S.H. Thompson, New Zion Pastor, St. Helena Parish, La.
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Many thanks goes to Bonnie Bridges McMillan, author of "New
Zion Baptist Church, 1869-1994" from which this file was taken.

S.H. THOMPSON
1881 - 1882

     S.H. Thompson was born near Liberty, Miss., March 15, 1824.
He was converted at the age of fourteen, uniting with New Provi-
dence church in 1844, and was baptized by Chas. Felder.  He ser-
ved through the four years of civil war, making a brave and
faithful soldier.  His war record contains many amusing stories
and incidents, and he is remembered by his few remaining comrades
with special interest.  His bravery and hopeful disposition in-
spired many a weary soldier on the long marches and by the camp-
fire.  For nearly or quite forty years he has been a soldier in
another cause, and in this, as in the other, has seen much hard
service.  It has been his lot to travel long distances, to preach
in destitute communitities, and to organize new churches.  He has
labored in Amite, Pike, Wilkinson and Franklin counties, and in 
St. Helena parish, Louisiana.  For a number of years he was mis-
sionary of the Mississippi Association, working for small com-
pensation, and his reports were well received by his brethern.

     Mr. Thompson is a man of original thought and ready wit,
and many anecdotes are told in connection with his long life.  He
is now in his eighty-fifth year, and is almost totally blind.
Notwithstanding this affliction, he has seldom missed a meeting
of the Association to the present time, and perhaps no one en-
joys the fellowship and exercises of these meetings more than he
does.  He will be long and kindly remembered for his works' sake.

"Abstract History of the Mississippi Baptist Association"
Author: T.C. Schilling