Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
DEVOTED TO THE CoNFEDERAcY.
Served IL In Every Way Possible ana
Went Abroad for bibles.

During the civil war DR.. Hoge was
greatly interested and exercised In the
welfare Of the Confederate soldiers. tenn
moral as we'll as spiritual. He preacneu
10 them regularly every Sunday. ana ulu
loving pastoral work In the hospitals
Judge Farrar. in some "reminiscences Writ
ten for the Dispatch several years ago. |
had this to say:
During the war l was closely thrown
with Dr. Hoge. The winter OF looz was
a period Of disaster to the Confederate
cause. My company was ordered TO hlcn-
mond to recruit. Sickness prevailed IN
the camp and most every day some brave
fellow was carried to his grave. We had
but few comforts. The men were DIS
prited. l went to see DIR. H0ge and told
him the condition of things. lie dld
what he could for us. i invited him up
10 Camp Winder to- preach for us. With
out hesitation he consented 10 do so. Ram,
hail. or shine. every Sunday night ne
was at his post. preaching and VISITING
the sick giving words of comfort ana
announcement. i say this: III the 'oh-
federate soldier ever had a friend, that
friend was DR.. Hoge. The old veterans
loved him. This love was beautifully IL
Illustrated at the meeting OF Lee camp
shortly before DR.. ,Hoge celebrated the
golden anniversary OF his pastorate' be-
fore adjournment an old soldier arose
and said: MIR. Commander l near that
| the people are going to give DR.. hoge
nuhlic reception. Lee Camp ought to be
| there. DIR. Hoge Is one Of the best friends
| the soldier ever had Why, last week he
| buried a man from the Soldiers Home
when the snow was up to his knees.
Without delay the camp resolved To at
| tend. -,
WENT ABROAD FOR BIBLES.
| Dr Uoge's most signal service during
| the war was in 1862, when he ran inc
| blockade from Charleston ana went "
! England by way OF Nassau, Cupa, anu
St Thomas to obtain Bibles ana rehslous
books for the Confederate army holu
Shaftesbury, the president OK the pil.'sn
and Foreign Bible Society, gave nm
! hearty welcome. and invited him 10 MAXI
an address to the society In explanation
~ the object of his mission. The result
was a free grant of 10000 Bibles, O,yVV
Tostaments. and 10000 portions OF the
Scriptures, such as single Gospels Epls-
Ties the PSALMS, and Proverbs pouhd IN
black Glazed covers with red edges ana
rounded corners, of a size most conVeh-
ent for the soldiers pockets. Inc Velue
| of the donation was Ei,VO. Dr' hose -
roained during the winter in London, su-
| nnrlntGn0llX
nv the blockade runners TO me Cohleue-
r3cv He also obtained a large supply
~ miscellaneous religious books adapleu
"a camp life which were sent over III .ne
I same manner, and though some vi NV
| vessels on which the books were trans
: norted were captured, at least ehtee
fourths Of the Bibles reached the Con
federacy. nj. srlonc,d
DR.. Hoge used to say that TINS spiehuio
donation of the English Bible society WaS
enc biggest fee ne ever got for speech
Ia tbat he reaped rich reward on ms
,a,,,rn 10 Virginia in visiting the camps
and hospitals and lines of battle seeing y
,,anv Of the soldiers reading the hlti'
ced-edged volumes. .,,,,,
SOME OF HIS PUBLIC SPEECh,o'
, on his return from England III. 10 ?,
l delivered an address at an ahhlNe S''i
90 The Virginia Bible Society in ST. faul
obrrch IN one OF the largest audience
ever assembled in that spacious puiuiis
nv invitation of the virginia LesiSih
ture. DR.. HOge delivered an ora'ion :"
the unwilling o. the Jackson statue pie
sn,,.ad nv English gentlemen to Virginia
9 in october, 1874 The ceremony tooF
l Mace on the Capitol Square, where ther'
2 bod gathered an immense throng OF PEG
do and the scenes and incidents OF I'M
memorable day are yet fresh IN IN
minds of hundreds Of Virsinians Wh'
ware nresent. II was a grand and I'm
noslng scene A great assembly or praV
men and fair women gathered aroun'
the pedestal In the full blaze OIL tn
: midday sun the orator faced the sursih'
multitude With the touch OF maste
: hand he outlined the wonderful achieve
: ments OF the great commander that ha'
filled the world with admiration. Por
= traving the characteristics Of the uniqu
: life of the Christian hero. in closing IN
faithful picture one could almost sac IN
I dying soldier as he looked peyohu IN
J dork chill food to his home and rest II
the peaceful land
"Over the river, now a. heavenly guest
Under the shade of the trees forever
rest"
, Fresh in the memory Of many VIII .
DR.. Hoge's address at the Second cnurcL
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