The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09
Famous War Pastors
Of the ConfederacyI

the Second Presbyterian Church, OF RE-
Richmond, born September us. 1sls.
died January s. 1899.
DR.. Hoges pastorate Of his church s5i
was begun in February, 1915, when he y
came fresh from the hall of Union,
Theological Seminary to undertake.
this, which proved to be his only
charge. Before his end came he had e
the happiness Of seeing the success Of
his work. and OF Knowing that his
congregation was one of the strongest
Of the Presbyterian denominations In
the South
DIR. HoGe went abroad twice curing III
the War Between the States. TO secure
Bibles and hymn books for the Con-
federate soldiers. His heart was full
of loyal enthusiasm for the cause in
which they fought, and after the sur
render al Appomattox no man aid y
more than he did to help and to up
build and TO memorialiae the patriots
who had fallen in defense Of their /,
State and country. Dr. tiose was
buried January 8. 1899, in Hollywood x
Cemetery, where members Of his fans
lily who went before him lie. q
| Rector Of St. Pnul's
The Rev Or. Minnigerode filled the
pulpit of st. Paul's Church in Rich
mond during the war period. and ii
president Davis and General Robert
r. Lee both had pcws in his church,I
and attended service there. DR. Mimi
scrode was man OF the preatest pie ty,f
learning, strength and earneStness or
character. When President Davis was
IN prison at Fortress Monroe his for
mer rector visited him. administered
to him the holy communion and /.
chccrcd his spirit in every pos ~
way. No man could have been more
beloved during the many years of his 4
tncumbency than was DR.. NInniEerode II
who. as rector emeritus. passed the
declining years of his life In Alex
andrta, Va Another beloved Rich N
mono minister was the Rev. Joshua
Peterkin, of st. ,Ina1es Church. whose 4
name was the symbol Of his godly life,s5
and whose home on Leigh Street was
q centre from which elnanated the:
most elevating and helpful influence
The Rev. Or. Burrows, Of the First
BAPTIST Church is remembered By
many who sat under his war-tim e min IS
istrations. Hc preached to grea tx On Us
| Rrcgations In the Richmond Theatre
| and remained III the city for many
years after the war was over. hnailvE
retiring from active pastorship 8 to
make his homa with Ills son. E
Or. Duncan, of BROAD street rs
The Rev. DIR. Duncan Of the Broad
street Methodist Church. was one or
he most eloquent OF the many minis
| ters, whose mission it was TO stand
| firm in the midst of war-enccn, &
passed city. and a people who con.
SANITY mourned their dead. In a SER
mon delivered by Dr. Duncan during
| the last days of the Confederacy-. VI i,cS
! S1iti that the of Ia -
| remain encountered and unconuuer-4
able. and did not take on the manners
and the habits of their foes TIe
church was crowded to it's full capacity
| when this sermon was preached, ana
| 1t made a profound IMPRESSION. is 81
| y Confederate Heroine. is&s
he late Dabney II. Maury. in s. u
Southern Historical papers, tells the
/; following story OF a Confederate he :
| voinc:
IN 1861 General Ramseur command
| ms Confederate force near WinchsS-
| Ter. was suddenly attacked BY a Fed ~
cral force, under General AverIll. ana
after sharp encounter was forced
! mack through the town. The bnttle "
| heid was about two miles distant fi.m
the residence OF Mr.. rutherford. ana
| The wounded We're gathered in his I
| house and yard. b, s5
\ SsoHiSu ate SUI cons sRI Ell
! charge OF these wounded men appealed
| TO the women OF Winchester to conf
out and aid in dressing the wounds
4! ana nursing the wounded The women
/ promptly responded to the appeal and
more than twenty OF them went to Mr.
| kutherford's 10 minister to their suf-S
ferlnS countrymen.
/ There were moro than sixtvt sa;,era,,,E
wounded men lying in the house and
| garden Of Mr.. Rutherford Among
them was beardless boy named Ran
dolph Ridgely I, R 3t5,i 7;fs5
! His thigh was broken by bullet.
his nervous system was shocked ana
nnstr'ins and he could find no resi- Il:
| The surgeon felt that quiet sleep wa =
| all-important for his patient. Has
placed him under charge OF young
| girl who had accompanied the Win
chester women told her his life de-
| pended on his getting rest. showed he +
how to support his head and promised
10 return as often as he could
! All through an anxious night this
brave Eirl-Miss Russell-sat sustatas8
Ing the head or the wounded youth
and guarding the slumber that was + ~
| save his life. She had never seen hin
before. nor did she see him afterward.s
but when dawn came tile surgeon
found her on watch and the sol(I.ar ~
who had only walked once during tha
| nc ny t2iScLfHS SoululS. 54st4t
Verse OF Wor-Tin,c Melody.
II matters little now. I.orena:
The past Is in tho eternal, past f
Our heads VIII soon lie low. Lore ms
Lies tide is ebbinS out SO Ia st si
! But there's a future, CHI thank fiod III
| OF life it is so small part ss
It's dust TO dust beneath the sea.
but there--up there-'tls heart t.
/ heart"
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