Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-07
SUNDAY READINGS.

refuge; Wnen tney tnlrSt, lie Is rivers Of wafer
to them; and when they grow weary, or the sun
wakes hot. He is to them the shadow Of Il Great
Rock.-Hours at Home
1t was not merely the loss of money that he could
bear with such calmness and tranquility-he could
face death with equal composure. Some time after
wards, being in London. he had taken the water at
the Savoy Stairs in company with his brother Sir
Ellis Leighton his lady, and some Others and was on
his way to Lambeth, when, owing to mismauagement,
the boat was in great danger of sinking. While the
rest OF the party were pale with terror and most of
them crying out, leighton never for a moment lost
his accustomed serenity. To some who afterward cx-
pressed theu astonlshment at his calmncss he re-
piled: why, what harm would it have been if we had
all been safe landed on the other sde?" In of
dying daily. and of daily convcrsng wi tba world Of
spirits could never be surprised or Disconnected b
summons to depart out Of the body lie used often
TO think OF DEATH and often spoke of it, but never in
melancholy tone. His nephew even saws th.t in
illness his spirits TO an unusual gavetv and he
would say that, from the shaking of the prison
doors, he was led to hope that some of those hris
blasts would throw them open, and give him the re-
lease he coveted. In letter supposed to be written
shortly before his death, he writes thus: II am
grown exceedingly uneasy in writing and speakiro-
yea, almost in thnkng-when I reflect how cIoudv
our clearest thoughts are; but l think. again what
other do till the day break and the shadows
flee away ?-as one that licth awake in the night
must be thinking; and one thought that Will likely
ottenest return when by a. other thoughts he finds
little relief is, When will it day?-L lie Of Lejgbt
The gloomier the storm, the brighter the crown
on its forehead the wilder the wave and the mighticr
the cataract the more beautiful the prsmaie lights
that shine in the spray.
So with private aflction. There is ALWAYS = rain
bow in the yapor if there be eyes to see If we omen
ON tn Christ sl011 tI,nI q
funcss in bringing advcrsty upon U.s. his tenderness
in consolng and sanctiiying. lie can light up our
very tears with crimson and gold. When the storm
is past, if not before, shall see the glory From
the far heights of heaven, if not in this life the
sainted soul will look back upon the successive clouds
of mortal trial and behold every one of them spanncd
with love and wisdom, arch beyond arch beneath
which the soul has unknowngly marched in triumph
to Il throne-Ifours at Hoac.
Some good people inclined to contamination
when the call is urgent for stirring activity Such
persons might well be reminded of what Il Jealous
ayman from the West once said to an old churchnan
at the East: Iou sit here and sing yourselves oyyav
to everlasting bliss but tell you, you are wanted
great deal more out in Illinois than you are in
heaven. And are not many of our Christian friends,
who love to read and think about the glory 10 be
revealed, and who sometimes are longing for the
rest above, wanted great deal more in the Sab
bath school than they are in heaven ?-Chr. IateL
Faith in Divine Providence is not fatalism. The
belief that actions controlled is not the same thing
as necessity; but there are many who when they re-
call the scenes through which they have gone. and
remember that they considered them at the time op-
posed both to their interests and plans. gratefully
confess now that they were neither. The goal has
been reached, but not by the self elected road The
end has been realized but not by the process origi-
nally intended.-Nruggles for Hfc
Many are the prayers for aid which 20 I'D in the
time of need from the children of men, but very few
in comparison are the thank offerings which acknow-
ledge the gift when reecived.-Nrs $. Il. Ashtop.
