Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-07

and Rev. Drury Lacy, n. D.. formerly
president of Davidson College. and
late of Raleigh, y. c. Many of the
descendants OF both DR.. Hoge and DR..
Lacy also entered the office of the min
istry. On both sides, therefore. DIR.
Hoge was cmphatically of the tribe of
Levi.
BRILLIANT AND POWERFUL.
DIR. Hoge was educated at Hampden-
Sidney College. When he graduated
there Mr.. William Maxwell, whose
widow died here n few weeks ago was
the president of the institution, and he
was a man of fine attachments and an
ornate and finished speaker. Among
his classmates were Colonel Charles
s. Darlington. n. whole-souled, splendid
man; Judge f. d. Irving, whom the
lawyers called the grand old man."
DR.. William r. Richardson. afterwards
editor Of the Central Presbyterian. and
DR.. II. l.. Dabney, one of the soundest
thinkers of the day.
Out of these distinguished men DR..
Hoge won the first honor. and was the
valedictorian. While at college he
gained n Widespread reputation as AN
orator. Members OF his society used to
say that his speeches in debate were
brilliant and powerful
TO RICHMOND IN 1914.
From college DIR. Hoge went at once
10 the Union IntClcSlCti seminary anu
he came direct to Richmond in 1914, af-
ter his ordination as assistant of DIR.
Plummer, pastor of the First Presbyte-
rian Church. In this capacity his pas
toral work had special reference to the
supply of a mission chapel HIS sue
cess in gathering worshippers there
opened the way for organizing the See
ond Presbyterian Church. He was nat
urally called 10 be its pastor, and was
duly installed February 9th. 1916. This
is the only pastorate that he ever had.
although tempting and pressing calls
time and again came from great cities
North and South. Invitations 10 the
presidency of Hampdcn Sidney College
and other literary institution: TO be-
come a pastor at Lexington, Va; ST.
Louis. Brooklyn. New York, Nashville,
Philadelphia, New Orleans. Charles
ton. and elsewhere never tempted him
from the field of his first labors.
LICENSED TO PREACH.
Dr. Hoge was licensed to preach at n
meeting of the Presbytery in Lynch
| burg. The circumstances were without
any parallel. 1t was the same church
in which his father had been licensed
and what made the event unique was
that DIR. Hoges father was moderat tor
of the Presbytery and gave the charge
| to his son. Thus three generations of
the same family were connected by
this strange sequence of services in the
| same church.
HIS FAMILY.
DR.. Hoge married April 10, 1914. Miss
Susan Wood. OF Prince Edward county.
| The good wife. who was so long the
| joy of his life. died in this city twenty
| four years afterwards. -Four children
survive him. DIR. Moses d. Hose, Jr..
who has an extensive medical practice
here is his oldest SON. and Mr. Hamn-
den Hoge is in business in New York
city. His oldest daughter. Mary r.. is
the wife of NJ. NJ. Gillian. ESQ. at
torney- atlaw, in this city She was
active in assisting her father in his
work, and Miss Bessie l.. Hoge. the
youngest child, was his loving and ho lp-
fui companion. taking the keenest in
terest in all his church work Besides
the above. DR.. Hogc had one son and
| two daughters, who died in infancy.
! His grandchildren are: Mr.. Hoge Gil
| liam. Miss Mary Marshall Gillian. and
| little Alice Aylett Hoge, the last-na1ned
being the infant daughter of Or. NJ. d.
| Hoge. Jr., who married Miss Alice
Aylett. daughter of Colonel Ayiett, O:
King William county, three years ago.
HIS POPULARITY.
DR.. Hoge's popularity was not CON
| fined to his congrega ton; nor. indeed, to
| any sect or creed. He was known and
| loved of all men. When the forthwith
anniversary of his passionate In Rich
mond was celebrated on February 81,