Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
nv Mr., MOSES DRURY HOCE is DEAD.

or his fellow-citizens, but OF the entire
country Not alone OF the entire country.
indeed, for his character has excited as
much admiration in Europe as among our
selves. In coming ages his name VIII be
marked with lustre, and will be one OF
tho richest treasures OF the future.
SIMPLE, HUMBLE, PURE.
DR.. Hoge had a rare power OF attracting
TO himself the finest spirits, power
which lay not so much in his ability or
his genius as in his character. so simple
SO humble so pure, so unworldly, yet
wanting not that severity which can stand
| by principle and maintain what he holds
| 10 be truth. lie made quiet but deep
| impression on all who came within his
| influence. IL was tho singular happiness
OF his nature that love for him was al
ways sanctifed by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that did not make the love less tender.
| and love that did but add intensity to tho
| reverence.
Tifty-three years Of his life were spent
IN the peaceful IL active occupations OF a
| clergyman, who did his duty earnestly.
| But in spite of this outward peace, he
was for many years one of the most
| prominent men Of his time, who both
| personally and by his works had no little
| influence on the thought Of his genera
! ton. He was a man Of wide and various
| information, whose lntcItStS anu SSihlh
! thies embraced almost all branches OF
human knowledge as well as speculation.
| Gifted with great powers of language,
| both written and in conversation, with a
! fund of knowledge far above the average.
there were few subjects in which he did
not shine and many in which he ex-
celed.
He was q man OF earnest piety, and
| lived so near in his own mind to the
great realities OF the unseen world.
HIS INFLUENCE ON OTHERS.
Both as a preacher and in his own per-
sonal discourse, DIR. Hoge was thorousn-
| ~ stimulating teacher. he Woulu n.y.
| nrobablv. have wished to found school'
| and most certainly never did so: his in
nuence on other men rather consisted IN
| the fact of inducing them TO THINK 1or
| themselves than that he led them TO ADOPT
his own views. But his healthy and stimuli
| lating influence went far Deyohu tne
boundaries of his own parish and MS
wide circle of friends, and was largely
attributable TO the fact that he gave Ut
terance TO the thoughts when were SUI
ring in many minds during the time OF MS
own most vigorous lie. -.
lie threw himself with the keenest zest
into the passing moment, he dreaded no
task. he Stunned no emergency. lie was
a nro'found scholar. and the operations OF
his mind were guided and restrained by
! tbot knowledge Of the intellectual held
and that sence of proportion ana mar
nonv of fitness and Of taste, which only
scholarship can give.
A MAN AMONG MEN.
DIR. Hoge lived in the library, yet ne hau
neither the erudite prosiness nor tne en-
clusive isolation Of the abstract schoiar'
no lived also in the world, and with the
4 life Of his time. He clasped the hahus VI
n men and women: he spoke to their hearts'
he was interested in their fortunes; thelr
welfare pleased him, and their cares uis-
c trest". and wherever he went he carried
4 | tho henediction Of good deeds and lett inc
L sunshine Of love and peace.
, Ta was sparing in his food, and simple
l. ,r bis dress. he took but little sleep and
s. was capable Of extraordinary EFFORTS OF
d intellectual toll His memory was pro-
: | digious. but he used IL only as the ser
vant NJ his higher faculties. As rea-
r eoner he has seldom been equalled, and
s the soundness and penetration OF his
[ Judgment were such as TO give TO MS
r conclusions in practical questions almost
the appearance of predictions, and TO IN
SHIRE in all his friends theeutmost conf-
dence in the wisdom Of his counsels.
His talk Of old times was deeply inte-
resting. full of "Reminiscences. and various
|
! learning.
HISTORY OF HIS TIME.
DIR. Hoge was born in the same year
that the State Of Illinois came into the
Union. He lived 20 see five popes OF
Rome two kings and a Queen reisning
| I'm England two Bourbons, one Orleans.
| one Emperor. and the second and third
republics in France; FIVE czars in Russia;
| five mOnarchs and one republic In spain
He saw twenty-One presidents OF the
| United States, and the birth of the Ger
man empire He saw the first use OF the
| electromagnetic telegraph. He saw all
Europe disturbed by revolution, and he
watched the marvellous development of
the steamboat and engine, and the as
| founding progress of the nineteenth CEN
| fury
He has gone to his grave in the fulness
of years and hOnors; his works live after
him in the lives and admiration of the
public; ne will be deeply mourned, and it
will be long time before any one who
ever knew him can speak without a sigh
the name Of DR.. Moses ID. Hoge.
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
} In person DR.. Hoge was tall and spares
sinewy rather than powerful, and of a
restless, nervous temperament. His COM
plexion was swarthy, his hair dark, and
his eye bright and piercing His temper
was kept under rigid control, his dispo-
sition tender gentle. and loving as that
of a woman with flashing scorn and in
dignation against all that was ignobe
and impure. He was an exemplary hus-
| band, father, and friend. His private
character was in harmony with his pub
lie reputation, and position. His sympa-
thetic organization made him keenly SEN
} sible Of the wants Of the poor.
AN IMAGE OF MAJESTY.
To the last he was an image of majesty.
The pain that consumed his suffering
body could not quel his royal spirit. He
could look back upon good life. he was
sustained by religious faith; he felt upon
his gray hair the spOtless crown of
honor; he met death as he had met life
q victor-and he passed from the world
with all the radiance Of his glory about
him-like sunset from a mountain peak,
that vanishes at once into the heavens.
Those who watched at his bedside saw
in him the noble spectacle OF a great
spirit that had done its life work. calmly
and trustfully passing through the gate
of suffering into the long -desired and
frmly-expected repose of Heaven.
DEATH CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT.
Or. Hoge's death is directly due to the
accident he met with on Friday Novem-
Der 4th. when car ran into his buggy as
he drove along Main street. In describing