HE- ^ TV fzlFTl-T^ yvSrOR^OF :#\0SE5DRURYHOGE,DD.ikD. s.:i6.:l-^ m 3 Sfrom tlyr Htbrarg of Prof^Banr S^ntamin Ir^rktnrtbg? HarMin Mtqmntiitii b^ Ijtm to tl|? SItbrarg of Prinrrtnai OlfMbgtral Btmnar^ BX 9225 .H7 C66 1890 Richmond (Va. ) . Second Presbyterian Church. Commemoration of forty-five ^4^ ^ '^'J0. r^^m^m^ MM (©OMMEMOr^AJPIYE SbI^YIGES. v; 1845. -^1^- 1890. (©OMMEMOI^ATION OF f ortvj-j-iVe Y^^""^ ^f S^^Vice BY THE Rey. Moses Drury Hoge, d.d., lld., OP 51^0 Seeopd presbyteriaij <5l?ure^, OF THE Qity of l^iel^moi^d, l/irgiijia. Pbintkdbt "Whtttet & Sheppeeson, Richmond, Va. BOUKD BY Raitdolph & English, Richmond, Va. Contents. Prefatobt, 7 The Ladies' Society : Officers, 11 Keception Committee, 11 Supper Committee, 12 Committee on Decorations, 12 Biographical Sketch, from the Richmond Dispatch^ 13-29 "A Notable Anniversaey, " from T?ie State, 29 From TJie Southern Ohurchman, 31 Programme of Exercises at the Academy of Music, 32 Commemorative Services. — Description from the Richmond Dis- patch, _ -.37-43 The Exercises : Prayer, 44 Kesolutions of the Presbyterian Pastors' Association, 47 Address of Rev. Dr. HaU, 50 Address of Bishop "Wilson, 54 Address of Dr. Curry, 66 Address of Bishop Randolph, 74 Address of Dr. Kerr, 85 Response by Dr. Hoge, 93 The Reception, 102 Programme, 103 Press Comments, .__ .__ 109-125 Letters of Congratulation, 127-143 Prefatory. /^w T a meeting of the Session of the Second Presby- y^ terian Church of Eichmond, Virginia, held Jan- ^ ^uary 5, 1890, the Kev. L. B. Tumbull presid- ing, the following action was had : "Whereas, The 27th February, 1890, wiU be the forty- fifth anniversary of the iQstallation of Rev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D., LL. D., as pastor of this church, a period which measures at the same time the separate existence of the church and the pastoral Hfe of Dr. Hoge, "Resolved, That we deem it most fitting that suitable services be held on the approaching anniversary commemo- rative of the event, and expressive of thankfulness to God for the signal blessings he has bestowed upon the pastoral relation of Dr. Hoge and upon his varied services in the cause of Christ; "Resolved, That Col. Clement R. Barksdale, Wm. W. Henry and Marshall M. Gilliam be appointed a committee, who shall communicate this action to Dr. Hoge, and shall arrange the commemorative services in a manner agreeable to him." S COMMEMOKATIYE SERVICES. As soon as this action became public, commiinica- tions appeared in the city papers urging that the cele- bration be held in the largest public hall in the city, in order to enable the many friends of Dr. Hoge outside of his congregation to attend. Accordingly, the Academy of Music was selected, and Messrs. Berger, Leath and Myers, the lessees, politely tendered its use, with ex- pressions of deep interest in the proposed services. The Ladies' Society of the Second Presbyterian Church determined to tender a reception in the lecture- room of the church after the services at the Academy, to which the entire audience should be invited. They accordingly appointed committees for the purpose. These at once went to work, and met with the heartiest sympathy in the community. A number of the mer- chants and florists of the city, regardless of denomina- tion, pressed them to accept whatever they needed from their stores, and one of the best known caterers tendered his personal services as superintendent of the supper. Every article of food needed was offered with- out solicitation, and so bountiful was the supply, that after furnishing a repast for about twelve hundred guests, there was a considerable quantity left, which was distributed among some of the charitable institu- tions of the city. Prefatory. 9 The ladies of the church also determined to make a special effort to supplement the fund raised for the lot and chapel for the Old Market Mission, so near to the heart of their pastor, and succeeded in raising two thousand dollars, which ensured the success of the en- terprise. The Session of the church had determined some months before to obtain from the easel of the distin- guished artist, Wm. Gail Brown, a life-size portrait of Dr. Hoge, showing three-quarters of his figure. This order the artist executed with great success, and a mag- nificent painting of Dr. Hoge, in the attitude of a speaker, was completed and hung up in the lecture- room the evening before the celebration, where it is to remain. Mr. T. D. Wilkinson of the choir of the Second Presbyterian Church, undertook to collect a special choir for the occasion, and had no difficulty in securing about forty persons from the several choirs in the city, who, under the lead of Mr. Walter Mercer, rendered the music at the Hall in an admirable manner. While the reception was taking place, Mr. N. B. Clapp presided at the church organ, and, assisted by some of the best vocalists in the city, delighted the au- dience with music of the highest order. 10 COMMEMORATIYE SERVICES. Invitations had been extended to the clergy of the -city, and to many of Dr. Hoge's personal friends throughout the country, to attend the celebration. The responses that came showed a warm interest in the oc- casion, and several gentlemen, some with members of their families, came from a distance. The Deacons of the church acted as ushers, and among these was the venerable George Gibson, one of the two remaining members of the Second Presbyterian Church who were among those who organized it in 1845 ; Mr. Wm. Edwards, the other member who had assisted in the organization of the church, was too fee- ble to take an active part in the celebration, and has since closed a long life of eminent piety, and entered into his rest. In this memorial volume it has been the aim of the committee to preserve, as far as possible, the commem- orative services, and the impression they made upon the community. C. E. Barksdale, W. W. Henry, M. M. Gilliam, Coinrriittee, She LiADIBS' SOGIEIPY, MES. T. A. PARKEK, President. MES. D. TIDEMANN, First Vice-President MES. L. W. BUEWELL, Secrnid Vice-President. MES. B. S. HOWAED, Secretary and Treasurer. Mrs. W. W. Henby, Chairman of Committee. Mbs. a. T. Haebis, MbS. J. J. HiCKOK, Mbs. Kate G. Ktlbt, Mbs. James Lyons, Mbs. E. C. Mobton, Mbs. M. M. MAxwEiiX,, Mbs. T. W. Pembebton, Mbs, W. Scott, Mbs. Howabd Swinefobd, Mbs. D. Tidemann, Mbs. E. D. Taylob, Mbs. L. B. Tubnbull., Mbs. Chables Watkins, Mbs. N. M. Wilson, Mbs. John B. Young. Mrs. p. W. McKinney, Mbs. J. HoGE Tyuee, Mbs. F. Dallam BabksdaTjT;, Mbs. T. H, Ballabd, Mbs. Alexandeb Camebon, Mbs. Miles Caby, Mbs. W. T. Cabbington, Mbs. Col. "W. E. Cutshaw, Miss A. T. Daniel, Misses C. and A. Glasgow, Mbs. Jackson Guy, Mbs. M. M. Gelliam, Mbs. S. H. Hawes, Mbs. M. B. Haebison, Miss M. M. Gilliam. 12 COMMEMORATIYE SERVICES. Mes. W. M. Withees, J Mrs. L. W. Bubwell, h Chairmen. Mrs. W. J. Blunt, / Mrs. T. S. Atkins, Mrs. Littleton FrrzoEBAiiD, Mrs. 0. E. Barksdale, Mrs. S. A. Glover, Mrs. J. E. Blair, Mrs. James A. Grigg, Mrs. a. C. Bruce, Mrs. K C. Jones, Mrs. W. B. Bigelow, Mrs, M. V. Kellogg, Mrs. H. G. Cannon, Mrs. James B. Marshall, Mrs. John A. Coke, Mrs. James Pleasants, Mrs. E. a. Catlin, Mrs. J. W. Pearoe, Mrs. M. T. Clarke, Mrs. W. M. Parrish, Mrs. F. W. Cone, Miss Jane Read, Mrs. M. O. Cralle, Mrs. Fanny Seayres, Miss E. McD. Crenshaw, Mrs. Charles L. Todd, Miss E. Crawford, Mrs. J. E. Vaughan, Mrs. George L. Christian, Miss Bettie "Wilson, Mrs. Dr. Farrar, Mrs. Chas. Watkins. Cotntnttt^e on l^ecotatlon* Mrs. George Watt, | (.^^.y^,^. Mrs. Manfred Call, Mrs. Frank Binfoed, Mrs. W. A. Loving, Mrs. T. M. Carrington, Mrs. James Lyons, Miss M. G. Crenshaw, Mrs. George Lyon, Mrs. a. Dickenson, Mrs. Frank Poits, Mrs. a. S. Emmons, Mrs. George Street, Mrs. Kate G. Kilby, Mrs. D. Tidemann. Dr. Moses D. Hoge. The Richmond Dispatch of the 16th of February, 1890, contained a sketch of Dr. Hoge, which, having been since somewhat corrected and enlarged by W. D. Chesterman, the editor who wrote it, is as follows: N the 27th of February, Kev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D., will have been the pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church forty-five years. He is the only pastor this church ever had. It was his first and only church. When he came to Richmond, direct from the theo- logical seminary, the lot on which his church now stands was a vacant piece of ground. He gathered the little congregation, which first worshipped in a lecture-room, and which grew until it became necessary to erect the church, which was built in 1848 and greatly enlarged in 1873. Few churches in the city have a membership 80 large ; none, probably, have sent out more branches. 14 Commemorative Services. and not many have equalled it in its contributions to the general cause of spreading the gospel at home and abroad. During all these years of complicated labor his health and strength have been wonderfully spared him, despite a most prodigious amount of work. Besides the performance of almost innumerable, but often unnoticed, pastoral duties, he preaches regularly twice on Sunday and every Wednesday night ; often is found officiating at funerals and marriages, attends many board and committee meetings, and yet finds time to answer scores of letters. Indeed, he has distinguished himself almost as much as a writer of notes and letters — a difficult art — as by preaching. Not one man in a thousand can seize pen and paper and on the instant hurry off such a graceful note as Dr. Hoge. These he writes in great numbers. Thousands of people hold them as precious treasures. They are at once models and memorials. Dr. Hoge's residence is at the northeast comer of Main and Fifth streets, on a lot adjoining his church. The house was long years ago the home of Major Biographical Sketch. 15 Gibbon, a Eevolutionary soldier, who led the forlorn hope at Stony Point. It is a four-story brick build- ing, with spacious back porches, from which the James; River is in plain view as it winds through fertile low- lands and fringes of woods, until it disappears beyond historic Drewry's Bluff. The Doctor's study is in the hall-room of the second floor. Every night between twelve and two o'clock, a& the newspaper reporters, printers, telegraph operators, and other late workers climb the Main-street hill going to their homes up town, they look up to the window of' this room, and if, as is generally the case, they see a Hght burning there, some one will very likely say, " Well, we are better off than Dr. Hoge ; he isn't through his work yet." Hours of Stud^^ He is a late worker. In the far hours of the night, when callers no longer ring the door bell; when the hurry of travel is over; when even the street-car horses and drivers have gone to rest ; when a solemn hush holds the city, and the people are in dreamland, he sits down to study, and finds that quiet and privacy denied him in the day ; but what is wonderful, he seems to rise with the sun. At any rate, about seven o'clock he is seen 16 Commemorative Services. on horse-back galloping along country roads or through by-paths in the woods, drinking in inspiration for those soul-refreshing thoughts that illumine his discourses. These are his studies for pictures of the sun dawn- ing upon the earth ; of birds beginning their morning carols, and of the music and perfume that comes from nature when the murmuring brooks first break the day's silence and the dew lies sparkhng upon the grass — studies which will be used in some glorious thanksgiv- ing to the Lord, or in words of comfort to those who have strayed into the despond of sin. It is, indeed, as a comforter that the Doctor greatly excels. His illustrations come from the Bible and from nature, and his language soothes the aching heart and refreshes the fainting wayfarer. This ability to com- fort is one of his great gifts, and he can exercise it in giving out a hymn, in selections from the Scriptures, in prayerful petitions, in sermons, and in his quiet talk — no matter whether he meets one in our crowded streets or in the dim light of the sick-room. Whether on horseback or afoot. Dr. Hoge is a strik- ing figure. He is full six feet in height, straight and Biographical Sketch. 17 lithe, mtlioiit a pound of surplus flesh. He has the bearing of a military man, but with the air of gentle^ ness substituted for sternness. His head is poised high above the shoulders. His complexion is dark, and for many years he has worn a closely-trimmed moustache. The face is a notable one, blending piety and intelligence, sweetness of temperament and deli- cacy of feeling. The good wife, who was so long the joy of the Doc- tor's hfe, has been lying in her grave in Hollywood more than twenty-one years. His four children still reside with him. His eldest son, Moses D., Jr., is a doctor of medicine, and the youngest, Hampden, is in a business employment. His daughter, Mary E., is the vdie of M. M. Gilliam, Esq., and is most active in as- sisting her father in his work. His daughter, Miss Bessie, is a lovable and helpful companion of the doc- tor, and also takes a keen and active interest in all his church work. There is no more unostentatious man in Vii'ginia than Dr. Hoge, but this celebration having been deter- mined on by his people, he looks forward, as is natural, to the 27th with the HveHest interest. Well he may. 18 COMlVrEMORATIYE SERVICES. Congratulations will be showered upon him from all quarters of the globe. Bishop Randolph, for the Epis- copalians ; Bishop Wilson, for the Methodists; Dr. Curry for the Baptists, and other equally prominent men for other denominations and for other bodies of Christian workers ^dll say that evening how beautiful has been his ministry. This anniversary celebration will be held at the Academy of Music on the night of the 27th, and will last about two hours, after which Dr. Hoge Tvdll re- ceive his fi'iends in the lecture room of his church — distant four squares. To make the room suitable for the occasion the ladies have set to work ^ith great zeal. Altogether the occasion ^dll no doubt prove a land- mark in our local annals. Eev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge was born in the county of Prince Edward, Virginia, and is descended on his father's side from ancestors who emigrated from Scot- land and settled in Frederick county, Virginia, in 1736, on the domain of Thomas Lord Fairfax, of colonial memory. His grandfather was Dr. Moses Hoge, Presi- dent of Hampden-Sidney College, one of the best men Biographical Sketch. 19 who ever lived, and one of the most eminent among great and good ministers who have so richly blessed the Presbyterian Church in Virginia. John Randolph says in one of his letters that he was the most eloquent man he ever heard in the pulpit or out of it. m^inisUtinl Sons. Three of his sons became ministers of the gospel, viz.. Dr. James Hoge, of Columbus, O. ; John Blair Hoge, of Richmond, Ya. ; and Samuel Davies Hoge, President of Athens College, Ohio. The last named died early in life, leaving two sons, who became minis- ters of the gospel, the younger of whom was the late Rev. W. J. Hoge, D. D., and the elder is the subject of this sketch. On the maternal side Dr. Hoge is descended from the family of Lacys, who emigrated from England to Virginia in early colonial times. 01 the '^vxh^ of Ji^nu His grandfather was the Rev. Drury Lacy, D. D., President of Hampden-Sidney College, a minister of great eminence and worth. Two of his sons became ministers — the Rev. William S. Lacy, of Louisiana, and Rev. Drury Lacy, D. D., formerly President of David- 20 COMMEMORATIYE SERVICES. son College, and late of Kaleigh, N. C. Many of the remoter descendants of both Dr. Hoge and Dr. Lacy have also entered the office of the ministry. On both sides, therefore, Dr. Hoge is emphatically of the tribe of Levi. %n Btcltmottd* Dr. Hoge's ministry began in Eichmond in 1844. His church was bnilt in 1848. Invitations to the presidency of Hampden-Sidney College and other Hterary institutions; to become a pastor in Lexington, Ya., St. Louis, Brooklyn, New York, Nashville, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charles- ton, and elsewhere have never tempted him from the field of his first labors. It has fallen to the lot of few men to attract such congregations as habitually attend his ministry, and still larger wherever he goes to preach or lecture. Jls n Confer crate dtaplmn* During the first year of the civil war Dr. Hoge was a volunteer chaplain in the Camp of Instruction (Camp Lee), where the Exposition buildings now stand. He preached to the soldiers two or three times a week without discontinuing his services in his own church. In 1864 he ran the blockade from Charleston, and. Biographical Sketch. 21 went to England by way of Nassau, Cuba, and St. Thomas, to obtain Bibles and religions books for the Confederate army. Lord Shaftesbury, the president of the British and Foreign Bible Society, gave him a hearty welcome, and incited him to make an address to the society in explanation of the object of his mis- sion. The result was a free grant of 10,000 Bibles, 50,000 Testaments, and 250,000 portions of the Scrip- tures (single Gospels, Epistles, etc., in black, glazed covers, vnih. red edges and rounded corners), just what was most convenient to put in the soldiers' pockets, in aU worth about £4,000. Dr. Hoge remained during the T\inter in London superintending their shipment by the blockade-runners to the Confederacy. He also obtained a large supply of miscellaneous religious books adapted to camp life, which were sent over in the same manner, and most of them came in safely. On his return from England he dehvered an address at an anniversary of the Virginia Bible Society in St. Paul's church to one of the largest audiences ever as- sembled in that spacious building. By invitation of the Virginia Legislature he de- livered an oration at the unveiling of the Jackson statue, presented by English gentlemen to Virginia, in 22 COMMEMORATIYE SERVICES. October, 1875. The ceremony occiirrecl on the Capitol Square, where there had gathered an immense throng of people, and the scenes and incidents of the mem- orable day are yet fresh in the minds of hundreds of Yirginians who were present. Dr. Hoge has often been appointed to positions of honor and responsibihty by the Southern General As- sembly of the Presbyterian Church. In 1875 he was unanimously elected to the moderator's chair in the Assembly which met in St. Louis. In 1876, in the As- sembly convened in Savannah, Ga., he advocated, and carried by overwhelming majorities, two measures greatly opposed at that time by some of the most dis- tinguished members. These were the establishment of "fraternal relations" — not "organic union" — with the Northern Presbyterian Church, and the sending of commissioners to represent the Southern Church in the AUiance of the Keformed Churches of the world. In 1877 he was a delegate to the Pan-Presb^i^erian Council, which met in Edinbui'gh. A very graphic letter was -^-ritten by Moncure D. Conway, and extensively published in this country, de- Biographical Sketch. 