The Portland daily press., 1873-06-09


of Cit, Hall. With its contents it now looks
like the combination of an immense booth with
al industrial show. In the centre of the hall
is a floral stand, the pillars of which are en-
wreathed with evergreen and bunting. Its
tables will be devoted to the display OF rare
flowers. Near the platform are the fish pond
and the confectionery stand, while at the left
of the entrance is neat marble soda fountain
All about the hall arc tables upon which the
contributions of the many and generous donors
will be placed. Between these are stands 1oi
the useful and fancy articles which the ladies'
have contributed. To-day these articles VIII 70
brought in, and the display then made VIII ~ -"
fine one.
Tn Recontion Hall n platform has been ar
ranoad for punch and Judy, that puppet show
az ar 70 oil ENGLISH speaking people. At con-
ren;o,t Localities will be the glass blowers
,,,anufsctory. the tPanterinoscope," the cleo
tr;c machine and the minstrel troupe.
In Fluent Hall the refreshment tables. ex-
quisitely decorated with flowers and evergreens
have been put up. The many windows have
been draped with vines and evergreen, ard in
the centre of the hall fountain of water with
fancy jets will be established.
Rossini Hall will be devoted to the picture
gallery, comprising the best paintings from the
private and public galleries of the city. The
display will be fine one, as the paintings ex-
hibited are the best ever brought together in
one room here c. R. F. Schumacher the well
known art dealer, is giving all his time to the
arrangement of the collection, and that's equiv
alent to saying that 1t will be characterized by
admirable and artistic taste. The other ante
rooms and the galleries of City Hall will all DC
occupied by objects of interest, well worth look
| ing at -
| CurrnREN's S1TSpAY.-In accordance with
rule of the NJ. e. Church, which sets apart the
sacond Sunday in June as "Chidren's Sunday
snacial services in the interest Of the children
were held yesterday in Chestnut street church,
which were of an unusually interesting charac-
| ter.
| The spacious vestry was deliberately and taste
fully decorated with evergreens and flowers.
| Appropriate notices and emblems adorned the
walls; hanging baskets and beautiful wreaths
| decorated the Superintendent desk; and vases
of choice and beautiful flowers were tastefully
arranged within the altar Here the Sunday
School was convened at 1.30 o'cock D. H., the
usual hour. The ordinary exercises were omit
ted and apraise meeting substituted, in which
nearly the entire school participated.
At three o'clock the school repaired to the
audience room to listen to sermon appropriate
to the occasion from the pastor of the church,
Here vases and baskets of flowers decorated the
platform, and two memorial wreaths of exqui
site workmanship were suspended from the
front of the pulpit, in memory of Miss Lizzie
E., daughter of Mrs. M. j. Nichols, and Of
Earnest NJ, son of Capt. William Ross, who
were recently taken from the nursery of the
church and transplanted in the Paradise of God
The sermon was founded upon the appeal O.
Jacob to the Angel, 81 will not let thee go,
&C., and was an able and very appropriate pro
duction, eloquently delivered, and Astounding ir
incentives to the young to earnest and perse-
vering activity in the pursuit of truth.
An interesting Sunday School Concert wa
held in the vestry in the evening, conducted il
the usual manner. Speaking, responses exer
cises in the Scripture, interspersed with sing
| ing, concluded the exercises of this "Children's
Sunday
STRONG WORDS AND FTrING.-Dr. Carruth
|
church strong and earnest appeal for thu
Maine General Hospital. His text was taker
from Hebrews XIIT-16: 'To do good and tC
communicate forget not; for with such sacrif
ces God is we'll pleased" We have only room
for the following extract, AN extract deservin!
the application of the smile of the sacret
poet. Words fifty spoken are like apples O
gold in pictures of silver:
The sympathy of individual christian heart
flows naturally with the strongest current to
wards those who by local nearness or close rels
tionship demand our attention and excite our a
fectionate solicitude. To weep with those tina
weep, or wipe from their eyes the tear of sorrow
pour the soothing balm of consolation into the 0
lacerated heart is ever becoming exercise. {
christian love. But such personal attention
cannot, in the nature of things be extended [
more than few of the vast multitude of eartf
ly sufferers. What we cannot, however, do il
person, we may do by proxy; and
by our joint contributions OF property
or skill, or effort, we can secure the neet
full medical aid or the ready mnistrs
lions of such as are officially devoted to th
care of the sick and dying, we shall be unque
,, tionably carrying into effect the .divinely i'm
posed counsel of the great Apostle. Facilitie
| of this kind are contemplated and afforded b.
such institutions as that which is this week t
absorb to such an almost unprecedented extent
the practical attention of this community. |
is one of the noblest of charities, though scarcel
coming under the appellation of a charity sine
it is directly designed and fitted to benefit GU
selves, should we, in the providence of Goo
require the Appliances that will there be PR
vided for the relief or the removal of physic
distress.
Who of us can warrantably claim, in the ev
er uncertain future, exemption from the neces
sity of seeking in ''the General Hospital
Maine" those Offices of kindness and ski
which the most affectiouate solIctude of OF
respective homes may not be able to provide
Could we look down the long vista of comiT
generations, and see the multtudes who a
. here successfully to reap in person the fruits
this well-timed humane and philanthropy
movement we should be irresistibly constrair
t ed TO do whatever 10 us lies 20 secure the earl
, completion of an editice so long demanded
our State-s) worthy of the age in which "
live, and SO well fitted 10 illustrate the benz,
nant spirit which even tn" indirect influence
Christianity infuses into the public institute oil
of our own and other lands.