Daily American telegraph., 1852-03-08
PRICE 2 CENTS.

Good Hope requires one hundred and twenty
days. A saving of nearly one hundred days.
The Sandwich Islands contain an area of $3.50
square miles, or 1872, 900 acres, with popula-
ton of nearly 100000 souls. The distance of
these islands from the Pacific coast of the United
States is about 1000 miles. Their Importance
in the trade of the east was shown in the last
lecture
The number of square miles contained in the
State of California is about 100000 She would
make, were she divided, eighteen or nineteen
States as large as Maryland, or four or five States
as large as Pennsylvania. From this comparison
we can gain proper idea of the great extent of
this country.
I California is an anomaly in history, and the
wonder of the world. In a day, institutions and
laws, containing all that centuries had done for
the welfare of man, are formed and established in
her unbroken wilderness free paper starts
with the change that is wrought by the victory
and government of our people. The church
going bell breaks the stiffness of natures Sab
BATH and in the sanctuaries of Jehovah thou
sand hearts render worship to natures God.
Pious men, urged by n praiseworthy and onter-
prising spirit-by laudable desire to provide the
means of living for themselves and their fami-
| lies--have forsaken the endearments Of home and
of early associations, and there in strange land,
amongst strangers, with no friend but God, these
Christian pilgrims have planted the tree of life,
beneath whose protecting and majestic boughs
shall gather, in coming time millions and mill
lions of the redeemed children of Adam Men,
across whose minds never darted one thought of
God and of eternity, have gone there to hear of
Jesus, and to gain the precious treasures of the
gospel of Christ And the news of this Saviour
Of sinners has reached earths remotest bounds,
and the Indian and the Chinaman sail across the
Pacific and receive the light of heaven They,
too, will tell their brethren
"What dear Saviour they have found"
The discovery of gold has brought together
large concourse of people to inhabit this country.
These individuals were not men driven out from
respectable and moral society to act regardless of
those principles of religion which give domestic
peace and national happiness; but they were
men, as class, of education, of Christian morals
and enterprsing spirit-our fathers our brothers,
and our friends That is, indeed, narrow mind
that fails to perceive in the history of California
Gods providence respecting the prevalence and
success of Christianity. Here nations concen-
tire. In the conflict of mind, of politics, and of re-
| ligion, missionaries from all lands and of all
tongues will learn the English language-a Ian
guage which may truly and emphatcally be
called the missionary language; will be imbued
with American character, habits, and institutions;
and they will convey to their respective homes
principles Of eternal truth which will be like
: " the leaven which woman took and hid in three
measures of meal, till the whole was leavened" !"
4 Six years ago California was scarcely inhabited,
and was under Mexican government. To-day
she is peopled by two hundred thousands of ntell-
gent and hardy men, and ranks among the most
important States of this confederacy. This truth
is striking and wonderful -
-"The baby figure of the giant mass
Of things 10 come ut large"
"The old world and the past were allotted by
Providence to the pupilage of mankind under
the hard discipline of arbitrary power, quelling
the violence of human passions The new world
and the future seem to have been appointed for
the maturity of mankind " and the fulflment of
the Redeemers mission. Shall infdelity say,
then, that these things have connexion with
the benevolent AMI eternal principles of religion
The operations Of Deity may not attract the at
tention or awaken the admiration of wicked and
atheistic men, because they are silently and with
simplicity carried out; but silence and simplicity
are great laws of nature. Pure religion and un
defed, derived from the perfect and philan-
thropic Jehovah himself and bringing peace on
earth, finds the human heart powerful enemy
to its success. But its author sways the hearts
Of mon, and makes their wrath to praise him.
Silently and with simplicity the world is now pre-
pairing for the reception and acceptation of the
gospel. God, to carry out his own plans, has
made California an empire--an empire on the
land, an empire the seas,
! God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform"
Unto US this land is given in possession. Here
we are to work for God and for mankind. Let
us not forget, in our folly the high duties de-
volving upon us. Trusting in the Most High,
let us earnestly contend for the faith once de-
livered unto the saints, and for our common sal
vation Victory will perch upon Israel's banner,
and the church will appear +" beautiful as Tirzah.
comely Us Jerusalem, and terrible ms an army
with banners" The people that do know their
God shall be strong and do exploits future
rcspendent with heavenly light and Christian
influences is before us, if we improve our privi-
leres and blessings, to the triumph of Christ's
kingdom and the promotion of Gods glory.
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