GEsSRS. EDITORS,
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xEssRs. EDITORS,
It is source ofsurprise and regretto many
Of your Fellow Citizens that day so pecu
liarly interesting to Chrisiendom .as that which
gave birth 10 our Saviour should by so large
proportion Of the Christians Of this country be
entireIy disregarded.
s'he gstuEa of this day il we'll calculated to
excite in the minds Of al, feelings Of alteration
and gratitude to the Supreme Being, for his
manifold goodness in sending Saviour 10 re-
deem LOST and perish;ng word.


That this day is interesting 10 all denom-
nations of Christians, no one will deny and
can any reason then be offered why all should
not participate in lis celebration.


On the approaching cHRIsrmAs, it is sugges-
ted that merchants & others should close their
places of business, and al! classes of citizens of
whatever denomination should unite with the
ErrscorALrANs in the religious services of tie
day that this may he the case is the ardent
wish of EANy.
At the annual meeting of the Portland Marine
Society held Dec IS, t8f8-~the following Officers
were chosen


Enoch Preble Esq. President.
+ Capt. Thomas Brown. Viee President.


Mr. Stephen Waite, Treasurer.


Mr.. sohn Woodman, Secretary.


Capt. Thomas Lancaster,


Capt. Lemuel Moody, I ro,nm;gs. of


Capt Jonathan Waite, Regsr


Capt. Robert tlsley,
Capt. John L. Lewis,


All delinquent members are requested to.call on
the Secretary and pay their dues. -.