The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-11
THE MAN OF A THOUSAND YEARS.
ISAAC T. HOPPER,
A TRUE LIFE.
ny LYDIA MARIA cuILD.


FNRIS thrilling work Il the biography Of one Of tho
Il most remarkable men the world has ever seen
His deeds Of philanthropy and mercy covering pc
riod OF nearly fourscore years endeared him not only
10 the Thousands who were the immediate participants
Of his bcne6eence, but TO all who knew him
His a charity the most expansive. II was not
confined TO the popular channels of the day but ex.
erted Itself among the most degraded and abandoned
regardless Of color condition In the cities Of Phil
adelphia and New York, where his active life was
mostly spent, thousands upon thousands bear
imony TO his noblenes Of soul, and his entire devo
ton TO the interests Of suffering humanity.
With truth he may be called the HOWARD or
AMERICA. MRS. CaILD having spent several year,
in his family and being perfectly familiar with his
history, of all others, The person 10 write A
TRUE LIFE" Of the noble man, and her task has
been performed in her best manner.
"A TRUE LiFE," UGd,ed was tho life of ISAAC L
HOPPER and Mas. CHILD has presented il truiy
Scarcely citizen Of Philadelphia or New York but
was familiar with his form and features, as he
seen from day to day tripping through the great thor
oughfares and threading the narrow lanes and by
ways, searching out the Maynard and the wandering
that ne might rescue them from crime and degrade
ton, and administer comfort and solace and heaven
y charities to the distressed and suffering The poor
hunted, fugitive slave found in him a friend ever
ready and never weary.
We intend to publish this work early in August
Ii will make an elegant limo. Of about 500 pages
with full length portrait and medallion Likeness
on steel of Mr.. HOPPER. Retail price, 81 IS bound
in cloth.
At the time of the death of the venerable and ex-
ccllent man. numerous notices appeared in papers Of
all parties and scots We make O few extracts from
the New York ObsrUa:
THE verable Isaac 7. Hopper whose placid .
nevolent face has so long irradiated almost every
public meeting for doing good, and whose name, in
haence, and labors, have been devoted with apos
toc simplicity and constancy TO humanity, died on
Friday last, at an advanced age. He was Quaker
of that early sort illustrated by such phlanhropsts
as Anthony BeDezet Thomas Carkson, Mrs. Fry,
and the like.
He was a most sclfdenying patient loving friend
Of the poor and the suffering of every kind and his
life was an unbroken history OF benefcenoe Thous-
ands of hearts will feel touch Of grief at the Of
his death, for few men have so large a wealth in the
blessings OF the poor and the grateful remembrance
OF kindness and benevolence, as he"
The New York Sunday Times contained the fol-
lowing
ton with the the name of Isaac 7. Hopper, the
pact, wel-knt figure Of Quaker gentleman, appar
entity about sixty years OF age, dressed in drab or
brown clothes of the painest cut and bearing on his
handsome manly face the impress Of that benevoence
with which his whole heart was filled
He twenty years older than he seemed The
fountain of benevolence within fresbencd his old age
with its continuous flow. The step Of the octogena-
ran elastic as that of boy, his form erect as
mountain pine.
His whole physqNs a splendid sample of ma
lures handiwork We see him now with our mind s
eye, but with the eye Of flesh shall see him no
more Void of intentional offence 10 God or man, his
spirit has joined its happy kindred in world where
there is neither sorrow nor perpexity"
| The New York Tribune
| {" Isaac T. Hopper was man Of remarkable endow
! mens, both of head and heart His clear discrminn-
ton, his uncomfortable will his total Inconsistencies
of fear his extraordinary tact in circumvcnting plans
he wished to Illustrate, would have made him iustri
1 h. 1.f D
might have become faults, If they had not been bal
anced by unusual degree Of conscientiousness and
| bonevolence He batt,ed courageously not fron
ambition but from Unborn love Of truth. He cir
cumvented adroitly the most practised politi-
cian but il was always to defcat the plans Of those
who oppressed Gods poor--never to advance bis own
self-interest
Farewell thou brave and kind old friend The
prayers of ransomed ascend to Heaven for thee,
and glorious company have welcomed thee to the
| Eternal City :"
On plain block of granite, at Greenwood Gene
| terry, is inscribed