Hopkins, Daniel, D.D., a Congregational minis- ter, was born Oct. 16, 1734, at Waterbury, Conn., and I graduated at Yale College in 1758. After being licensed,
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he preached in Halifax, K S., a sliort time. In 1775 he was chosen member of the Provincial Congress, and in 1778 one of the Council of the Conventional (iovern- ment. He was ordained pastor of the Third Church in Salem Nov. 18, 1778, and remained in this place until his death, Dec. 14, 1814. He published two or three occasional sermons.— Sprague, Annals, i, 581.
Hopkins, Bzekial, D.U., an English prelate and author, was born at Sandford, Devonshire, in 1G33. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and, after holding a short time the chaplaincy to the college, he became minister of St. jMary Woolnoth, London, and later of St. Mary's, Exeter. He finally removed to Ire- land with his father-in-law, lord liobartes (afterwards earl of Truro), and was made dean of Raplioc in 1GG9, and bishop of the same place in 1G71. He was trans- ferred to Londonderry in 1681, but in consequence of the Roman Catholic troubles in Ireland he returned to Eng- land in 1G88, and was appointed minister of Alderman- bury, London, in 1689. He died June 22, 1G90. In his doctrines he was a Calvinist. His works are remarka- ble for clearness, strength of thought, originality, and purencss of style; the most important are, Exjwsition of the Lord's rraijer (1691): — An Exposition of the Ten Commitii'liiicnts (1692, 4to) ; — The Doctrine of the two Covenants (Lond. 1712, 8vo) ; and Works, now first col- lected, icith Life of the Author, etc., by Josiah Pratt (Lond. 1809, 4 vols. 8vo). See Wood, Athence Oxonien- .sss, vol. ii; Prince, Worthies of Devon; Chalmers, Gen. Bio(jr. Did. ; Hoefer, Noiiv. Biogr. Generale, xxv, 128 ; Darling, Cyclopcedia Bihliog. i, 1535. (J. H.W.)
Hopkins, John Henry, D.D., LL.D., bishpp of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the diocese of Ver- mont, was born of English parents in Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 30, 1792, and came to this country when about eight years old. He was educated chiefly by his moth- er. In 1817 he entered the legal profession, but six years later he quitted the bar for the ministry, and was ordained in 1824 as rector of Trinity Church, Pittsburg. In 1827 he was a prominent candidate for the office of assistant bishop of Pennsylvania, but as the vote of Mr. Hopkins was to decide between himself and Dr. il. U. Onderdouk, another candidate, he cast his vote in favor of the latter. In 1831 he became assistant minister at Trinity Church, Boston, and professor of divinity in the Episcopal Theological Seminary of Massachusetts. In 1832 he was elected bishop of Vermont, and was conse- crated Oct. 31. At the same time he accepted also the rectorship of St. Paul's Church, Burlington, Vt., which he held until 185G. Besides this, he also established a school for boys, employing poor clergymen and candi- dates for orders as teachers. His heavy expenses from this enterprise embarrassed him seriously for many years. After relinquishing this school, he projected and established the "Vermont Episcopal Institute," a semi- theological school, over which he presided until his death, January 9, 18G8. In 18G7, bishop Hopkins was present at the Pan-Anglican Synod held in Lambeth, and took a prominent part in its proceetlings. In the dissensions dividing the Anglican Church he was a de- cided champion of the High-Church party, and refused to sign the protest of a majority of the American bishops against Romanizing tendencies. Several of the pos- thumous works of bishop Hopkins will be published by one of his sons. Bishop Hopkins was one of the most learned men of his denomination. He had remarka- ble versatility of mind, and was a persevering and suc- cessful student in the field of theology. Indeed, "it was hard to find a highway or byway of ingenious in- vestigation where he has not left his footprint." The great mistake of his life, and one which he undoubtedly regretted before his death, was his apology for the insti- tution of human slavery. But we have everj' reason to believe that the bishop was sincere in what he preach- ed, and that, notwithstanding this failing, he was a de- vout and consistent man of God. He was a volummous
writer. Besides a number of jiamphlcts, scnnons, and addresses, he published ('iiri^llnnitij rindiaiint in a .sv- ries of seven discourses on tin- (xtiriKil l-'.ri,!, i,<-i ^ nf llie N. Test. (Burlington, 183:!, 12nioj -.—'J'h,- juiiNilin Cr,,d examined and explained (1834, 12mo) : — The priinilire Ch. compared loith the P. E. Ch. (1835, 12mo) :— 7'//c' Vh. of Romi- ill her primitive piiritii compared with the Cli.of JioiiK III Ihr /ins. ltd// { \>".'>'.K l-_'mo): — Catises, Principles, ami i;<siills ufthv llril. A'. I'nnii. (Philad. 1844, Vlmo) :— Hist, of til,- ('niij-.ssin/nils' {}i. V. 1850, Vlmo^-.—Jifiita- tion of Milm r's /,//,/ o/'Ci,ntrovers>/ (1854,2 vols. 12mo). An answer lias rrrcntly been published by Kenrick, (7«- dication of the t'lithulic Church (Baltimore, 1855, 12mo). Bishop Hopkins's last works are a little brochure on the law of ritualism— an argument based on scriptural and historical gnuinds in behalf of the beauty of holiness in the public m rvic* s ,A' his Church; and a I/isto?\i/ of the Church in n /vr lor Sunday-schools. — Amer.Ch. Review, April, 1868, p. IGD; WYihimc, Diet, of Authors; Vape- reau. Diet, des Contemporains, p. 897. (J. H. W.)