New-York tribune., 1879-08-30
THE THOMPSONDE LAND SCANDAL.

THE CHARGES AGAINST THE FORMER PASTOR OF
THE BROADWAY TABERNACLE BY II. A. DE LAND
HE DEMANDS 81, 900 FOR THE Loss or HIS
wTE's AFFECTIONS.
CINCINNATI. Aug 2S.-The Enquirer of to-
day The chicago Times OF yesterday publish long
letters from Grand Rapids, Mich. charging the Rev.
Joseph F. Thompson formerly pastor OF the broadway
Tabernacle, in New-YOrk, with having formed I'M
proper alliance with Mrs Sarah DE Lind at present the
leading soprano in ST. Thomas's Clurch, New-York
Mrs DE Land is the wife Hooker A De Land, press
man at Grand Rapids. In 1874 nine years after heI
marriage Mrs Dc Land went to Europe for the purpose
OF cutvating her voice. For some time she lived at
Berlin where met DR.. Thompson, about two years
ago. havne received a letter OF introduction to him
from the Rev. j. Morgan Smith, formerly pastor of the
Congregational Church Grand Rapids Last april she
returned home. Mr. De Land says he has for some
time entertained doubts TO mis- wfe's tathfuness
but he SAID nothing, although his Wife told HIM she
could not be awlie to him in fact. Taking advan-
tage OF the first opportunity, he says Mr.. De Land
broke her trunk. and there found largo package
OF letters Dr. Thomps From Of the letters
says she mad carefully cut the date lines and sigma
tures others she had pasted sheets Of blank
paper The covering removed from the latter by
Mr. De Land.
OF these letters Mr. De Land Says They contained
the most pduGable evidence that during the last two
years of my wle's stay abroad she and DR.. Thomp-
son had been terms Of criminal intimacy.
The favorte name by which he addressed her was My
darling goose" He makes love 10 her in theology and
philoso phv For instance lie tells her sIbstanti ally
tnat the she loves min deyotedy ls that she
recognizes in hun attribute Of divinity which she
never before recogEzed IN living mani that, having
recognized it, she bound by natural and divine law TO
the Divine nature imprinted Within her. And then be
assures her that he Ike gody attributes In her,
which ne is compelled To worship. ana WIGS up wltb
alus.Ons 90 general flowing together OF two immortal
souls and inspired bodies But the Letters
rl,o I
One day during her VISIT here IN April. and after had
captured the letters, my vile showed me OeanuuI ~
riped ha5OX remarking that sne had purchased II In
London. noticed hat the tradcsmau's 3 address %as
No. LAG Regent-s ana asked she carried u 10 her
motel She she did but gave Ier name and ad-
dress aud ordered il sent 10 her then turned t bot
tom upward and called her atten9n TO mrs J2sfpn St
plainly written in bold English hand. Great
Godi Whm YIN you hnd nextP said she,
and readily trace ner all through Europe. and by
to DO III she and Thompson have had their day at my
expense, and now my ,ime IS com'nG. Because they
have fooled me for two years they must not think they
can do it forever 1 am patient-f slow, but am as
Size has boldly told me- that she loved Thompson that
intended to love him, and that she sgoud never be
any thing more 10 me than wife III name"
The letters which Mr. De Land says lie found in his
wife, trunk have been published and are Of the char
acter he descrbes He has written TO Dr. Thompson, he
saws informing him that the letters in his possession,
and that he (Dr. Thompso) must refund the money
spent on Mrs De Land during her stay abroad. about
$1,000, or take the consequences. Il would
not" he says, take cent more from
him than have actually expended for
his benefit. The sum named l have earned by hard
knocks and saved by seldena wasting the best years
OF my lfc In doing, and claim nGt as matter OF
abstract rghtOf dollars aud ceutS-I am entitled to It."
When the charges against DR. Thompson
wete first published in this city The Commercial Adcer-
nSer denounced the story scandu ous attack upon
a venerable Christian minister whose reputation has
been uusoed during the whole Of his long and useful
uf and raye some facts show that the charges are
untrue and that Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. De Land are
still On friendly terms Dr. Stephenson secretary of the
American Tract Society said the letters published are ut
variance with the style Of DR.. Thompson" and de-
nouuced the correspondence wholly spurious
in its origin" The Rev. Dr.. Frissel, an old
classmate OF Dr. Thompson, also declared the whole
plot infamous" The Commercial AdrertSd also said
There is reasa 10 doubt the authenticity Of the
rarkabe letters winch are attributed 10 Dr. thompson
especially when II IL known fact that the Doctor,
who Is nearly seventy years and has been feeble
for some years, conducts LIE correspondence oy lhe