The Portland daily press., 1862-06-26
THE CHRISTIAN MIRROR.
VOLUME XII.
THE FORTY-FIRST VOLUME OF THIS PAPER
Will Commence july 20.

All persons who now subscribe to the MIRROR by
paying 50 shall have receipt to the close of Volume
XLI-ending July 20, 1s6S-being almost a rear and
one quarter.
We are happy to announce Rev Messrs Pond,
Shepard, Harris and Smith, Professors in Bangor
Theological Seminary stated contributors to the
columns of this paper.
This paper is devoted to the diffusion of moral re.
hgious, educational, and such other intelligence as
pertains to the welfare of society.
Its foreign and domestic news is made up to the
hour Monday noonl of going 10 press and is sufi-
cienfy general to meet the wants of those who take
The fourth page appropriated to the most inter.
esting Literary Scientific, and Commercial miscea-
ny that can be gathered.
1t has department expressly for Children. II il
intended to be safe family newspaper; with nothing
to offend the most fastidious-neitber cherishing q
We do not claim for that is the oldest the lar
gesf the neesf even the best paper In the world
that the Church and State would fall without IT,
We claim for the Mirror that it Ia Christian paper
1t aims to be true reflector of Bible principle and
practice and in the correction Of moral evils and the
renovation Of Society, to hold forth the true remedy
1t can be said of paper that while its correspond
ence is not meagre its epitome of and compact
items of interest Is inferior TO that of other paper
and its abstract of valuable articles in American and
Foreign Quarteriies has supplied place not filed by
any other religious print.
II any want paper that car safely be a companion
the Sabbath. that gives unprejudiccd view Of
public affairs, that aids to be transcript of the age
without identifying itself with its errors that chron
cles to minuteness religious and revival news that
holds firmly the doctrines and practice of protes-
ant Christianity and be safely put into the hands
Of the young, we ask them to take the CHRISTIAN
MIRROR.
This being pre-emnently Family Journal Is one Of
Sales Legal Notices, and all articles of general
sumption.
Weekly papers generally. and especially religious
less likely to be destroyed than those more
secuar-they read more in families than Dailics-
they are taken home and preserved, to be examined
ned-and they often to absent friends to con-
vey to those abroad some idea of the state of affairs
at home.
Portland May, 1862
TEsTIMoNIALs.
We suboin some extracts from letters recently pub
lished In columns.
From Professors in Bowdoin College
Other papers, published out of the limits Of the
State useful but they cannot be expected ~ take
the place and TO fulfill a the objects Of paper pub
sneu ~ "nr aSnE oarsees % rhe MI Minmon @ well known
Mr. Lord its present editor, with earnest Christian
fidelity, with high degree Of ability and at the same
sh those local religious sympathes and interests which
can be reached only by paper published in the State
From Rev. DIR. Chickering.
All necessity for two papers having ceased we
ought to have one taken in all churches good
you and a hundred contributors can make IT, The
most patriotic and liberty flowing among us cannot
complain of its tone in these stirring times; and l
sometimes almost wish were compelled TO rely upon
your weekly summary instead of reading many cx-
citing details in the daily papers, You tell what
really need to know; and great many things that
we ought to do.
From Rev. DR. Carruthers
1t contains weekly summary of events written in
lively stylc-criticisms literary and moral of great
practical value-and such matters Of general and de-
nomnationa interest TO keep it's readers well
posted up III ministers and Others at different
points in our large State would be little more COM
muncafiYe of local facts they would