The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-01-17

pelle1 him to find place IN a count
ing-room in Philadelphia, where he
remained a year After which he en-
tered into partnership with promi-
nent iron manufacturer in Pittsburgh,
Pa, in the manufacture Of iron. Il
1916 he was married to Melusina,
daughter Of Caspar Otto Muller, a re-
tired merchant, who fed TO Baltimore
firm Hamburger upon the entrance Of
the invading army Of Napoleon Bona
parte.
Ia 1915, the iron business becoming
Frustrated, he abandoned it and en-
tered upon the practice OF law. Six
years later he left the law for tie min
istry against the earnest remonstran-
ces OF his friends He was at once or
dained and elected Rector Of Trinity
Church, Pittsburgh. In 1881 Mr..
Hopkins accepted a call to Trinity
Church. Boston, as Assistant minister,
and was soon after appointed PROBES
sor Of Systematic Divinity in the do
cesar theological Seminary of Massa-
chusetts
In 1892, Vermont was set of as an
independent Diocese, and entirely IN
beknoGn to him that his name was to
be used as a candidate. he was elected
first Bishop OF the new Diocese. He
At once removed to Burlington and
was elected Rector of St. Paul's
Church, which had been organized the
year before. and entered upon the
work Of the Diocese with his accus-
toned zeal ard vigor
He purchased an extensive property
in the south part Of the village of Bur
hngton, and established church
school, which proved for a while sue
ccssfal The panic Of 1887. however,
compelled him to close his school and
sacrifice his property. He purchased
one hundred acres Of land at Rock
Point, which was then a forest, and
erected house in which he has since
resided He resigned the Rectorship
Of St Paul's Church in 1886, and es-
tablished the Vermont Episcopal In
stlate, for which he raised $4,000
n di.csent parts Of the country.
Bishop Hopkins was the most dill
90 author OF ail the American Dish
ops, bis published works being, in ad-
dition to several pamphlet sermons
and addresses, rs follows: Christian
ity I.ndcated, IN 4 series OF seven dis
courses Oh the external evidences Of
the New Testament, 1888: The
Primitive Greed Examined and TX
planned, 1854; -" Tie Primitive Church
compared with She Protestant Epi,co-
pal ChlIch of tie present day" 1896,
Essay on Gothic Architecture. Is
So; The Church Of Rome u her
Primitive Purity, compared with the
Cauicn OF Tome at the present day.
1857; Twelve CauzJuets, words and
music, 1893; The Novelties which
disturb our Peace, 1911; " History
OF tie Confessional 1850; Kefdta-
uon Of Nsisr's Ed OF Controversy,
ii &c series 81 Letters, so 5, 1851
' The American Citizen, his Right,
and Duties 1851; The Bble
View OF Slavery 1854; The Law oil
RItaahs;a, 1866; 90 History Of the
Church, ia Verse, Tor Sabbath
Schools
lie leaves nine OF a family OF thir-
teen children. two Of whom died in
infancy anG two IN adult years-thC
surviving ones being Rev John Hen
~ Hopkins Of New York, editor o.
the Church journal: Mrs Camp, wife
of Rev. DR.. Camp Of Houses Point
New York; Edward A. Hopkins, Esq
of Buenos Ayres, south America
Caspian I. Hopkins, Esq, of San Fran
cisco; Rev Theodore \, Principal Of
the Vermont Episcopal Institute
( Charles Jerome, OF New York, the
well known musical artist and com
poser; Rev. William c., of Hannibal
! Mo; Mrs Garfield, wife of our towns
man, I. n. Garfield. Esq; and Fred
erick Vincent. Of New Orleans.
The funeral of Bishop Hopkin,
took place on Wednesday. The re
mains lay in state, Ill the vestibule o
st. Paul's church, from 8 a. M, t.
1850. a. N, and were viewed by {
large number Of people. At II o'cloch
the public exercises took place
Among the church dignitaries present
were the Lord Bishop (N-illiams] o.
Quebec. Bishop Williams of Connecti-
cut, Bishop Clark of Rhode Island
Bishop Randall of Colorado, Bishor
Neeley of Maine, together with Arch.
deacon Leach, LII D., d. c. L., Rev
Rev. DIR. L. p W Balch, Canon of the
English Cathedral, Montreal, the Rev
DR.. Hawley, of Connecticut, the Rev
DIR. Bowles of Boston, the Rev. DR.
Tucker of Troy, the Rev d. H. BueI
OF Cooperstown, n. Y, (late Rector oil
St. PanPs Church of Burlington, with
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