Moses Hoge
American theologian
Moses Hoge (February 15, 1752 – July 5, 1820) was a Presbyterian minister as well as an educator and abolitionist. He served as the sixth President of Hampden–Sydney College.
Early life
Moses Hoge was born in Cedar Grove, Virginia, to James and Nancy Hoge (née Griffiths) in 1752.
Career
Hoge prepared for the ministry under the traditional apprentice-style system. He had been pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), for twenty years and was famous as a preacher, theological teacher, and tract-writer when he was elected President of Hampden–Sydney College in June 1807. From the start, Hoge's main interest was in training ministers, and his efforts laid the groundwork for the establishment of what became Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) at the south end of the college campus. Princeton gave both Hoge and former Hampden–Sydney president Archibald Alexander Doctorate of Divinity (D.D.) degrees in 1810.
In 1820, after attending the American Bible Society convention in New York, Hoge attended the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. During his trip, Hoge visited Princeton to see Samuel Stanhope Smith, the first president of Hampden–Sydney, whose preaching had helped lead him to the ministry over forty years earlier. Hoge died on July 5 during his visit to Philadelphia.
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