The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
BISHOP THOMPSON
 BREATHES HISLAST
Noted Devine Dies at His Home
 in Jackson, Miss.
LED AN EvtNTFUL CAREER
Was Born In Londonderry, and Was Little More Than 72 Years Old at the Time of
 His Death.

Jackson, Miss, November 1s.-(Speclal.) ) Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson died at his home here this morning at o'clock The funeral has been postponed until Thursday to enable ministers of tho diocese and the southern states bishops to attend. The oration will be made by Bishop Gailor of Tennessee.
 Sketch of His Life.
 The Rt. Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Mis- sissippi, was born in the city of London derry. Ireland, on June 5. 1890 and is therefore a little more than seventy-two years of age. When mere child his par ents emigrated to the United States and then removed to Cleveland. O., where the father, who was a contractor and builder died. The son, Hugh was kept at school until well along in his teens. when he was sent to Nashoutah, Wis, where he graduated in theology, and was ordained a deacon on the 9th of June. 1858, at the hands of Bishop Hamper. On the S1st of August, 1856 he was made a priest at St. Johns church, Portage, Wis, and dur ing his deaeonate he was in charge of Grace church at Madison, Wis, but In the following year he removed to Mayesville. Ky, where he remained one year before he returned to Wisconsin and was placed in charge of mission work at Portage and Baraboo. In 1858 he was made rector of St. Matthew's church at kenosha and after remaining there one year he removed to Galena, H., and be- came the rector of Grace church at that place. In 1860 he was elected professor of ecclesiastical history at Nashotah House and founded Hamper hall. During the same year he was editor of the Ameri- can Churchman published at Chicago and continued in that capacity till the paper was merged with the Churchman, published at Hartford, Conn. In 1871 he was called to the rectorship of St. James church In Chicago and remained till the church was destroyed by the great fire of that year. In January, 1873 he went to New York as rector of Christ's church and also took charge of the editorial de- pertinent of the Church Journal and Gospel Messenger. In 1875 he became rec- tor of Trinity church in New Orleans, where he remained till the 24th of Feb ruary, 1888, when he was consecrated as- sistant bishop of Mississippi. Four years later Bishop William Mercer Green died, and hs assistant became the bishop of the diocese, taking up his residence at Jack son shortly thereafter. In 1888 Bishop Thompson attended the Pan-Angelican conference at London, Eng, and made one of the most notable addresses de- livered during that great gathering.
 In 1858 Bishop Thompson was married to Miss Caroline Berry at Madison, Wis, by which union there were two children Ann, who is now the wife of the Rev. James Pearce of New York, and Frank, who is chaplain in the United States navy stationed at Philadelphia. Mrs Thompson died in 1857, and several years later the bishop married Miss Hinsdale of Kenosha, Wis. and two children, boy and girl were also the result of that union both of whom live with the old folks at Jackson.
 As a pulpit orator Bishop Thompson had few equals and the announcement that he was to conduct services at any of the churches of his parish or else- where, always filled the edifice to over flowing. He was of rugged nature, com manding appearance, a brilliant conver- sationalist and captivating companion.
 In the field of literature he was by no means unknown, having published num- Der of religious works that enjoyed wide circulation, some of them running through the third edition, as was the case with his last "The World and the Man" For the past ten years or more the bishop has been so occupied with missionary work that he has had no time to devote to literary pursuits.
 The bishop died with cancer of the throat. Two years ago Dr. Abbe of New York, operated on the throat, and it was thought for while the disease had been eradicated, but early last summer 1t be- gan to give him trouble again and he returned to New York for another trial at a cure but the several specialists who were called in consultation decided it was unsafe and he returned to Jackson to die among Lis best friends.