23 scribing Dr. Hoge's appearance and the effect of a speech he delivered in the council, especially the im- pression produced when he spoke of the old Bible which one of his family ancestors, fleeing from perse- cution, had earned to Holland — the Bible often wet Tvdth the salt spray of the sea and the salt tears of the sorromng exiles, its leaves yellow with age, and the names in the family register faded and dim, but bright, as the speaker behoved, in the Book of Life. Bout ft ^im iKitit ligation* He was also a delegate to the meeting of the Evan- gelical AUiance, which met in New York in 1873, in which he made an address in vindication of the civili- zation of the South. Also to the AlHance of the Ee- formed Churches of the World, which met in Copen- hagen in 1884, where he made an address which obtained for him an invitation to visit the Crown Princess of Denmark at the palace. He was sent as a commissioner to the Alliance of the Eeformed Churches which convened in London in 1888, and the subject of his speech before that body was "The Antagonisms of Society and How to Eecon- cile Them." His last mission of the kind was a few weeks ago, 24 Commemorative Seevices. wlien, at the Conference of the Evangelical Alliance in Boston, lie delivered a speech which was pronounced by the press of that city to have been one of the most effective of all that were made at that meeting, and ex- tracts from which have been frequently published and commented on by the newspaper press. While at home Dr. Hoge usually occupies his own pulpit during both services on the Sabbath, though it would often give him rest were he to invite some other minister to take his place. After this continuous labor during the greater part of the year, he prefers to go abroad for recreation. The bracing effect of the sea- voyage and the mental and physical invigoration de- rived from the social Hfe and the ever varying scenes and incidents of travel in the Old World, secure for the over-worked pastor, not only needed rest, but fi'esh stores of information which are turned to good account on his return for the benefit of his own people at home. His longest absence was during the year 1880, when he visited Egypt and Palestine, returning through Bul- garia and Hungary by way of Rustchuk, Bucharest, Buda-Pesth and Vienna to Paris. This tour embraced the Oriental cities of Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, Con- stantinople and Smyrna. Biographical Sketch. 25 His Chtttcft* The cliurcli of which Dr. Hoge is pastor was ded- icated in 1848, and was enlarged and beautified in 1873. Among the young men reared and trained in it a large number have entered the gospel ministry. The Fourth Presbyterian Church of this city was a colony from Dr. Hoge's church, and another is soon to be or- ganized in connection with the Old Market Hall Mis- sion.^ This has been one of the latest and most suc- cessful enterprises of Dr. Hoge's hfe. About four years ago he commenced services in the spacious hall over the Old Market, and it was a success from the first. The size of the congregations have been limited only by the size of the hall ; a flourishing Sab- bath-school has been established, Bible classes, weekly lectures, visitations from house to house, and all the agencies by which the temporal and spiritual good of the people in that part of the city could be advanced have been employed. So large did the work become that Dr. Hoge found it impossible to coatinue to preach three times every Sunday and personally to satisfy the requirements of two congregations, as he wished to do, and in conse- quence the Rev. L. B. Turnbull was called as an as- * Tliis organization has since taken place. 26 COMMEMOEATIVE SERVICES. sistant to Dr. Hoge, his chief charge being the Old Market Hall Mission. No better choice conld have been made, and under Mr. Tumbull's active and efficient ministry the work inaugurated four years ago is now in a state of great prosperity, with the most encouraging prospects for the future. Dr. Hoge is thoroughly orthodox. No member of the Westminster Assembly was more so, nor more de- voted to the Presbyterian polity, but he has nothing of the narrowness of a sectarian. His Christianity is broad enough to embrace all who love Christ. As a consequence he is beloved and admired by all denomi- nations, and members of other churches are constantly found among his congregations. His success as a preacher is due to a variety of causes, all of which con- spire to make him a great pulpit orator. His profound Christian experience and his thorough knowledge of the human heart enable him to suit the gospel message to every class of sinful humanity. His mind is eminently logical, but his reasoning is overlaid Tvdth an exquisite rhetoric, which, while it de- tracts nothing from its strength, imparts to it a never- failing charm. Biographical Sketch. 27 A ripe scholar, he enriches his discourses with treasures gathered in every field of knowledge, and whatever passes through the mint of his mind comes out impressed with the stamp of his genius. His un- erring judgment and taste enable him to select for his quotations the best thoughts of the best authors, and his illustrations beautify, while they illumine his sub- ject. He keeps fully abreast of the times, and invari- ably recognizes and attacks the multiform foes of a pure Christianity whether they be open or covert. Dr. Hoge excels in his powers of description. With a few bold strokes, and mth the hand of an artist, he brings out his pictures with wonderful distinctness and power, and adds the shading with a delicacy of touch which bespeak the master. He speaks ^dthout a man- uscript, and this gives full play to a voice and action which are exactly suited to be vehicles of his eloquent thoughts. He fixes the attention of his audience mth the first word he utters, and thoroughly commands it to the last, while he presents the grand truths of revelation with a power, a pathos, and a freshness of statement peculiarly his own. In a word, his preaching satisfies both the intellect and the heart, however enlarged they may be. 28 COMMEMOEATIVE SERVICES. No more conclusive e"sddence of his power as an orator could be given than the eagerness with which the people among whom he has always ministered crowd to hear him. They never tii'e of his preaching, and no stranger who may occupy his pulpit, however great his reputation, can draw the extraordinary con- gregations of the pastor. Dr. Hoge possesses the accomplishment, not com- mon with fine speakers, of being also a fine writer, and as such earned a wide reputation during the five years he was associated Avith Dr. T. V. Moore in editing the Central Presbyterian. His discourses, when taken doTNTi, as he deHvers them mthout manuscript, are fin- ished specimens of composition, and could hardly be more admirable were he to write them out before de- livery. The degree of D. D. was conferred on Dr. Hoge by Hampden Sidney College, in June, 1854 ; the degree of L L. D. by Washington and Lee University, at the commencement in June, 1886. That commencement was a centennial celebration. At the imitation of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Hoge delivered a historical dis- Biographical Sketch. 29^ course. There was a peculiar propriety in selecting him as the representative of the University on that oc- casion, as his grandfather, Dr. Moses Hoge, was a member of the first class on which degrees were con- ferred by that institution (successively known as Lib- erty Hall, Washington College, and Washington and Lee University), one hundred years before. The following editorial notice appeared in The State of 27th February: To-day is the forty -fifth anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge's pastorate, and the celebration of this anniversary to-night ^vvill be in many respects unique. All classes and creeds mil be represented in the audi- ence that will crowTl the Academy of Music ; the Gov- ernor and Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth will participate in the exercises ; the Mayor of the city will send a letter of congratulations, and distinguished divines of this and other cities, representing various ecclesiastical bodies, vn)l deHver addresses. The entire South is proud of Dr. Hoge, for he is regarded not only as a great moral leader and i^ulpit 30 COMMEMOEATIVE SERVICES. orator, but as a splendid champion of southern civihza- tion. As for Eichmond, her citizens take especial de- light in doing honor to the man of God who has labored faithfully for nearly haK a century to stimulate the higher life of this community, and who has done his full share in educating and directing public sentiment. As a preacher Dr. Hoge has reached vast numbers of people, and while he has been tender and loving in presenting the gospel of peace and good-will, he has been brave and prophet-like in rebuking the sins of the times. With singular insight into the motives of men, and with a quick understanding of the drift of things, he has struck right and left, and made thousands re- solve to mend their evil ways and lead Christian lives. The presence of a man hke this in a community T\ill always be felt Tvdth power, whether the masses come directly under his voice or not. The value of such a man cannot be overestimated. And every man and woman who appreciates courage, fidelity and noble liv- ing will be in full sympathy with the exercises at the Academy to-night. BlOGEAPHICAL SKETCH. 31 The editor of the Southern Churchman, in the issue of February 27th, had the following notice of the coming cele- bration : We have received an invitation to attend the cele- bration of Dr. Hoge's forty-fifth anniversary of his in- stallation as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Eichmond. We would be glad to do so, as Dr. Hoge is to be much respected and esteemed. Everybody who knows him is aware he does not advertise himself, has no sermons on '* How to catch a beau," has no solos or excitement in his church, — not one thing he does or allows to be done for stage effect in this world of hum- bugs. All honor to him therefor. If this ^Titer is not there to testify his respect, let this more public testi- monial suffice for a minister w^ho is a good man, and who has done nothing but good in the city of Eich- mond all his forty-five years. vf^ommemoratlon * O xercises OF THE Forty-Fifth Amiversary OF Bev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D,, LL D, AS PASTOR OF THE ©econd rresbyterian oburcl^, RICHMOND, VA. ASADEMY 0P MUSIC, -^,1890.!^ Ol^DBI^ OP €XEI^6ISBS. fl^MTlKE^— " O Praise the IioPd." Intkodtjctoey Eemaeks by Hon, W. W. HENEY, and Peayek by the. Rev. H. C. ALEXANDER, D. D., Of the Union Theological SEirrsAEY, Prince Edwabd County, Va. Eesolutions of Peesbyteeian Pastoes' Association, Rev. J. C. STEWART. iNTEODrcTioN BY His EXCELLENCY, Gov. P. W. McKINNEY, AND AdDEESS of THE Rev. JOHN HALL, D. D., L L. D., Of the Northern Presbyterian Church. Joy to the -world, the Lord is come ! Let earth receive her King ; Let every heart prepare him room. And heaven and nature sing. 34 COMMEMORATIYE SERVICES. Joy to the world, the Saviour reigns! Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Eepeat the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessing flow, Far as the curse is found. He mles the world with truth and gr. je. And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness And wonders of his love. Introduction by Lieut. -Gov. J. HOGE TYLER, and Address of the Right Rev. A. W. WILSON, D. D., Of ihe Methodist EpiscoPAii Chubch South. Introduction by M. M. GILLIAM, Esq., and Address or Hon. J. L. M. CURRY, LL. D., Of the Baptist Chukch. Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ; He whose word cannot be broken Formed thee for his own abode. On the Rock of ages founded. What can shake thy sure repose ? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou mayest smile at all thy foes. Order of Exercises. 35 See the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daiighters, And all fear of want remove. Who can faint, while such a river Ever flows their thirst to assuage ? Grace which, like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age. Kound each habitation hovering. See the cloud and fire appear, For a glory and a covering. Showing that the Lord is near; Thus deriving from their banner Light by night and shade by day ; Safe they feed upon the manna. Which he gives them when they pray. Introduction by Col. C. K. BARKSDALE, and Addkess of the Right Rev. A. M. RANDOLPH, Bishop of the Diocese of Vikginia. Introduction by the Rev. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, D. D., AND Address of the Rev. ROBERT P. KERR, D. D., Of the Soxjthebn Peesbyterian Chubch. Response by the Rev. MOSES D. HOGE, D. D., L L. D. 36 Commemorative Services. PSALtlW. From all that dwell below the sides, Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Kedeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every tongue. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall set and rise no more. BHflEDICTIOfl. Rev. HERBERT H. HA WES, D. D.^ Of Staunton, Va. (90MMBM0I=^AiriYB SeI^YIGBS. The following description of tlie scene at the Academy building was given in the Richmond Dispatch of 28th Feb- ruary: (^>Y GEANDEK honor than the bestowal of the laurel ^^ crown upon the victor of many campaigns was that last night conferred upon Kev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D. His whole pastoral life has been spent at one church in Eichmond. For forty-five years he has been one of us. He had become widely celebrated as an orator before the war of 1861-'65, and in the days of that memorable conflict his tall and lithe form was often seen in the Confederate camps. Frequently on Sun- day afternoons he preached almost in the face of the hostile army, and had for his hearers thousands of the sun-bronzed men who wore the gray. Then, as now, he never seemed to speak loudly, yet his voice, which can arouse like the blast of a trumpet or soothe like the touch of a tender hand, reached the furthest rank 38 Commemorative Services. of the circle of soldiers encompassing him. He did a noble work also in the military hospitals, and he was a personal friend and confidant of Davis, Lee, and Jackson. Thus his fame was carried to numberless southern homes, and thence has spread far over the North and West and to Europe. But it isn't only the charm of his oratory, the grace of his language, that has captivated our people. He is known to be truly a good man ; a kind man ; a generous, loving, and comforting man; a man of God, strong in the faith of his denomination, yet with a heart and hand for every brother, converted or unconverted. To give expression to appreciation of all these things it was resolved to have a celebration of the forty-fifth anniversary of his pastorate. Beginning in his own church (the Second Presbyterian), the movement re- ceived the cordial support of all the churches. Instead of being local, it became general. Baptists, Episcopa- lians, Methodists, and all, joined in the desire to con- gratulate Dr. Hoge, and to say to him in what high estimation he is held and what a warm place he has in the affections of the community. The Exercises at the Academy. 39 The programme of exercises included addresses at the Academy of Music (the largest public hall in the city) and banquet and reception in the lecture-room of his church. The two buildings are about four hun- dred yards apart. The day was inauspicious. Rain fell in the morn- ing. Clouds obscured the sky throughout the after- noon, and as night approached there was a growing dampness in the air and prospects of chilling showers. These drawbacks, however, had little or no effect upon the people who had resolved to go to the Acad- emy, for at seven o'clock, when the Academy doors were thrown open, the crowd in front of the building filled the sidewalk and extended half across the road- way. 3FtUeft In n llTttitnkHits* The doors were no sooner opened than the Academy was a third filled. In twenty-five or thirty minutes every seat was occupied. By half-past seven o'clock there was no more room in the orchestra, in the dress-circle, or in the gallery 40 Commemorative Services. Nowhere a seat was to be had, but still people pressed their way in and stood, blocking all the aisles. At eight o'clock the doors were closed ; an almost unnecessary precaution, as it was not possible for any more to wedge in. '^flit platform* On the stage there were two hundred chairs placed. These were occupied by the clergy and their ladies, members of the chou', and especially invited guests. Nearly all the ministers of Eichmond and Manches- ter were present, Eabbi Harris being of the number. Dr. Hoge, Dr. Hall, and a number of the other speakers arrived at ten minutes to eight, and as they took their seats on the stage, were most cordially ap- plauded. On the front row of seats on the stage, and to the left of the table provided for the speaker, were seated Eev. John Hall, D. D., Dr. Alexander, Bishop Ean- dolph, Dr. J. L. M. Curry, Bishop Wilson, Eev. Dr. Hawes, of Staunton, Dr. Hoge, Eev. Dr. Kerr, and Eev. L. B. Turnbull. To the right of the speaker's stand sat Hon. W. W. Henry, Governor P. W. McKin- ney, Lieutenant-Governor Tyler, Mr. Marshall M. Gil- liam, and Colonel C. E. Barksdale. The Exercises at the Academy. 41 3Ln titc Boxes^ The left box on the stage was occupied by Dr. Hoge's family, Mrs. Marshall M. GiUiam, Miss Hoge, Miss Mary M. Gilham, Mr. Hoge Gilliam, Dr. Moses D. Hoge, Jr., Mr. Hampden Hoge, Mrs. Lizzie Drever, and Mrs. Beverley Scott, of WilHamsburg, daughter of Colonel B. S. Ewell, president emeritus of William and Mary College, and one of Dr. Hoge's oldest friends. The box on the right of the stage was occupied by Colonel C. R. Barksdale and family, and Mrs. Mary Maxwell, widow of the late William Maxwell, president of Hampden Sidney College, who was an intimate friend of Dr. Hoge. The upper box on the right was occupied by Mr. James Lyons, Mrs. James Lyons, Mrs. J. L. M. Curry, Mr. Edward Valentine, and Colonel and Mrs. F. M. Boy kin. The upper box on the left was occupied by Mr. F. T. Glasgow, Miss Anna Glasgow, Miss Cary Glasgow, and Professor George Frederick Holmes, of the Uni- versity of Virginia. The lo(/e on the right-hand side was occupied by Mr. James E. Blair and his family, and the one on the left by Mr. Howard Swineford and his family. 42 Commemorative Services. A Brilliant .^^s^mbln^^. No decorations of the Academy were attempted. None were needed. A pleasant woodland scene filled the extreme background of the stage, and every inch of available stage space was filled with chairs or with peo- ple standing. It was not merely a large audience of our best peo- ple, but a wonderfully impressive one. More than two thousand eager faces watched for the beginning of the proceedings. It was chiefly a church-attending aud- ience, but there was also a sprinkling of non-church goers, and throughout reverent attention was given, though the time and place allowed the people to in- dulge themselves in applause. ®^lt^ C5u^$ts* Among the distinguished guests who came to do honor to the occasion were Eev. Dr. John Hall, of New York, the guest of Mr. S. H. Hawes ; Bishop Alpheus Wilson, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Md., the guest of Mrs. Thomas Branch; Dr. Henry C. Alexander, of the Union Theological Seminary, the guest of Mr. W. W. Henry; Colonel Richard Lathers, of New York, the guest of Mr. A. T. Harris ; Mr. G. M. The Exercises at the Academy. 43 Atwater, the guest of Mr. John A. Coke ; Kev. Peyton H. Hoge, D. D., and wife, of "Wihnington, N. C, the guests of Mr. Thos. Boiling ; Professor L. L. Holladay, of Hampden-Sidney College. THE EXERCISES. The anthem was rendered by the chou- promptly at eight o'clock p. M., and at its close Hon. W. W. Henry arose and said : " On behalf of the Committee on Arrangements of the Second Presbyterian Church, it is made my pleasing duty to cordially welcome the distinguished speakers, some of whom have come from theu' distant homes to honor this oc- casion with their presence. I extend a welcome with equal heartiness to our brethren of other chm'ches who show their interest in these commemorative services by their presence here to-night. "We feel it, however, to be our first duty and privilege to ask the divine blessing upon these exercises, and I invite Dr. Alexander, of Union Theological Seminary, to lead us in prayer." By Key. H. C. ALEXANDEK, D. D. Y^OKD God Almighty, most merciful and gracious J Ly ^ Jehovah ; the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob ; we approach thee as sinners ; but we do not dare to come before thee in our own name, or relying on oiir own merits and intercession ; but " making men- The Exercises at the Academy. 