New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-22
Funeral Of the late John Hopper. esq.

The funeral OF the ltte JOhH Hopper, esq., vi
this city and whose decease has already been noticed
in our columns. took place yesterday afternoon. The
friends e. the deceased met at his house and proceeded
20 the Third Unitarian Church Fortieh street whore
service was performed and address delivered hy the
Rev O. B. Rockingham. The church was wei filed
bv persons who had known the deceased aud met
10 show ,hes respect for his character and sympathy
with his relatives Who incurred his loss. Precisely ut
O'Clock the Rev o. Il. Frothingham entered the pull
pit and after hymn had been sung. proceeded TO adj
dres. the mourners an d congregation
MI FfOthin CHAM preinced bis remarks by reclting
several passages Of scripture sutaolc - the OCCASION
AID thea said that though DC had never been caueu on
to attend saddef service thGn The present. y~ mover
lad b. come 10 ore with more faith uhclondcd
hope and entire satisfaction th1h the PTe,ent. ohiy
one EEK since Ind hc seen him. and never did he 49, ~
stronger more cheerful more vital oRectonate nni
fun OF interest for al that was going on IA re t"olh
and humane world. and Jet be had gone Oerw"TA'
oyermuch anxiety and exposure naa bIyugat On
ms sudden attach yci HE death w-s not premature
Tor nothing l. premature IN Providence. lie alW"ss
wished 10 70 A. be had gone. ana Tor some year
past had been ready Yet u va hAra 70 ps.i.'e
~ intense fun Of energy. 30 restless 10 inpatient
doing eyeryihing that was required .: Ilts, anu .
thousand fold more DID yoq go to him er eoriee %
a small favor he vOud confer great obligation VITA
out thinking Of IT, He was always ready 10 90 your
work MS work, or any other that was !" 70 uOho, Le
V0rl scarcely dli0h you 10 tAht lohl N4r
hands anxious vas he TO do You service sun no
man had greater respect for the individually OF
his friends. OF more indignantly foseh'oe w
! least intrusion upOn IT, lie hbd no ehd OF
honor for the man who wa sincere and lnhePh
dent in his actions and no end OF scorn aud entyaihy
for everything that interfeEed with the iree acton OF
tbe individual: be demanded that tie mind should be
free In every faculty lie hated ell ercluslFebcs ahd
nerroVu.ss Irciudice and uOnopOes. He abhorred
Slavery with all the power u biz nature aud was true
q, the cause OF Freedom the end O his life ana threw
freo o1if ~
vgor of his intellect and depth OF convictions hodlhgt
70 be the Of every man. wOEl.n and chd IN the
whole land H0 believed this conflict was the battle OF
them all and be only knew how freely he opened his
purse aud through what invisible currents his bounty
flowed to the soldier in the hospital or the camp ITO
had no federation for the men no allowed thor ind'dn
atty TO be bought put up Ia the market ana ABOVE all
/ he hated the pharisee, and when ithld the
speaker / have heard him pour out .i' mos mos'
and wished j had loved enough ~ give ne the
privilege Of being randly angry a. be wis lie ma
profound respect and love for human nniure-simple
unadorUed human naure-nOt Of this class that class
of men and women but Of al men ana all women, and
something deeper than man or woman, VI hhmruty
Wherever he cav il be revered H. and no color OF tie
skin or coat or circumstances concealed 1t from
lie eve and be IL whore only one man III ton tDou
sand sees IT, lie saw i ~ il rage IN the poor man
and ~ he black MAN. ~ the olteas'' teo oplf hs' u
thu wicked and never VIII Gny VINO saw IL forget how
he took that little crooked boy away from Randall =
Island how be tool him into his hocsc, bow h. IGNORED
him and respected him and sheltered him. aud would
allow no one inside or outside his Lou,o 10 look upon
| thai child as other than Gods child how lie gave
him everything that lac could have and every
thing that he could enjoy. and hvished upon bin
| .he wealth OF Lis heart. And when hers thit
afternoon We shall lay brother IN the grave with
that little boy, he viii enter INFO the Kingdom WIKI
that t.e boy In lis bosom But 1t was not TIC uh!orlu'
nate only nc loved the yci0us only moro than even he
loved the unfortunate He the woman IN the Mag
dalon and the man in the thief who had had every
thing and al the accidents OF bis own nature against
him He vogld take the boy out 81 The gutter and seBd
him 10 school end put him in mn office and help hun nor
ward and ssy word 70 him aterwlrd about It,
He believed that If could but love Gods children
with thousandth part Of tie love that God feels ts
world would he an Eden. Freely he east bis bread
upO the waters and though Of oOgIae. great deal OF
ii was bestowed upon the unworthy. be never would
cOncede that il was lost He believed what was given
from true spirit and true heart Old lt6 WORK bui he
had subtle power " seeing into aud uclr motives
~ blch saved him from any vital misbcstowment
men have; Of he had bis antipathiesa siIOng
isen Of great convictions have; Of course he haa
| La enemies-al good men have. and think
many OF thete last were made bY the stern
and yngualined WAY which b. fought FOR the truth
| even INTO DEATH And now he has gone snd We shall
see him no more bu; he still lives immortal In the mem.
orje OF thoss whom he has berienicd in the UogOry
81 an who have loved him aud lie, u not think that
God d;ef when our friend dies or that the band Of
Providence is closed bec9us our Trends hand droops,
and at u stand by the remains OF our brother and he
Ss brave let us be brave. If be helped let Us help
our brother.
| MI rockingham then offered up prayer and after
ancfher hymn the beuedicton was pronounced, ana
the funeral c0rege AMID the tears OF al PRESENT let
The church for Greenwood Cemetery, where !Ae body
| q Inferred