Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-09

when the time for services came at 8 in tn
 afternoon all had not yet had time to gag
 on the dead. Rev. Dr. Robert Collyer, Rev Dr. Howard Crosby and Rev. Thomas M
 Peters occupied the pulpit, and after the en
 trance of Mir. Cooper's family the services
 began. Eulogies were pronounced by Drs 1 Collyer and Crosby, who extolled his deeds ot beneyoIence and philanthropy in behalf oi the city and of individuals. Dr. Colyei then pronounced the benediction. After the
 benediction had been pronounced the com
 mittee of Cooper Institute alumni chosen for
 the purpose lifted the casket from it's sup
 port and bore it down the main aisle while 8
 dlrge was softly played on the organ. They
 were preceded by the three clergymen, MT.
 Hewitt and MT. Edward Cooper, and fol-
 lowed first by the pallbearers, next by the
 Mayor and city officials, and then by the
 mourners who were to join the procession,
 which started for the ferry en route to Green wood cemetery. Among those present at the services were General Hancock, Whitelaw Reid, William M. Evarts, S. l.. M. Barlow, John Joy, Senator John s. Kiernan, Albert Bierstadt, David Dows, the Mayor, Aldermen and heads of the different city departments, D. Willis James, David Dudley Field, Ager- non s. Sullivan, ex. Mayor Grace, Orlando B. Potter and George W. Lane- Great crowds were gathered along the route taken by the funeral cortege to the ferry and the bells of Old Trinity tolled as it filed slowly by. The procession broke up at the ferry and only one carriage containing the male members of Mir. Cooper's family accompanied the body to Greenwood cemetery, where it was deposi ted in 8 vault, to be inferred sometime dur ing the coming week. When the vault was closed it was quite dark. The carriages rolled away, the people scattered and only the leahess trees stood about, with the mois- ture made by the morning rain dropping like that was mortal of Peter Cooper, the friend of the workingman.
 The World Revolving Toward Perfection.
 BROOKLYN, April 8.-The Rev. MT. Bee cher in the course of his sermon to day said the world was revolving toward perfection and the day would come when violence, cruelty and destruction would be changed and would harmonize with completeness, in nocence, beauty and love. He probably re- ferred to the late Peter Cooper when he said, "A man has just been borne to the grave honest, simple of habit and taste, loving his fellow man, sowing the seed of his wealth to bless his fellow men and the whole city bows 1own in grief. He was never king, prince or president. He displayed no philosophical acumen. He made no discoveries in science. But he was manly man, working for his fellow men and the whole populace turns put to see his face. They uncover with honor and reverence for the man who devot- ed his life to the services of his fellow men. May God increase such men,"
 That Disastrous Corner in Rubber.
 COLLEGE POINT, L. l., April e.-Owing to he corner in rubber the India rubber works t this place, employing $50 men, are work ng half time.
 The Lesson Was Too Practical.
 SARATOGA, April s.-WiIliam A. Rood, 4ged fourteen, accidentally hung himself at Greenfield Center yesterday. The inquest o day disclosed the fact that he had been making 8 practical demonstration of the manner in which executions are conducted or the information of a younger brother.
 Death Of Brooklyn Pastor.
 BRooKLYN, April S.-Rev. Dr. Alfred H. rector of Church on Bedford ave- ue, Brooklyn, for twenty-seven years, died t his residence, 160 Ross street, this morn az. Deceased had been confined to his bed or several weeks with pneumonia which re- ulted fatally. Dr. Partridge was born De- ember 14th. 1881, in Hatfield, Mass, and in 1 une, 1888, graduated from the Episcopal 1 eneral theological seminary of New York | Sishop Onderdonk ordained him deacon | n St. Mary's church on the Bowery the l ame year. In 1887 he was ordained priest, | ecoming assistant rector of St. Matthew's | Episcopal church of New Bedford, l nd subsequently, succeeded Rev. 1. $. | yichols at that church, deceased. He re- l nained pastor of St. Matthews church for l period of nearly seventeen years. He be- l anne rector of Christ church, Brooklyn, in l 855, when services were held in an old | wooden structure which was sold for $10O. l The present edifce was erected in 1860 and | ost $50,O00.