45^ tion of thy righteousness, even of thine only," and pleading the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy^ Son, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Thou hast ever been the God of our fathers ; thou art to-day the God of their descendants. " Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations." Thou art our only hope for the years that are to come. We desire to magnify thine infinite perfections. We praise thee for thine excellent greatness. We give thanks to thee for thy great goodness. Accept, heavenly Father, our grateful acknowledg- ments for thine innumerable mercies. We thank thee especially at this time with united hearts for thy favor bestowed upon thy servant, a signal way-mark in whose course we are, in thy gracious providence, now permit- ted to commemorate. We thank thee for the gi'ace thou hast conferred upon him by putting him into the ministry of thy word. We thank thee for the gifts with which thou hast endowed him, and the opportuni- ties of usefulness which thou hast afforded him, and for the measure of success which has attended his labors here and elsewhere. We thank thee for the preserva- tion of his life, and for all the blessings thou hast showered upon him. Crown all these blessings with salvation. Make his eye not soon to grow dim, or his . 46 Commemorative Services. natural force to be abated ; may his bow long abide in strength. Continue to bless the people of his charge. Bless the Church of the living God. Lift up thy coun- tenance upon this waiting assemblage. All which things we ask for the sake of Jesus Christ, our adorable Eedeemer, to whom, -^ith thee the Father, and with thee the Holy Ghost, be all the glory and praise, world without end. Amen. Resolutions of th^ ^resbgterian Pastors^ Association. The Eev. L. B. Tuenbull then said : "In the absence of the Kev. J. C. Stewart, the Secretary of our Presbyterian Ministers' Association, I have been called ujDon to read the resolutions passed by this Association. " I desu-e first to express the deep regret of Mr. Stewart, who is unavoidably detained by ministerial duties just at this moment. ''Rooms of Presbyterian Pastors' Assoc, Richmond, Va. " At a meeting of the Presb3i;erian Ministers' Associa- tion, of Richmond, Va., held February 24th, 1890, the fol- lowing preamble and resolutions were adopted and ordered to be forwarded to the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D., as a tes- timonial of congratulation and affection on this the forty- fifth anniversary of his pastorate of the Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Va. : " The Presbyterian Ministers' Association records with profound gratitude that our beloved brother and co-laborer, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D., has reached the forty-fifth anniversary of his pastorate. It is a pastorate signaUzed as the longest ever enjoyed by any minister in this city, and is as conspicuous for its power and brilliancy as for its length. 48 COMMEMOEATIYE SERVICES. As an association, -we take hearty pleasure in joining with the multitude in doing honor to this servant of the house of the Lord at this anniversary season. Dr. Hoge is very dear to his brethi^en of this city in the ministry. His hfe, his character, and his work stand before them as the ideal preacher, pastor and co-laborer, in all of which he is con- templated by them with singular and enduring pleasure. We are truly grateful to God for the gift of such a life and work to our day and generation ; to our city ; to our homes^ and to the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in the earth. And desiring to express oui' sincere gratitude to the Giver of all good for preserving the hfe of oiu' brother in its rich- ness and power to this beautiful, auspicious day ; therefore, " Resolved, That this association hereby records its pro- foimd appreciation of the life, character, and services of our beloved brother, Moses D. Hoge, D. D. ; that we extend to him and to his church our heartiest congratulations on this the forty-fifth anniversary of his pastorate ; that we prayer- fully and lovingly commend them both to the tenderest care of our covenant-keeping God ; that we pray that this union, consummated forty-five years ago, and continued through so many trials and vicissitudes, may yet long be preserved. And may the hfe of both, mellowed by time and blended by so intimate association, grow day by day in the grace that is in our Lord Jesus, and be as the path of the just which shineth more and more unto the perfect day. By order of the Association, "J. Cal^tn Stewakt, Sec'y.'^ CSoxitmor McSCinneg. Governor McKinney then came forward, and, after ac- knowledging the applause with which he was greeted, said : " Ladies and gentlemen, this is a pleasing and an un- usual event which has caUed this vast concourse of people together, — to commemorate the forty-fifth anniversary of the pastorate of our beloved brother, Dr. Moses D. Hoge. I am gratified at this vast assembly. It shows that the peo- ple are not ungrateful. We need not look beyond the con- fines of this life to find rewards for good deeds done whila we are here. The people know them, the people feel them, and the people appreciate them. " Dr. Hoge has been a good citizen and true man. He has loved and served his country faithfully, in peace and in war. He has taught us by precept and by example our dut^ to our neighbor, our country, and our God. He has re- joiced with us at the altar ; he has wept with us at the tomb. And the people are here to honor him and to show their love for him. "He has been a faithful servant of the living God, and Christians, without respect to churches, are here to show their affection and admiration for him. 4 50 COMIVrEMORATIVE SERVICES. "The Presbyterian Churcli everywhere loves him, and it sends from the Northern Church one of its most distin- guished members to unite with us in these exercises, and we welcome Dr. Hall as one of the most prominent men in the Presbyterian Chm'ch. "It gives me great pleasure to introduce him to this audience." /Address of Dr. J^all. I HAVE pleasure in taking any modest part in these uncommon exercises; for it is not often, in this land, that a pastor labors in the same field for five-and- forty years. This celebration is honorable to the pas- tor ; it is honorable also to the church he serves, and to the community w^hich thus express their appreciation. I am a representative, and one can sometiines claim attention on that ground, — attention to which he would not be entitled as an indi\ddual. I stand, first of all, for the congregation w^hich I serve. Dr. Hoge has been in their pulpit, and, setting aside his exceptional bril- liancy, in all other matters he is counted by them as old-fashioned and orthodox as their pastor. I stand Address of Dr. Hall. 51 for the community of New York with which I come in contact, which always Hstens to his voice with the deepest interest and respect. I stand for the great Presbyterian community, as it was represented at the Centennial exercises in Philadelphia, and for a larger constituency in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, knowing his voice, figure and characteristics. I stand for a gentleman, an Englishman, whose name I do not know, who sat down by me in a great meeting in Lon- don while Dr. Hoge was speaking. I noticed at once that his ears were open ; then his eyes were open ; then he opened his mouth and said to me, " Is that young man an American?" If the congregation where that gentleman worships were vacant, and Dr. Hoge were a candidate for the pulpit, I am sure he would vote for him. Dr. Hoge is entitled to our regard as a man, for the man is behind the minister. We do not believe in that division of the race given as "men, women and ministers." We honor Dr. Hoge as a good, genial gentleman. In any Hne of life he would be valued and trusted. We know him as an evangelist, a minister not con- tent Tvdth "ninning a congregation," as they say, but toihng for the good of outsiders. We honor him as a 52 COMMEMOKATIVE SeKYICES. pastor. It is no light thing to have filled this place in this influential city for five-and-forty years. I have been just half that time in my present charge, and I sometimes feel as if my people know about all that I do ; but there comes to me the sober second thought that I have the divine word to explain to them, and it is in- exhaustible. After an illustration of the difficulties of a busy city preacher from a Scottish minister's career, and another of the tenderness of the tie binding pastor and people together, the Doctor proceeded : We honor — I honor — Dr. Hoge as a preacher of the gospel of grace. Men are now dividing up vice in- to sections, with an organization to deal with each sec- tion. The evangelical minister goes to the root of the matter with the grace that teaches men to deny un- godliness and all worldly lusts. There is a sphere in which it may be wise policy to " divide and conquer," but it is not the physician's way to give medicine for each symptom. He diagnoses the case, and strikes at the root of the trouble. So the Physician of souls would have us do ; and all virtue is so promoted. We are taught to "live soberly, righteously and godly" in the world. "An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure," and the man who is bringing the gos- Address of Dr. Hall. 53 pel to the homes and hearts of the people is guarding against wrong-doing, sin and the crimes which cost the community so much. A city may justly honor a faith- ful preacher of the grace that brings such salvation. Men say that we want, not dogma, but doing good. But as the multiplication table is for making us keep ac- counts, as the rules of grammar are for making us talk good English, so the doctrines of the Bible are for making us good, useful, unselfish Christians, and so good citizens. I read not long ago of a substitute for the gospel, in the " fatherhood of God, the motherhood of nature, and the brotherhood of man." It is nice to the ear; it is unmeaning, however. It is when we know God in Christ that we have the deepest sense of his fatherhood and of our brotherhood. Dr. Peter Parker reahzed that when he founded an hospital in Canton, China, which has treated, I suppose, a million of sufferers, and did it all in the spirit of living Chris- tianity. Where would the " charities " of our nation be if it were not for the inspiration of this faith in Christ revealed in the gospel of grace ? %i^uHnnnt^^txnt:vnnv W^l^t. Hon. J. HoGE Tylek, Lieutenant-Governor, then said: " It is only necessary to call the name of the next speaker to be assm-ed, not only of a cordial and hearty greeting by those of his own denomination, but by all who have assem- bled to testify their interest on this occasion. "It is my pleasing duty to introduce as the next speaker Bishop A. W. Wilson, of Baltimore." . /^ddre55 of Bisl^op 0/11509, ^TT is without the smallest misgiving and without the J I least mental reservation that I express in behalf of my ow^n church — Methodist Episcopal Church, South — not simply that section of it resident and operative in the city of Eichmond, but the entire body of its com- municants — something like a miUion and a quarter — our hearty congratulations to your pastor upon the an- niversary of his forty-five years of service, and our Address of Bishop Wilson. 55 hearty thanksgiving to God that such service has been rendered ; and I will say further, and say it emphati- cally, that such Presbyterian service has been rendered to this community and to the South. I have a good, strong touch of the old Presbyterian blood in my veins. It is Scotch-Irish blood, and every- body knows how tenaciously Presbyterian that is, and how very hard to get rid of. I acknowledge myself to be a Methodist from be- ginning to end, all the way through, a double-dyed Methodist, but I can never shake off the ties that bind me to that old Presbyterian stock ; and I feel a high sense of gratitude that ever it was transplanted in its sturdy form to the- soil of America, and that I came out of it. It has a glorious history. I do not think that the men who have been nourished upon that meat have been surpassed in the records of human history, and I should unspeakably regret any decline in the force and quality of the old Presbji:erian faith in our land. I am not speaking about differences of opinion ; but I want you to recollect this, that no church on earth has given us such a deeply-rooted conception of the sovereignty of God, and along with it and its neces- sary corollary, such an eternal, ethical protest against sin in its inception and conclusion, in aU its forms, as ■56 COMMEMOKATIYE SERVICES. has come out of the Presbyterian faith and stock. And we need it. What we have to-night before ns I may characterize as the culminating expression of the Hfe of your pastor, the effect of that life during these forty-five years. Beginning at the foundation, he has built up, and has grown himself as he builded ; opening out on all sides ; touching all classes of the community ; coming into as- sociation and sympathy with men of every sort, until he has thrown himself over the whole multitude, and to-day, in some sort, fairly claims Episcopahans, Meth- odists, and all other denominations in Richmond. It is almost an unparalleled instance of continued and deserved popularity, and that not in any vicious sense of the term. Perhaps few men in the country, few men in the world, have been able to affect personally, not simply by any far-reaching utterance of his own that has gone through the press and has been sounded out from other lips, but by his own personalty, such multitudes of men as the pastor of this church. And his popularity in that better, best sense of the term has not dechned with the advance of years. This, I say, is its culminating expression. Rich- mond is here to-night — the Richmond church, not the Address of Bishop Wilson. 67 Riclimond cLurclies simply — the Richmoud people, church and all; thoughtful people, honest people, grateful people, people who know good when they see it, and can recognize the effect of a strong, hearty, vigorous, sympathetic, God-hke Hfe when it comes out in such development. The people and the church of God are here to testify to the fidelity of this man to his work and to the efficiency of his work. I am glad and grateful to witness it. There are two things always to be taken into con- sideration when you consider the position of a man who has such popularity as this. One is, what has he taken into himself ? and the other is, what has he given out from himself? He has come through the critical years, in fact, of American history. It was but a little time after he commenced his pastorate in this church before he heard fi'om afar the note of that marvellous war down there with Mexico, which opened to us that great south- western territory, and brought us into close relation- ship with South America, and affected the tone of our national Hfe. About the same time there came the cry of CaHfornia gold, and the rush of emigration across the west, and roads were opened, and presently towns and cities began to spring up, and a new country was created. 58 COMMEMOEATIYE SeKVICES. Over yonder, Oregon was brought into close con- nection by the struggle over its limit and the interest of its people, and a cry began to be made about the northwest territory. By-and-by railroads were pro- jected in that direction, and the intimacy between the East and the West was cultivated until the heart of the people in all these great interests of national Hfe be- came one. And all this time, keen-eyed, sympathies open, he was in the thick of this constantly converging swell of human impulses and influences, and growing with it, until his own nature became as broad. And that was not sufficient for him, but he wanted to touch hands and hearts with the people of other lands. He crossed the seas ; heard English accentuation of American speech ; went among the Welsh populations, and the Irish ; and he would lay himself alongside, in brotherly conscientious and earnest Christian service, with the old-world workers, and got all that was best and truest and strongest out of their life, and brought it back here ; and he has continued to cultivate these sympathies. He has gone into the individual and social life of families of this city, as well as of other cities and foreign lands. He has seen and appreciated the best sides and best qualities of social life. He has gone into the individual life of cultivated men and of Address of Bishop Wilson. 59 the common people. He has gone into the homes of the poor, and has appreciated their need and the nar- rowness of their lives. There is no phase of onr diversified human nature that he has not looked into and which has not w^orked upon his sympathies, and brought them out, and un- folded them, until he claims humanity as one and him- self imbedded in the centre of its great brotherhood. It is just because he has gone into such wideness of sympathy wdth our kind, has touched so many sides in human life, has become identified with so many inter- ests of human nature ; it is because he has interchanged thoughts with so many forms and specimens of human character ; because he has wept -svith them that weep, rejoiced with them that rejoice, under all the manifold conditions of our life ; it is because of these that he has become popular. Narrowness shows a man within a narrow circle ; individual narrowness of thought and feeling. The man who looks into his o^ti household, and that alone, and never gets out into the community, never gets into the broad field of common life in its development about him : who does not know any thing about the party in- terests of the country, and which is right and w^hich is wrong, and the great commercial interests of the country^ '60 Commemorative Services. and the wants of the great masses of the people, rich and poor ; the man who thinks only of what is going to bnild up his own character and fortunes, and has no other concerns, will never be a popular man, and ought not to be. But when a man has got the whole broad surface of our humanity, with its infinite variety of hfe and issues open to him, you may make him popular with- out danger to any community. And when a man -comes back charged in this way with the profoundest concern for all human interests, with the closest sym- pathy with all human conditions, to take his place, not simply as a minister and doctor, but as a man among men, to whom nothing human is foreign, when he is ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the toiler, side by side with the sufferer under shadow of the cloud, when he knows man as man, and as man enters into sympathetic association with him, you may trust him, and he will be a popular man, and ought to be. And, now, you see what the result is. He has at- tained to such popularity and has maintained it through all these years without any sacrifice of fidelity to his creed. I do not hesitate to say that, because you often- times hear men talking of the narrowness of a man who ■adheres to his creed. You heard Dr. Hall say a while Address of Bishop Wilson. 6L ago that people considered him orthodox. I am glad he is so considered. I would not have the opinion I have of him, if I did not believe he was true to that old creed of his. Everybody that knows him knows that he does not compromise by any utterance of his any conviction in that matter. His rehgion is based upon his creed ; he adheres to that, and he preaches that to you so well that you know what it is. Never compro- mised it for the sake of party applause. Has never gone out into any part of the country and toned it doAvn to suit the taste of special associations. Wherever he has been, in whatever capacity he has been called upon to present himself and act, he has gone as a Pres- byterian and a representative of the Presbyterian faith, and has honestly done his work in conformity vnth. his creed ; and his popularity has not broken down by it either. I Hke it, I am glad to say, even if it is not my creed ; I rejoice in it. That a man can hold a creed as old as that with such a vast body of divine 'truth in it, and still maintain the breadth of life that characterizes him, and maintain his hold upon the broad mass of the people of every creed and form of creed — it is something to think about and something to rejoice over. It is a very common thing to hear men talk about. 