The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-13
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Richmond. Va. January 6-The fu~
neral Of Rev. DR.. Noes ID. Hoee. which
took place this afternoon. was the
most largely attended cf any since that
people turned u TO do honor to this
distinguished divine. whose good works
were a part Of the iHstory Of this m
munity- The funeral services weror
from the Second Presbyterian church,
ever whics the deceased had % accept
ably presided for more III half a
century. The edifice Was thronged and
a great many were turned away Tor
wsnt OF sitting or standing room with
In Had the church ted
thai number, there is little doubt that
eight or ten thousand people would
have been present. AS IL was every
available space within the sacred cdi-
flee was occupied
The services were OF the simplest
character. possible. and consisted Of
reading the Scriptures and
Not a word OF eulogy OF tirs distin-
guished divine was uttered. either I'm
prayer or otherwise. None was need
ed. Not a person within the seand OF
the voices of the officiating ministers
but We're familiar with the character
ana the good work of the dead. This
simplicity or the service was strictly
In ACCORDANCE with the well-known
wishes Of DIR. Hoge.
The casket, of cedar wood. covered
with black cloth. rested In front OF
the altar. The only floral Offering was
O beautiful palm and n bunch OF vio-
lets sent by the family, and which was
placed on the casket lid The deceased
long had an aversion for any sort OF
display on such a solemn occasion,
and often raised his voice against
custom. 1t was his wish that no flow
ers should BE- sent. n this desire was
respected.
tor of the church. and who will o
be installed as successor of the late
pastor, made the leading prayer. Selec-
tons from the Scripture were read by
Rev. Drs. Witherspoon. Kerr and
Smith. Nearly every minister i'm Rich
mond and immediate vicinity was
present, including the venerable DIR.
Charles III. Read, ST., the Oldest min
lister here. Delegates from Dove Lodge
or Masons, Lee Camp. Pickett Camp.
soldiers home. board of Confederate
Memorial Library Society and the Hol-
emit.
The family OF the deceased were
present. and consisted of his daughter,
Mrs. M. NJ. Gillian, Of this city, and
her son, Mr.. Hoge Gillian, OF Pitts
burg; his son, DR.. Moses ID. Hoge, or
Richmond, and Mr.. Hampden Hoge, OF
New York, and his nephew. Rev. DR..
Peyton II. Hoge. of Wilmington, N. c.
These hymns, selected by DIR. Hoge's
family. were sung: Peace. Perfect
Peace" Servant OF God. Well Done"
High in Yonder Realms Of Light ana
Zone Sweetly Solemn Thought"
The funeral cortege moved up Frank
lin street to Hollywood cemetery,
where the burial took place. The
streets along the route We're well filled.
and in the cemetery there were possI--
bly, 10000 people to do homage to the
dead. h interment was in the Rogo
family section. which Is near the grave
Of President Monroe and not very
far from the Jefferson Davis circle.
one of the most beautiful spots I'm Hol-s
lywood. The ceremonies at the grave
were as simple as those at the church
They were those of the Presbyterian
church and conducted by Rev. DIR.
Guthrie. -
DR.. Hoge's great popularity brough' =
him honor and fame and n loving plac .
in the hearts of all the people, but 7 a.
fortune. He died comparatively pot ,r
He was an interchangeable worker. mr.
amassed little money, as he gave av yav
with a liberal hand. He had no de sire
for money, and although he live A I'm
the same house for more than t nirty
years never owned IL.