill speak on the Bible at 49,
and again at DR.. Hatcher>s Tabernacle
ar 8 o'clock Sunday. The subject at nlght
was the 'Sunday-ScEool Extension; us
present Wants and Its Future Useiul-
ness" The International Society mas
given new life tc the study OF Holy Scrip
1rra and the advances during the past
twenty-five years have been greater tnan
ever before Mr.. w H. Jones introduced
DIR Hamill at both meetings
Ordination of Elders.
The four elders recently elected by the
First Presbyterian church were ordained
on Sunday morning. The congregation
was exceptionally large, ana the serVISo
deeply interesting and Impressive; rev
DR. Kerr presided, and preached the SER
mon which was deep, thoughtful, and
anpropriate to the important OCCASION
The new elders are Drs. Charles "A.
Blanton and Paulus A. Irving, and
Messrs George X. Cannon and James G'
Tinsley.