The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-09-11
PAYABLE NEARLY.

| This is on supposition that not more than
81 ministers, out OF 69l will die IN seven years.
But II is said, the state OF our colleges =
rapidly improving" True ; and no feature IS
Inc present times = more encouraging and M
one demands more united end ertrGorJ,,ar,,
prayer, 's'h Thanksgiving. But it all the voung
men I'D The len colleges, should become Mons
ana all enter The ministry IN seven year. I4Op
more would be necessary 10 supply, only the
increase OF our popuaIion.--For Tie increase
IN seven years will be 1888. 600. reoui,inr
1888 ministers, and there are only 1891 stn7
dents I'D the ten colleges.
Ii on the improbable supposition ,j,., ,y
the students from the colleges become preach
ers, and then the increase OF our population
would be so poorly supplied, what i 10 become
OF 464 Presbyterian Churches, which are no,o
vacant! They must remain vacant: or II they
are supplied, they must be supplied from that
source, which l. much less than sufficient 70
supply The increase Of population.
But admit, that the Presbyterian Church and
the increase OF population, each demand more
than the colleges can supply.-Then what are
the CoDgreg atOnalists, and the Episconaliane
and the Bsptists, and the Methodists. with al
their vacant congregations Certainly no. less
than fifteen hundred what are they al 10 do +?
and what IS the vast population nov, snread
over the north, and The west, and the south
which Is not organized INTO congregations. what
! is this scattered and perishing multitude 10 do
10 whatever view, we look at this subject.
whether at the vacant congregations IN the
Presbyterian Church I; al the vacant churches
OF other denominations at the unorganized
and scattered aud destitute multitude al The
wants OF Domestic Missionary Societies or
al the wants Of Foreign Missionary Societies
or at the want OF agents, in all the benevolent
societies What are we TO do ? No man can
! tell. Ii IS an ocean without shore. The
American Education Society is indeed !
star, perhaps II is the north star, but clouds,
have lately concealed il, and threatened dark
and dreadful night. But il seems like triAino
to stop and talk about star, and clouds. and
dark nights, in view Of such facts as this table
contains, Why IS not every farmer hoeing
corn for the Education Society-every rich
man writing large check on the bank-everv
good house wife whlrling her wheel to make
money or Clothes Tor these poor young men
and every eye looking for some other poor
young man Of talents and piety 10 set his face
towards The ministry with ali eagerness. A.
7rats, orake, al people, arise early, st ~ late,
and cork hard and giUe freely. and seek other
6enetic'draes, II b. any means The ta5orers may
be sent INTO the harvest.
AT the London Sessions, one OF The Gentle.
men summoned 10 serve on the pettit iurv
being called, he claimed to be excused IN he
ground that he had only been married the day
before, and was by ne means in FIT condition
TO deliberate upon jury" The court seem
ed 10 be little startled al this novel ot5ec-
ton, but alter moments consideration. they
allowed II 10 be good one, and the bride
groom was permitted TO return 10 his new wife.
| 1hro1ving OF Cocks on Stroue Tuesdnu-
This cruel custom IS now, TO the credit Of our
country, laid aside and as we consider
Coek-hghIing equally barbarous diversion,
we Introduce the following Obituary from the
Gehtieman's Magazine, for April 1899, as au-
thentlc. Died April 4lh, at Tottenham,
John Ardesoif, Esq. young man Of Iarge-for-
tune Mr.. 4rdesoif was very fond Of cox
lighting; and had fayourie cock. on which
he had won many profitable matches. The
last bet he made on this cock was lost. which
SO enraged him, that he bad tue bird tied to a
SPIT and roasted alive before large Gre. Tire
screams Of the miserable animal were 50 af-
iecVng, that some gentlemen presra ATTEMPT
co 70 Interfere which so enragtd Mr.. A.
mat he seized poker and with most furious
'chemence declared he would kill the 6r,t
man who interposed. But in the midst " his
passionate asseVeration, he. fell dead upCn the
spot"
Ld0dLeae.-When Lavaetie had been Hber-
ated from prison BY bis vile, and was lvinr
with Sir Robert Wilson TO the frontier. the
postmaster examined bis countenance. and
recognized him through his disguise.-A
Pos'lilion was instantly sent off AT fun speeL
NJ de Lavalette urged bis demand Tor horses.
he postmaster had just quilted the house
and gwen orders that none should Be supplied.
The travellers though yhemselses discovered
and saw no means u escaping, in country
with which they were unscquainted: thew
resolved upon defending themselves, and
selling their lives dearly.
The postmaster atlengih returned unattend.
cd and then addressing himself to nj. de Law
aiehe' he said, you have the appearance or
man o; honour you are gong to Brussels.
where you will see N. lie Lavalette deI,ve.
10 hIm Those two hundred Louis d'ors. which
owe him, and which he Is in want OFF, and
"''hout waiting for an answer, be threw the