The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-08

of sub seminaries--and that all possible en-
couragemeni may be given, TO promote the
purposes OF school establishments, the So
ciety respectfully recommend to all the good
people of the District, to use their best en-
deavours that the following methods should be
aaopted, viz.
/. That every town or other corporation
should, when they raise money for the sup
| port Of schools, appropriate certain sum to
| be laid out for the purpose of procuring Bibles
and Testaments and other suitable books TO be
given as rewards,not only 10 those who should
excel in their performances, but 10 others who
should evidently appear to be studlous and
deserving for the want fequal gen.
| ius or strength Of memory with others, they
may not speedily acquire so much knowledge
as they. And also for the supply of necessa-
ry school books for the children OF parents
who are not well able to procure them.
2 That in further aid thereof, collection
be annually made in the several religious So
cieties throughout the District, at which dis
course should be delivered, setting forth the
important advantages of Education, and OF the
establishment and support Of schools Tor OBJ
tanning them and exhibiting the evils conse
quent on their neglect of children, in not stead
lily and unremittinglyr attending the schools
| provided for them. At the same time prayers
should be addressed to the Supreme being for
bis blessing on all proper endeavours tor pro-
| noting moral and religious instruction, and
for diffusing the knowledge and intoxicating
| the practice of the Christian Religion in its
| true spirit among all ranks of men--and for
impressing upon the minds of youth, the duty
| and interest of being 6 sober minded"
3. That, if by these methods, larger sums
should be collected than would be necessary
for these particular purposes, the surplus
| should be applied TO advance the general IN
terest of education in those towns or corpora
tons respectively where it should be raised
The society have specially in view, the
| schools subject TO male instructors, but If the
Plan could be extended TO the schools Of mis-
trisses, it might be proportionably useful and
they contemplate with pleasure, the growing
attention to Sunday Schools, which they can
| not but hope, may, under the influence of such
plan, realize much of their own wishes.
They earnestly desire that all who regard
The character and welfare of the children un-
der their care, would take this subject into Sc
| rious consideration, and unite their exertons
| TO promote such measures as will have ten
| dency TO improve their minds, and fit them for
useful employment, as well as render them
subjects of happiness to their friends and
| blessings TO Society.
BY request of the Society.
SAM. FREEMAN, President.
osf-Wrrrv..r Ir,y.re C.c~axu..
~ II is respectfully suggested to the several
Printers IN the District Of Maine, that thea
may render essential benefit to the public. by in.
serting the foregoing in one Of thar sosekly pa
pers.
a Hoar.-On Thursday last an express from
Gloucester, the headquarters of the great snake,
arrived in Boston, whittier he had repaired in
such great haste as to tire out two horses on the
road. Such was the Importance of the message
which he brought, that " no account" says the
editor of the Boston Inteligencer, 6 since the
news Of peace, has put the inhabitants of Boston
into more commoten.'' g After his arrival,'' con-
tnues the account, " reports of all shapes and d.
S1ensions were, circulated.n In giving
count of the confusion and hustle which his ar
rival occasioned, we would not lose sight of the
oOJect OF MS MISSION. without OBTAINING the red-
der any longer, therefore, to guess, it is proper
here to state that the express brought report,
rather " he run of 7sofion' that Capt. Rich,
commander of the armament fitted out to en-
counter the great monarch of the deep, had ac-
tually succeeded in capturing him, and was then
towing him into Boston harbour. Many. il is
said, had notion of skinning hm-but others,
recollecting that the way to cook dolphin, was,
first to catch dolphin, waited for him to be
brought in. On Friday, the :" commotionn SUBJ
sided by the, arrival of Capt. r. with Tu,,sy
fish, about nine feet in length and or in cir
conference. We hear from the Kennebeck, that
the fish stories are soon to give place to those
| touching the separation of Maine. This will
preclude the necessity ofthe sea serpent's max
ing his appearance again this fall.
AT the August Term of the Circuit Court
of Common Pleas holden at Topsham, FOR
| the Second Eastern Circuit, ROBERT p Dun
LAP, Esquire, of Brunswick, was regularly ad-
mitted TO practice as an Attorney at the bar
Of said Court.
We are requested to give notice. that the
Pastor Of The Universal Society in Ports
| mouth, will deliver Discourse at the Third
Parish in this town, Tomorrow Eve ming
Exercises to commence at o'clock.
Mr.. BERNARD & MR.. KEENE.