62 Commemorative Services. devotion to the Scriptures as being a mark of a narrow mind. What folly! The broadest-minded man that ever walked this earth — the only man that ever did enter completely into human wants and sympathies and took in all the phases and all the characteristics of our nature and life, was the Son of God and Son of Man ; and he was the broadest-minded man, because he laid down his life for the world. That is more than your critics of our creeds will do. And, now, what has he given out in all this time? With all his breadth of sympathy, he has maintained unalterably and at all times his individual convictions upon every point that has been brought before him re- quiring a conviction. I reckon you know all about that, too. He has had the manhood to form his own opin- ions, to sift them, to test them ; and, if they were the right kind of convictions, he would yield them to no man. A good many questions have come up in these forty- five years. First, your course of poHtical history ; then, your course of social history, which has threatened all our relations in all the aspects of them. The multi- phed and complex problems that have been presented in the changed conditions of labor and of capital have been forced upon our attention. Address of Bishop Wilson. 63 Do you suppose that, standing here in the centre of them, with all the avenues of thought and life pouring in their tides of influence upon him, he has been indif- ferent to any one of these questions ? I do not believe it, and neither do you. Not a man of us standing here can understand the import and immense interest of these things, and not think about them and reach conclusions. I never knew a man yet that had a congregation united upon any of these questions ; and the strongest temptation that a minister of the gospel has is to com- promise his opinion and conviction upon these points so as to keep the peace, prevent disorder ; and yet he has learned to read that word of Scripture, "First pure, then peaceable," and has held to his own convic- tions and has made no enemies by it. That is the mar- vel of it. I do not know how it has happened. There is in it something more than mere human fidelity. There is a grace of God about it, and the power of God's Spirit involved in it — that a man can stand up forty -five years true to himself, his creed, honest in all his convictions, determined in his attitude and his re- lations to his people, and yet cast up no element of antagonism, and stir no strife or discord among his people (I hear you have never had a strife in your 64 Commemorative Seeyices. church) — it is a marvel ; and when a man has attained a position hke that, without compromise, mthout for- feiture of manhood, without giving up his own convic- tions, he can touch the great body and mass of the people. That is the sort of man I want to see in mis- sion work. I confess that my only regret about the matter is, that you have had him so long. Such a man ought not to be shut down in any one place. You know I am a Methodist. He ought to itinerate, and bring all these qualities of his along ^dth him. Why, just see ! He went doT\Ti to Old Market Hall four or five years ago ; staiied to preach ; kept on preaching here in his own church, I believe, morn- ing and afternoon, and went down there at night ; the people in the community recognized him at once for what he was. It was not simply the name of Moses D. Hoge that brought those people to that mis- sion, but it was the fact that they knew the man in him, and they came, and when they once came they kept on coming, and they filled that place after a while, and the Sunday-school, and the work became too much for him. If you had let him he would have built another Second Presbyterian Church ; and it may, it will, be done anyhow. And then Brother TurnbuU came ; he is the man to do Address of Bishop Wilson. 65 mission work. Let him get all the common people and the poor people together ; let him go among the classes his Master delighted to serve, and you will see grand results. I congratulate Dr. Hoge and you. I have much more to say, but they will not allow me more than fifteen minutes. I will wind up with this, simply: Neither you nor any of these distinguished gentlemen, who have or shall address you to-night, have any idea of glorifying the man. I am sure that our last utterance in the case will accord with his own thought, and the words of his great predecessor in apos- toHc ministry: "They glorified God in me." • • • • Mr. M. M. Gilliam then said: "The next speaker for this occasion in his denominational character represents the largest body of Christian workers in our midst. As a phil- anthropist, his distinguished ser\dces in behalf of education in oui' South land have secured for him the admii-ation and gi-ateful appreciation of his countrymen. As a statesman he is known to fame at home and abroad. He is a diligent student of sacred and profane history ; a lover of art and of the sciences ; a scholar of great culture, versed in ancient lore, and fragrant with the best literature of the day. He is here with his splendid acquisitions and facile speech to add grace and lustre to this occasion, and to contribute to the pleasure of this august assemblage. " This leads me to introduce the Hon. J. L. M. Curry, of Virginia." I^ddress of Dr. §urry. (5 1 HE distinguished Bishop who has just taken his ell seat expresses a regret that the limited time al- lowed did not permit him to express much that is in Address of Dr. Curry. 67 his mind and heart. We all share in that regret, and if the rule which prevails in the House of Representa- tives at Washington be in force here, I will most cheer- fully give him a part or all of the time allotted to me. This surrender will work no mischief nor disappoint- ment, for this large audience, representing all grades of society and all forms of behef, is made up mainly of residents of our noble city, and has frequent oppor- tunities of hearing me — " the poor ye have always with you." If he will not accept this proposition, I may re- mark that two inferences are clearly deducible from this unique, almost-jubilee service. (a). That there is a large portion of the American people who adhere with conscientious fidehty to an old-fashioned, orthodox Christianity. (h). That despite, perhaps I should rather say, in consequence of denominational lines and divergences,, there is among Christians an extraordinary consensus of opinion on fundamental points. It may not be im- proper for me to accentuate this statement. On mat- ters essential to salvation, and on others important but not so vital, there is a marvelous harmony of behef. It may surprise some who hear so much of the odium theologicum, and of EationaHsm, and of the New The- ology, to know that Presbyterians, Baptists, Metho- Commemorative Services. dists, Episcopalians, Congregationalists and Lutherans, with all their varied sub-divisions, hold (1), to an invisi- ble church, a pure spiritual society of obedient be- lievers ; (2), to the complete deposit of revealed truth with Christ and his immediate apostles, and that the Holy Scriptures contain all things necessary to salva- tion ; and (3), that Jesus, the Christ of our God, died for us, was buried, rose again, and lives as the Saviour of sinners. As others have spoken of Dr. Hoge's labors and services in this his ovra country, let me refer to his trans- Atlantic experiences. Many delighted audiences have listened to his lectures — " Social Life in England,'* " Tent Life in the East," and " Land of the Midnight Sun " — in which have been illustrated his varied powers of close observation, broad sympathy, love of nature and art, graphic portraiture of places and events and men, and his gently subduing or overmastering elo- quence. It is not, however, to him as a mere traveller in search of pleasure or strength, that I wish to caU your attention, but to him as a representative, fiUing high positions, discharging public trusts. Dr. Hoge represented the Christians of the South in the dark and perilous days, when, amid hunger and destitution of material things, they would feed the suf- Address of Dr. Curry. fering people mth the Bread of Life, and make their civil institutions and personal conduct conform to the infallible teachings of the Divine One. Running the gauntlet, going and returning, of a rigid and vigilant blockade, he visited England and succeeded in getting and bringing back many thousand copies of the Scrip- tures for distribution among our soldiers in camps and hospitals. As representative of Presbyterianism, in the Pan- Presbyterian Council at Edinburgh, he bore himself with such dignity and grace as to win abroad the repu- tation which he had secured at home for abihty and eloquence in pulpit and on platform. As delegate to the Evangelical Alliance in Copenhagen he touched el- bows with the learning and thought and expanded sympathies of the Christians of Europe and America, and by his fervid enforcement of family religion, of home piety, captivated the entire assembly. We are rather boastful of the influence of American ideas and institutions on international law, on systems and poHcies of government, on great truths of personal and religious liberty. And we hold that the quadri- centennial celebration of the discovery of America will find its cro^Tiing, consummate glory in what has been wrought for humanity and Christ, for social, poHtical 70 Commemorative Services. and industrial regeneration -within the Hmits and through the influence of our complex and related govemments and our representative institutions. We have not been able to congratulate ourselves on like beneficial religi- ous results flowing backwards to mother countries. Dr. Hoge, however, among the few, has been useful, we may say conspicuous, in foreign religious assemblies, in foreign pulpits, in association with the cultured, in making a favorable impression for American Christi- anity. I do not like hyphened Americans — German-Ameri- cans, Irish-Americans. I beg pardon. Of course this remark has no application to the distinguished guest, the eloquent preacher from New York. He has lived in our country twenty-three years, and is an American of full age, who has made full proof of his citizenship. It is said that in his city, prior to an election, there are short methods of naturahzing by wholesale, iiTespec- tive of the precedent conditions which the law demands. If he be not content with citizenship, regularly obtained in the great continental emporium, I would propose that we here to-night, by enthusiastic and unanimous action of this assembly, all denominations of Christians concurring, declare him a native of Richmond, a fuU- bom Virginian, true and accepted; and as we have Address of Dr. Curry. 71 here the governor, the Heutenant-governor and mayor, the legislative, judicial and municipal departments as well, the citizenship need never hereafter be called in question [turning to Dr. Hall]. So, Dr. Hall, I wel- come you as a full-born, native Virginian ; and yet I must be permitted, in all frankness, to say, that I do not like hyphened Americans, as indicating a double nationahty, a divided allegiance, and so I want no hy- phened Christianity, for we trace its genesis to a com- mon origin, to one Mediator, the Christ, and the com- pleted and inspired Scriptures. And yet, Christianity has had, in doctrine and ethics, in unfolding of the riches of its meaning, an evolution, a natural develop- ment here, because less embarrassed by traditions, by usurpations, by stereotyped observances of what grew up under environments that have never prevailed in the United States. Of this American Christianity our friend and brother has been a fit and honored represen- tative. He has preached in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, on the continent, in Africa and in Asia ; and as confirmatory of what I have affirmed of our common attachment to the one universal Christ, the "old, old story," as he proclaimed it, has met a like response from Christian hearts in widely distant lands. The elo- quent Bishop has said that such a preacher as Dr. Hoge 72 COMMEMORATIYE SERVICES. should itinerate, and that one place should not mono- poHze his pulpit ministrations. With due humihty I respectfully suggest that his diocese has been a large one, and that few itinerants have had such large op- portunities for utiHzing their gifts. It is a singular fact that two of his present congregation, eager sharers in this joyous celebration, have heard their pastor on four continents. Dr. Hoge has shown his catholic Christianity by sitting under the ministry of those who have illustrated in their labors the power, the univer- sahty, and the all-sufficiency of the gospel. To hear Parker, Liddon, Spurgeon, to worship in tabernacle and cathedral, to rejoice in a common faith, that is genuine cathohcity. Dr. Hoge is a minister of the Presbyterian Church, a distinguished and noble representative of that con- servative enhghtened body of Christians, remarkable for their sobriety, faithfulness to obligations, benefi- cence, loyalty to their creed and martyred devotion to liberty. That other denominations should unite in this public service to do him honor, to recognize his long and laborious, successful and unbroken pastorate, has something in it, Hke the echo of fame from foreign shores, very suggestive of, very near akin to, not pos- thumous, but anterior immortahty. He has the satis- Address of Dr. Curry. 73 faction of knowing in advance the verdict of posterity upon his life and labors. Here is the disinterested, unprejudiced estimate, not of the partial, affectionate household exclusively, but of those of other commu- nions, who look not through the colored medium of in- timate acquaintance, of church fellowship, but through the clear, white light of calm observation and of un- biased judgment. Dr. Watts has said — ' ' How beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zion's hill ! Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal. " Our friend, while alluring others to brighter worlds,^ has himself been a ''living sermon of the truths" he has taught. His parish has not been solely his own membership, not contracted closely within narrow streets, but wherever humanity has summoned him he has been ' ' at hand, without request, To serve the sick, to succor the distressed." CDoL Bar(c$&ale. Col. C. R. Baeksdale then said: " Ladies and gentlemen, the pleasing duty now devolves upon me to announce the name of another distinguished di- vine, who will address you next on this most interesting and enjoyable occasion. " This gentleman needs no formal introduction to a Vir- ginia audience, and I have only to announce the name of Bishop Randolph, of the Diocese of Virginia, to secure for him a cordial welcome and your undivided attention." /address of Bisl^op l^apdolpl;. I MAY be pardoned if I begin the few words I have to say with what may seem to be personal references. I remember with much vividness and gratitude the im- pression made upon me by the Rev. Dr. Plumer, both in the pulpit and as a guest in my own ancestral home. The power of his preaching, the graciousness of his Address of Bishop Eandolph. 75 manners, the tenderness of his prayers at onr family altar, live in my memory to-day, though forty years have passed since then. It was my privilege to hear him again in the last years of his life, and to be with him during the days of his suffering, and when he was near to the hour of death. Long years ago he began the work to which my friend and brother succeeded, and upon which he has been steadily building and widening during forty-five years of blessed ministry. Here and there along my life it has been my privi- lege to sit under his preaching. That preaching has always kindled my intellect and warmed my heart, and given me new impulses of hope in the duties of my calling. A few years ago I parted from a dear mem- ber of my family. He left us to study for his profes- sion in one of the great universities of Europe. Often in my prayers I asked that he might be protected from the reHgious indifference and skepticism which charac- terized the great city in which he lived for nearly two years. On his return, the first Sunday he spent with us, he went to the worship in the Second Presbyterian Church. As long as he was in the city, no engagement was permitted to interfere with, his attendance upon these afternoon ser\dces. Upon my coming home in the week, in the quiet hours in my study, he would tell 76 Commemorative Services. me of the current of thouglit in the sermon. I could see that he was touched and deeply impressed. That gladdened my heart and warmed it toward my friend and brother more than I can tell you. In some sense, then, I may claim with you, his people, to have shared the benefits of your pastor's ministry. To describe the relations and associations, and to analyze the influences upon you, his congregation, and upon the community, of such a ministry, extending over forty-five years, would be too much to ask of me in the brief time at my disposal. The relations of a pastor to his flock, of a preacher to his people, are absolutely unique. The lawyer is the trusted friend of his clients ; the family physician, who ministers to us in our hours of weakness and suffering, has his deep place in our hearts hke one of the sacred cir- cle of our home. But the pastor, whose preaching has moved and warmed and illumined and comforted our souls, and perchance been the instrument in God's hands to bring us to Christ ; who has moved as a cen- tral figure through all the scenes of our joy and our sorrow; who has baptized our little children, married our young men and maidens, buried our dead, and comforted our sorrows, — such associations engender relations which partake of the nature of the elements with which they deal. They have in them something Address of Bishop Kandolph. 77 of the imperishable, the immortal. And these ties have been deepened in your case by circumstances which, though not absolutely without precedent, are still ex- ceptional. Your pastor has been asked and urged time and again to leave you, his congregation, to leave his home in Richmond, by prominent churches in many of the great cities of the country — in New York and Boston and Baltimore, in the North and the South and the West; but he has said, "No; this people is my peo- ple, and God means me to give my life and my labors to them." Many of you remember the agitation in your con- gregation and throughout the city of Richmond a few years ago, when Dr. Hoge was called to an important church in the South-west, in the city of Nashville. PecuHar circumstances connected vnth the position of that church in relation to the church at large seemed to render the call almost imperative. There was a period of suspense as to whether or not it would be ac- cepted, extending, I believe, over many weeks. As Sunday after Sunday passed without the decision, the fear began to awaken in the hearts of the whole people that they might lose his valued ministry. A petition, drawn up with great tenderness and dignity, was pre- 78 COMMEMOBATIYE SERVICES. sented to the Doctor. Many hundreds of names were attached to that petition, representing all of the churches, all of the professions, and all classes of the people in our city ; and in addition to these, the chil- dren of the Sunday-school came with their appeal to their pastor not to leave them. The operatives of the Tredegar works, many of whose faces he had perhaps never seen, but who had been touched by his preaching and had felt the blessing of his ministrations and those of his congregation among the poor, asked him not to leave them. This last, he says, touched him, moved him to the heart. He declines this call, and the peo- ple in the church and in the streets gather around him and tell him how glad and comforted they are. The relation of this ministry to other churches and to the community at large in the city of Eichmond find their best illustration in the character of the congrega- tions which gather in the Second Presbyterian Church on^he afternoons of Sunday. To one acquainted with the people of this city, in looking around upon that congregation as it has gathered there to hear the preacher for many years past, it would be difiicult to tell, but for the forms of the worship, the name of the church we are in. You see around you Methodists and Presbyterians,. Address of Bishop Eandolph. 