The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-06-08


To my father and my Mother.
California Correspondence oftte Oai6 Star
Sabbath SchOOIs--ChImalnGn.
SAN FRANclsco, April 25th, 1853.
To THE SABBATH SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PoR-
rAGE Co.--Dear young friends: TO you W t,
bright faces and light hearts wish to say few
things know you would like to hear of the many
strange things in California. Though it is great
ways off, yet many ofyour little friends have found
their way here. Some have had Ang Journeys
across the great plains covered wtfe6eautiful flow
ers and great rivers, without such fine bridg
es as you have at home; and over high mountains,
sometimes very steep rough and rocky. And
other children came here in great Ships across
the blue waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
You have seen California as laid down on the
maps and have thought it a great ways off. Though
it is hard trip, yet see bright little children
here who have made themselves little heroes by
their courage and energy in coming SO far away;
and are doing a great work in forming Society
here. Their presence is enough to drive the wild
ness of the Barbarans into the mountains and give
hope to social order that in vain would be the best
efforts to cultivate without them.
| They are here have said and win try and tell
you what they are doing. cannot say every
thing good about all of them. But there are good
children enough among them to make them the
object of much attention. These are Sunday
School Scholars Little boys and girls seem
| ingly very happy in their new homes. Now we
will go and look at them in their Sunday Schools.
Though the city is quite new yet you may find in
almost any part of the city, on Sunday, children
cleanly dressed. and some even beautifully attired
making their way to greet their teachersa and each
other in the Sunday School. Although they are
many Thousand miles from their old homes yet
they have brought with them the lore of the Sun
day class, and a remembrance of the instruction
they received in their early homes. Though they
are far away yet they contribute to make the soli-
tary places TO rejoice, and the wilderness TO bios
som assthe rose.
There are more than fifty scholars in one school
in this city. Their teachers are laboring in
est, and with success-doing work that will raise
a standard in this wicked land that will be borne
victorious over the present state of morals rath
er vices. The Methodists, Congregationalists,
Presbyterians and Bapiists, have each two schools
Except the Congregationists who have one) and
are deyoting time, attention and money to build up
this corner of Zioa's glorious structure which wi
appear beautiful in the eyes of all Lhe earth. Here
we have almost every tongue, and religion and no
religion under the whole Heaven. Our lnstitu.
iions as they are developed, will excite the admi-
ration of Nations and Tribes of men " no have set
in darkness, ignorance and superstition for many
generations. Soon our schools and other lnsti-
turions have barred the gross abuses, and wiped of
the stains of vice and Outrage Of our own people in
this new State we shall see our beautfulsystem of
government and holy Religion prevailing and Civ
ing life and energy to the effeminate hordes of the
Celestial Empire. To the generation that are
now under the influence Of our culture, of our mo-
! raty are we to look, to you dear children, when
you are grown up, having been trained in the
schools of vrtne reg On and the principles of Free
Government are we too look for the complete sue
cess of tie Gospel and of onr social and civil priv
lsgss. Then study 10 be worthy of all honor and
praise.
Wehave great many China men here. They
do not look ike any thing you ever saw. and car
! hardly tell you what they resemble. However
you may imagine them look little like the In
! dan, the Mulatto and the Ape. Bat what do they
r talk like? Nothing. No one. They out geese
the geese themselves, do not appear 10 articulate
any word. The sound that they produce is not as
natural, or sense-like as the Raven Crow
When in large companies, and all talking, the mass
of sounds seems less expressive, less intelligent
than of flock of geese coming to their "morn;ns
banquet But of all things that combine the intel
| lisent and the rude is their dress! From the gor
t geous silk of green" to the suit of blue jean.
or Nankeen, they dress. The hair of the back o
til it esctes the gr"unh, and is always blael
They ear wool hat. the brin' Of it is turned up
a exposing the eyes and face to the indignesof the
3 suns rays. When an oecas on calls them ou
] they carry a fan and patiently hodit over thei
t face to break the :" Suns dii ecter ray" Then
dress is rude odd, laughab'e and subjects them te
8 many insults hy grown up boys. Generally made
of blue fabric and consists Of loose frock win
5 esves Mrser thnn their rants from when sup
pose our Laies hnye taken the style OF tner u'esS
. sleeves Their pants are made OF the same "'a'e'
i rinl aud are " bark tight" Their shoes are oil
u,, nd soles. about one inch thick and aie made TO
, Az the foot The whole is most singular, giving
evidence of the likeness Of the outer and inner
man. on their Rel gion, they are rude ldolators,
How So many millions live aud maintain govern
ment is problem. may have time to tell you
more about this people, for whom we must lsbor
to bring to the knowledge Qt the true God. Chil
, dren you mus, remember daERened China.
Yours, IS ELY.