Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-11
RELIGIoN IN CALIFORNIA.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN


SAN Francisco APRIL o.
The time hss been when religion was scarce article in
this country II is better now, and the moral and religious
sense Of the Rohe is improving every day The Metho
dsts have tr conferences their circuits their stations
their preachers aid exhorters all the country The
Presbyterias, ever vgan and Industrious are in all the
cities and towns occurring an influence and swayng the
popular feeling ? great extent; and the Baptists are
equally industrl Us, If not so or influential
The Episcopalia flourish in the cities where they have
able ministers nd the handsomest churches and the
Catholics are p at the old missions in San Fran
cisco and some her places The American population
complsn Of lac cf talent in this church among the ia
thers.M The eagra1t need fear being without his
accustomsd qnrch privileges in this country The
greater geiis that he win leave his religion behind
him.. ~ several ways leading out of California to
the y G[H highway Of which read in the good book
The Mxthodists Bandsts, Episcopalap an i. Prssbyte-
rans and Catholics ali have their lines, which xhey say
connect with the highway of honess;D and each line IS
fnrnishing suitable accommodate the trayelers
to eternity" who start from California.
Do you see those plan-looking yonder That is
the Methodist rain. The little noisy strong looking
locomotive you zee there is the John Wesley 1t al
ways starts off tith tremendous load The road runs
meandering up d down the rivers the praires
through the woas by all the towns along all the settle
ments past every hut and to the very tops Of the
ans and the tan stops at every place for passengers
The conductorspre plain, practical and energetic
The passengers Jealous and enthusiastic When they
start they give loud long shout and you would think
the kingdom bf heaven suffered violence and the vio
lent were abot to) take it by storm" On their banner
is inscribed 'heigion in earnest" and they pass
through the wods they make the welkn ring with the
song
"BEght Canaan, bright Canaan,
We are bound for the land Of Canaan"
Yonder is tie Baptist deDot Their cars are stout the
uncusned, the conductors exacting and crcum-
spect,and hj passengers and pous The train
is drawn blythe Baptisto, Ia Greek word 70 immsrse
1t is surprising how so small locomotive take 90
heavy traa over such arough road They have tunnel
led mountains Of sin" and bridged the hoows Of n
quty but water has terrors from them, and hence
they go plumb through the river jordan
To canaan's fair ahd happy land,
Where my possessions lie"
But see there do you notice that beautiful train of
cars yond- with handsome gothic windows and velvet
cushioned seats Do you the surplce the silk gown,
and the golden cross That is the Episcopal train That
gorgeousy mounted and smoothly running locomotive is
Henry the Eighth" 1t sweeps the solid rail as if
propelled by Ericssons Motor There is large
king of lawyers in that train Ii is the most fash
ionabe and geneel train that out of California.
THE Uni,arans not fairly under weigh yet. They
take towards heaven vast amount of worldly wisdom,
theological learning and pious gentity II is supposed
that ST. Peter who has the keys is of opinion that the
passengers who in these hsreatves and de-
scendants albeit he doesn't like the Of the locomo
tive :. Henry the Eighth in his opinion having been
great scamp.
The Presbyterans however are doing the best basi-
in California. They train the mind, inculcate in
flexible morals, have skilfu engineers intelligent
ductors, and well-arranged They through
hostile country; they in contact with Sabbath
breakers gamblers, and drunkards and pounce the
Ghosts of SIM every where They skful in man
euvre, and display superior generalship tight Their
road txoRGh AL the they have mssionarisF
in paaesas they hare oolpertssru rruunefs
self - . . wbout d,sxss i ss
ing Presb after him TO spy his plans and 70
i borrow his thunder
Butlsten those chimes the Catholic train is about
start. Those old cars look though they were made
thousand years ago-anquated dark gloomy rusty, bu
very stout old cars. They full however. See til
and Latin Inscriptions and those Sisters
bonnets The more one looks around here, the h
interest him The road from California connect
with that old line from Rome which started eghteeI
hundred years ago. and is supposed to be the most drec