The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-04

VIII SAL from New YORK on Saturday
with \ large party Of tourists bound 20,
a tour Of several months TO vf1e Holy
Land. Egypt. Turkey ard other countries
In Asia, and including an extensive trsy
through the countries of Europe.
FAREWELL SERVICES.
On the eve OF MS departure. Dr.. Hogy
he'd communion services n his church
, on Sunday morning at ii O'Clock and a,
the evening services preached his good.
bye sermon. There were large corgre-
cations a. both services. and both pas.
tor and people were deeply affected over
the thought OF separation Dr.. Hoge gets
leave OF his congregation ard expects "a
be absent till the iaster part OF July. The
distinguished Rev. Joseph r. wilson, -
D.. OF Columbia, 5. c.. pastor Of ths
First Presbyterian church years ago
viii supply Dr.. hoge's pulpit in his alb
sence. DR.. WLsor - expected here on
Thursday and WA preacn at the services
| next Sunday.
GOODBYE RECEPTION.
Last night DR.. Hoge gave n reception
| at the church p4s9ors in Abble Chadbourn
| Memorial building, and took leave OF his
friends. Hundreds wen; out TO bid him
| goodbye and wish him "A safe. voyage
and a pleasant tour. II Mas an Informal
reception and bur for the feeling thar
there was 10 be u parting between pas
tor and people for several m--ah.- the
occasion was quite a d~eiiShtfLO' - en-
joyab!e one. The hal and pariors were
brilliantly lighted, and as 5le people
came they went and cordially grlsped
~ -. - uxas- - -.
10 O'Clock and meanwhile the ladies serv-
ed refreshments from several tables
spread in the hail. The tables were beau
tifully decorated with flowers and lamps.
and the ladies who presided over the
tables were Mrs. r. y. Sweet, Miss Fan
ME Williams, Miss Eta Hart, Miss Ellen
Bethany, Mrs. Marsden Bethany, Mrs.
Richard Price, Mrs. B. f. Hail, Miss
Amelia Bethany. Mrs. II. G. Mcqueen,
Mrs. w. j. C~rosswell. Mrs. G. II. Robin
son, Mrs. w. S. Warrock, Mrs. w. III.
Chadbourn, Mrs. Geo. d. Parsley, Mrs.
c. E. Borden, Mrs. Walker Taylor, Mrs.
H.. Mel. Green, Mrs. r. w. Hicks, Mrs.
j. r. kenry and Mrs. w. a. Riach.
After a pleasant sociab,e time, and
some impromptu rend.tions on the piano
by several ladies and gentlemen. good
bye was said to DR.. Hoge and all de-
parted feeling sad that they Will not have
their pastor with them for SO long a
time.
TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
DIR. Hoge VIII leave here at 9:35 O'Clock
this morning by the Atlantic Coast Lin
and will spend today and tomorrow with
his family at Kenansville. On Thursday
morning he viii leave for New York and
will sail on Saturday on the North Ger
man UloydS steamship Aller with c. par
ty of tourists under the management of
CLark's tourist agency. In the party will
be DIR. Edwin A. Alderman, president of
the North Carolina university; Rev.
Robert E. Caldwell, of Winston; Rev. j.
l.. Caldwell, of Pine Bluff, Ark; the Rev.
Mr.. Patton. of Marietta, Ga: Rev. Mr..
Patton, Of Decatur, Ga; and Miss Mar
tina Williams, of Wilmington ami Miss
Jennie Williams, of Fayettevi4le. DR..
Hoge's immediate travelling companions
will be the Rev. Messrs. Caldwell and
Mr. Spears. They Will TAXI a different
route to most of the party.
DIR. HOGErS ITINERARY.
The itinery of DIR. Hoge and his party
will be as follows:
February SAIL from New York on
steamer "Aller.'
12-Sail bet ween the Azores.
bland at Gibraltar.
16-Ma.aga and Granada.
1S-Algfers.
19-21-Naples.
22-Maita.
EGYPT.
February 25th to March 9TH will visit
Cairo. THE Pyramids, ThebeS, Goshen
and the Red Sea.
PALESTINE.
March s-Joppa.
1O-11~-Jerusa.em.
12-Bethlehem.
13-Joppa.
14-Carmel.
" 15-16-Nazareth
17-Cana and Tabor.
1S-Nain. JeZreel.
19-Shechem.
20-Sychar.
21-Bethel.
2~2-Jerusalem.
23-Bethany.
" 24-Gethsemane.
25-Calvary.
" 26-The Sepulchre.
27-Walk TO Emmaus.
28-Mar Saba dead Sea-
29-En Gedi.
ou-f1eDIC0.
31-Valey Of Elah.
April 1-JeTicho.
2-Jordan.
3-Nebo.
4Rabboth-Ammon.
@The Jabbok.
6Gerasa (near Mizpah in Gilead.)
" 1-Pella. near Jabesh Gilead)
SGadara.
Sea Of Galiiee least side.l
" 10-ReSt by the Sea.
11-Bethsaida- ChCrazin. Capernaum
12-CapeTnaum.
13-HGl county of Naphtaii.
1Aaesarea Philippe.
15-Hermon.
16-19-DamaScus.
2o-Lebanon.
" 21-Beyrout.
tBeyrout Is now tine principal sen
port OF Syria "a Antioch was I'm
Roman times.D
2-Cyprus.
22-Rhodes.
2-CYfos.