Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-07
Will Take Place Tomorrow
Afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
SKETCH OF HIS LONG LIFE
Pastor Half" century-Ripe in Years
and Rich In Honorable Lived n
L'fc of Usefulness anu Died Bo-
loved by Allan Eminent Divine
and Ono of tho south's Greatest
Men.

Hoge will take place tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock from the Second
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Moses d. Hoge, D. D.,
Iuchmond's ablest preacher and
citizen. and leading expounder
of the gospel in the Southern
pulpit, died at his home in this city at
2:3O o'clock yesterday morning. His
death was not unexpected. by reason
of his long illness and extreme age, but
it will be mourrfed sincerely by thou
sands of friends in this country ana
Europe.
Last June DR.. HoSe had a spell OF
sickness. which convinced his most in
innate friends that a general breaking
down of the system, incident to old
age and long and arduous work had
begun. Up to that time he had en-
joyed splendid health. On July I'd he
went to the Grecnbrier White Sulphur
Springs. where his friend, DR. Hunter
Mcclure was sojournnE, with the hope
of regainng health and strength. The
trip was fatiguing and serious illness
followed. Early in August he had i'm
proved sufficiently to be brought home.
His son. DR.. Moses d. Hoge. Jr., had
previously been summoned to his ia
Tiers bedside and accompanied him to
this city, arriving on the evening of
August 9th. Careful medical attention
and the gest of nursing improved Dr.
Hoges health considerably and n trip
North. including stops at Atlantic City
and Saratoga was planned for him. He
tarried ut the former resort several
weeks, and was considerably benefit
ted He returned home by way of Balti-
more, while he stopped awhile. reaching,
Richmond about the middle of Septem-
Der. and officiating at the funeral SER
vices of Miss Winnie Davis, the
Daughter of the Confederacy," in st.
Paul's =. Il. Church. September odd.
On the morning of October 20 he
preached his last sermon as pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian Church, with
which he had been connected in that
capacity for nearly ffty-four years, and
one of the most protracted and brill
liant pulpit careers known in this coun-
try WAS ended. He continued to slow
ly improve until the afternoon of Fri
day. November 4th. when he was badly
injured in a street car accident lie
never recovered from the shock sus-
tanned.
On Friday evening. November ed he
was received as n member of Dove
Lodge No. 81. a. T. ana y. NJ. and was
10 made chaplain, the ceremony of initi-
alton being conducted at his bedside by
Most Worshipful Grand Master II. r
w. Duke, Jr. IL was the first time in
the history of Virginia Masonry that
this honor was conferred
~ LETTER OF PRAYER.
1t was expected that Rev. Donald
Guthrie. co-pastor of the Second Pres
byterian Church. would be installed
with special exercises Sunday. Novem-
Der 10th. and that DIR. Hoge would he
able to take part in the exercises. His
physicians, Dr. Hunter Mcclure and
Or. Moses n-AaEer taaussl4t- he WIS
not strong enough to leave his room
however. and the occasion was post
poned.
On Sunday, November 27th, at the
morning service. Rev. Mr.. Guthrie read
10 ms congregation beautiful letter
from DR.. 1oge. expressing his regret
at being unable TO be present at the
communion service. and stating that
IL was the first time in fifty three years
that he had been absent from this SER
wee If in the city when it was ccle-
brated' The letter Expressed in touch
ing language the prayer that God would
watch over the congregation and give
them His richest blessings.
MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC.
On the evening of December Sd DR..
Hoge dictated to his son-in-law. MIR.
Marshall NJ. Gillian the following an
nouncement to be published In the daily
Nor
uoes not improve. He seems 10 be
slowly losing ground. and his symp-
toms are more unfavorable."
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Rev DR.: Moses Drury Hoge was
porn IN the county of Prince Ed
ward. Va, September Is. ISIS. He
was descended on his fathers side
from ancestors who emigrated from
Scotland and settled in Frederick conn
ty, Va. in 1886. on the domain Of
Thomas. Lord Fairfax, of Colonial
memory. His grandfather was DIR.
Moses Hoge. president of Hampden-
sidney college, one of the most eminent
among great and good ministers. who
have so richly blessed the PRESBYTERIAN
Church in Virginia. John Randolnb
says in one Of his letters that the Doc
tor was the most eloquent man he ever
heard in the pulpit or out of it. Three
OF MS sons became ministers of the
gospei-Dr. James Hoge, of Columbus.
o.: John Blair Hoge OF Richmond
Va, and Samuel Davies Hoge, Profess
sor OF Natural Sciences in the Ohio
University a Athens. The last named
died early in life. leaving two sons, who
became ministers of the gospel, the
younger of whom was the late Rev w.
j. Hoge. d. D., and the elder the late
Rev. Moses d. Hoge. D. D.. OF this city
On the maternal side DR.. Hoge was
descended from the Lacy family, which