to say to me, but now everything seems gone." A very
poor man, who had been an object of his charity, and whom he had
employed in many little services, could not rest till he had earned
enough to buy a small Arbor-vitae, (Tree of Life,) to plant upon his
grave.

The Executive Committee of the Prison Association met, and passed the
following Resolutions:

"_Resolved:_--That the combination of virtues which distinguished
and adorned the character of our lamented friend, eminently
qualified him for the accomplishment of those benevolent and
philanthropic objects to which he unremittingly devoted _a life_
far more extended than ordinarily falls to man's inheritance.

"That in our intimate associations with him for many years, he has
uniformly displayed a character remarkable for its
disinterestedness, energy, fearlessness, and Christian principle,
in every good word and work.

"That we tender to the family and friends of the deceased our
sincere condolence and sympathy in their sore bereavement, but
whilst sensible that words, however truly uttered, cannot
compensate for the loss of such a husband, father, and guide, we do
find both for ourselves and for them, consolation in the belief
that his peaceful end was but the prelude to the bliss of Heaven.

"That in the death of Isaac T. Hopper, the community is called to
part with a citizen of transcendent worth and excellence; the
prisoner, with an unwearied and well-tried friend; the poor and the
homeless, with a father and a protector; the church of Christ, with
a brother whose works ever bore unfailing testimony to his faith;
and the world at large, with a philanthropist of the purest and
most uncompromising integrity, whose good deeds were circumscribed
by no sect, party, condition or clime."

The American Anti-Slavery Society received the tidings while they were
in session at Rochester. Mr. Garrison, after a brief but eloquent
tribute to the memory of the deceased, offered the following Resolution:

"_Resolved:_--That it is with emotions too profound for utterance,
that this Society receives the intelligence of the decease of the
venerable Isaac T. Hopper, on Tuesday evening last, in the city of
New-York; the friend of the friendless--boundless in his
compassion--exhaustless in his benevolence--untiring in his
labors--the most intrepid of philanthropists, who never feared the
face of man, nor omitted to b