The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-18
PRAISES memory
Of On. HATCHER
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announced in order. and those who
had prepared papers, or VINO wisneu
20 sneak a word concerning any OF
them. would answer, he, himself, tnen
reading A prepared paper on the me-
WORK and character OF Rev. William r.
Watcher. .the most notable figure In
the Southern Baptist church.. as ne
has been called.
Tribute to Or. Hatcher.
DIR. Martin traced the ancestry VI
DIR. Hatcher, who was descended from
noted soldiers. statesmen and minis
/ tiers on both his fathers and mother .
side. DIR. Hatcher was born July 20,
1884. in Bedford county. Va, in the
shadoyy OF the Blue Ridge, and all
/ his life retained q peculiar reverence
for the mountains AZ a boy he was
an omniverous reader. and was given
every advantage afforded by his faith
er,s circumstances. He entered Rich
mond college to study for the min
istry. graduating In 1855.
His first charge was BainDrioge
church. in Manchester. DIR. Martin
noting the fact that he began and
ended his ministry in Richmond. Fol
twenty-six years he was pastor OF
Grace-Street church. Richmond, dur
ing which time he did his best work
Two thousand members were added
to his church during his pastorate;
calvary and Tabernacle churches were
started, and aid rendered Immanue
and other Baptist churches OF the
city. While pastor OF Grace Street
church, DIR. Hatcher was chairman Of
many boards and conducted severa
boys societies. for whom he had q
great love, but never neglected, In the
! least, his duties as minister.
II was during this passionate that he
wrote the life OF his kinsman' Or. J
fB. letter, and other literary produc-
lions, among which was Struggle Let
(, ters." He received calls to Louisville
ky. Lynchburg. Va. and Other
churches but declined them all to con-
| tinue his work at Grace-Street and In
Richmond. never leaving until he re-
| tired from the ministry
His Greatest Work.
| DR.. Martin declared that his great
est work was probably the founding
| of Fork Union academy for boys.
| ..As q speaker !. said his euioEist
"his humor served him in good part
Though It was never forced or affect
| ed" His optimism was another char
acteristic, which made him an enter
tanning talker and freside converse.
tionalist.
/ HE never compromised with error
and never shirked. He was true tc
his convictions all his life"
DR. Martin declared that the dis
tinguished Baptist minister was not
only man Of great intellect and pull
pit power. but = wonderful financiel
and an organizer OF NO mean ability
He raised 100000 for Richmond col
llege. dedicated = thousand churches
organized the Baptist convention Of
| America, and altogether was q nota-
BILE figure and commanding person
ality not only In the Virginia asso-
citation, but In the Southern Baptis'
church.
Tribu%se @ others.
When DR.. Martin had completed hi.
sketch OF Or. Hatcher's life and ap.
probation OF his work for tho caus,
OF the Baptist church and Of educa
ton q number Of papers were read
and addresses made on the others
who have died within the lively.
months.
r. II. Elicit on Rev. r. II. tsariick
Judge w w. Mofrett and Rev. q. G.
| Duncan on Rev. IN. III. Thompson, Rev
tG. G. Duncan on Rev. m III. Jones
Rev. ", ., Hecker ana Rev. w. 8
DunAway on Rev. !. r. Wilkinson
Rev. u RI. Couch en- RSx 4. u Rsy-
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