WILLIAM COOPER 



promise of distinction in the scientific world 

 would probably have led him into positions of 

 high honor. 



Notwithstanding his extreme gentleness, he 

 was a "good hater " of dishonesty, oppression, 

 injustice, and all else that dishonors man. 

 Clear in perception, sound in reason, full of 

 self-control and well informed on all points, 

 he was in advance of the age in his opinions 

 on politics and the progress of science, and 

 his judgment was deferred to, even by those 

 whose views differed from his, but who in the 

 course of time generally found he was right. 



He served for years as vestryman in St. 

 Paul's P. E. Church in Hoboken, and was a 

 true example of a Christian gentleman. He 

 had great fondness for animals ; cruelty to 

 them roused him to an indignation and resist- 

 ance which personal wrongs would hardly 

 excite ; and one of the last great -pleasures of 

 his life was the rising up of Henry Bergh to 

 be the "Great Heart" of these helpless, suf- 

 fering companions of our pilgrimage through 

 life. 



His gradually failing health resulted in en- 



