Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-07-29

The death of this promising aud rising
young physician at his home in WASH
ington city on Friday last has elected
profound sympathy wherever he was
knosn for his young and Interesting
fanny, NJ aaso s--A:- .>aerahk, PARENTS
who are residents Of this County. Ur.
Thompson was only thirty two years OF
age at the time Of his death, but young
as he was, he had acquired - distin-
guished place in his profession, and a
popularity and acceptability as a phys
ician unwonted for one Of his years.
The Washington Tribune contains elo-
quent notices of DR.. Thompson from
the different societies Of which he was
q membcr-the Medical Society, Car
roll Institute and others-which we
would like to give place to if we had the
space-but we are forced to content
ourselves for the present with the pub
fcation of the touching tribute paid to
the memory of the deceased by his pas
tor, Rev. J. A. Walter, on the occasion
of the funeral Offices performed in his
remembrance at. Patrick's Church.
Father Walter said:
81 scarcely know how to address You.
/ know all feel your loss, so do I. The
judgments of God are SO different from
ours. We can hardly understand why
one SO young in his profession, bidding
fair to take a high position among his
brothers; a young father, q kind and
affectionate father and husband, a
faithful friend to all who knew him,
should be taken away from among us.
More than that, he was an example for
this congregation, chosen one among
Gods holy people, but he belonged. to
God.
''God gave him that body; God gave
him that soul. We own nothing of
ourselves, We are the creatures of God.
We are His children. When He bids
us leave this world and come to His
house we obey the summons without a
murmur. Such was his case, beloved
by every one, an ornament to society,
and model to his fellow Catholics.
Yet he is gone from among us at the
bidding of his Father. What is our
loss is his gain. He was physician,
and an honor to that noble profession
faithful in the discharge of all its du-
ties, and, may say, martyr of the
duties incumbent upon the position, for
in the discharge of his duties he lost
his life.
He was a physician; fulfilled his
duty, and God has rewarded him.
When say that, have said every
thing. We all feel his loss, but then
We must be resigned to the will Of God
Does not our Father in Heaven know
what is best for US? We were not made
for this world; We are only here short
time, and We are to be called hence to
enjoy the rewards of the ful6llment of
our duties. No matter in what station of
life a man is placed. if he is faithful to
the vocation to which he is called BY
Almighty God, he viii not lose his re-
ward.
His was a noble vocation, for after
that of the priesthood who attends
the soul, comes the physician who at
tends to the body, and he fulfilled that
duty, more than fulfilled that duty, and
/ feel confident that God has accepted
the sacrifice of his life, and rewarded
him for all eternity for the fulfillment
of his duties. Our judgments are mere.
" human and none of us are so per-
feet, l suppose, the moment that We
leave the world that we should APP
pear in the presence of God, in whose
presence the angels vail their faces,
yet We have the consoling doctrines
of the Church that after the soul
has left the body and gone beyond this
earth, has met its judgment, not for
eternity but for temporal punishment.
We can pray for the repose Of the soul.
But you are his friends who loved him
when in life; who honored and respected
him, even can never forget him, but
will pray for the repose of his soul, that
God may have mercy on him. He de-
serves it at your hands, and particular
iy the poor, whose friend he was. They
owe deed of gratitude to him for his
kindness toward them, for he was faith
full to them, for he practiced the duties
Of a physician; not for the sake of the
money. but because it was his duty; he
owed it to his fellow.man and owed it
to God. They can never forget him;
they will pray for the repose of his soul
always; all of US, not only to-day, but
every day Of our lives, pray for repose Of
the souls of the faithful departed, that
they may meet the mercy and forgive
ness of our Father"