, 1877-07-22
A HEATUEN HERETO.
TIE BEy. swASG BuSG's TEACHINGS
San Francisco Chronicit.

TIE REV. swASG BUSG's TE4CHISGs-
San Francisco Chronicle.
For several weeks past the fact mas been ap-
parent that the heathen community was as1tat-
ed BY conflict OF sentiment or opinion on some
question of grave import. Particularly during
the evenings have large crowds assembled upon
the sidewalks and crossings Of the Chinese
quarter, indulging in inccssant jabber and ges7
ticulation, having the tendency to promote IN
accelerated undercuTrent Of anti-Coolie feeling
and more than the medium aow OF Caucasian
profanity from the jostlcd citizen who had occa-
sion to peraJnbulatc that delectablc precinct.
As the antagonistic sentiment grew deeper at
late hours Of the night, it gained corresponding
intensity of expression In the incessant explosion
Of bombs aud crackers on the roofs OF buildings
and through the tortuous w1ndings Of the quar-
ter, much to the discomfort OF the police as
signed to The locality, in the hours when they
would fain have retired to their customary Sc
Questered hooks for pensiye meditation
on the futility OF prohibitory pyrotechnic
enactments and kindred questions OF puoiic
polity. At times this cyclone OF excitement 10
the centre of the city attained an intensity that
eliminated in bloodshel. The purport OF this
uuscemly distraction among the docile race
might not have excited auy particular degree OF
curiosity on the part Of the native population
beyond the grumbliug Of a few penurious tax
payers, whose sortliL spirits migat lead them to
compute the expenses Of trying aud hanging an
occasional China1uan, or, in fact, aiding IN tue
elevation OF humanity in any other torn, or
saye for the inquiring spirit Of Chronis1e re-
porter who yesterday happened to invade the
Asintic quarter to enjoy passing hour of pous
abstraction, soothcd by the mellow influence o.
the locality. Those conycrsant with the general
stand that different communities and res
idents OF different localities lntrust the
adjustment Of their affairs in the Oriental
paradise, and celestial correspondence IN
general, to special joss, and usually through
the medium Of any number Of household gods
and minor dcities, possessed Of mere local it-
fiuence, This circumstance explains the alb
scuce of necessity for congregation at the
heathen temples, in the manner OF Christian
worship. 4 few priests are simply mantalnea %
about the temples to attend to the comforts and
conyenicnccs Of the superior gods, and may nap
at times render direct supplication for tEeiz lu-
tcryenlion in soule matter OF general interest,",
The Joss. or associated minister OF delt1es-
some temples maintaining dozen or more-is
supposed to represent the 6cmi-lncarnated
spirit OF some mighty hero or bcnefactor OF
remote antiouity-the more remote the more
potency his Influence with the hcathcn Imperial
deity is supposed to have attained. .As % loss
caDnot be employed IN duplicate, or serve dincr;
cnt localities BY proxy, his cost Is regulated oy ms
precise merits, the unassigned being gathered at
some transterrcstrial locality In China, awaiting
purchasers. The last importation OF acknoWl-
edged antiquity and distinction in this line was
the Joss cn1hroncd in the Clay-street temple
said to have cost SIC, 900, His history, though
deeply interesting, is not relevant to this art1-
Gle. Within q lew weeks past q new Joss-nouse
was completed on Waverly place.. said to be
principally under the paraonage OF the Tartar
portion Of the Mongolfan population OF the
CITY, which has lately been gathering strength
on these shores. In the new temple has been
enthroned deity Of utterly pebeian origin, r.
is even revolutionary in principle, aud Is at
tributcd with no greater exploit than lending 9
nilaginn purity of cut-throat Tartars into the
original Chinese Empire a few hundred years
ago and developing SOME unusual ceier1ty IN
pcrpctrating his murders. That the descend
ants Of the native stock, who have so long held
supremacy in California, should rebel against
such IN intrusion may be well un-
derstood. The Rev; suang Bung, who u3
attended this carpet-bag eopperhead IDOL dol
opened his mission By proclainng the great
distinction aud celestial influence of the Tartar
Joss, in conjunction with entirely new aud
heretical views OF the means Of grace and dis
GRACE. In the audacity Of his hercsy Swang
Bung declares that the age is advancing, and
that reconstructed Joss dynasty, better quail
fed for representing the present period and all
yancing the interests OF rascalty and religion is
indispensable. The JOSS is PREPARED to advance
herents by far more liberal rules than have
hitherto obtained under the old dispensation,
and Swang Bung nightly asserts that some re-
taxation In this respect is necessary In this
country. Other herestcs, pertaining to the
intallibility Of the Chinese Police, and
other questions not pertinent to the mission
on this coast, arc included in the teachings
Of the Rey. swang BnnE such is tue
the Mongolian community in this city, aud it
will undoubtedly be spread By cmissaries
throughout the coast. The hcresy relaxing the
pcnancc tor integral thicycry will In particular
mining-camps. At the meeting on Dupont
street yesterday afternoon, the Rev. 40 Boo, OF
| the orthodox clergy, was attacking tue hcresy
with much ardor and ability. The reporter was
| conducted to the different temples by his cour-
teous guide, and found the buildings and their
surroundings covered with the red-paper no
tices Of various royal or religious import. They
yariously announced that different members OF
| tile orthodox heathcn clergy would answer the
abominablc tcuchings Of Swang Bune on con-
nounced US fanatic, an lmbecile, and q horse
| thief, and in one Of the Chinese journals his
adherents are prescribed as the scum Of Chinese
] society, This evening the Rev. Swans Bung is
| announced to reply to his opponents and de-
famers, and his defense will be attended with
! the explosion of three barrels Of crackers and
honbs-fully half hundred weight more than
employed by his most impressive opponent thus
far.
DOCTORS OF DIVINITY.
THE LATEST BATCH CREATED.
Following is partial list of the D. DIS lately
| created by several colleges: The Rev. D. Van
Alstinc, pastor Of the Baptist Church at Hor-
ncllsvillc, By Alfred University, New York; the
Rcvs. J. W. Gusts, Of Chicago, and j. A. Nash,
Of Des Moines, also Baptist ministers; the Revs.
A. Mcbar1y, OF Cincinnati, and ". A. Holiday,