Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-03

A SOLEMN AND IMPRESSIVE SERVICE AT At. PAUL |
cHuRcH-ADDREss BY BISHOP SCOTT.
Thursday afternoon, the funeral services OF
the late Rev. Dr.. T. J. Thompson WAS held in
st. Pauls NJ. E. church. The remains were
brought into the church at u NJ the choir |
(Which was composed Of persons selected from |
the various NJ. Il. church ehoirs OF the city, |
singing very solemn and impressive voluntary |
as the procession filed slowly up the aisle of the
church.
The remains were encased in very rich cas-
ket of black, with silver mountIngs. Upon the
coffin were placed q wreath and cross of beau
hful white flowers To the wreath was attached
a card upon which was written, "A tribute OF
love from ST. Pauls S. S.
There were about thirty ministers present, lie
cluding several from Philadelphia and we were
deeply impressed by the solemnity of the scene
| as they gathered around their fallen comradei
| who had 80 endeared himself 10 them in their
past association together in christian fellow
ship.
At the conclusion OF the singing OF the Volun-
tary entitled, go to thy rest Rev. 5. W.
Thomas read an appropriate selection from the
Scriptures followed by Rev. VIM Elliott, who
| also real selection. Then Rev DIR. Matlack
led in prayer after which Rev. Wesley Kenny
announced the hymn
"God Of my fe through all my days
My grateful powers sh Il sound thy praise
after the singing Of which Rev W. l.. Gray
| the bereayed ones in their aiflictiou and OF hlH
appreciation Of the many kindnesses shown him
by the deceased, with whom he was intimate for
the past thirty-iive years. He paid the highest
possible compliments tu tue character Of the de-
ceased, both gentleman and as preacher
|. Bishop Scott next arose and stated that III
standing by the remains Of the deceased as a
speaker lie felt that he was III the wrong position
that his proper place was among the family AZ
a mourner, as in the death of I. j. Thompson
he had lost brother. He selected as the foun-
dation Of his remarks the text reading heard
a voice saying. "Wlite; blessed are the doad
that die in the Lord from hencefOrthi yea saith
the Spirit, for their works do follow them.
In the course of his remarks he drew the follow
ing deductions from the text which he applied to
b the deceased brother; First, the iallacy
Il OF the doctrines of the souls slumberlng
: in the grave until the resurrection, and
that Of the souls passing through
purgatoIy for further publication. lie said that
l TO the righteous man death IL not punishment
: or ehastlsement, but they die that they might
rest Second,the labors OF a good man are moi
forgotten after death, matter how humble
lis sphere of labor, and his labors upon earth II
one great cause of his blessednesH in Heaven
Tie Bishop here reviewed briefly the life o
the deceased, stating that his father house iiat
been preaching place for twenty years; tina
Lis parents, brothers and sisters were all devo
ted Christians; and that DIR. Thompson hlmsel
was converted at the age Of thirteen years, AM
bad filled all the offices Of the church, such a
| tAnOfbefi Local ltehcueI, lbllelhnt lloaSuo
and passing through the various orders, such a
Deacon and Elder up to Presiding Elder IL
also stated that the deceased had been III th
Itinerancy for forty-nihe years without breal
twenty-five years OF winch time lie has filled til
position of Presiding Elder. The Bishop WI
deeply affected by the death of the Doctor wit
whom we waA associated for the past forty-s
years.
At the conclusion OF the Bishops remarks Il
choir sang the hymn
"Servantof Col, wen d1ue.
Thy glorious warlareis past
The lid of the casket waA then removed Al
the long line of friends viewed the corpse aft
which the company started for the 2. NJ. trai
for Philadelphia. The remains were inferred
Mt Moriah cemetery.
The bearers were Reys. j. Il. Qugg J.
=, Curtis and ]. b. Mann, Of the Wilmington Cc
rs ference, aud VIM. Elliott, j. B. Maddox and
W. Thomas Of the Philadelphia Conference.