The Portland daily press., 1871-12-30
Eseliaious Intelligence,


Chapel Society in this city and making every
effort to secure a pastor in place of Rev. Mr..
Ober iu 3}h pa et4 #" ~ aiQTaq dI
Rev. Burke II. Leavitt of Massachusetts, who
has been engaged to preach at Williston chapel
in this city for one year, entered upon his du-
ties last Sunday. .,,-l .,tso....t ,rfte.,;,'..-
1t is stated that Rev.B f. Shaw of Water
vile, now preaching in Dexter, has declined
the unanimous invitation extended to him by
the Baptist church and Society in Augusta to
become its pastor. ;, ..' .....,-.. ..t =. &
The Welsh people employed in the State
quarries at Brownville with members of their
families gave an entertainment in the Congre-
gational church in that town on Christmas eve
The exercises opened with prayer by the pas
tor, and comprised the reading of some twenty
five selections and original parts in prose and
poetry-all in Welsh except one English dec
lamation. The exercises were enlivened by the
singing of Christmas carols and other appro-
pirate music
Among the presents distributed from the
Christmas tree at the Free Baptist vestry in
Augusta, on Monday evening, was fine gold
watch for the pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Penney
clergyman. The pastors wife was not forgot
ten in the distribution.
Rev. W. w. .Nutting will remain with the
Unversalist Society in Skowhegan another
year. tib3 sI yf r 3 .lif .st
The first Sunday School Institute ever hold
en- in Oxford county was held at Norway, in
connection with the Oxford county Sabbath
School Association, on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, December 10Th and Goth. A very in
teresting series of meetings was held. The in
stitute was one of series to be held in differ
ent counties in the State under the auspices of
the Maine Sunday School Association. Three
instructors were present from the Association,
viz: Rev. o. Nj. Cousens, of Haliowell, Rev.
w. w. Woodbury. of Skowhegan, and Rev. Mr.
Toothaker, of New Sharon. The Oxford Coun-
ty Sunday School Association elected as officers
for the ensuing year; President, f. E. Shaw of
Paris; S. Robinson, Jr., Recording and Cores
ponding Secretary. fe Ia ...'...-
Rev. Mr., Frink's Congregational society in
Biddeford realized $500 from aChristmas Fair.
The Unitarian society realized S140 from Fair
held at the same time. +" Y'
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GEN. BUTLER, in his Provincetown speech,
Thursday night, took decided grounds against
the treaty of Washington in general after APP
pealing to the passions of his audience by refer
ring to the course of the British Government
and people during the war. He thinks we will
be cheated by the British and not get more than
six millions award as the damage done by the
Anglo-rebel cruisers. He blames the Govern
ment for not taking more aggressive course
with the Dominion in the recent fishing trou-
bles. He denounces the idea of fishing boun-
ties and drawbacks, and insists that the only
remedy is in tearing the fishing provisions out
of the treaty entire. He appears as the CHAM
pion of the fishing interests, and leaves his
hearers to conclude that no is alone when he
says mot one word has been said for our fish
ermen in the United States Senute, although
we have two Senators there, such as they are"
The Halifax, n S. Express says an attempt
was recently made in st. John, n. B., to fasten
upon Mckenzie Brothers the stigma of SNUG
Cling, by some anonymous scoundrel The for
mer came out triumphant The handwriting of
the defamer has been recognized Put him
through! ...t .a.,
George Flynn, q convict in the penitentiary
at Columbus, Ohio, committed suicide Wednes-
day by hanging His time had nearly expired,
but he expected to be re-arrested on his dis
charge for an alleged murder in Missouri. ,,r