The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-07-12

San Francisco as seen by Clergyman.
In these days when there are so many
Misrepresentation Of San Francisco
written and published in the Eastern
papers, (says California raper,) it is
refreshing to sec letter like the fol
lowing which is from the pen of Bishop
Kip. and which is an extract from a
private letter. We find the following
portion of the letter published in the
Albany .5ournaE
| entered on duty last Sunday as Rec.
tor of Grace Church. Dir. Yer Mehr
the late. Rector, is assistant minister
aud is to take my place when absent
1t is built of wood. gothic. somewhat in
the style Of Grace Church. Albany, on
ly much larger, and is more church like
in its interior and handsomer than any
church in Albany, except the Holy In
noccnts. 1t is only square fiom my
residence and in the East end Of the
town.
You speak of the ''refned society and
marble palaces of San Francisco" 1t
is literally true. There arc more splcn.
did buildings here than in Albany.
One, for Offices, &C., ia as large, and full
ly equal in exterior to Metropolitan Ho-
tel, in New York AS to tho society,
there is more active intellect in it than
any society l have ever seen. There
are more men of distinguished talents
gathered from all parts Of the Union
ex members of Congress, like Governor
Footc, Stanley of North Carolina. Duor
OF New York, Bailic Peyton of Tcnncs.
see, &c. You may think it a strange
declaration, but it is literally true, that
| never preached with so much dilfioencc
before any congregation as those in this
city. l see before me on Sundays an
array of talent and intellect that | never
did before in any church. can select
men here from any part Of my congro-
CATION whose names have been cclcbra-
ted for year, in the politics of the coun.
try from some of the old States.
And then [ thisk the elegance of liv-
ing would somewhat astonish you. |
have been at dinner parties where you
might easily imagine yourself in New
York, for they were as handsome as those
| have ordinarily been invited to there.
There is an easlness about society here,
rather European in its tone, which re.
lieved us Of the stiffness of the East.
We live with an independence in our
own suite of apartments, just as ! used
to do in Florence or Rome, and do Just
as We please in way | never could do
in tie East. Our situation is delight
ful. San Francisco is built on sue.
cession Of hills, and our street is half
way up one. so that we overlook the
whole city and bay, just as if we were
living at Mr. Oicott's on Arbor Hill.
In addition to this, we have had every
attention VIC could imagine, and we're it
not for the separation from my friends
IN the East, nothing could be moro pleas
ant than my residence here The peo.
pie themselves certainly omitted nothing
to make it So.
There is all utter disregard for mon
ey here, which is rather strange to ono
from the East. know two gentlemen
here, the income of one of whom is esti.
mated at $500 day, aud tue other at
$1,000 We are going to start dio
cesan college, and | sent a clergy man to
one Of these gentlemen (Thomas q. Lar.
kim to ask what he would give us.
lie at once offered a township Of $40
acres of the best land in the State for
its site, and | am to 60 to Sonoma soon
to choose it. This land is exceedingly
valuable, and could be sold at any mo.
ment for from sl2 to SO per acre.
When they take an interest in anything
here they put their hands in their poek.
cts in good earnest. You may depend
upon it, that much as you abuse Cali.
iornia, were you living here. you would
enjoy the society: climate, &c in a way
you cannot now Imagine