New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-04

A MEMORIAL VOLUME IN HONOR OF THE FORMER
PRESIDENT OF THE NINETEENTH CEN
rURY cLUB-MANY EMINENT MEN
UNITE IN THE TRIBUTE.

handsome memorial volume in honor OF tina
late Daniel Greenleaf Thompson has just been
privately printed. The untimely death Of tho
former president OF the Nineteenth Century Club
was the cause OF widespread regret when It
Cured last summer He was in the ripe fulness Of
his powers both a lawyer and man OF letters.
when cut of at the age OF forty-seven. Tributes
to the worthiness and value OF Mr. Thompsons
life work from nearly threescore men who knew
him well, including some OF the names best known
to American literature. appear in the book Among
the writer's are Edmund {. Stedman. Brander
Matthews DR.. Edward Eggleston Frank R. Stock
ton Henry Ward Beecher. Laurence Hutton. SEN
ator William F. Villas the Rev. DR.. Julius X.
seelye b. r. Underwood. Edgar Fawcett. Henry
Clews Thomas G. Sherman, Theodore Roosevelt
and Courtandt Palmer.
symmetrical presentation Of the well-rounded
career OF Mr.. Thompson has been the aim in the
preparat!on OF the work It opens with auto
biographical sketch, prepared In 1885, for his class
mates at Amherst. where he was graduated in
1859 Three years later he admitted to the bar.
and while he practised his profession successfully
he was continuously engaged in systematlc III.
Psychology" in two volumes; Social Progress.
and philosophy of Fiction in Literature besides
several less important works For TWO years ne
held the presidency Of the Nineteenth century
club. and before il and other Organizations 10
One OF his classmates, John II. Eastman. de-
scrbes Mr.. Thompsons career In college unIer
John White chadwick presents him As a
Philosopher Edward > Kaufman, an associate
in law practice. writes of him 'As a Lawyer' MT;
Stedman describes him as IAN Author ana
Friend DR. Lewis q. James pays tribute as
The Teacher of Ethics" Professor Brander
Matthews presents his estimate AS Man OK
Letters" DR.. Eggleston furnishes eulogy az .s
Known TO a Friend" b. r. Underwood writes 81
him 'As Philosophic Thinker and oscar .,
Siraus former Minister TO Turkey, speaks OF Din
as Friend. Partner. Client
The fac-simile OF the 81 mature OF the author Is
presented with each OF these tributes Incluied
With them are the addresses OF 81. Clair Mckee.
way Regent OF the State University; az lne
funeral and the ntterances OF NJ TnopsHn os
brooklyn under Mayor Low. before the BrooKI IN
Ethical Association AT memorial mems .s "a,
cluded I'm the volume also several letters ana
kilograms sent to Mrs. Thompson after her nus
bands death and number OF expressions OF opin-
ion complimentary to Mr.. Thompson,s WORKS orks.
especially his System OF Psychology, 'Phliosophy
OF Fiction In Literature. the Proo.em OF E'n,
Religious Sentiments Of the Human MlnI arg
politics in Democracy" Among the writers VI
these are James Bryce and Leslie stephen
The book contains a fine haf-tone or Mr. nornp..
son and the cover bears the symbolic lnverteo
torch while on the title page is printed tossing
the Bar" II edited by Herbert l.. BrlIgnnan.
whose friendship with Mr.. Thompson dated from
their college days