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divided to open the doors of the church at 1:30 o'clock. By express request of Dr. Hoge the obsequies were simple and unos- tentatious. The pall-bearers were chiefly from the membership of his church. No military cortege followed, although many organiza- tions solicited the privilege. Yet the loved remains were met at the gates of beautiful Hollywood by the sered inmates of the Soldiers' Home and by the Veterans of Lee and Pickett camps through whose parted ranks, with bowed and bared heads, the mournful line l>.i>sed and repassed.

The funeral took place Sunday afternoon, January 8th, from the church of which Dr. Hoge had been pastor for over half a century, and was attended by a great concourse of people. The service was quite simple.

From the many tributes to the memory of Dr. Hoge and the sev- eral analyses of his gifts and characteristics, the following may be cited:

Rev. Richard Mcllwaine, D. D., President of Hampden-Sidney College, writes of his interest in education:

HIS INTEREST IN EDUCATION.

Nowhere outside the circle of his immediate family and church will the death of this honored servant of God be more lamented and occasion a deeper sense of loss than at Hampden-Sidney. He was born at this place during the presidency of his grandfather and while his father was a professor in the college, in a building still standing and in use. He was graduated here with the highest honors of his class, along with such men as Hon. W. C. Carrington, Colonel Charles S Carrington, Judge F. D. Irving, and Rev. W. T. Rich- ardson, D. D. When still a young man he was elected a member of the Board of Trustees an office the duties of which he punc- tually and regularly rilled throughout life, being seldom absent, and often presiding over the deliberations of the board. He was twice called to the presidency of the college, a position which he did not see his way clear to accept. He never seemed to be in finer spirits or to enjoy himself more than during our annual commencements, using every power in public and in the social circle to lend eclat to the occasion and promote the enjoyment of others. He was a con- spicuous figure at the last commencement and made one of the finest brief addresses of his life to the graduating class immediately after they had received their diplomas. So accustomed were the people of Prince Edward to hear him, and such delight did they take in lis-