Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-29
The Late BENJAMIN ETaIlOEr!I.

The yearly meeting CT the llxiic branch Of
the Sccety of EIicrds commenced in Bali!
| more yesterday. The American Ct that city
| says;
| The face and form Of the much beloved Ben
| jamn l1alloWcll will be sadly missed 10 Tue
meetiog now in progress, and Gle II the thugs
which will engage tie session VIII he the '%'
preston of tributes to his memory. lie was
| intimately Identified with Baltimore Yearly
Meeting, but his character aud worth were re-
| coguizcd throughout the Society OF Erlcni*. 1t
will be e interest to macy TO review some re.
| collections of him by an adn.iIiug friend who
| first saw him 10 the old ti::lt mGctiGE house,
near Sandy Springs, 10 MoDlgnmcry county.
II had hardly taken my scat" he says, WHEN
my attention was arrested by one OF III, mest
striking looking men had ever seen. Almost
| 10 front, facing me, on the raised platform
against the wall with the elders sat man Of!
seventy, oil just less than hcr.lg mould, with
grand, massive head, scaatiy crowned with
| long white hair. lofty brow aud noble features
| bowed in revcrtntial reVcrir, with closed eyes.
| Glanciu2 from him over the silent assembly III
serene unmoving mcn aud w0Gicn, the spirit
| and nrcseuce Of The silent worship stole upOn
me. 1t was June morning and the Eotcs OF
| the robins came 10 me iram the Surrounding
forest Suddenly the form so admired arose.
He rested his trembling hands on The back Of
the seat before him, with little sovp IN his
shoulders, and bending OF the head revealed
deep set but very inc blue eyes. His voice was
| sweet, teuder and hute.like. The acrnon, #
such it night be called, was a sort OF lofty and
beautiful chant. 1t was 40 expression Of the
depth purity and peace Of lha. hoIiacss Of
heart and life to which man may atalo, and
its outer manifestation OF love, beucyolepc2 ami
widest charity. The language WAS nervous,
happily choseo, simple and pure. aud beyond
the power OF the mere rhctoric:an. J he mat,
ter was 80 we'll arranged that its clear state
mcnt was great ADD beautiful argument,
while thrill OF The voice made it touching
AS the preacher was about to sit down another
train of thought opened 10 him, when lie arose
to bis full height and spoke perhaps ise miu
utes longe-not 10 continuance Of the tlrs' dts
course, but Of q general topic, which illustrated
and supplemented it. That was Benz irl!n
HallowclI.
As he passed out m IN ard boys, mstrons and
madens gathered about him, fol lowed him out
to his carriage, and did not part with him I'LL
he drove away. He wa; Of than, lived their
dsily life, went in ard out before tCe,n, minis
tering to them, elcvsting their Lies; hal iag 70
improve and adorn their homes snd fortunes,
lighting and conducting them along tho upper
raLbs Of virtue culture and bcncticoncG; end
yet so natural aid unpr"tentou; tn"t IN Il way
they lost the power OF appreciaLEg tao moro
striking CT his remarkable qusq;tics . LII powers.
He was man rs oily endowed, and doubtless
in his philosophy CT life he :ecnCei rs nuci! reel
value from the word a. It was capable Of yied- |
ing Nature had given him most .. the best
qualities of intellect. will pcwer and tho rudi.
monts Of the strongest humsn passion, and cloth
ed him with form Of dignity, beauty and grace
Seemingly, he had but to choose his career and
will his own fortune. Among his gifts tho re. |
ligious element was large. and this with his |
early training and surroundings determined his |
The spirit of Mays son he msdo bis own. 1t
restrained his ambition, opened his pathway,
enlightened his studies, formed his manEers and |
informed his life. Politics and the government
CT the nation, all great enterprises vary very
much, but tbs unfolding and fashioning tho
minds, tie frame and structure Of the character
of the chosen men Of the land. were 10 him much |
more. To that he dedicated himself with de-
votion and unreserve which marked the appre-
citation of its importance. No youth VA; ever
under his care who did not carry witt him
through life something of the bent ard bias !1n
parted by his hand, as mono approached him
without rev crence or left him without love BIS
work was that which lay nearest his band. En-
phstcally he loved his neighbor. His nc ghbor
hood was the universc, and all living things
were the obi ects of his care. The servants. the
coachman who drove him to tho railroad STA
ton, always remembered his consideration fo-
them. Ifhis life was lovely beyond the usual,
his death WAS beautiful and touching beyond
e,rth. As the end approached the glow If
perfect faith became a luminous ni;n bus On lie
almost TRANSPORTED countenance. and his las.
words were assurances that the way WAS dear,
the light bread and steady and the glory serene.
Pickpockets raised an alarm Of fire in Nlbo's
Garden, New York, last Saturday night, III
order to give themselves an opportunity to
work" during the excitement. but failed, a.
the manager stepped forward and declared the
alarm false one.
Lewis Meyers, late Treasurer OF Anglaiz
,5uoty, Ohio, who cndeavored to conceal ii!s
,teaog by simulated robbery Of the ofIice
has been sentenced to three years imprisonment.
smith, the auditor OF the same county, has been
committed for trial.