The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-03
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Died, at Che residence Of his mother.in
this CITY,. June s2, 1865. BEsJAxlz F.
coESELL, in the Ssd year oihis age. IIe
was born and educated in lhis eity,whersI
he remained until Ii February OF March
1850, when he resigned bis 2o,ition as
teacher in the High School department
oi the Union Schools Of this place, TO &C.
cept an appointment from Washington
City a. clerk in the Registers ofies of
The Ircasurer's Department, to which
place be went, and c1plinusd until last
winter when 90 account Of declining
heal'E he was granted respite f,r three
months; the Department sill holding bis
position open for him should hia health
so far be recovered as to permit him to
eater again upon the ditias Of his Office.
Previous to his receiving the appointment,
At Washington, lie had commenced the
study Of laV ip tho olf:e Of his brother,
Col. Connell Of !bis place. auj after going
TO Washington he continued his studies
with great application and energy, und-r
the directions Of Robsrt Lsech, Ed, tli'
present Law CLERK or Solicitor OF th'
Post Office department. lie completed
the course OF study a0d vas admitted II
the Washington bar id the an Of iSGl
1t was his intention to resi- IN his situation
in Washington and eD.er,upod abe Irac
tico Of law id this place. He was
young man. Of laudable ambition ans
untiring energy in the pursuit Of hi
profession. and poss ssing high ordol
OF talent he gave promise of a usefd
snd brilliant Career, But how sad t,
reflect that bis sun Of hope and 2rospsc
so soon went down. Bat how pleasan
to reflect that il did not set behind
cloud. His whole life was above reproacI
and his principles above suspicion. II
possessed one Of those rare nalures whlcl
from intuitive impulse shrank from vice
and cleaved 10 and fohdly cherished tha
which was virtuous and good 1t was
remark made by one oflbe legal professin
and overheard by the wriler, as the frisnd
, were returning from his grave, that no ma
bas ever heard au evil word spoken by or
| gainst Benny CJnnell What tostimon
10 the correctness Of his life, and the es
teem Of those who knew him best. Bu
3 Notwithstanding bis irreproachable life in
D felt tba! his nature demanded somethin
r more than the Consciousness Of correC
outward actions TO ft him for his ar
0 preaching change. To attain this b
tuned his heart to the revelation of GO,
r and just before leaving Washington |
!, connected himself BY baptism with Il
Episcopal church. This was done Viii
II in comparative health, and from NO oil
er consideration than from firm bell
l in the doctrines Of christianity, aud
clear conviction Of his Obligation TO re
If der the obedience toGod therein require
IT He remarked to a friend the day befo
e his death that he had not single dou
e concerning the truth of the doctrines
christianity, but sometimes feared that
: had no personal interest in them. b
# lon the evening of his departure he G
pressed the most unboundsd col6denc
# not only in the doctrine OF the christi,
d religion. but Of his personal interest
= the grand a,onement. Telling it 10 all
i, the room, and charging his friends to t.
ID his absent brother that christianity "
ID tue. Thus he passed away with
re language Of praise and rejoicing on
10 lips, and, in his own words, 10 meet
Savior and friends already gone befo
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