THOMPSON, Caroline, Sister 1872-1917

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THOMPSON, Caroline, Sister 1872-1917

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Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 2/8/2010 at 15:34:58

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St. Ansgar Woman
Went Down With Ship
City of Athens
St. Ansgar, Iowa, August 15 - Miss Caroline Thompson, one of the American passengers of the ill-fated City of Athens, which struck a mine and went down near Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, was a resident of this place, where she was born and reared. She was a lady about 42 years of age and her whole life had been devoted to missionary work. She spent seven years in Madagascar and returned home five years ago. After experiencing considerable difficulty in securing a passport she left her about the first of July.
Her parents reside in St. Ansgar. Mr. Thompson is a Civil War veteran.
[ Waterloo Evening Courier - Wednesday, August 15, 1917 ]
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Sister Caroline Thompson was born December 9, 1872, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Thompson of St. Ansgar. She attended public school and high school in St. Ansgar. She then went to Highland Park College in Des Moines, Iowa and later to St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.
Ahe engaged in teaching for some years and was a most diligent Bible student. She was an active member in the congregation, taking part in Sunday School work, young people’s societies and mission work.
In 1904 a minor illness brought her to the Deaconess Hospital in Chicago. During her stay there she became interested in deaconess work and enrolled as a probationer at this institution the following year. There was an urgent need for women workers in mission fields in Madagascar. She accepted the call and before leaving, was consecrated as a deaconess.
She left for Madagascar in February 1907, arriving at Fort Dauphin the last of March. She studied the Malagasy language the first year while teaching in a girls’ school. She completed her seven year stay as a teacher and Bible worker in 1914 and time had come for her furlough. Her health was failing and she needed rest and care she would get at home. She arrived in St. Ansgar two months after leaving Madagascar and soon regained her former strength and vigor. She carried on an extensive correspondence with her Malagasy friends and wrote many articles and gave speeches for the cause of the Madagascar mission.
On July 12, 1917 she boarded the steamer “City of Athens” for her second tour of duty in the mission field. While off the coast of South Africa, within sight of land, on August 10th at 3:30 P.M. the City of Athens struck a mine and quickly sank. Nineteen passengers were lost and among them was Sister Caroline Thompson.
The news of Sister Caroline’s death came as a shock to her family and friends and the entire church in America. To the little group of mission workers and the Malagasy people, it was a heavy blow and she was sadly missed in the mission field.
[ St. Ansgar, Iowa First Lutheran Church 125th Anniversary Booklet, 1953 - 1975 ]

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Obituary: #1 of 2 items: St. Ansgar Woman Went Down With Ship City of Athens St. Ansgar, Iowa, August 15 - Miss Caroline Thompson, one of the American passengers of the ill-fated City of Athens, which struck a mine and went down near Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, was a resident of this place, where she was born and reared. She was a lady about 42 years of age and her whole life had been devoted to missionary work. She spent seven years in Madagascar and returned home five years ago. After experiencing considerable difficulty in securing a passport she left her about the first of July. Her parents reside in St. Ansgar. Mr. Thompson is a Civil War veteran. [ Waterloo Evening Courier - Wednesday, August 15, 1917 ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #2 of 2 items: Sister Caroline Thompson was born December 9, 1872, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Thompson of St. Ansgar. She attended public school and high school in St. Ansgar. She then went to Highland Park College in Des Moines, Iowa and later to St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. Ahe engaged in teaching for some years and was a most diligent Bible student. She was an active member in the congregation, taking part in Sunday School work, young people’s societies and mission work. In 1904 a minor illness brought her to the Deaconess Hospital in Chicago. During her stay there she became interested in deaconess work and enrolled as a probationer at this institution the following year. There was an urgent need for women workers in mission fields in Madagascar. She accepted the call and before leaving, was consecrated as a deaconess. She left for Madagascar in February 1907, arriving at Fort Dauphin the last of March. She studied the Malagasy language the first year while teaching in a girls’ school. She completed her seven year stay as a teacher and Bible worker in 1914 and time had come for her furlough. Her health was failing and she needed rest and care she would get at home. She arrived in St. Ansgar two months after leaving Madagascar and soon regained her former strength and vigor. She carried on an extensive correspondence with her Malagasy friends and wrote many articles and gave speeches for the cause of the Madagascar mission. On July 12, 1917 she boarded the steamer “City of Athens” for her second tour of duty in the mission field. While off the coast of South Africa, within sight of land, on August 10th at 3:30 P.M. the City of Athens struck a mine and quickly sank. Nineteen passengers were lost and among them was Sister Caroline Thompson. The news of Sister Caroline’s death came as a shock to her family and friends and the entire church in America. To the little group of mission workers and the Malagasy people, it was a heavy blow and she was sadly missed in the mission field. [ St. Ansgar, Iowa First Lutheran Church 125th Anniversary Booklet, 1953 - 1975 ]
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