If ever from the heart We have given expression
to the pilgrims song it has been in those seasons
when Gods providence has made us smart under the
evils of SIM or has brought home to our experience
the misery and the wearness of life which has no
springs in Cod Christ to shield it and refresh it
and give it peace. Then if ever the heart is forced
to sing
1T is weary way, and am faint
pant for purer air and fresher springs;
y Father. take me home; there is Il taint,
shadow on earth's purest, brightest things
This world is but a Wilderness to me;
There is no rest, my God no peace apart from
Thee" Hours at H,vc
Follow after Christ. though it may be at an i'm
measurable distance. Follow Him in his long en-
durance and his great humility. Follow him in the
good deeds which he wrought beside this blessed lake
Follow Him with bold and cheerful spirit in the
happy and glorious victory which he won over sin
and death; and in the end thou shalt find in Him the
true communion and fellowship which He only can
give with all whofar and near on this side the grave
and beyond it-hnve cheered and encouraged and
urged our affections forward, onward, upwards from
things on earth to things above where Christ ittcth
at the right hand Of God.-Ser",o,s IN the Eaa'
Since God has saved Us, let us 50 order our works
that he may take pleasure therein. Art thou rich?
Let thy goods be scryceablc to the poor. Art thou
poor? Let thy services be Of use 10 the rich II thy
abors useless to all but myself the services thou
prctcndest to render to God are . mere lie honi-
c}cs Of Il. .&l,ub.,g topar Etmi|n.
SUICIDE OF \ UNITED STATES OFFICER ~
ENGLAND.-On Friday last a very determined
act Of SuicIde was committed at one of the
inns in Rettord. 4 gentleman wearing the
uniform of an officer of the United States
army arrived III the town on tuesday evening
last, and engaged Il bed at one of the hotels
Here he remained for two or three days. and
on Friday morning received two letters. which
were taken to him in bed about nine o clock.
His breakfast followed in about duauer of an
hour, when he was found to be out Of bed and
engaged writing what he iokingly said was his
will. On the servant entering the room,
little before noon, the unfortunate gentleman
was found shot through the heart, the pistol
still retained in his grasp. 1t is supposed that
he got into bed almost Immediately after the
servant left the room, and after pulling the
curtains completely round the bed, placed the
muZzle of the pistol touching his left breast
aed fired the fatal shot, holding the pistol
the bed clothes in order to suppress
the report The deceased gentleman left
note on the dressing-table addressed to the
landlady, and requesting her to communicate
the occurrence TO his friends, at the same time
the names of some highly respect
able families i'll the ncighborhood. One of
them, gentleman from Lincoln. came over
and identified the body as that of Mr.. Frank
Hasseldine, lieutenant in the United States
army. The deceased, who was very respect
ably cOnnected-his late father having held
the position of manager i'll the Sheffield and
Rotterdam Bank-was only twcnty-one years
of age, and had served for two years under
General Sherman in the late American war,
where he won Il medal for his gallantry. Al
the inquest, which was held ON the body on
Saturday, it came out in evidence that the
young gentleman had been engaged to a lady
of very good position in England, bet he had
lately been refused by her. and it is surmiscd
that he received letter from her on the morn
ing of Friday, which hastened the commission
of the rash act.-L0RdoH Post.
Suicide OF 4 Former CITIZEN or RICH
MoyD.-Mr. George d. Pace, formerly we'll
known citizen Of Richmond, committed sui
eide on Tuesday night last by drowning him
self in Edmond's mill-pond, near Strawberry
Hill. and about three miles from the city. His
body was recovered yesterday morning. For
some time past Mr.. PAGES most intimate
friends have feared that he has been suffering
from temporary alteration of mind, supcrin-
duced, it is supposed, by fears which he had
entertained for some years past Of being even
tually reduced to poverty. These fears, how
ever, were almost groundIeSs, as at the time Of
his death Mr. Pace was, financially, in very
easy circumstances.-Ric RcpubHr
IMPORTANT INSURANCE CASE-Liajitity for
Unidentified Goods.-A case has just been
concluded i'll the Superior Court of this city,
involving some important principles not well
defined. Mr.. w. \. Sale and partner had
shipped one hundred and sixty-six bales of cot
ton at Matamoras for New York, insuring it
in the Sun Mutual Insurance Company at So
cents a pound. The vessel being wrecked off
Point Lookout, one hundred and fifteen bales
were burst and so mixed with other cotton on
board as to be incapable Of Identification. The
cotton was sold in this city and the proceeds
divided ratably between the losers-the plain