79 Episcopalians and Baptists, all singing the hymns and joining in the worship and listening with rapt attention to the words of the preacher. It has been said that there is less denominational jealousy, and more of the broad, sweet spirit of Christian unity, among the churches in the city of Richmond than in the majority of communi- ties in our land. A blessed thing it is to say of any com- munity, for its civiHzation, for its Hght, its education, its Christian manhood and womanhood ; it is blessed, if it be so. Why should it not be so ? If men can do business together in the same offices, in the same stores; if women can mingle in the same circles of social and family life in a thousand homes, cannot they worship God together ? Cannot they listen to the preaching of Christ's gospel together ? Perhaps these afternoon services have helped to educate our people into the great principles of practical Christian unity. Perhaps they have helped to put your city in the ad- vance ranks of that great movement throughout Chris- tendom for Christian unity. The tide is moving and rising along the lines of all the churches in Christendom. The day is coming when jealousies between churches and rivalries between preachers and the sharp tongues of sectarian exclusiveness ^^dll be numbered among the things of the past. It will come, it is coming ; not by 80 COMMEMOEATIYE SERVICES. what you call the obhteration of denominational dif- ferences ; not by all churches consenting to merge them- selves into one organism, and subscribe to one confes- sion of faith and one theological system; not when Christendom in its million churches will repeat the same prayers and worship through the same litany and chant the same anthems. That would be the unity of sameness, the unity of uniformity, the unity of the sands upon the sea shore — all ahke, yet separate, and with no living bond between then. This unity that is coming will be like the unity of nature, one spirit under diversity of form ; one hving force under diversity of operation ; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and ^ith you all, and in you all. How far ahead of his time Paul was ! The Corinthians divided into parties ; the watch -word of one party was, "I am of Paul"; of another, "I am of Apollos"; another, "I am of Cephas." How Paul lifts them, and lifts the church of all ages, out of its inveterate tendency to glory in itself, to glory in men ! He tells them that the ministry is your servant for Jesus' sake. The ministry, with all its gifts, belongs, not to itself, but to you. All things are yours. The faith and the fire of Cephas; the eloquence and the grace of Apollos ; the logic and the fervor of Paul — all Address of Bishop Bandolph. 81 are yours. All the ministers and churches of this city belong to each and every one of you Christian people. Dr. Hoge, your own minister, as a preacher, as a teacher, belongs to me as well as to you, and the varied gifts of every other minister in this city belong to us all — they are all our servants for Jesus' sake. But I must not detain you from others who are to address you on this deeply interesting occasion. This long ministry of forty-five years among you, growing and deepening through the years, gathering larger crowTls to-day un- der its preaching than at any other period of its his- tory, old in years, but young in the enthusiasm and the love of all the people, is a signal refutation, is it not,, of the common criticism of the indifferent and skepti- cal classes of our age, that the pulpit has lost its power? that the mission of the preacher is done? They tell us that the age is a practical, a materialistic age ; that men are in haste to be rich, or hurrying after pleasure, or driven by passion, and that they will not listen to the preacher. Is this so ? This man whom you honor to-night has been preaching here forty-five years. Visit his church on Sunday evening, and there are young men and old, a thronged assemblage. They are listening to the preacher they have heard hundreds of times. Would they listen that way to a lecturer upon 6 82 Commemorative Services. science ? The scientific lecturer would tell them about the structure of their bodies, about the laws of heat and electricity, about the conservation and correlation of forces. How long do you suppose he would hold them, listening there to him, thronging to hear him ? Twenty years ? ten years ? one year ? Oh ! no. Men must listen to the gospel ; they have their sins, their sorrows, their battles with doubt and temptations, the fear of death, their cry for help in -sdew of the great hereafter ; human guilt and Christ's redemption ; man the prodi- gal, and God the Father welcoming him home ; death and judgment and eternity. Men will listen to these themes, and they will never cease to listen. They tell us of the intellectual activity of our times which has developed out of the reach of preaching. Is that true ? It may seem so on the surface. The print- ing press and the universal diffusion of the vehicles of knowledge may have brought thousands of minds into contact with doubt and unbelief, and shaken their faith in the old creed, but the Christian church and the Christian minister are, and ought to be, the last to fear intellectual activity among the people. I venture to say that the pulpit in this city is its most potent agent for the intellectaal development of its people. The pulpit is the last to fear intellectual culture and thought Address of Bishop Eandolph. 83 among the people. Would to God there were more intellectual activity ! I have yet to hear that our ball- rooms and parties are deserted, and have to be aban- doned because our young ladies spend their evenings exclusively in intellectual pursuits, or that our young men are unfitted for their business in offices and count- ing-rooms during the day, because they have been spending the night in poring over the philosophy of Herbert Spencer. The truth is, men are the same in all ages — God is the same, Jesus Christ is the same, and human nature is the same. It is still open to the voice of God; it is still moved by the Word of his Spirit ; it is still touched and won by the story of a Redeemer's love. Forty-five years for a single minis- try is a long test of these principles. How long, how nobly has the gospel, spoken here by our honored brother, stood the test, and will stand it in years to come ! In the days of the Protectorate, under OHver CromweU, a merchant in London goes on a business tour through Scotland. On his return home, he is tell- ing a circle of his friends the incidents of his journey. " I went to St. Andrews, where I heard a sweet, majes- tic-looking man (Blair), and he showed me the majesty of God ; after him, I heard a Httle fair man (Ruther- 84 COMMEMORATIYE SeRYICES. ford), and he showed me the lovehness of Christ; I then went to Ir\ine, where I heard a well-formed, pro- per old man, with a long beard (Dickson), and that man showed me all my own heart." What an ideal preacher the combination of these three would make — the preacher who can show sinners the majesty of God, the loveliness of Christ, and the deep places of the human heart! I believe my friend and brother tries to do that. God has given him great gifts of grace, gifts of intellect, gifts of broad, loving sympathy, gifts of voice and physical health to bear the long strain of preaching the gospel with exceptional power to the same people for forty-five years. For your sake, for our children's sake, for our city and for all of our churches, we must pray that it may please God to keep his body still strong, his heart humble, his spirit more and more fervent with the love pi Christ and of souls, the fire of his intellect burning brightly to the last — still preaching the old gospel to you and your children in the coming years — and after that is done, then may come the rest and the glory and the fulfilment of the promise, " They that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars for ever and ever." That is the prayer that we must pray for him to-night. ften. Pegtott H. Hog^t ®^ ®^ Rev. Peyton Haeeison Hoge then said: "As the repre- sentative of that Southern Presbyterian Chui'ch to which Dr. Hoge has given the best labors of his heart and brain ever since he saw it launched with faith and tears, amidst storms and clouds, I have the pleasui*e of introducing one to whom it has been given in no small degree to aid in forward- ing its interests and in guiding its destinies upon calmer seas and beneath serener skies ; one who is the honored pastor of that old church from which in the days of the sainted Plumer the Httle band was led forth forty-five years ago that now celebrates this anniversary to-night. I have the pleasure of introducing to you the Rev. Robert P. Kerr, of the Fii'st Presbyterian Church of this citj." /Address of Dr. l^err. I AM happy to see among us again the dear brother w^ho has introduced me. We have missed him greatly since he left us for his important charge in 86 COMMEMORATIYE SERVICES. North Carolina. We have often heard of him there, and expect to continue to hear good news of him in the time to come. I vdsh to thank him for his generous words, and the best thing I can say about them is that they are just like himself. I must confess to a sense of embarrassment as I stand here to-night, in the presence of this vast assem- bly ; and it does not arise mainly from what you may be thinking of at this moment, that I follow such a line of orators as those who have just spoken, and that I precede the distinguished gentleman who is the centre of this great occasion. My embarrassment proceeds from neither of these causes, so much as from the fact that I am expected to tell in fifteen minutes what the Southern Presbyterian Church thinks of Dr. Hoge. If I must condense I T\dll try and put it all into one sen- tence, and say : Dr. Hoge, the Southern Presbyterian Church loves you with its hundred thousand hearts ; it has loved you long ; and love you it always will. My embarrassment is not so much that I am not allowed the time, as because it is not permitted to say in words what we all feel; what you feel and what I feel for him. DeHcacy forbids it. There are some things we can never tell, and they are the best things. To express the tender and sacred feehngs of an un- Address of Dr. Kerr. 87 broken and unchanging fiienclsliip in such a way as I might without exceeding the simple truth, would not be acceptable to a strong and manly mind even in private, far less so before such an assembly as this. After all, there are some things that must be taken for granted, and there are depths of sentiment in the soul of which we may be conscious in ourselves and others, but which, with a true delicacy, we shrink from expressing, and which we could not tell if we tried. There are waters too deep to fathom, and we can only glance over the limitless blue dome of the sky. If we were permitted to describe the splendid preaching of our brother, and to compare it T\dth the work of a sculptor who not only chisels in marble the finest statues, but is also able by a magic touch to make them breathe and throb with life and love ; or if we could indicate the studious hfe he has lived, gathering spoils from the literature of all ages that he might bring them to a pulpit that he has illuminated for nearly half a century ; or to point to his great achievements in influencing the course of affairs in church and state ; all these would not express the reason of our love. We love him, not for what he has done so much as for what he is ; we love him, because he is Moses D. Hoge! If I am to speak for my brethren, the Presbyterian 88 Commemorative Services. ministers of this city, what shall I say? — that Dr. Hoge, by his eloquence and splendid diction, maintained for nearly half a century, has made it hard for us to preach, not only in his pulpit, but anywhere within the range of his influence ? No ; not that, but the opposite, for by the incentive and training of his example he has made it 'easier for us to preach the gospel. Because he has disdained the tricks and cheap attractions of a sensational style, adhering to the simplicity of the Scriptures and the attractiveness of the cross, it has been easier for us to tell the story of redeeming love. He has raised the standard of pnlpit effort, and has raised the respect and influence of the ministry in the sentiments of the people. He has made it easier for us to do our work, because he has made the name of a Christian minister honorable in this great common- wealth and far beyond it. More than that: he has made it easier to be a Christian, easier for clergy and laity; easier for those who toil with the muscle or brain; easier for the wealthy and learned; easier for the humble poor to lead a sober, righteous and godly life to the glory of the Almighty name. He has done it by his preaching ; he has done it by his conversa- tion ; he has done it by the life he has lived, which has been for half a century in the public eye unchallenged Address of Dr. Kerr. 89 and unrebuked even by the carping world ; a life that has added, so that all can feel it, to the momentum of goodness that is moving mankind toward God. If I am to represent the Southern Presbyterian Church to-night — honor enough for a lifetime — it sure- ly wdll not be amiss to say a few words in behalf of that congregation which claims the credit of having intro- duced Dr. Hoge to this city and to his great work in the Christian ministry. It claims the credit only of in- troducing him; once introduced, he needed nothing more. If I was selected out of all the Southern Pres- byterian ministers, I surmise that it was because I have the happiness to be the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, the church which first called Dr. Hoge to what has so long been the city of his love. In February, 1845, under the pastorate of the now sainted Dr. Wm. S. Plumer, the gentleman around whose name gathers the glory of this superb demonstration was called, a young man fresh from the seminary, to undertake the establishment of the Second Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. Theodoric Pryor, whose bow still abides in strength, where, in his county, he now bears fruit in old age, and preaches mightily the unsearchable riches of the gospel of Christ, boasts that is was he who, hap- pening to fill the pulpit on a certain day, gave out a 90 COMMEMOEATIVE SERVICES. notice that on the Sunday following a young minister named Moses D. Hoge would preach. He began with sixty -three members from the First Church; he now has around him one of the noblest congregations to be found in all our borders. It has been his only charge, and he its only pastor. AVith the unique and beautiful history of this pastorate you are all more or less ac- quainted. I have only this to say in behalf of the old mother church, that she is proud of her daughter and proud of her illustrious spouse. I do not consider that, in standing for the Southern Presbyterian Church to-night I am in her name to con- fer a distinction on Dr. Hoge. There are none left that she has not already given him. For twenty-five years there has hardly been a vacant pulpit of importance, a professorship or presidency in college or university, which had not been his if he wished it. We have been glad to have him preside as moderator, in the succession with Thornwell, Palmer, Robinson and Dabney. He has been our agent in many most delicate and difficult negotiations with other denominations. We have sent him more than once to the World's Alliance of Presby- terian Churches and to the conferences of the Evangel- ical Alliance of all the Christians. He is known every- where. In attempting on one occasion, in the city of Address of Dr. Kerr. 91 Florence, to converse with an Italian minister, before an interpreter came to our assistance, the only word of all my friend's talk I could understand was " Dr. Hoge, Dr. Hoge." We have been proud to have him represent us in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, London, Berhn, in the Orient, in Egypt, and in the land of the Son of man. If there is an}i;hing the Southern Pres- byterian Church has not offered Dr. Hoge in the way of confidence and honor, I do not know what it is, and I do not stand here to add a single honor to those she has la\dshed upon him, but simply to say, Favored son of a noble church, your mother is proud of you. If I should gather up all the laurels of forty-five years, and twine them into a wreath, it would be too heavy for me to lift and place it upon his brow, though he would be strong enough to bear it. In the name of the Southern Presbyterian Church, in the midst of this magnificent scene, my honored brother, I salute you. All hail! noble son of a noble mother! AU haH ! Thank God! Godspeed! And now let the mighty impulse of this one feeling: which fills aU hearts rise in prayer to God, that this star may long shine in our earthly skies. It shall never go down ; it shall at last ascend to ghsten in a. 92 Commemorative Services. purer firmament, and come to rest beside the eternal throne. Let us pray that it long may linger here, and shine as bright as it does to-night ; and when we make this prayer let the people say, Amen ! Amen ! -7' ^ I^espopse by Dr. |^0(^e. When Dr. Kerr had concluded, all eyes were turned to- ward Dr. Hoge, who quietly arose from his seat on one cor- ner of the stage and walked to the side of the table arranged for the speakers. When the applause which saluted him ceased, he spoke as follows: ^T is difficult to find words in which to express the Jj_ commingled emotions awakened by this anniver- sary. First of all, I trust my most fervent feeling is grati- tude to God for sparing me to this hour ; gratitude for permitting me to serve him so long in the ministry of the gospel ; gratitude for the unbroken harmony which has existed between my people and myself, and for the unity and peace which have made their relations to each other so delightful. The blessings and the ben- efits which result from such concord have been so hap- pily portrayed in the different addresses of the evening that we have had a fi'esh and inspiriting impression of the beauty of the psalm whose opening w^ords always 94 COMMEMOEATIVE SERVICES. fall like music on the ear of the listening heart, "Be- hold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in nnity." Next I hasten to acknowledge the generous greet- ing given me at the very commencement of these exer- cises by one whose high official position and personal worth make any expression of regard from such a source dear to me — one who comes from my native county, who represents my college, and, better still, who represents this noble commonwealth — borne, as he was, into office on the tide of an overwhelming popular vote — one who was the friend of my youth, as he has been during all the succeeding years, his Excellency Governor Philip Watkins McKinney. Next, I desire most affectionately to reciprocate the assurances of regard and confidence expressed in the resolutions of the Presbyterian Pastors' Association, made all the more welcome to me because drafted by the brother in charge of the church which was a colony from my own, and read to this audience by my col- league at the Old Market Hall, who is now conducting that enterprise with signal success. And what response can I make to the cordial and loving words spoken by my revered and honored brethren who have come from their near