Hoge

Moses Drury, an American clergyman; born in Hampden-Sidney, Va., Sept. 17, 1819; was graduated at Hampden-Sidney College in 1839, and at Hampden-Sidney Seminary in 1843; and was pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Va., from 1845 till his death, He was an eloquent and energetic preacher; was chaplain at the camp of instruction in Richmond during the Civil War; ran the blockade at Charleston in 1864; and went to London, where he collected 10,000 Bibles, 50,000 Testaments, and 250,000 portions of the Bible, which he distributed among Confederate soldiers. During the General A embly of the Southern Presbyterian Church in 1874, he succeeded in establishing friendly relations with the Northern Church. He died in Richmond, Va., Jan. 6, 1899.