Daily American telegraph., 1852-03-08
TELEGRAPH.
Reported for the Daily American Telegraph a
Lecture ON California, Its History, Go
0grephy, and Missionary Aspect.
BY REV. A, GIVEN cARoTHERs.


ogrsphy, and Missionary Aspect.
BT REV. A, GIVEN cARoTHrRs.
This lecture was delivered last evening in the
Fourth Presbyterian church, 9th street Mr..
Carothers took for his text the 9th, 9th, 10th
and l lth verses of the I'D Psalm: .l.
lie shall have dominion also from to sea- and from
the rivers unto the ends Of the earth They that dwell in
the wilderness shall bow before hm and his enemies shall
lick the dust The kings Of Tashsh and Of the isles shall
bring PRESENTS the kings of sheba and Seba shall offer
gifts YEA all kings shall fall down before him all nations
shall serve him.
In this prophetic prayer, said the speaker, the
Psalmist presents beautiful and glowing de-
scription of the character of the Redeemer' s
kingdom. This kingdom is declared to be right
cous kingdom lie shall Judge the people with
righteousness and the poor with judgment. His
reign will be benefcent and glorious. In his
days shall the righteous flourish. The authority
which the king will exercise will be perpetual.
His peace will continue us long as the sun and
moon endure, throughout all generations.
But the power and majesty Of the Messiah's
kingdom will not be confined to a chosen race of
the human family, nor to any particular coun-
try. The Most Mighty, in his glory, will ride
prosperously, because of truth and meekness and
righteousness, until all nations shall call him
blessed, and tho whole earth shall be filled with
his praise.
The Psalmist evidently alludcs, in the first
part of the text, to the limits of the promised
land and tho extont of Solomon's dominion. BY
this s'allusion the prophet would show that as the
Mediterranean and the Euphrates bounded the
empire of the wise and prosperous king of Israel
so the empire which a greater than Solomon
would establish would stretch from sea to sea
would have no boundaries.
Tarshish was an old, celebrated, wealthy and
commercial city, (Which carried on trade in the
Mediterranean and with the seaports of Syria,
and most probably was situated on the extreme
west of that sea-"
The isles refer to oil known coasts. 1.-The dis
tant south is represented by Sheba and Seba,
both famous for their wealth and commerce"
The general idea presented i'll the text is that
the kingdom of Christ shall everywhere be estab-
lished, and that all nations and people will &C.
knowledge the laws and principles of the Prince
Of Peace.
rious future to the church and to the world.
With pious concern, then, the American Christian
reads the history of his day, and asks, with more
than passing interest, What part has America to
perform in the Christianization of mankind? In
the signs of the times can be discerned the ope-
rations of Providence; and from the dealings ot
God with our beloved country there could bt
larivn6 tbis lasaoD fbot fba i,,Utr
mentality which God uses to bring to knowl-
edge of the truth, as it is in Jesus, the nations
of the earth.
This proposition the lecturer considered in his
last lecture, by referring to the present position
and prospective importance of the United States,
and to the progress of Christian civilization and
morality. Time did not allow then to dwell upon
the value of our Pacific especially Of
California-and the relation of these to the great
mission devolving upon our people,
California, therefore, forms the subject Of the
present lecture.
Mexico itself was first discovered by Balboa
but Cortes undertook its conquest in 1913. II
the year 1882, by order Of Cortes, Mendoza sailec
from Acapulco, OH a voyage of discovery to tn,
northwest; but on arriving at the eth degree O.
latitude, storm arose, which proved disastrou.
to the expedition. The following year, however
Becerra undertook like voyage, and discovered
what is now the southern point of peninsular
California. Ulloa, in 1889, sailed as far as Santa
Cruz, which, together with the country around is
now called California
Here, far from the ancient capital of Mon.
tezuma, Spanish enterprise had discovered
country whose wealth and resources aroused anC
stimulated an adventurous spirit. The fertility
Of the soil, the salubrity of the climate, and thu
nexhaustibe riches Of the mines, attracted tn,
attention of the old world. Spain, now great anc
opulent, attempted tho colonization of the terri
tory, But tribes of savages inhabited the land
and between these and the colonists there cx
listed an almost natural and unconquerable enmity
The Jesuits established themselves, notwith.
standing all difficulties, and in 1897 obtained per-
mission to bring California under suhjecton.
In 1875 the mission of San Francisco was COM
menced, and, from l779 till within recent period
the missions were under the control of the Fran
ciscans
These missions for thirty years continued in
successful operation, But from various causes
they began to decline, and in 1888 they were
secalarized by order of the Mexican Congress.
Since then, or rather since the possession Of the
country by the people and government of the
United States, they have become in fact extinct.
But Spain herself, once swaying tho mighty
hand Of power over the greater part of the Amer
ican continent and holding tho cmpre of the
seas, begins to lose her former grandeur and
power. The people Of South America, after a
successful revolution, sever their conncxion with
the mother country. Mexico also, in 1924, be-
cann q frcn md ;ndenenlcnt natinn Alas, COS.