New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-22
HIS WORK AT HOME AND ABROAD.

phia, August :. 1919 He was graduated ~ Is. AT
Yale College in 1888. Mtcrward nc pursued the
study of theology at the AndOver and Ne"-iiaVen
Theological schools. In November 1910, he was
ordained pastor of the Chapel street ConTesa-
tonal Church. in New-llaven. While occupying
this position. Dr. Thompson assisted in establishing
The VEG In jiapdr quarterly review IN the inter
ests Of the Congregational denomInation, Journal
whIch attained high position IN religious rosli-
cal literature. lie published also, while az Now
Haven, "Memoir OF Timothy Dwight" the
eldest son of President Dwight. In 1913 he
was called to the pastoral charge of tie Broad
way Tabernacle Church m New-lork City. Tie
was installed the 18th OF April of that year the
hey. Leonard Bacon. d. d.. preaching the sermon
Originally tAe religious society Worshippmg ~ the
tabernacle Wa. Con grcgltional M ITS organization;
in 1855 " The lIce Church. which had FOR some
time wor. h.ppcl M tho corner of Washington and
Dcv-si- united with g. and 70 became for the time
Pr.sbvtsran The Tabernacle Wa, oa the cast side
Of Broadway, between Leonard snd North-sts. and
~. erected in 1856 ia 1870 DAVID Halls pur-
chased th. house under foreclosure and leased II
g. rhc Congregational Society formed IN connection
with the B,raiWay Tabernacle Church. When Dr.
Thompson yl, settled in 1915, tAo Tabernacle So
ciety pur, based the property. For som" years th"
TaUernarc continued to be % great centre Oh rehg-
ION, interest. The vast odif,e often thronged
"a
men ANA thos. who had regular place "a worship
Tie Tabernacle Church was Che mother OF several
CONGREGATIONAL Churches n New-Yok and Brook
lrn. the society determined 10 sell the Tabernacle
III 1~IJ. ard tue new church was nnt
n the intersection Of B'oadway, SNih-1ve.
aal Itirtr-f.ultl-st. This auiiiirg was COM
lletoi Dob So and dedicated April % Of that year
tle services being preached hy the h-v. d. l.d-
v.ud s. D. B., Of the Anl0yer theological SEMI
B.. ~
dedication, prelacing 10 with q short but beautiful
addg,,. u Whica Lee presented THIS now temple TO
t'..,r.ice col TIE Irune God-the Father Son and |
HOLY Gaost.r Under the ministry Of d.. Thompson
lie suc.rt, ioufished exceedingly. When the
c.ulel was dedicated there was a debt uTon it of
10000. Np pews were sold, as it was resolved
mat tnere should re no private Ownership In the
llIldiur IL 1853 tine society paid OF So. 600 Of
tus indebtedness, She remaining sum oi $4,000
w. paid n March, 1s6t
I'll. Tabernacle pastoratc of d. THOMPSON was
l.ng and useful ono, aud was NOT couclGoci until
1s12-a period of tweuty-scven years when ON ac-
count of I'D health. he wen, abroad. NotvI.Astand-
Tag his immediate pastoral labors he was always
busy with his pen. j. 1sA5 lac printed " Memoir
ot David I.le late Editor OF lba journal ot Conc
s.erce with Selections fom Lis Miscellaneous
Writings "a work which passed through various
Editions. T. 1916. Appeared lis Young aleu- Ad-
i.o.i.lel. " "a. crwald IA subsequent editions which
were ,rln.rons entitled " Lectures 20 Young Men,.
HINT, 10 Employers appeared M 1917, ana
anotI,, edition in 1s51 "siray Mcditations
was published In 1892 and M 1907, there was
n revised clifton entitled The Believers
Refuge" "A. was one OF the first editors
If The dependent, weli-llnown religious
newcomer Of this city, being associated IN that
,ayicr ,,l.h tire Rev. DR.. Slorrs and the Rev. DIR.
Bacon. Il, lel2 he originated the plan Of the Al
lany Conversational Convention. lie also served
as manager If the American Cpngre gational
Union and oi tle American Home Missionary So
cietv In 1852 ho went abroad, visiting Palestine,
Egypt, aud other Eastern lands This gave al
Oriental cast % his subsequent studies and writ
Jug. ann ae became well known as am au-
thof.t, ia EsyuIology Many OF his writing upon
tbs subject appeared in TIE North American
E,r,tr. The B.bGoiheca Sacya, Tho Journal Of he
Am..i,fa Geographical Grd Statistical Society," IN
Smith, Dictionary Of Biblical Geography and
Aut!quitic-.' and the revised edition of Kitto's
"Cgclaps.dia of Biblical Literature" lie published
"Egvp.. Pa~, and Present" in 1896.
during the Civil War Dr. Thompson occupied a
warm, patriotic position. lie did great deal for
the Christian Commission Twice lac went 10 the
South; ne visited the army and he was member
of the Union League Club. Ills son was killed in
the service Of the country. Dr. Thompson pub
liNhcd II 500 a souvenir of him entitled The Ser
pe,uts Memorial; by his Father OF tins an
abridged EDITION was issued for circulation in the
orng. and il vas spoken OF 10y competent critics as
"a work of surprising interest" When President
Lincoln MIS- assassnatcd, Dr. Thompson delivered
auotahle culogy upon him before the Uuion League
Club
H. 1872, Dr. Thompson was compelled to sever
the relation which he had 50 long maintained with
tine society. by il-health. one night while working
. 10 irta lrip heard terrible
crash. a. # tho whole house falling and he
membcred nothing more until he reganed con-
scousness III 3 o'clock In the morning. 10 a repeti-
ton of these lacks he has been subject while rcsd
ing IN Europe.
Tpon going abroad, DIR. Thompson took up his res
iaepce IA Berlin where he devoted himself to study
puring the controversy between Bismarck and the
popr. at the request of the Pr1ssian Min
is.er he prepared and published a work on the
relations of Church and STATE IN America; ana III
the G, nteunal Year be delivered In different cities
Of Europe several addresses concerning the United
States His Grafton occasioned by the death OF Mr.
H,vard TAYLOR, the American Minister, delivered In
Hcrltn v.os n beautiful and much admired produc-
NON. HI. was understood at MS death to be DrepaI-
inc 4 work Oh "The Hebrews in Egypt" One OF
his objects ia settling In Berlin was TO
,nr.ue his old studies with LepsIus. the
eminent Psychologist. He had prepared al
addres. 10 be delivered before the Evangelical Al
lance al Basic Switzerland on the subject OF the
p.rsecutons IN Austria. When Mr.. Taylor died.
Dr. Thompson was spoken OF as his SUCCESSOR 1T
is known that when the rumor reached his ears he
wrote that he could not accept the POSITION ana
considered himself untitled for IT,
Though always an Invalid, Dr. Thompson's inme-
diate illness was caused by an accident which hap
pened to him during his recent visit to London,
vhe, while standing upon the doorstep of "A friends