The Portland daily press., 1885-11-14
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Rev. DIR. Fem, of the High street church,
win sneak tomorrow evening on "a Visit to
Oxford"
Geo. F. Holmes, Esq, lectured before the
Law Students club last evening on Meg
ligence."
The Young Ladies' Orchestra and the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. G. A. each
netted $40 ON their recent concert.
AT the meeting of Ivy Lodge, d. of R.. this
evening, important business will be acted
upon, and every member is requested to at
tend.
Remember the women's temperance meet
ing tonight at the Gospel Mission at 7.SO
O'Clock, conducted by Mrs. S. F. Pearson. All
are cordially invited.
Rev. Frank T. Bayley, pastor of State
street church, win address young men to-
| morrow evening, and all young men are cor
daily invited to attend.
The treasurer of the Home for Aged Men
| gratefully acknowledges the receipt of $1,000
from f. R. Barrett, Esq, executor Of the will
of the late Horace Harvey.
The choir of the State street church, with
Hermann Kotszchmar accompanist will give
concert in the Odd Fellows course at Sac
carappa Thanksgiving evening
Col. Smith and a crowd of Salvation
Army officers are coming to Portland next
week. Capt. Gray, better known as 'sHappy
Bill, will be given reception.
The Old Farmers Almanac by Robert B.
Thomas has been computed and published
for 1886, and is for sale by Hoyt, Fogg &
Donham, and by Loring, Short q Harmon.
The gospel meeting at the Y. M. G. A.
rooms this evening will begin at 7.45 o'clock
with praise service The public are cor
daily invited to attend.
A boy 10 years of age named Martin Green
escaped from the Reform School yesterday
morning. He is Of sandy complexion and
has husky voice. A reward of $40 is offer
fered for his arrest
The subject of Dr. Crandalls lecture to be
delivered at the North church, Cape Eliza
beth, next Monday evening, is Ancestry of
Genius instead Of ''Ancestary of Genius, as
it was made to read.
The fifth entertainment in the Y. NJ c. A.
course at City Hall will be given Thursday
evening, Nov. 49, and will consist of grand
vocal and instrumental concert by pupils
and graduates of the New England Conser-
yatory of Music
Miss Lucia E. F. Kimball, superintendent
of the Sabbath school department of the Ma
tional W. c. 7. u, will speak at the month
ly temperance meeting at the Second Parish
church tomorrow evening. Her subject will
be "a Majority of One"
Rev. Howard c. Durham. of Topeka, Kan,
will preach at the New Jerusalem church ON
New High street tomorrow morning. Sub
| jeet, Stretch Forth Thine Hand" exempli-
| flying the truth that spiritual activity is the
way to spiritual health
The next convention of the Maine Union
Holiness Association will be held with the
Free Baptist church in Greene Wednesday
and Thursday Nov. IS and 10, with meet
ing for prayer and conference Tuesday
night. The Maine Central kindly gives half
rates from Portland.
Mr.. Hallocks first lecture on Christian
Evidences, at Williston church last Sunday,
was highly enjoyed by a good audience in
spite of the storm. The second lecture will
be given tomorrow at o'clock. Young peo-
pie especially are invited to attend the bal
ance of this course. Subject for tomorrow
night: s'Why believe in the Christ Of the
Bible"
The 'sDeliberators," debating society
composed of number of graduates and
pupils of the Portland High School. have
issued invitations to their friends to be pre-
sent at lecture to be delivered before them
Monday evening by Rev. Henry Blanchard
in the Y. NJ c. A. Hall, the subject of Mr..
Blanchard's lecture being "a Plea for the
Study Of History