New-York tribune., 1879-11-14
amount due in Hackensack upon floating debts
which could not at present he estimated.
UNION LEAGUE CLUB MEETING.

HONORING DIR. j. p. THOMPSON'S MEMORY.
RESOLUTIONS OF REsPECT-AN ADDRESS BY TIE
REV. DIR. BELLows-THE FALL ART RECEPTION.
AT the regular monthly meeting of the Union
League Club last evening action taken concerning
the death Of the late Rev. DR.. Joseph p Thompson.
who had been member OF the club since 1864. Reso-
lutOns were adopted expressing the grief of the
hers that the OF useful patriotic Ameri
can citizen had ceased from among men
one who had deserved well OF his coun-
try and his for his impassioned devo-
on TO the National cause and his laborous efforts
TO the National spirit during the civil
war; and had illustrated by his example his profound
that professon-and least all the
ca-was exempt from the duties OF active citizenship.
The resolutions bore testimony his having
honored the church universal. and caused him TO be
recognized by all good ally and advocate OF
morals and pety His services In literature sacred and
secular. had honor and praise from strangers and
foreigners; aud the grateful recognition OF states
men and princes. with the joyful applause Of his coun
rymen given to his laborous and frequent deences
Of American ideas and institutions. Sympathy was ex-
pressed for his family and for his memory respect and
affection.
commemorative address was delivered by the Rev.
DR.. Henry W. Bellows. IN which he alluded TO Dr.
ThOmpsons early life. ms call in 1s15 to the Broadway
Tabernacle; the founding OF The Nc1c EngldndCr and
The Independent; his connection with the American
Home Missionary Society his travels abroad the fruits
Of which appeared IN volume entitled Egypt Past
and and his final retirement from active pas
OF his failing health and his
tcment Berlin TO his favors esiudies eight
years ago.
tits not said Dr. Bellows, as a scholar as pastor,
that the Union League Club Is called 10 consider him
q citizen who has deserved well OF his country
a patriot and a OF honor and principle, with whom
we were In time of public danger The two
churches Of which he n turn PASTOR the periodicals
10 winch he was an ndeatsaDle contributors his peers
III Egypt0logy and shis numerous personal ronds Will
not l do him justice IN bearing testimony 10 the
value OF his lab0rs. and the charm OF his manly
character Of which the Union League Club was the
witness, and claims largely its own. was the
zen and Christian minister in the time OF the great
rebellion What should We have done IN crushing tne
rebellion Il only bred and professional soldiers had
been sent TO meet II We had to create solemn
won'eu Of ibe Justice and serion~ness OF a
cause that demanded their husbands. sons
and TO cheer the people in times OF defeat and terrible
delay. BE IL remembered. our foe had made religion
cause. We're we 10 20 INTO war which was made
religious on side without the support II rehg
ious leaders the other sldeand thar The side OF LIB
pn6Iican instmtonsi Everybody Knows what the
religious leaders OF the North did FEW Dravely
and among the most stawart and Jealous Of them
Bacon not to be courageous, TOO near Dr. Iay
lor of New-aven. not TO have conscience exercised To
know International law aud tue duties OF citizenship he
threw himself into the war with whole-sOued conVc
rhe sneaker referred 10 DR.. ThOmpson's defence OF
the principles ana reputation Of his country while at
Il rim duflng which time he often chosen spOkes
man on holidays. Afer recalling several in
teresting "reminiscences aud alludiug To the crcum
stances of his DEATH Dr. Bellows concluded: Happy
the man with whom are able to associate sanctity
and public service; patriotism without private ends
aims: leadership without Office. Happy the puOlic-
spirited private citizen who without place reward,
lives and dies 10 make ana Keep MS country unileu'
yiriuous and free.
The usual Fa collection Of pictures exhibited in
the art gallery, consisting principally Of new works from
studios of American artists There was. however,
picture late G. L. Elliot " Tue Cavalier" and
tropsey's Nemi, Italy" that was exhibited NJ the
Academy OF Design last Spring g. +. \. Heays por-
tralt ~ LOngfellow had the place Of honor
were "Undor the Lacs," headb J.CarTo BccKwith;
several marines by William L. De Haas; Inc squan-
INN Road Providence. IT, by L. Addison Richards;
cont of Service" hy T. HOnkiusOn smith; "OcObrr,'
nv Arthur Parton; The Last Chapter" ny Walter
Satterlee; "senza Addio" and Autumn" bv Thomas
Hicks; summer Day" by JW. Casilcar; AN Ola Path
into New Spingtme" ana coax ~ TIE GObblcrS. by
" Sumson Ideal Head" "byJ iI.WItt; "Mass-Mceung
i'm protest of DarwnIsu, group OF monkeys hy W. H.
Beard; Cold Spring UarbOr,' by Arthur QlaTii,y,
and Others by the artist; A Berkshire Brook"
lv j. b. Bristol; summer Landscape" 10y George H.
smillie; "a portrait 10y Daniel Huntington; - Gcnesee
Valley" nv Samuel COman; In the Desert" by Look
wood DE Forest Nuban Girl" 10y WIN. sariain; Win
Ter i'm Yosemite Valley" by a. Blelstad The opinion
was xprcssed that the exhibition wa- an unusually sat
and particular stress was lard on the fact
that many of the contributions We're from young artists
who mad studied abroad and were now making favor
able IMPRESSION at bone. The attendance al the meet
ING WAS large and many artists were present