or distant Kesponse by Dr. Hoge. 95 homes to honor this occasion with their presence, and to lay me under obligations I can never repay or ex- press, so moved am I by their generous approval ? Wfx^ Cottst^gatfons that f\un^ ^on^ B^lot^* It might be supposed that such addresses as we have heard to-night, replete with commendation and encouragement, would fill my heart only with emotions exultant and joyous ; but who does not know that in the midst of scenes fullest of gladness there often inter- mingles Tvdth the joy a strange sadness, hke a solemn refi'ain running through a jubilant song? When I remember that of the sixty-three members composing the church with which I commenced my ministry but two are with us to-night ; when I remem- ber that those to whom I have preached since that year, now numbered with the departed, would form a larger congregation than this vast assembly; when I recall to mind the fact that it was my office to direct the religious thought, to shape the Christian principles, and to develop the spiritual life of that great multitude, the remembrance of the imperfect manner in which I discharged that solemn trust, and the conviction that I might have been far more helpful to those who are now beyond the reach of earthly influence had I preached 96 Commemorative Seetices. more faithfully, more tenderly, more lovingly, admon- ishes me that, if this is an hour for joy, it is also an hour for penitence and tears. SEucouta^^ntent to M^va ^tltg^nc^* So, too, while listening to the kind words which have been spoken with regard to my life and labors, I have been conscious that they were descriptive rather of what I ought to have been and might have been ; and none can better understand and appreciate my meaning than these very brethren when I say that I am more humbled than elated by their unmerited com- mendation, and that the best use I can now make of their approval is to derive from it a stimulus hereafter to follow mth more affectionate fidelity in the footsteps of my Lord, and to serve the people to whom I minis- ter with new diligence and devotion. In this I am encouraged by the conviction that, with whatever conscientious study and honest work I can prosecute my coming labor, I shall be sustained in the future, as I have been in the past, by the coopera- tion of the earnest men and noble women of my charge. No pastor was ever blessed with a more loyal church ; and so far as its enterprises have been successful the Eesponse by Dr. Hoge. 97 result has been mainly due to the ready sympathy and persistent activity of its members ; and I avail myself of this great opportunity of bearing this pubHc testi- mony to the loving fidehty and consecrated devotion of my people — a fideUty, a devotion that has never fal- tered or wavered, but has been as undeviatingly fixed and true as the pointers of the splendid constellation that to-night with fingers of radiant light and beauty point steadily to the pole. But no church, however organized and equipped, if isolated from its sister churches, or if antagonistic to them, can accomplish any widespread and perma- nent good in the community. CS^ood TOUl of nil denominations. And here, too, I find another element and explana- tion of whatever of service my church has rendered to the material, the intellectual, and the spiritual welfare of the public. It has had the good will of all denominations — most notably and unmistakably their kindest regards. And this leads me to ask, in conclusion, what is the real meaning and true significance of this splendid throng in the Academy of Music to-night? It is not to make one man the object of temporary 7 98 Commemorative Services. attention ; it is not to honor a particular chnrcli ; it is to illustrate the beauty of Christian charity, the happi- ness which comes from Christian concord. If there is anything more characteristic than another of the times we live in, it is the fact, that while there was never more denominational zeal and activity than now, associated with it there is a determination to bring to the front the real unity which binds all the branches of the Christian family together in one harmonious and happy brotherhood. There is an uprising and advanc- ing tidal wave of gospel charity, which, I trust, will continue to rise and flow until it sweeps away all the bigotry, the intolerance, and the exclusiveness which have so long deformed and degraded Christendom. In no city in our land is there a more kindly feel- ing among the different denominations than in Eich- mond. It had an early manifestation among the pas- tors who labored together in harmony until they went up to renew their intercourse in the world of love. Their spirit has descended to our day, and so prevails among us that were a minister of any denomination to proclaim arrogant and intolerant claims in behalf of his own church, there is a pubUc sentiment in this Eesponse by Dr. Hoge. 99 community that would put him down and shut him up. The pastors 'most beloved and honored in Kich- mond have always been those who have cultivated and manifested most largely the grace of charity. The most really prosperous churches have been those whose motto has been, " Let brotherly love continue." We have a delightful illustration of the unity of feeling which pervades our churches before our eyes at this moment, in the sympathy and interest manifested in the exercises of this very hour. This is neither a Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, nor Presbyterian audi- ence. What is it ? It is a fraternal gathering of Christian brethren ^ met to honor, encourage, and love each other ; met ta be reminded that the truths common to all the churches are the most important and precious of all the truths ; met that we may in union kindle our hopes afresh as we together look to the same dear cross shining above us in its immeasurable glory, and that with united hands and hearts we may together press on to the land we love and ar^ looking for, assured that it is not a cold 100 Commemorative Services. assent to an article in the creed, but the warm expres- sion of a thrilling experience which constrains us with one voice and heart to exclaim, " I believe in the com- munion or SAINTS." To you, my dear and honored brethren, whose ad- dresses have contributed so much to the pleasure and profit of this commemoration service, I beg leave to tender the united thanks of the officers and members of the church I represent. Your coming has been hailed with joy; your departure T\dll cause us grief. But those who love the Lord never part for the last time. They may so part on earth, but they will meet again in the world of recognition and communion in the glory everlasting ; and these sweet Christian friend- ships formed on earth and cemented by the blood of Christ will not perish by the stroke of death, but vnR have a resurrection beyond the grave, and will spring up and flourish beautiful and immortal in the paradise of God ! To you, my friends of all denominations, who have shown such an interest in this commemoration from the time it was first proposed, whose presence here to- night and whose evident sympathy in these exercises Kesponse by Dr. Hoge. 101 have added so much to the happiness of the occasion, to you I shall ever be grateful, and to the God who has put it into your hearts to show me kindness in so many ways and for so many years. Were the house I live in as large as my desire to entertain the friends to whom I speak to-night, I would gladly invite you there. But there will be room enough in the Second Pres- byterian Church, where, at the conclusion of these services, you will find a warm welcome, and a banquet prepared by the ladies, to which all are most cordially invited. Kev. Mr. Turnbull then said : " After the singing of the psalm at the close of this programme, these interest- ing exercises will be brought to a close by the benedic- tion, which will be pronounced by the Eev. Dr. H. H. Hawes, of Staunton, Va., one of the many ministers who, under Dr. Hoge's faithful ministry, have gone out from the Second Presbyterian Church. After Dr. Hawes pronounced the benediction the audience repaired to the church. ©HE I^EGBPIPION, The following account of the reception is taken from the Hichmond Dispatch of the 28th of February : Briundr^ds 3^5*3 X\\tix Hespects to tlte B^Ion^i fMMEDIATELY after the exercises at the Academy Dr. Hoge and hiS' family and guests from a distance drove to the church. As they entered, the organ, un- der Professor N. Bowditch Clapp, pealed forth the notes of a brilliant prelude, and the musical programme was begun. After the singing of the anthem " O Sing unto the Lord," which was beautifully rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Blair, Mrs. Knowles, Mrs. Buch, and Mr. Frank Cunningham, Dr. Hoge and his family and guests w^ere escorted to the lecture-room, where an elaborate supper was served very handsomely to them pre^dous to the reception, which it was known would consume considerable time. During this time the crowded church was delightfully entertained by an elaborate sacred concert under the direction of the ac- The Eeception. 103 compKslied organist, and rendered by many fine voices from other church choirs : 1. Oegan Solo, "Preludes," Listz. Pkof. N. Bowditch Clapp. 2. Anthem, "O Sing Unto the Lord, Mb. and Mks. Hakyey Blaik, Mrs. Knowles, Mks. Buch, AND Mk. Feank Cunningham. 3. SoPEANo Solo, Mes. Oilman with 'Cello Obligato by Pkof. Thilow. 4. Tenoe Solo, ' ' If with All Your Heart, " etc Mendelssohn. Me. Thomas Dabney. 5. Quaeteite, " Spirit of Holiness, " By the Choie of the Fiest Peesbyteeian Chuech. 6. SoPEANo Solo, "Noel," Adam. Miss Zeta Heeold. 7. Tenoe Solo, with 'Cello Obligato, Me. ELemplin. 8. Oegan Solo, "Allegro," Korner. Me. Aubeey Young. 9. Bass Solo, Me. Lohman. 10. SoPEANO Solo, with 'Cello Obligato, Miss Julia Kelly. 11. Tenoe Solo, Me. Feank W. Cunningham. 12. Quaetette, " When Gathering Clouds, " Hatton. Choie of Fiest Peesbyteeian Chuech. Postlude, "Lefevebre," Wily, Mb. Shepheed Webb. 104 Commemorative Services. The immense throng of friends from the church were invited into the lecture-room three hundred at a time, and were there cordially received by Dr. Hoge as he stood vnth. genial smiles surrounded by his children and grandchildren, his visiting friends, and the Com- mittee of Reception. The decorations of the lecture-room were beautiful, tasteful, and elegant. The colors were crimson and gold, and over each window, shaded by crimson cur- tains, was a fretwork of bronze centred by a mirror placque. The centre of the east side, where the recep- tion took place, had a background of crimson, with a small chandelier on either side. Magnificent palms grouped on the sides below made a frame for a large mirror set in bronze, above which were the dates of the installment of the beloved pastor and the present year — 1845 and 1890 — in golden wimortelles. Oppo- site this point was another mirror, embowered in bloom- ing plants and ferns and tastefully overhung with em- broidered tapestry. The north end of the room had for its adornment the magnificent portrait of Dr. Hoge, draped in crim- The Keception. 105 son and gold silk scarfs, which was on this occasion presented by the gentlemen of the congi^egation to the church, and was, next to the original, the greatest ob- ject of interest. Another portrait of interest was that of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Davies, who was the second president of Princeton College (in 1761), very kindly loaned by Mrs. Dr. Samuel Drewry. He is the great- great-grandfather of Dr. Samuel Drewry, and his family Bible is still in the possession of his great-grandson^ Mr. WiUiam H. Davies. The ladies in charge of these artistic decorations were Mrs. G. W. Watt and Mrs. Manfred Call, and they deserve great credit for their taste and skill in design- ing, as well as industry in executing the plan. The south end was arranged for the general supper, which, in spite of the great number served, was dehght- ful, comfortable, and abundant, comprising bouillon, oysters, salads, croquettes, ices, cakes, fruits, coffee, and chocolate. The officers in charge of the supper were : Mrs. Dr. Withers, Mrs. W. J. Blunt, and Mrs. Le^vis Burwell>. who were fortunate in the selection of a large and effi- cient committee, who worked mth pleasure and success. Each lady on this committee wore a knot of yellow rib- bon as badges. 106 Commemorative Services. ®n Hogc and Hts C^tt^sts. The table specially arranged for the entertainment of Dr. Hoge and his guests was very tasteful, with beautiful adornments. The centre was an arrangement of jonquils and violets, more beautiful because sent in comphment to Dr. Hoge by the florist; at the place assigned to each lady was a bouquet of heliotrope and jonquils tied with profuse bows of purple and gold rib- bons. Purple candles under yellow shades filled crys- tal candelabra on reflectors, making a very handsome ^and unique ornamentation, and the memi was very complete. Those imdted to seats at this table were Eev. Dr. John Hall, Governor and Mrs. Philip McKinney, Bishop Alfred M. Kandolph, Bishop Alpheus Wilson, Dr. and Mrs. J. L. M. Curry, Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Kerr, Eev. J. Calvin Stewart, Dr. H. C. Alexander, Colonel Eichard Lathers, Mr. G. M. Atwater, Eev. and Mrs. P. H. Hoge, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Gilliam, Miss Bessie Hoge. Crystal chandeliers, gold silk hangings, shaded lamps, plants and flowers massing every corner and available spot, Turkish rugs, pictures and ornaments and pretty tables for chocolate and coffee, adorned in olive and white, blue and pink, presided over by at- tractive young ladies, all made the scene brilliant and The Keception. 107 attractive and one long to be treasured and remem- bered by the friends of the beloved pastor, who has for nearly half a century labored in this community ; and every denomination and sect was represented in the vast assemblage. The coffee-table, where Mrs. Allan Donnan held sway, was served by Misses Mary Cameron, Mary Young, Emma Carrington, Roy Ellerson, Bessie Call, Nellie Perrin, Marion Harris, and Kate Harris. The next, chaperoned by Mrs. Percy Montague, had Misses Fortune Scott, Nannie Scott, Annie Armstead, Mary Chalmers, Janie Grigg, Evelyn Paine, and Minnie Wilkinson. Mrs. A. Emmons's chocolate-table was served by Misses EHse Coke, JuHa Morton, Kate Wallace, Alice Burwell, Nellie Atkins, Bland Clarke, Ellen Clarke, LiUie Cannon, Annie Staples and Lucy Williams. A few of his lady parishioners presented him with a costly and elegant watch, and others attested their affectionate interest by presents of handsome vessels of silver and other things of value and use, and the labor of loving hearts and hands brought their best efforts and gave them Tvdth tears of grateful affection to him 108 Commemorative Services. who has baptized, married, comforted, and buried chil- dren, parents and grandparents in his flock through succeeding generations. ^n ^ntit^ Success* Every detail of the entertainment reflected credit upon the energy and skill of those ha^dng it in charge, and hearts, purses, and hands were opened in willing and voluntary service to make the celebration worthy of the occasion. The gentlemen who acted as ushers were most obliging and poHte, considerate ahke of the comfort and pleasure of their guests. The music was dehght- ful, and though so many contributed to the success of the musical programme that it seems unfair to mention one and not all, we believe the musicians themselves will with pleasure accord the palm to the sweet fresh soprano who gave her "maiden effort," to mark this occasion as it were with a white stone. There was never in this community a more genuine nor Hberal outpouring of affectionate regard than has been exhibited toward this friend of many, whom all unite in wishing many years more of health and peace and usefulness. PRESS COMMENTS. The State of the 28th of February had the following notice of the celebration : Intetesttng Hotes nbout t\\^ Cclebrntton* rl. DK. HOGE was not at aU fatigued after the exercises last night, though they naturally sub- jected him to a great nervous strain. He retired at two o'clock and rose this morning at his usual hour. Visitors at his house to-day found him in fine health and spirits. The celebration made a big stir in Richmond, and everybody is talking about it to-day. Among the guests from a distance were Col. Richard Lathers, whose winter residence is at New Rochelle, near the city of New York, and whose summer resi- dence is among the Berkshire hills of Massachusetts ; Mr. George M. Atwater and Mrs. Atwater, of Rock Rimmon, near Springfield, Massachusetts ; Mr. Philip Diacont and daughter, of Providence, Rhode Island ; and Professor Holmes, of the University of Virginia. 110 COMMEMOEATIVE SERVICES. Col. Lathers, who is a pubHc man in New York, thought that, for high intellectual tone and ability, the oratory was unsurpassed. All of the visitors were im- pressed with the magnitude and complete success of the undertaking. Rev. Dr. John Hall, of New York, left for home early this morning, but before going he expressed his opinion that such a gathering as that at the Academy last night could not be seen anywhere in this country outside of Richmond. Among the gentlemen on the stage, besides the Gov- ernor, Lieutenant-Governor and the orators, were Mayor Ellyson, the venerable Dr. Peterkin, Rev. Mr. Carmi- chael. Rabbi Harris, of the Eleventh-street Synagogue, and Mr. Charles Dudley Warner. It is generally agreed that one of the most graceful things in Dr. Hoge's very graceful address was his allusion and welcome to the Hebrews — " Our ancient brethren of the covenant." Dr. Hoge's splendid tribute to the press of Richmond was warmly applauded. The entire celebration, both the formal exercises at the Academy and the reception, miisicale and supper at the church, passed off without a hitch. Dr. Hoge is reading the stacks of letters he received as he finds leisure. These congratulations have come^ Press Comments. Ill from every part of the United States, and fi'om beyond sea. The following are from editorials in the Eichmond 2\mes : Wtittx. Br. Moses ©> Hoge. IT has become too much the custom of the present day to wait until death has put an end to the in- spired careers of those who have devoted their thoughts and energies exclusively to the moral elevation of the communities to which they belong, and with the most eminent success, before the appreciation takes shape in those celebrations which seem to be the only appropriate expression of gratitude for such noble services in the cause of God and mankind. This is to be regretted, for not only are such celebrations a just tribute to holy and philanthropic lives that have shone like a lamp in the darkness, but they also stimulate individuals to rise to higher purposes and purer motives, and have a far- reaching influence for good in the community at large. Public ceremonies of this general kind were held last night in honor of the forty-fifth anniversary of the Eev. Dr. Hoge's pastorate of the Second Presb}i:erian Church, and they were of the most beautiful and im- 112 Commemorative Services. pressive character. There is no man in this city whose career, both in the sacred and civic walks of hfe, has shed abroad a more beneficent light or exercised a more exalted influence than that of Dr. Hoge. A man of God, indefatigable in the holy cause of Christ on earth, which is the cause of all that is pure and lofty, a moral teacher of surpassing wealth of thought, tenderness of feeling, and clearness and vigor of expression, a scholar of the most discriminating culture and the most versa- tile learning, a patriot whose whole spirit is responsive to the most ardent love of country, and a citizen who has set the noblest example both in his public and private Hfe ; such is the eminent divine about whom so many gathered last night to express for this whole com- munity the sentiments of respect, admiration, reverence and gratitude in which he is held. Who can accurately estimate the good which this great man has performed in so long a course of time as a pastorate of forty-five years, a period exceeding the length of the average life ? During this period Dr. Hoge has been continuously at work in this community, and his fame has extended not only to the farthest con- fines of the Union, but even to foreign countries. His eloquent words have been heard, and his rehgious teach- ings received, in many lands, and wherever he has gone Press Comments. 