, 1874-08-30
The Rev. ]. II. Reid Elected Bishop Of
The Canada Methodist. Church.
B;bIe in the Public SCh00Is---The
KaiserW0rth Dcac0neSses.
Summary Of the Sentiments Of The
Religious Press.
Church Services To-Day.

TIE REV. G. T.. THOMPSON.
Among the comparatively young ministers o.
Chic4po may be c1aesed the Rev. c. L. ThomE+
son, pastor OF the Fifth Presbyterian Church
Though only IS rears Of age, he has already 81
tanned 4 place in his own denomination which
lax nade his nan1o frequently repeated at the
East as yell Is in the West. He is essentially 9
Western man, although his birthplace is easr OF
The Allegheny Mountains, lie having been born
in Cooporsburg, Lehish County. Pa, in 1889.
When but 10 wears of age his father q family re-
moved to Wisconsin, settling in Portage City.
Here ho IVES. in duo time. sent to an academy,
yhere he acquired the solid rndinlents Of an ed
uratiop. At the age OF - he graduated from
Carroll College, Wxukobha, and i'll tile tall OF
1858 entered Princeton Seminary, studying there
two ycars. "
In June, 1850, he entered upon his ministerial
career, having received his license TO preach
from tho i,resbytery OF Ninnebago. HIS first
field of labor VI. juneau, Wis, where he sup
Piled the pulpit until September; Dunne that
rear he formed an alliance with Well-knoEn
Bnptiat family, by marrying the eldest daughter
Of he Rev. Dr. Kobcrt Boyd, then pastor Of the
Wabash aycuue Baptist Church. During the
winter after his marriage he attended the Pres
bvte:1au Theological Seminary OF the Northwest
in this city, graduating in 1861. He Immediate
" thereafter GCCepLeQ LIS CalI VI tAo tAo1%A ~
Juneau remaining it's pastor one year
In 1864 he accepted call to l. higher sphere OF
usefulness. in JaneByille, W'1s.. where il the
summer he was installed by the 3liwauEee
presbyterV pastor over the Presbyterian church
OF that place. He remained at this place four
yesrp taking, during the war, an active part IN
the work OF the Sanitary Commission, and aid
lug BY eloquent addresses in various parts Of the
State, ia the most efficient maurer, tho North
err cause.
7. In t,nv1 ffa
State OF bis adoption, and he received call to
the paetorato Of the First Presbyterian Church
Of Cincinnati, Q. Accepting the call, he was in
stalled in March, 1861. He5a his SUCCESS ~
pastor was marked and eminent. During the
five yea1s that he ministered to the church,
very large congregation uas gathered. He in
sugurated the 'free-peH system" originated
and eet o. foot plan Of systematic henaEo-
lance, and exhibited I'll organizing aud edtninia-
trasire talent OF the highest degree The First
thst was felt throughout the State OF Ohio.
While there be was one OF the projectors and
EDITORS OF 0ttr Monthly, literary and religious
magazine now published in Philaaelpha.
Ii July. 1872, Mr.. Thompson accepted call to
she Thirtv-f1st Street Presbyterian Church OF
this city lno8 the Fifth Clurch). and within the
tvo years that have since passed the church has
more than doubled its strength, aud il one of
The mos: efficient md united religious organiza-
tons in the city.
ble speaker, accurate aud close reasoner, and
q sedulous student Of men and books. Though
man OF mark already. la has not yet reached
the highest point TO which lie will surely attain
by the developing process OF time experience,
And hard work.
He is quite we'll known in the world of litera-
ture IS an occasional writer for the Independent,
the Inferior, and other Journals; ls regular
correspondent for the Herald aud P,esbyter, Of
CipcianAti and ID at present engaged On a work
,.r4 1f w.f,1 1,nu r1
ready appeared IN serial in the Interior. Tho
eaeays which have thero been published, III an
extended and revised form. are to be issued in
volume this fall.
In addition TO bis raSular pulpit labors and
his itcrcry Wo7A above mentioned, Mr.. Tlomp-
SOP has been engaged more or less during the
lecture season rs popular teacher from the
I0stIun.
SHALL 21Rs. VAN coTT BE Or
DAHED?
4 la-ge number Of aspiring women, and good
many men, are fixing their eyes upon prospect
i've contest which is expected to take place in
the California Annual Conference, which il to
zasembls Sept. II. There sro quite 1arge
number Of women preachers already in the
Methodist dencrinadon who arc licensed but not
ordained. Several Of them have become very sue
cessful preachers ard, il their claim to f4lI
winning so,,ls certsinIv tbevcsn nresent as Tnci
rnht T. bo oTdninod a; The 1nos+ em;nert i1aItt
nFe,cbeys be]on1;ng tn tha othor aav
r. 1ost lho o,astion .hau ,,s.a
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R Rs5sco;e Tsn cott tho most ar,,irant rro'nop a,1
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icy oue -, WI! 1ness nl1h Slrons opnosition IRON
many OF Tue Mesnoaist etefGy. 1he bench Of
bishops too, 1t Ii reported. with the exception OF
notion that woman may become minister
Dc lure as Wen as de1acto and perhsps be on the
road to an election to tne highest office in
1ns ,.h,t il 1oun ~ naS uefoe oraalneo
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ave-fn]1 DoHer Of ]e7inr m of han5a2
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taaon ~ lno o.tInusoii VI s41s. tan tos1 seems
~ al'te from fealoasJ YET net all Of It for nj
fC1ftv there eHrtnD