Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-11-19
A Chinese Temple In San Francisco.

The San Francisco Bulletin bas an in
terestiug account of wonderful temple
which has just been completed in that city
by the Chinese residents u -~
1T may not be known to all our readers
that there are in California six r f1uenlial
aid wealthy Chinese companies, which are
partly commercial associations and partly
benevolent OF ders, and with which ull tue
Chinese Who come hiiber are in some sort
connected These companies are known
as the Sam Yeb, Yeong Wo, See Yeb,
Ming Yeong, Hop Wo and Yeu We.
They all have their headquarters in this
city Every Mongolian who comes to
this coast is either consigned to the care
or indenturcd to the service Of one Of these
companies. They have complete registry
OF The names aud Whereabouts of their
count ymen.-nre bound to lock afer
them in health aud sickness SO long as their
connection with the. company is preserved,
and if they die here to return their bodies
TO China. -a' sa." a-f.'s D.
"These Chinese companies also mix the
religious element with their business, not
seeking TO proselyte us outside barbar.
ians. but to furnish temples wherein the
members of their own guilds may worship
the wooden gods Of the Celestial Empire,
and burn Josh sticks and holy paper
The Sea Yub Company have long had a
temple The Ming Yeong Company have
recently built large establishment which
has beeu popuarly reported to be a pagan
temple, wherein all manner of idols are
worshipptd and mystic rites are performed.
The popular report is partly right and
partly wrong. srrla ,.st.ase,s
The main building is OF brick, about
twenty feet front, forty feet deep, and
three stories high. The front is a recessed
arch uuder square cornice, the windows
opening upon iron rallied balconies built
within the arch and cutter square line of
the building. This cdfice is approached
throngh square one story brick, opening
into an iHner court. The irst floor of the
main building is divided into several small
reception and smoking rooms. at the en-
trance of which stands police officer.
who admits whoever has one of the invita-
.ton cards issued by the company. In
theee rooms visitors are sometimes handed
a cup of ten, some fried cakes, or a paper
cigar, aud Chinamen may be seen reclining
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