The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-06
OUR CALIFORNIA LETTER.
Observance of the sabbath Day-Church.
en- and Church Goers.


san FRAScIsco, Aug. 20, 1873.
Correspondence Of the IntOllIseucOr. .l
We don't mean to speak disrespectfu
OF our California citizens; however, We d.
mean TO say that the majority desecrat'
the Sabbath day, Now Sunday is regard
ed as a holiday By the most of Californians
II there are any amuscments OF any nature
they are always better attended'on sunda!
than any other day, and the proprietor
OF such ondeayor5 to throw out more in
ducements on that day in order to attrac
the largest crowd. There arc excursion
boats run to various points on the bay and
river every Sunday, commencing early IL
the spring, afrording all those that are con
fined during the week au opportunity o.
recreating in the country. This manner
Of spending one day Of the seven is pat
ronizcd by thousands, among whom are
some Of our most respected citizens, hav'
ing become so accustomed that they think
It no harm. We will mention one partic-
ular route that excursion boats have been
running since early in the spring. That
leaving the city early in the morning on
the steamer City of Stockton or the Contra
Costa-rival boats touching at Vallejo,
Benicia and Martinez, affording any one
the privilege Of stopping off at any point
on the route, and returning BY the same
steamer for the small sum OF four bits.
There is always band on board, and
dancing Is INDUCED in, both going from
and returning to the city. On each boat
there are gang OF gamblers who practice
their tricks on every one 'tfat will bite,
which proves TO be a paying business for
them at the expense Of the victim that Is
roped in. This Is tolerated onthe boats
The next attraction is visiting the sea
bathing houses. Among the principal ones
are those at North Branch and Almeda. The
last one is becoming more fashionable. II
Is easily reached by steamer to Oakland,
and by rail from there in one hour. This
rs well rs the town is visited according
TO the report OF the railroad company by
over ten. thousand every Sunday.
The next place for on unusual Sunday
programme is Woodward's Gardens, a
place that is really attractivein itself, from
The fact that it contains wild animals OF
most every species, sea animals, fowls, in
scots and rare selections from foreign coun-
tries, and, in fact, most every thing
that money can collect. This with a
regular performance in the spacious paw
lion every Sunday has u tendency to draw
thousands. And Professor Martin has in
creased the attendance by making ascen-
s;ons, in company with reporters, In his
air ship, "Hercules,n for several Sundays.
The theatres are always open on Sunday,
and prove to be more profitable than
many evenings during the week. Some
have an extra programme, producing more
for the same money, to q stranger, which
always take well. AGO :, s,G,
The last, but by no means the less lash
ionable Sunday attraction that we VIII NJ
present attempt to mention, is the drive to
the Cliff House.. along the beach and
through one OF the handsomest drives IN
The Stakeholder Gate Park There Is
more style to be seenthere on o Sunday
tban any one we have mentioned. On q
fine tlay the various roads leading 10 and
along the beach are one continued string oil
vehicles, which drive TO Long Branch or
the Cliff to sip cocktails and the like
through n straw, on the lobby amid the
roaring Of the sea lions and tho waves that
lash.the rocks beneath =, r.u., - /
Now we don't mean to say that all arc
thus inclined, but to the contrary viii
mention few OF our churches, together
with a concise history OF the same, show
ing how they have Lprospered under the
many difficulties we have just mon.
toned. This will no doubt prove inter.
estinp TO many who are piously inclined.
After considerable questioning ana con-
lsulting Authenticated sources we have gath
erred considerable information in regard to
The various churches and the. establish
ment OF the same. 1l ,gHg,l ,all. Z,
There are ninety-one churches In the
city, including fifteen Catholic and other ts
denominations OF foreign religion. Ihey
are divided rs follows:, Baptists, seven
Congregational, six; Episcopal, eight;
Evangelical Lutheran, five; Hebrew, fve;
Methodist, fourteen; Presbyterian, four
teen: United Presbyterian, one; Roman
Catholic, fifteen. Swedenborgian, Two;
Unitarian. one; iUniyersalist, one; miscel-
laneous, twelve. The first Baptist Church
was organized in June, 1910. The remain
inc six were organized from December,
1852. TO 1880. The greater number being
wealthy congregations The most noted
IA tho Metropolitan Baptist Church, who
built a handsome edifice, completing II in
March. 1875, known rs the Metropolitan
Temple, at (. cost OF $500, 900. The main
audience hall accommodates three thou
sand persons, Rev. !. S. kalloch, pastor
To il The one that ELECTED 30 much excite
ment in Introducing tho Chinese question
and the Kearney agitation In his sermons
| This drew immense audiences, and attimes
n Thousand, Mt least could not gain admit
lance. This ia the Temple2ltev. Henry
Ward Beecher lectured II two evenings lasl
week. and will deliver two more THIS week
II IL supcrfuous for us, no doubt to say
ANYTHING about the large audiences TINS
noted lecturer draws, for they could moi
hs larger attended in this city than they
wore at This Temple. This divine preached
Yesterday in Rev. A. i. stones flrst oon'
gregational Church, which Is also remark N
able for liz grandeur and wealth. faSset
were issued and oil those that were moi
fortunate enough to get oneiwere exG!nd'
cd from hearing theGreat preacher. hun.
drcds were waiting around the chnrch
two hours before the hour 10 open: Ihis
il the handsomcst church OF the six Con
pregationalists. II is an immense struc.
ture. The Dimensions arc ninety.two ieei
frontage bya depth OF one hundred and
thirty.fiye, and Is ninety feet to the apex
nj the roof, which Is steeply pitched. On
the northwest angle Is the grand tower and
spire. rising to the height Of two hundred
and thirty feet, surmOunted bya vane and