The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-28
A LATE number of the San Francisco Morn
ing Call contains the following paragraph:


ing Call contains the following paragraph:
A party Of some sixty young folks assembled
at the residence of E. M. Patten, on Hyde
street, on Thursday evening, to celebrate the
thirteenth birthday of his youngest daughter,
Lizzie M. Patten. With music, dancing and
plays, the hours sped rapidly, all enjoyed them
selves to their hearts content Miss 'Dolly''
received many presents including a splendid
gold and enamelled watch, and should be and
is proud of the numerous acauaintances she
has made in California. The table was ele-
gantly spread, and all present enjoyed them
selves.
MR.. Bishop will commence work cleaning
the carpets on the steamer New Brunswick
Friday, instead of Wednesday as stated yester-
day. His Office is at 16 Market square
Is itNething to You, All ye that Pass Bye
To the Editor Of the Press
feel impelled to ask of you the favor of little
space to say few words with regard to religious
obs ervance which, in other parts of our coun-
try has now become much more general than
it is as yet here. refer to the annual solemn
commemoration OF the crucifxion and death of
our Lord Jesus Christ Should not an event
which to the minds of the vast majority of the
members of this and every Christian commune
ty is the most momentous in all history, and
most deeply concerns the welfare of every hui
man being should not such an event be es-
pecially commemorated by all Christians? And
might it not be expected that on the day set
apart for that purpose secular engagements
should be as far as possible laid aside, festivi-
ties postponed, and its quiet hours devoted to
the contemplation of the Cross of Christ, to the
recollection and confession of sins, and to
prayer that the saving power of the great atom
ing sacrifice may extend to all classes and con-
ditions of men? Surely the great fact which is
Fundamental to the creeds of nine-tenths of
all who bear the Christian name may well claim
this common public recognition. My appeal is
to Christian men lit would of course be vain to
those to whom the Cross of Christ is still of
| fenceJ and therefore add that such COM
memOration as have proposed, besides having
a manifest inherent prOpriety, would tend di-
rectly and powerfully both to the conservation
of our common faith and to the fulilment of
the suffering Saviours prayer, prayer in which
trust we all constantly unite, even in the midst
of our divisions: That they all may be one; as
thou Father art IN me, and l in Thee, that they
also may be one in as.
1t is probably well known to most of your
reauerS tnat Une anniversary OF tne cruclnXlOn
has been SO observed from the date of that
event, through all generations, in all Christian
countries, and until comparatively recent pc
Rod, by christians of every name-and by the
token that Christmas and Easter are now to
some extend respected by many who formerly
| ignored those great festivals; there seems to be
reason to expect that Good Friday will ere long
regain its proper recognition by those who have
hitherto been Indifferent to its observance. This
| expectation is further encouraged by the fact
that it is, trust may say)an established usage,
for ourchief legislative body and our chiefjudcial
tribunal to adjourn, and that insome of our larg-
est cities the business even of corporations is
suspended on that day. Already also in some
Localities thepastors of various Protestant congre
cations have effectively urged the religious OBJ
servance of this day upon..their people ,andlI do
not doubt that like suggestion from their own
pastors would be welcomed by many here.
| Meanwhile / may venture to say in behalf of
the clergy and congregations whose churches
will be open on the approaching Good Friday
| (to-morrow) that the presence and participation
in the services of any of their Christian breth-
rem would be very gratifying to them. NJ.
"Putty-eyed monster is what appeared in
| the paper of Tennessee editor, who wrote
with respect pretty aged minister" The sons
of the minister interviewed the editor next
| morning with shot gun.