113 the personal power that has so long been one of the controlling elements in the general affairs of this com- munity, has been fully recognized and unreservedly acknowledged. Kichmond may well cherish such a lofty moral exemplar, such an illustrious reHgious teacher, such a high-minded citizen, as among the most precious of the many magnificent gifts ^vdth which a kind Providence has endowed her. May his familiar form be long seen upon our streets, and may the mov- ing tones of his eloquent voice be heard for many years to come in that pulpit which has been a fountain head of everything that can elevate and improve men, both in a reUgious and a ci^dc sense. The Times extends to him its heaii:iest congratulations, and wishes for him, with the warmest sincerity, every blessing which earth can afford. Christian unity was an idea clearly accentuated by the gathering last week to do honor to the life and ser- vices of that faithful preacher of the gospel of peace, the Kev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge. Speakers representative of many chiu'ch bodies paid their glowing tributes before an audience which forgot for the time that there were such things as apostolic 8 114 COMMEMOEATIYE SERVICES. succession, a proposed revision of the Westminster Standards, infant baptism or adult immersion, predes- tination and election, or close communion. To the thoughtful mind came naturally the thought, why cannot the churches enjoy at all times the living together as brethren exemphfied here? Why cannot a Lutheran congregation, for instance, listen to the elo- quence of a Hoge or a Hall at its regular service ; why cannot a Wilson or a Kerr fill a Protestant Episcopal pulpit, or a Eandolph minister to a Presbyterian body ? While other speakers touched upon this subject, the greatest stress, perhaps, was laid upon it by Bishop Eandolph and the Eev. Dr. Hoge. The former's words should be printed in golden letters and sent with every overture made by one church to another for closer union. Alluding to the afternoon services at the Second Presbyterian Church, he said: "Perhaps they have helped to put your city in the advance ranks of that great movement throughout Christendom for Christian unity. The tide is moving and rising along the hnes of all the churches in Christendom. The day is com- ing when jealousies between churches and rivalries be- tween preachers, and the sharp tongues of sectarian exclusiveness will be numbered among the things of Press Comments. 115 the past. It will come — it is coming — not by the obliteration of what you call denominational differences ; not by all churches consenting to merge themselves into one organization and subscribe to one confession of faith ; not when Christendom with its miUion of churches will repeat the same prayers and worship through the same litanies : that would be unity of sameness, — the unity of sands upon the seashore, all alike, yet sepa- rate, with no living form between them — a dead unity. This unity that is coming will be like the unity of na- ture — one spirit under diversity of form, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all. How far ahead of his time Paul was! He finds the Corin- thians divided in parties. The watchword of one party is, I am of Paul ; the watchword of another, I am of ApoUos; another, I am of Cephas. He asks. Was Paul crucified for you ? He tells them that the minis- try is your servant for Jesus' sake. All ministers with their varied gifts belong, not to themselves, but to you- All things are yours. The faith and science of Cephas, the eloquence of Apollos, the logic of Paul — all are yours. The ministers of all the churches of this city belong to each and every one of you Christian people. Dr. Hoge, your own minister and preacher, belongs to me as well as you, and the varied gifts of every other 116 Commemorative Services. minister of this city belong to us all ; they are all your servants for Jesus' sake." To these must be added those of Dr. Hoge, that " no church, however organized and equipped, if isolated from its sister churches, and much less if antagonistic to them, can accomplish any widespread and permanent good in a community; and if there is anything more characteristic than another of the times we live in, it is the fact that while there never was more denominational zeal and activity than now, associated with it there is a determination to bring to the front the real unity which binds all the branches of the Christian family together in one harmonious and happy brotherhood. There is an uprising and advancing tidal wave of gospel charity, which, I trust, vnH continue to rise and swell until it sweeps away all the bigotry, the intolerance, and the exclusiveness which have so long deformed and de- graded Christendom." Is not the unity of the seashore sands, pictured by Bishop Kandolph, the great impediment to the advance of the tidal wave of charity, mentioned by Dr. Hoge ? Does not the question of the disciples, "Who shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" still animate the divisions which have widened ever since impetu- Press Comments. 117 ous, sensitive Peter and Paul and James had their dif- ferences ? Real unity cannot exist without charity ; charity is the child of humility — the thinking of one's self not more highly than one ought to think. "Except ye be- come as httle children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." The more rapidly the churches tear away the bar- riers which divide them in their progress in the same direction, the wider will become their pathway and the sooner will they reach the broad plane ' ' where spirits blend ; Where friend holds fellowship with friend. Though sundered far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy seat." The following notices appeared in the religious press of the city: [From the Central Presbyterian of March 5, 1890.] Br. Hoge's Pastorate. COMMEMOKATION OF THE FOKTY-FIFTH ANNIVEKSARY. pME months ago the congregation of the Second Presb\i:erian Church of this city determined to commemorate on the 27th of February the forty-fifth 118 Commemorative Services. anniversary of their pastor's work, and express in some public way their appreciation of liis long and faithful services. The church was organized under Dr. Hoge's labors soon after he entered the ministry. It has never had any other pastor and he has never had any other charge. Although he has frequently been called to other places, North and South, and received most tempting offers, he has preferred to remain "with the people among whom he commenced his labors. The church has groT\Ti constantly, and Dr. Hoge's ministry and preaching have increased in popularity and influ- ence every year from the beginning. Christians of all denominations attend his preach- ing, and the movement to celebrate this anniversary was most cordially seconded, not only by all the Pres- byterian churches of the city, but also by Episcopa- lians, Methodists, Baptists and others. Distinguished ministers of these different churches agreed to take part in the celebration, which was arranged for last Thursday evening, and was held at the Mozart Acad- emy of Music. Long before the hour appointed hundreds had as- sembled, and in a few moments after the doors were opened the house was filled to its utmost capacity. There were assembled fully two thousand people, and Press Comments. 119 many persons found it impossible to get even stand- ing room. Then followed the addresses as announced in the programme. Each address was about fifteen minutes in length. It is seldom that any audience has the op- portunity of hearing five such beautiful and eloquent speeches. We would be glad to report each one in full, but this our space mil not allow. The gentlemen who introduced the speakers per- formed their part to perfection. Dr. Hall, Bishop Randolph, Bishop Wilson and Dr. Curry are among the most distinguished ministers of the churches which they represented on the occa- sion, and each one said what was most befitting his position. Dr. Kerr, as the representative of the Southern Presbyterian Church, made the last of these admirable addresses. After the close of the exercises at the Mozart, there was a grand reception at the church and lecture-room, where refreshments were served in handsome style, and where Dr. Hoge received his friends. 120 Commemorative Services. The ladies who had charge of this part of the en- tertainment had arranged to have the lecture-room beautifully decorated, and to provide everything that could add to the interest of the occasion. The music from a very large choir, well practiced and skilled in their charming art, was a feature of the celebration that deserves special mention. [From the Southern Churchman of Marcli 6, 1890.] N last Thursday night there was an outpouring of Kichmond people to commemorate the forty- five completed years of the pastorate of Eev. Dr. Hoge. In honoring him they did honor to themselves. The various denominations of Christian people were there; Presb}H:erians, Baptists and Methodists had words of commendation for this beloved pastor. "We have not room to reproduce all the words spoken, or the modest and Christian reply Dr. Hoge made. As an illustration of the times, we give extracts fi'om the address of Bishop Eandolph, as reported in the Eich- mond Times. Press Comments. 121 [From the Religious Herald of 13tli March, 1890.] (OTHING has ever occurred in tliis State to equal the recent ovation tendered Dr. Hoge on his forty -fifth anniversary as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of this city. What is the secret of the Doctor's marvelous suc- cess ? We wiU begin with the well-known fact that he has been a close and painstaking student through all these forty-five years. While he has been all that time a faithful and diligent pastor, looking closely after every family connected with his great congregation, he has made it a point never to neglect pulpit preparation. Often when he has had to give his time to other en- gagements he has worked until daybreak on Sunday rather than preach an old sermon or enter his pulpit with one upon which he had not done his best. This thorough preparation has kept up the interest on the part of the public in his preaching and kept his pews filled, often crowded. He has proven that if a preacher will all the time give the people something worth hear- ing there will be no lack of hearers. Dr. Hoge is not a sensational preacher. He preaches in a plain way the plain teachings of God's word. He 122 COMMEMORATIYE SeKVICES. loves to dwell upon the great doctrines of revelation, and to bring aU his marvelous power to illustrate and enforce them. No man among us has better proven that, after aU, the things that have the greatest drawing power are the great practical themes of the Bible which are embraced in what is known as the old theology. As long as men are burdened mth a sense of sin — weary and heavy laden — as long as rest from the burden and guilt of sin is to be found only in Christ as the full and complete Saviour, so long this kind of preaching will attract and hold the sinning, sorrowing multitudes of earth as nothing else can. Dr. Hoge's wise and conservative course in the pas- torate has doubtless had much to do with his holding so long the affections of his people. There has not been, w^e are told, during all these forty-five years, an impleasant word between the pastor and any member of his flock. Without a jar even pastor and people have worked lovingly together. He has studied human nature to advantage and learned how to lead without seeming to lead. Often pastors take part in contro- versies which spring up in their churches and say and do things which weaken their influence, when they might have as well kept aloof from all such entangle- Press Comments. 123 ments, aud thus have grown all the more in the affec- tions of their churches. Dr. Hoge has been the more appreciated by his church because of his readiness to aid his brethren of other churches. He has done his full part in helping other pastors. Often he has been called to supply other pulpits in this city and in other cities, and to speak on occasions of general and special interest, here and there, but we have never heard of his declining to accept such a call when it was possible for him to accept it. One of Whitefield's eulogists said of him, " If ever philanthropy burned in a human heart with pure and intense flame it was in the heart of George Whitefield. He lived and toiled not for self, but for his dying fellow- men." And the same may be claimed for Moses D. Hoge, and here better than anywhere else we find the hidings of his power. He has had the sympathy of his church and community because of his readiness to reach out a helping hand to all whom he could help. It is a great mistake some churches make in count- ing as a loss to them the time spent by their pastors in helping other churches — in attending general meet- ings and special ser^dces outside of their own imme- diate pastorate — iu taking an occasional vacation. 124 Commemorative Seryices. "Whatever a pastor does wisely and well in sucli ways tells with great effect on his own ministry in his own particular charge. Dr. Hoge has been all the more useful at home for the many excursions he has taken from home, including, of course, his many visits to other lands and his rambles through other continents. But to know the secret of Dr. Hoge's long pastorate one must go further still and take into account his mar- velous power of analysis, his mighty sweep of imagina- tion, his chaste and finished culture, his fine physique, his mastery of himself, and his fascinating eloquence. When at his best his trumpet peals stir the heart and sway the judgment, and sweep every power of heart and head. This writer can never forget his first Sunday in Richmond. He came a timid country youth to Rich- mond College. On that first Sunday afternoon he went to hear Dr. Hoge, and he has been doing the same thing ever since when he could well do so. It is said that no man ever preached to so many Baptist preachers as this Presbyterian Doctor. For forty-five years the ministerial students of Richmond College have been much given to attending his after- noon services, and scores of them are the better preach- ers because while at college they enjoyed this privilege. Press Comments. 125 In their name and behalf, and speaking for multitudes more of our persuasion, we tender Dr. Hoge congratu- lations and best wishes. May many more years yet be given him, and may his power for good increase even to his last day on earth. Editorials of Hke tenor appeared in the New York Evangelist, the New York Observer, the Philadeljyhia Preshyterian, the Presbyterian Journal, of Philadelphia, the Chicago Interior, the North Carolina Presbyterian^ and in other religious and secular papers. I^etter5 of C^op^^ratulatiop. [From Key. "Weluam Johnston, D. D., Belfast^ Ireland.] DuNEDiN, Belfast, Ireland, I^eb. Idth, 1890. Messrs. C. E. Barksdale, W. W. Henry, and M. M. Gilliam. Gentlemen : I am in receipt of your very kind and cor- dial invitation to attend your meeting on the 27th, to con- gratulate your worthy pastor, the Rev. Dr. Hoge, on the forty-fifth anniversary of his installation in Richmond, and thank you for the compliment which you have thus paid to me and our Irish Presbyterian Church. \Vhilst not able to be vrith you at your assemblage, I join most cordially with 3'ou in devout thanksgiving that you enjoy the pastorate of such a man as Dr. Hoge, and that he is spared to labor so long in the vineyard and en- abled with vigor of mind and body to preach the glorious gospel of the grace of God. In common with many more on this side of the Atlantic, I regard Dr. Hoge as the model of a minister, a gentleman and a Chi-istian; and consider it a high privilege to have made his acquaintance and heard from his lo\ing lips the ministr}^ of reconciliation. The Irish Presb}i:erian Church is to celebrate the jubilee of our General Assembly on the 17th of July next, and if Dr. Hoge will kindly arrange another tour to Ireland and gTace our meeting with his presence, no man will be more wel- come. 128 Commemorative Services. Wishing you a very pleasant and profitable celebration, and uniting with you in the prayer that Dr. Hoge may, in the good providence of God, enjoy a prolonged lease of life and blessedness, I remain yours very gratefully, "Wnj.TAM Johnston. [From Eey. Matthew Keek, Cork, Ireland.'] Clonaed, Cork, Ireland, Feb. V^th, 1890. My Dear Dr. Hoge : Accept my sincere thanks for think- ing of me at such a time. It would give me great pleasure to be present with you on the 27th, if I had wings, and to join in the rejoicings and congxatulations of the occasion. God has been good to you in spaiing you so long in ac- tive service and giving you the confidence and very warm affection of your devoted people. I trust that years of fuU work are yet before you ; only spare yourself a little more. My wife and daughters join heartily with me in congratula- tions and prayers. Believe me to be very sincerely yours, Matthew Kerr. [From Eev. Dk. Stoees, Brooklyn, N. Y.] 80 PiERREPONT Street, Brooklyn, N. T., January 10, 1890. Dear Christian Friends : I wish with aU my heart that it was in my power to be with you on the approaching forty- fifth anniversary of the installation of your beloved pastor and my honored friend, Dr. Hoge, but my engagements at Letters of Congratulation. 129 home and in Boston are now exacting, and therefore I can- not leave to join with you personally on that delightful occa- sion. I can only send you my sincere and warm congratu- lations on having been permitted so long to enjoy a ministry so full of the power, the beauty, and the spirit of the gospel. And I cannot forbear to add my congratulations to my dear and honored brother in the faith and ser\dce of the Master, that God has so preserved and blessed him, keeping his mind in the divine hght, keeping his heart fresh and full, and per- mitting him to see the work of the Lord ever prospering in his hands. It is more than forty years, I think, since I had the pleasure of preaching in your pulpit, by the kind invita- tion of Dr. Hoge, whose welcome to me as a stranger visit- ing Kichmond I have never forgotten. Very few, if any, whom I then addressed are still with you, but it is good to know that the same gospel is with us all, and the same divine grace, and that they will be with us while life goes on, both here and above. May the effect of them only more clearly and gloriously appear in our personal Hfe, and in our churches, imtil we are counted worthy to be admitted to "the church of the first-born, which are wi'itten in heaven." With most hearty thanks for your kind invitation, and most sincere and earnest regrets that I cannot be with you in February, and with affectionate wishes and hopes for the ever-enlarging prosperity of your church, I am, with highest regards. Faithfully yours, R. S. Stores. Messrs. C. E. Barksdale, W. Wirt Henry, Marshall M. GlLLLLM. 