Hopkins (STEPHEN an American statesman)
STEPHEN, an American statesman; born in Providence, R. I., March 7, 1707. In 1732 he was elected a representative to the General Assembly from Scituate Scituate, and was chosen speaker of that body in 1741. In 1751 he was appointed chief-justice of the superior court of Rhode Island, and in 1756 was elected governor. He signed the Declaration of Independence. After this he was several times chosen a member of Congress. He died in Providence, July 13, 1785.
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Hopkinsians
the name given to those who adopt the theological opinions of Samuel Hopkins. They are not a distinct sect, but are pretty numerous in the United States, in some of the Christian bodies of which the tenets are generally Calvinistic. The fundamental doctrine of the Hopkinsian system, however, is, that all virtue and true holiness consist in disinterested benevolence, and that all sin is selfishness-the self-love which leads a man to give his first regard even to his own eternal interests being condemned as sinful.
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Hopkinson
JOSEPH, an American jurist, son of Francis; born in Philadelphia, Nov. 12, 1770; was one of the ablest lawyers of his day. He wrote the famous patriotic song, "Hail Columbia" (1798), for the benefit of an actor, calling it at first the "President's March." He died in Philadelphia, Jan. 15, 1842.
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Hopkinson
FRANCIS, an American political writer; born in Philadelphia, Sept. 21, 1737. He wrote: "The Pretty Story" (1774); "The Prophecy" (1776); "The Political Catechism" (1777). He also wrote poems and essays. The "Miscellaneous Essays, and Occasional Writings" appeared posthumously. His humorous ballad, "The Battle of the Kegs," was widely known. signers of the Decla- He was one of the ration of Independence. He died May 9, 1791.
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Hopper
JAMES MARIE, an Ameri- 1876. He came to the United States at an early age and graduated University of California in 1898. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1900. He served on the staff of many newspapers in San Francisco and was a member of the staff of "McClure's Magazine" in 1903. His published novels include "The Freshman " (1912); "What Happened in the Night" (1913). During the World War he contributed, as war correspondent, to "Collier's" and other magazines. of bah, or great valley running from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf. It is an irregularly truncated cone, with three f heights, cliffs, ravines, and deserts. rugged peaks, overlooking wilderness On this mountain Aaron died, alone with his brother and son (Num. xx: 22-29; xxxiii: 38). On its summit stands a Mohammedan tomb of Aaron, marking perhaps his burial place. FLACCUS, a Roman poet; born near
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Hoppin
AUGUSTUS, an American illustrator; born in Providence, R. I., in 1828. He was graduated , Brown University, 1848, and later went abroad to study art. He was successful in drawing on wood and in book illustrations. He also published several novels and sketches. He died in 1896. ns.
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Hoppin
JAMES M., an American writer ; born in Providence, R. I., in 1820. He was graduated from Yale in 1842 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1845. In 1879 he was made professor of the history of art at Yale and in 1899 he became emeritus professor. His publications include " England"; Early Renaissance," etc. He died in "The 1906.
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Hoquiam
a city in Washington in Grays Harbor co., situated on Grays Harbor and on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Northern Pacific, and the Oregon-Washington railroads and Navigation Company railroad. It is in the midst of an extensive timberland and is important as a port, having a fine harbor. Its industries include shipyards, lumber and shingle mills. There is a Carnegie library and a handsome high school building Pop. (1910) 8,171; (1920) 10,058.
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Hor
in Arabia Petræa, a mountain of a conical form in the range of Mount Séir, on the E. side of the Araestate, and was reduced to great ds; and, Horace with his estate, want, till Vergil introduced him to Mæcenas, through whose interest he recovered his patrimony. Augustus now behis secretary, which Horace declined. came his friend , and offered to make him When Mæcenas was sent to Brundusium to conclude a treaty between Augustus and Anthony he took with him Horace, not long after, he presented Ho Vergil, and other literary friends; the Sabine villa, to which he retired for the rest of his days. His "Odes" and his "Epistles" and "Satires" abound are models of that kind of composition, with acute and vivacious observations, while his "Poetic Art" presents the difficulties of poetical composition, and the principles which should guide the poet in his work. Horace died suddenly, in the year of Rome 746 , and 8 B. C.
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Horatius
See Cocles. Hortensius, Q. A celebrated orator who began A to distinguish himself in the Roman Forum when he was nineteen years old. Cicero speaks eulogistically of his oratorical powers, and of his retentive memory. Quintilian alludes to his orations in terms of high commendation.
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Horatius Cocles
a hero of ancient Rome. The Tarquins having, afbasin of mercury, covered, when necester their banishment, sought refuge with sary, to protect it from the wind, with the Etrurian king Porsenna, the latter a roof made of glass plates whose suradvanced against Rome (507 B. c.) to refaces are parallel. It is used in connec- According to tradition Ho - tion with a sextant in observations on ratius Cocles, along with two companland, and it derives its name from the ions, held the Sublician bridge against contradistinction to the sea (or natural) the enemy while the Romans broke it horizon which is used by navigators. down behind them. When this was
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Horatius Flaccus
QUINTUS, applied to the same purposes as bone commonly known as HORACE (q. v.). and ivory, and the manufacture is al-
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Horbehutet
The Egyptian winged disk. He was a solar deity who accompanied the sun-god, Ra, on his daily journey across Egypt for the purpose of warding off evil from him. His symbol was placed over the gates and doors of temples to protect them from malign influences.
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Hordein
a term that most similar. The other kind of horn, has been applied to a substance that can found in the ox, antelope, goat, and be extracted from barley, which is mixture of starch, cellulose, sheep, consists of a number of conical sheaths inserted one into another, the and a somewhat nitrogenous matter. innermost resting upon the vascular
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