The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-19
CLOSES HIS WORK.
Rev. Harry Thompson Sewers His
Official Connection With St. Mat
theW's Church Sunday.
TWENTY YEARS A MINISTER.

Rev. Thompson was Graduated from
Nashotah Seminary in 1880 and Since |
That Time he has Been Constantly in the |
Work-Has Been Rector of the Kenosha !
Church Since November. 1886 and has
Done Much to Improve the Church
Sunday was Easter and while the
weather man was not very propitious
to the ladies with their new Easter
bonnets, it was day of good cheer in
ali the churches. Every church in the
city was beautifully decorated in
spring flowers, while special choirs
rendered beautiful music appropriate
to the Eastertide, and the ministers
spoke on themes recalling the sacred
memories of Holy week.
The interest in Easter services in
this city was largely centered at St.
Matthew's church on account of the
fact that the annual return of the day
marked the close of the official conneC-
ton of Rev. Harry Thompson as rec
tor. A large number of the communi-
cants of the church we're present at the
morning service and the chancel was
resplendent with it's decorations of
Easter lilies and palms. Special music
was rendered, the choir having been
trained by Mr.. Hunt, the former must
cal director of the church, and his
faithful and persistent work with the
choir was much in evidence. In clos
ing his work the Rev. Mr.. Thompson
did not deem it necessary to preach
a farewell sermon, as he will remain in
this city for week or two before he
removes with his family to Arizona,
where he will engage in orange grow
ing,
Mr.. Thompson has been connected
with ST. Matthew's church for nearly
fourteen years and the severing of the
bonds of friendship which has bound
him to Kenosha will not be an easy
task. With the close of his service for |
the church here Mr.. Thompson will
also retire from the active work of the
Episcopal clergy. For the past twenty
years he has been working in the
church and his work in a large measure
has been blessed with great success.
He was graduated from the NeshO-
tah seTnira airy In, 1880 and at once took /
up the active work as rector of St.
Pau1's Church at Watertown. After a
short service at WATERFOWL he was
called to Grace Church, in Cedar Rap
ids, Ia, where he remained for a short
time, and resigned the parish to accept
the position of Canon in charge of the
Cathedral at Davenport, Ia. This
charge he held for three years and
later was called to the parish of Trini-
ty Church, at Logansport. From
Logansport Mr.. Thompson came to
Kenosha and under his administration
the church has made rapid strides.
The church building, begun many
years ago, was completed, and the
parsonage purchased. The member
ship has almost doubled and the rolls
of the church show larger number of
communicates than ever before.
While large amounts have been spent
in repairs on the church the debt of
the Churchis only So 800.
Mr.. Thompson has always taken a
close interest in the affairs of all the
different branches of the parish
work and has made the office of rector
that of general manager of all the
affairs of the parish. During his ser
vice as a minister Mr.. Thompson has
also been a business man, and he re-
tires from active work with a compel
ency which is ample to provide for the
demands of his family. He has large |
orange farm at Phoenix, Arizona, and
has some property in Kenosha.
The members of the parish and their
friends will give him farewell recep-
ton at the Guild Hail this evening to !
which ali friends of the church are in
vited.
pTTZGER PARTy