Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1898-10-13

DEATH ENDED THE LIFE.
Rev. George Dallas Thompson Passed
Away Wednesday.

Away Wednesday,.
| The death of Rev. George Dallas
thompson. son of Rev. Jesse Thompson,
Ph. D., occurred Wednesday at noon, at
the home of his parents. It was the end
ing OF most promising and useful life.
| The bereaved family have not only the
! sympathy of the community, but of their
many good friends who live all over the
State of New Jersey.
| The funeral services occur on Friday
/ evening, at the residence of DIR. Thomp-
/ son, at 7.30 O'Clock, and at ten O'Clock
| Saturday morning services will be held
IN the M. E. Church at Mt. Holly. Inter-
ment will be at that place.
Rev. George Dallas Thompson was born
February q, 1874, in Camden. His was
beautiful life, his gentleness and obedi-
ence being striking characteristic.
Early in life he displayed marked
ability for music, and at nine years, in
little country church, he played the
organ. AS very small child he had
great liking for books, and at six years
he had mastered the second reader, and
had not been in school. At ten years he
was learning very fast, and by advice of
| physicians he was taken from school, for
| eighteen months, there being danger of
| his breaking down.
AT fifteen and a half years the young
man entered Pennington Seminary, and
! graduated in the classical course in two
| years. At eighteen he entered WESLEYAN
University, and took high honors in
| class of one hundred and thirty. He
graduated in June of his twenty-second
year, being among the twelve honor men
of the class. His diploma was first
grade. He was fine linguist, being an
especially fine Greek, Latin and German
| scholar.
! The March previous to his graduation
he was received in the New Jersey M. E.
Conference, with hearty welcome by
the brethren, as the youngest member of
| that body. He was stationed at Millville,
where he completed his college work, re-
turning to Wesleyan, during July, for
graduation. He remained in Millville
one year, and was then sent to Wesley
| Church, Cramer's Hill, and during his
first year he had seventy conversions
He was returned the second year, but
was stricken in the middle of May with
what was supposed to be sciatic rheuma-
tism. subsequent surgical operation
discovered numerous growth under the
spine, near the base. On the Sd of Sep
tember he was brought here, to the home
of his parents, and since then his suffer-
ings have been horrible, eliminating in
spasms about $50 Tuesday night, con-
tlnuing until We'd esday morning at 4 30
O'Clock, and from that time until noon he
was in comatOse condition, just as the
Old town CLOCK was striking the hour of
high noon his enraptured spirit left the
wretched and emacated body. and as
cended to the beautiful beyond.
All through his sickness he was one of
the most patient of sufferers, never muir
muring, and at all times displaying the
greatest Christian resignation to the will
of his Master. His end was peaceful, his
death triumphant, and without struggle
he quietly passed away, and as his father
| closed the eyes in death he uttered the
words of the poet,
Servant of God well DONE
Thy glorious warfare is past
The battle is fought, the victory is won,
And thou art crowned at last"
After the operation, while at home, and
while father and mother were attending
to his wants, ne said, on more than one
occasion, 81 thank God [ never did any-
| thing through my manhood life that I
was ashamed for my father and mother
| to know"