Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12

corners into virtue. and not that he was o
controversialist. bent on forcing every
one to accept his creed All. how far from
all this he was. He could sit down 10 a
banquet with lords and scholars. and. ~
allowed, not utter word: or he could
spend a night with farmer In the coun-
try and not mention the things of saliva
ton. and yet in either case he would very
likely, by the very charm and spell OF
his holy personality make a religious i'm
preston that time could never efface.
Or. II he saw the fitting opportunty-he
had 4 wonderful eye for seeing his oppor-
tunities-he was quick and skilful in
using it for the honor Of Him whom he
delighted to serve.
ENTERED SOCIETY AS BENEFACTOR
DR.. Hoge entered society largely as
benefactor. 1t was not much that society
could do for him. He did not crave It's
money. its offices, or its honors. While
il opened all its gates to him and held out
its rewards he simply went his way ana
chung 10 the work which his Master gave
him to do. True he loved the people, ana
their caress was sweet TO him, but MS
wants were so few that society had i'm
its hand little that he desired. He went
out OF life rich i'm faith, but with his hand
empty. Earth offered nothing worthy OF
his grasp.
DIR. Hoge was born for society. BY his
endowments. as we'll as by his accom-
plshments. he was eminently fitted for
social life and fitted for the very highest
and best of social life. He was the es-
sense of courtesy, though possibly his in
tense personality at times bore him 10
the verge of forgetting the rights Of his
weaker brethren. His social adaptations
| were singularly fine, and he could be
| friendly to the lowliest. for he felt friend
| ~. He loved humanity, believed in its
nobility. i'm its capacity for Improvement,
and was an enthusiast in his belief i'm the
| power of the Gospel to save the lost lie
| had a manner that was lordly. and yet
withal sweet as Il mdidens smile and so
| thoughtful that it would run to catch
stumbling child His sympathies We're
flexible. and could reach every human
want and sorrow.
They said that he had a fault In the
| eyes Of some it was grievous. Not ms
| great and bountiful church could keep his
pocket supplied with money. He could
| nor remember that he had wants so long
as human sorrow and want cried ABOUT
him. Oh. celestial PRODUCTIVITY! EXuaVa-
gance most holy! Did his Lord say TO HIM
"Tnasmuch as YOU overdd it 10 one of the
least of these. my brethren2' Nay verify
he did not. He found his wasted goods
i'm the garner of the skies.
NOTHING COMMON IN CHARACTERS
DIR. Hoge had nothing common In MS
| character. There was not bad piece OF
timber in the ship; each part gave
strength. His forces were well poised, ou'
| they were not too tightly linked @
forbid freedom At times it looked as II
he was one-sided and Informed, but his
| self-recovering power was great NJ
| times his Intellectual forces sprang ou'
| in such dazzling splendor that for the
moment he seemed simply an intellectual
Colossus; at other times his ethical being
outraged by some defiant evil would burs'
| into such fury that you would mistake
| him for wild reformer; at others his vii
! would rise i'm such startling obstinacS
| that he ceased TO be imperial an'
| grew imperious. Once or twice ] saw nm
when his emotions overwhelmed him ant
! his self-mastery was gone. These episodes
| were memorable. but they were bflet
! While it is certain that these moments o
| inequality I'm his forces had their uses, !
| Is safe 10 say that he made his deepes
| impressions when all his powers worked
! together Then he put in his deepes
| Impressions. not on memory. but on th'
| hearts Of men. He wrote his biography
on human character, and it will not be
read until the books Of the last day arr
| Ouened