130 COMMEMOEATIVE SeKVICES. [From George M. Atwatek, Esq.] RocK-EiMMON, Springfield, Mass., Feb. 15th, 1890. Gentlemen: I have read witli profound interest and pleasure your in\dtation to attend a meeting to be held Feb- ruary 27th, in celebration of the forty-fifth anniversary of the iQstallation of the Kev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D., LL. D., as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, Eichmond, Va. I hope to be able to witness the tribute to be paid to him on that occasion, and by my presence to assure Dr. Hoge and yourselves of my continued remembrance. Very sincerely yours, George M. Atwater. Messrs. C. E. Barksdale, W. W. Henry, IVIarshall M. Gil- liam, Committee of Session Second Presbyterian Churchy Richmond, Ya. [From Richard Lathers, Esq., JVew To?'k.] 248 Central Park, West N. Y., Feb. 7, 1890. Messrs. C. E. Barksdale, W. W. Henry, M. M. Gilliam. Dear Sirs: I accept vdth pleasure your polite invita- tion to attend the meeting on the 27th prox. in celebra- tion of the forty-fifth anniversary of the installation of the Eev. Dr. Hoge, D. D., LL. D., as pastor of the Second Pres- byterian Chm'ch in your city. It wiU afford me peculiar gratification to join you in doing honor to so venerable and distinguished a divine, whose piety and culture in his holy calling are only equalled by his preeminent zeal and patriot- ism as a Southern gentleman. I am, gentlemen, yours truly, Eichard Lathers. Letters of Congratulation. 131 [From Hon. Thos. F. Bataed.] Wilmington, Del., Feb. Uth, 1890. My Dear Dr. Hoge : A card of invitation to attend the celebration of -the forty-fifth anniversary of your installation as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, in Eichmond, on the 27th of this month, has been kindly sent me. If it were possible, I would make the journey, merely to testify my respect for you, and my appreciation of the holy dedication you have made of your life and faculties. Sm^ely a man should sometimes be reminded of his well- doing, as so often he is reminded of his ill-doing, and at this milestone in your good and true and honorable hf e, I trust your friends will gather and take your hands and speak to you the warm words of love and praise which so many feel and which you simply deserve. I trust you will receive great happiness in the expression of affection which the anniversary will cause. You have worked for love ; pray now enjoy its harvest. Your half centuiy will soon be rounded out, and then I hope another gathering of hearts and hands will cheer you and be cheered by you. " May I be there to see " ! Sincerely and respectfully yours, T. F. Bayard. [From A. D. F. Kandolph, Esq., New York.] 124 West Twenty-Second St., N. Y., Feb. 22, 1890. Dear Sirs: I have to thank you for an in\atation to the services of the 27th inst., to commemorate the forty-fifth an- niversary of the installation of the Rev. Dr. Hoge as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Chm'ch of Eichmond. 132 Commemorative Seryices. While much regretting my inability to be present on that occasion, permit me to express the satisfaction your annoimcement has given me, especially at a time when the church and the pastor as a developing and conserving power are too often overlooked or forgotten. In your own beauti- ful city, as everywhere else, it is the church and its services that both withstand all the changes of the changing years, and " without observation " unremittingly prosecutes its heavenly mission. While it is not within the province of human reason to measure what your own church has accom- phshed during this pastorate of nearly half a centmy for the ever present needs and supreme good of man, yet in the con- templation of such a history one may well ask, ^Miat would have been the loss to society and the state if this church had never been organized, your pastor never installed? The world builds its monuments of bronze or marble, and sets them in the public places ; those of the chiu'ch are planted in human hearts. Each monument is a recognition of a service performed in the interest of others ; one in the presence of all the people, on battle fields, or in legislative halls ; the other in the quiet sanctuaiy of God, in the cham- bers of sickness or sorrow, or in the presence of the dead; and it is the nearness of this latter service to all that is best and noblest in us that wins for every faithful pastor a love and homage of which the inconsiderate world knows nothing, though it be of the highest the heart can bestow. Again thanking you for the kind remembrance of me in connection with this occasion, I am, dear sirs, yours faithfully, A. D. F. Randolph. Messrs. C. R. Baeksdale, W. W. Heney, and M. M. Gilliam. Letters of Congratulation. 133 [From Hon. William E. Dodge, JS'ew York.] 262 Madison Avenue, New York, Mb. 25th, 1890. My Dear Dr. Hoge : I congTatulate you "with all my heart on the long, useful and most honorable term of service in the noblest and highest work ever given to man to do. But I congratulate yom- people and beautiful city more. Your example of consecrated, unselfish ministration through all these unbroken years ; youi* eloquent, effective preaching and noble example of sanctified citizenship have been a blessing and benediction beyond anything words can ex- press. It is deUghtf ul to know they are so fully appreciated. It is a great thing to hold steadfast to one charge so long, and to have impressed one's self for good upon almost two generations and upon a whole community. God bless you and spare you to us all for manj long years still. Mrs. Dodge joins with me in affection and high esteem. Most sincerely youi's, W. E. Dodge. [From J). Hayes Agnew, M. D., PMladelpJiia.] N. W. Cor. Sixteenth and Walnut Streets, February 12, 1890. To Messrs. C. K. Barksdale, W. W. Henry, ^Iarshall M. Gilliam, Committee of Session. Gentlemen : I regret that it will be out of my power to accept your kind invitation to be present on the occasion of the celebration of the forty-fifth anniversary of the installa- tion of the Rev. Moses D. Hoge as pastor of the Second Presbjiierian Church of Richmond. 134 Commemorative Services. Dr. Hoge embodies, more than any man I know, the quahties of a great preacher, a pure-minded citizen, a courtly gentleman, and a genial friend. It is my prayer that he may long be spared to minister to his people in spiritual things, to mingle with them in their joys, and to comfort them in their sorrows. With sentiments of sincere regard, very truly yours, D. Hayes Agnew. Mrs. Agnew joins me in love to Dr. Hoge. [From Rev. B. M. Pai^mer, D. D., LL. D., Mw Orleans, La.] New Orleans, La., Jan. 15, 1890. Messrs. C. E. Barksdale, W. W. Henry, and M. M. Gilliam. Dear Brethren : It would give me inexpressible pleasure to testify my respect and affection for your pastor. Dr. Hoge, on the interesting occasion you propose in his honor. If I forego that pleasure, it is more my loss than either yours or his. I would come if I dared to run the hazard of travel and change of climate in my present condition of health. Nothing deters me from accepting your kind invitation but this consideration of health — an invitation which Dr. Hoge enforces in terms which make it one of the sweetest per- sonal tributes I have ever received. May God spare him long to you and to the church at large, that when called hence in a green old age he may re- ceive a crown of glory almost too heavy for him to wear. Very respectfully and truly yours, B. M. Palmer. Letters of Congratulation. 135 [From'Ri:y. Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., CkcrksviUe, Tennessee.] Clarksville, Tenn., February 18, 1890. Messrs. C. R. Baeksdale, and others, Committee of Session. Gentlemen: Your favor of the 4th instant, inviting me to a celebration of the forty-fifth anniversary' of the Rev. Dr. Hoge's installation as pastor of the church which you so pleasingly represent, reached me in due time. AAHiilst I very well understand that no formal reply is ex- pected on the part of those to whom this courtesy is extend- ed, yet, inasmuch as it will not be possible for me to be pre- sent on an occasion so interesting, I find it impossible to refrain from doing myself the pleasure of expressing by letter the sentiments I have long entertained towards the noble Christian gentleman and great gospel preacher whom you and your fellow-churchmen are dehghted to honor. And this I feel that I am the more free to do by reason of the long and close friendship which has united me to him, and which continues to be my pride and my joy. Not to myself alone, but to the entire body of his ministe- rial brethren throughout the church, the name of Moses D. Hoge is the synonym of all that is elevated in character, or impressive in orators', or true in Christian life. He combines within himself whatsoever is deemed worthy of applause by good men everywhere. And may he long continue, just where he is, to herald that great salvation to which, for so many years, he has devoted the fervor of his rare eloquence. Sincerely and fraternally, yours in Chi-ist, Joseph R. Wilson. 136 Commemorative Services. [From VnoF. John B. Mixoe, LL. D., University of Virginia.] Law Depaktment, University of Virginia, February, 14, 1890. Dear Mr. Gilll\m: I received this morning the card of invitation from the " Committee of Session " to attend the meeting to be held on the 27th inst. in celebration of the forty-fifth anniversary of the installation of the Rev. Dr. Hoge as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, Rich- mond, and sincerely regret my inability to attend it. There is no one to whom I would more gladly pay any tribute of respect and veneration in my power than the hon- ored gentleman whose long and distinguished pastorate the meeting is designed to commemorate. His great abilities, which have been so universally dedicated to the service of his Divine Master, command the admiration of his fellow- men; but what is that to the commendation which awaits him from the " excellent glory " of " well done, good and faithful servant"? Pray present my affectionate regards to Dr. Hoge, and assure him that scarce his own congregation can desire more fervently than I that his life and usefulness may yet be prolonged for many years. I am, dear Mr. Gilliam, very truly your friend, John B. Minor. Marshall M. Gilliam, Esq., Richmond, Va. [From Kev. Alexant)er Mabtin, D. D., Damille, Va.] 204 Jefferson St., Danville, Va., Feb. 17, 1890. Dear Sirs : The invitation to attend the forty-fifth anni- versary of Dr. Hoge's pastorate was received some days ago. Letters of Congratulation. 137 Believe me very sensible of the kind attention. It would be exceedingly gratif jdng to me to be present on an occasion so interesting and suggestive; but the extreme illness of my wife makes it impossible for me to leave home. Some of you know the affectionate regard which I feel for your hon- ored pastor. He was my pastor too. My father loved him as a son. May the God of his fathers spare him to you and the church at large for many years still. I am, gentlemen, with high esteem. Very truly yours, Alexander Martin. To Messrs. C. R. Barksdale, W. W. Henry, and Marshall M. GlLLMM. [From Col. B. S. Ewell.] " EwELL," James City Co., Va., February 22, 1890. To the Committee of Session, Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Va. Gentlemen : Having been for some weeks affected by the prevaiHng epidemic, I am compelled, most unwillingly, to deny myself the honor and privilege of attending " the cele- bration of the forty-fifth anniversary of the installation or the Rev. Dr. M. D. Hoge as pastor of the Second Presbyte- rian Church." I have private and pubHc reasons for uniting in this tribute to the personal and professional character and worth of Dr. Hoge. Fifty years ago he and I were associated in the Faculty of Hampden-Sidney College, when contact and intercourse soon ripened into friendship and affection. From that time to the present the fountain of concord and harmony then opened has never ceased to flow, and is shared now by our descendants to the third genera- 138 COMMEMOKATIYE SERVICES. tion. In all this time lie has been to me a beacon, a gmde, a mentor, a source of comfort and tinist. It has been well said, " That the friendship of such a man has a power, pre- sent or absent, to Kft us above our vulgar, coarse and selfish influences, our tame habits of thought, and to kindle gener- ous aspirations for moral and mental excellence." Of Dr. Hoge's public services, it may not become me to speak. As a " soldier of the cross," a successful leader of men in the war waged in the defense of the human race against the "enemy of God and man," he is universally known. Before such work, the rise and fall of empires, and the brilliant victories of military heroes, pale into insignificance. It is our duty to do honor to men who thus labor for the best interests of mankind, and is not Dr. Hoge ^'Primus inter pares " one of them ? May state and church long continue to profit by the ser- vices and example of a citizen and a minister of the gospel, so loyal, so loving, so beloved. With great respect. Your obedient servant, B. S. Ewell. [From'R-Ev. Chas. Minnegeeode, Alexandria, Va.'\ Alexandria, Va., Feb. 24, 1890. Eev. Dr. Hoge. My Dear and Honored Friend ; imy Brother in Christ : I have been waiting to respond to the very kind invitation of the committee, to attend the services of the forth-fifth anniversary of your ministry in Richmond, in the hope I might return a favorable answer, and one in harmony with my earnest vdshes. You know there are few, if any, who rejoice more in God's blessing upon your labors and the Letteks of Congkatulation. 139 honorable record you have in his chui'ch than myself. We have been aUied too long, and esteemed and loved each other too dearly, to admit of any doubt now; and I am vain enough to hope that you will miss me and regret my absence almost as I shall do. But, my dear brother, it is impossible for me to attend, not only official engage- ments (which I might change to another day perhaps, or recall for sufficient reason), but I cannot promise myself or you that I can travel and change my abode by that time. I am not well enough, and see in this the clear proof that my duty is to forego this pleasure, and quietly stay at home, thinking of you, being with you in the spirit, not only congi-atulating you and yom^ congregation, but praying for you and them, that God's blessing may rest upon you, and your Hfe and strength be prolonged for many years. God bless and keep you. Tour loving brother, Charles Minnegerode. [From Rev. J. L. Bureows, D. D., Norfolk, Va.] Norfolk, Va., 3Iarch 5, 1890. Eev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D. My Dear Sir and Brother: Permit me to congratulate you upon your reaching the forty-fifth anniversary of your ministry in Richmond, and upon the enthusiastic and mag- nificent celebration of the same, a graphic account of which I have just read in the columns of the Dispatch. It gave me joy to learn of the expression of gratitude and honor so generous and so well deserved, and by so many persons of 140 COMMEMORATIYE SERVICES. the various divisions of " the sacramental host." You have faii'ly and honorably won the high place you hold in the es- teem and confidence of devout, earnest Christians. Will you not allow me to add one more humble voice to the feHcitations so eloquently uttered upon that joyous oc- casion, and to wish and pray for you a prolongation of your useful life, at least so far as to include the fiftieth anniver- sary of your single-hearted ministry in Kichmond ? With esteem and Christian love, I am sincerely yours, J. L. BUEEOWS. [From Hon. J. Taylor EiiLTsoN, 3fayor.] Mayor's OrricE, Eichmond, Va., Mb. 27, 1890. Eev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D. My Dear Sm: I beg leave to tender you my heartiest congratulations upon the completion of your forty-five years of service as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of this city. The ovation that will be tendered you to-night will be the genuine expression of the love of this people, and Tvdll be such as was never before accorded any citizen of Eichmond. In all the relations of hfe you have ever been loyal to the best interests of the capital of the Old Dominion, whose people are glad of this opportunity to do you honor. May the golden chain of affection that binds you to your fel- low-citizens remain unbroken for many years, is the sincere wish of, Yours very truly, J. Taylor Ellyson. Letters of Congratulation. 141 Letters were also received from — Mr. and IMks. W. Sachevekal Coke, Brookldll Hall, Derbyshire, Eng- land. Mr. and Mrs. Hlll Jones, Highbury Park Road, London. Eev. Dr. G. D. Matthews, London, England. Mr. Alexander Fisken, Swallow Cottage, near Belfast, Ireland. Mr. Charles J. Johnston, Greenisland, near Belfast, Ireland. John Gelmour, Mount Vernon, Helensburgh, Scotland. Edwin D. Wheelock, Chicago, 111. C. S. McFarland, Boston, Mass. Rev. Robt. F. Sample, D. D, , New York City. Rev. Henry M. Field, D. D., " Mr. Frederick Blume, " Mr. Wm. p. Campbell, " Mr. James Talcott, " Mr. John Sinclair, " Rev. Thomas A. Hoyt, D. D. , Philadelphia, Penn. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Grier, " '« Rev. Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Patterson, " " Rev. Thornton M. NnEN, D. D. , Dobb's Ferry, N. Y. Frank J. Mather, Morristown, New Jersey. Ed. R. Mayer, M. D., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. S. P. TowNSEND, Glyndon, Md. Thomas H. Ellis, Washington City, D. C. W. H. Selden, Beverly Tucker, " " Wm. E. Tanner, Duluth, Minn. Mrs. Ann L. Marquess, Fulton, Mo. Rev. John Leyburn, D. D., Baltimore, Md. Rev. E. H. Rutherford, D. D., Paris, Ky. Rev. L. H. Blanton, D. D., Richmond, Ky. Rev. Wm. Irvine, Anchorage, Ky. Rev. T. D. Witherspoon, D. D., Louisville, Ky. Prof. Addison Hogue, Oxford, Miss. Mrs. E. p. Irvine, Milton, N. C. Rev. J. Henry Smith, D. D., Greensboro, N. C. 142 Commemorative Services. Key. S. PiiUMEB Bryan, Asheville, N. C. Mrs. Gen. T. J. Jackson, Charlotte, N. C. Kev. Wm. Brown, D. D., Bay View, Fla. J. M. Mathews, M. T>., Athens, Texas. John Randolph Tucker, Lexington, Va. Gen. G. W. C. Lee, (for himself and Professors of the University,) Lexington, Va. Wm. W. Smith, (for himself and Professors of the College,) President Randolph Macon College, Va. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Lexington, Va. Rev. J. B. Taylor, D. D., Lexington, Va. Rev. Richard McIlwaine, D. D. , Hampden-Sidney College, Va. Prof. Walter Blair, " " " Prof. L. Holladay, *' " " Prof. J. W. Mallet, University of Virginia. Francis H. Smith, " " Rev. Henry C, Alexander, D. D. , Union Theological Seminary, Va. Rev. J. W. RosEBRO, Petersburg, Va. Capt. J. N. Barney, Fredericksbm-g, Va. Rev. John E. Edwards, D. D. , Lynchburg, Va. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Kayser, Staunton, Va. W. D. Reynolds, Norfolk, Va. Rev. W. S. Lacy, D. D., Norfolk, Va. Thomas J. Garden, Prince Edward, Va. W. H. Dunn, Dunsale, Va. Mrs. H. E. Goode, Danville, Va. Mrs. Agntis W. Burton, Danville, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Pettus, Meherrin, Va. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph R. Anderson, Richmond, Va. Col. Archer Anderson, " Mrs. Dr. T. G. Cabell, E. O. Nolting, " Thomas Potts, " Wm. Wesson, " J. Bell Bigger, ' ' R. M. Hard AW AY, " Judge B. R. Wellford, " Letters of Congratulation. 243 Mrs. Mary Maxwell,, Kichmond, Va. Miss Julla. S. Marvln, " ' * James E. Goode, " *' Col. Richard F. Beirne {TJie State), Eichmond, Va Wm. Ryan {TJie State), Edward Ingle {The Times), Edward V. Valentine, Rev. S. S. Lambeth, D. D., Rev. T. G. Dashiell, D. D., Rev. H. a. Tupper, D. D., Rev. S. a. Goodwin, D. D., As this last page was passing through the hands of the printer, the following appeared in The State of the 5th inst. : "Ex-President Grover Cleveland, in a recent personal letter to a friend in Kichmond, referred to his regret at not knowing about the anniversaiy celebration of Dr. Hoge's pas- torate in time to have sent his congratulations. He said he would be glad at all times to testify to his appreciation of the value to any community and to the country at large of such a citizen as Dr. Hoge." W%FTf- Princeton Theoloqical Seminary J-'brf [f s 7 1012 01217 ISM DATE DUE WfBr^f 7^ , ffl^Pg y,^>.'^'' B ifl^£^tlKSI^^^^ k ^^P^^S^Mr^^ ^W^l^^^wKs^i^ B^Emun^^^K^^T^^^HK '^ .% -f?""^* ^IPI^^^^^K ^^^^^^jg^^ nf Sl^t^^SB^^^ C^, .:''^K »,fc^ M ^■hBIB^^S GAYLORD #3523PI Printed in USA ^ ^ wmmr " mm& ^^. m