The Portland daily press., 1871-03-04

be welcomed from cleryymen and others and in.
% set,eu IN an abbreviated form in this column every
Inc Seamen's Friend Society of this city
whose centre OF operations is at the Bethel
Fore street, is doing a noiseless but imn,r.
''n' anu extensive work, reaching in the az
sfesate more persons than are reached by the
ordinary means of grace in single church,
Chaplain Southworth has about Is bearers in
the morning, $50 in the afternoon and 800 in
the evening of each Sabbath. A fourishipo
Sunday School with Bible classes and corps
of Tract Visitors are valuable auxiliaries.-
Books, papers, money and men can be used
nowhere to better advantage tb,n here.
Rev. A. Il. Wright's installation at St. Law
renee Street church will not take place before
April, to accommodate friends at distance.
The young pastor elect is making an excel
lent Impression and the Hillside Church, as
DR.. Chickering used sometimes to term it,
promises to be growing influence in that
part of Portland.
A deep religious interest Is reported at
East Machias. An Academy student is labor
ing with the Baptist church at present with
out pastor.
A new meeting house was dedicated at Ly-
man Feb. 22L.
at the meeting OF the Episcopal Church
Association in Boston last Monday evening
Rev. W. 81. WashDurn of Maine read paper
on I"Church Work. in this diocese, giving an
interesting history of tie work in the Aroos-
took region where was located, and of the
intense interest manifested by the people OF
that section. Two churches had been erected,
both OF which were out of debt, and 232 per-
sons had been baptized and 81 confirmed.
The prejudces against the church had died
out, and it had won for itself the esteem of
the community at large. He closed by saying
that they needed $4,000 to put the missionary
work on sound basis, $1,000 of which had
been subscribed.
Unusual religious feeling is awakened
among the Methodist societies in Kennebunk
and at the Depot and Port neishborhoods
also at the Baptist church, Springvale. I
The Oldest Bsptist church in the State is at
North Berwick, organized 1O3 years ago.
The Day of Prayer for Colleges was duly
observed by the First Church, Washington.
In the absence of the pastor, Dr. Rankin,
through domestic af1iction, DIR. Chickering
presided over the meeting, during the course
OF which Gen. Howard mentioned hopeful
indications in Howard University. 1t was
also stated that there is wonderful revival
among the 1900 convicts in the Pittsburg, Pa,
Penetentiary. 1t is proposed to have the Col
lege Day observed in January hereafter be-
fore the close Of the winter term, perhaps
during the week of prayer.
In his suggestive treatise on "Moral, INTEL.
lectual and Physical Culture" Prof. F. G..
Welch OF Yale College truly says that the
hrst, great condition of goodness is temper
ance in all things. Abstemiousness is a friend
alike to virtue aud to health. Sydney Smith
confessed in regard to unnecessary consump.
ton of fosd: According to my own com
putation, have eaten and drunk between
my tenth and seventieth year, forty-four wag-
on loads more than was good for me-" In this
confession not a few others might join.
1t is said that last week Rev Mr.. Alger
preached at the Boston Music Hall to an au-
dence of three thousand persons; and that
at the close of the service contribution was
<~a-s-H -..~-sy nn-n-:~c ...,n..n4 .-oatoa
for the expenses of this society for the cur
rent year." .--i
The National Baptist alludes to assurances
| which have been given by the Aduance and
COngregdti0nalist that Mr.. Beecher is out.
| growing his dangerous liberalism" and be-
coming more staunch and bold in the defense
OF orthodoxy. But the Baptist refers to re
cent utterances of Mr., Beecher which, to its
mind, give evidence of "a precisely opposite
tendency" 1t cites one passage in particular
asstrangey out OF place from one who pro
| fesses obedience to the New Testament, such
blow as might be anticipated in an infide
club, or from radical platform"
Those who fear that the Pulpit is in bond
age will relish the introduction of Rev. l.. W.
Bacon's sermon on certain relormatory meas
| ures, which he has Just printed "without re-
quest" as the title page reads. He says:
The author of the following sermon apollo
| gizes to the public for .he absence, on this
page, OF the customary letter from eminent
citizens asking copy of the cable and inter.
esting discourse" for the press, and the Gus
tomary reply assuring them that it was "has-
tily prepared without the slightest view to
with the hope that anybody would be pleased
with it, it is natural enough that the sermon
should have to be printed without anybody
having requested it. 1t was written Tor the
purpose OF. administering certain richly and
long deserved rebukes to many classes of uer-
sons both inside OF the church and outside
and for the same purpose it is printed. Oi
course it would be idle for one who volunteers
for such task to grumble if his work is not
welcomed. The author will be content not
to be thanked. it only he may be Needed
An authentic incident is related of the emf
nent Hartford divine, DR.. Bushnell, by two
pious young men who recently called to see
him, but were obliged to wait in bank where
he was expected to stop on his way home
While waiting, an elderly ma came in, re
ceived some money, sat down and engaged ir
conversation. His remarks were more pun
gent than poetic. Not knowing him tin
strangers approached and laid in his lap :
tract bearing the solemn query, "Are youl
thoughts pure?" To compete the discomfort
ure of the trio, the banker, who had not seer
the act just then came forward to introduc'
his friends to the reverend doctor.
The Congregationalist repeats an account
| " WV 'ASie VI ScA1diu uCluqucuI pdrlSuIOueT
to their pastor. For economy they determin
ed to pay sin trade" Arriving at his hous.
they said ''Mr. Brown, we have very pleas
ant duty to perform, and one no doubt yor
are very much interested in. We have come
to remunerate you for your labors in ou
church for the last six months-in fact, W,
have brought your salary" The following ar
tlcles comprised the pay offered. Ten feet o
stove-pipe, two papers of corn starch, one fel
hat, three kegs of varnish, one paper collar
four palm-leaf fans, and two bundles of bed
STATS The visitors were invited to retire.
The assumption of those who claim
that they have no sins are rebuke'
as follows BY Rev. Theodore L. Guy
Ter, D. d. "We once knew an enthusiast
lady who took great delight in reading tn
Beauty of Holiness and claimed to have at
tanned to full assurance of sanctification; ye
her negro servant was obliged to leave her O.
account of cruel usage! We once dealt will
a butcher who had attained unto perfection
but his meats were often scanty in weight AN
not always savory in SMELL"
The Christian Register commends "definit
preaching" and tells this incident about Wei
ster. Returning from church, friend aske