PROGRESS OF RELIGION IN SAN FRANCISCO. (From the "San Francisco Morning Herald," July 10.)

New Zealander, Volume 6, Issue 466, 2 October 1850, Page 3

PROGRESS OF RELIGION IN SAN FRANCISCO. (From the "San Francisco Morning Herald," July 10.)

Among the various evidences of the progress of civilization in this city, the number of churches springing up on all sides is not the least gratifying. The following information on this subject will be interesting to our friends at home : The present Catholic Church is situated on the half of a fifty varo lot in Vallejo street, and is quite a spa. cious building. It was opened for divine service on St. Patrick.! day, the 17th of March of this year. It is leveuty five by forty feet in the clear, und lias C 4 pews, each capable of accommoduting three persons

comfortably. The building can acoontmodate about 350 or 400 persons. There are three serviceo cvf ry Sunday in tiie forenoon — one for the Spanish population at 8 o'clock, one for the French at 9 o'clock, and one for the Americans at half past 10. Thcie is also an afternoon service at 5 o'clock. The Very Rev, Antoine Lengloig, vicar»general, has the charge of the congregation. He is assisted by ReV. Francis Coylc, and Father Andenon, O.S.D , who has come out vith the view of establishing a branch of his order in this city. The lot on which the church is built, with the small house now used as the residence of the priests cost 8*5,000 ; the frame of the building ; and the pews $'4,000. The lot and frame have been paid for, but. the church still owe 3 for the pews. The building, which is called " the Church of St. Francis," was put up by private subscription. The Free Presbyterian Church, under the charge of the Rev. A. Williams, was organized on May 20th, 1849. This gAtleman officiates temporarily in the Superior Courtroom, City Hall, and has a large congregation, .that room 6eing well filled every Sunday. He Jiasa beautiful frame church now in port, that was sent out from New York. .It cost there #3000, one half being an appropriation or' the Board of Missiom, and the other half being the contributions of friends in New York city. It is 35 by 75 feet, and capable of accommodating from five to six hundred persons. The First Baptist Chapel, under tbe superintendence of Rev. Mr. Wheeler, is situated on Washington street, near Stockton, and was organ Zid June 24th, 1849. It is 30 by 50 feet, and accommodates about 300 persons. The lot on which it is built, cost, we understand, 'S'lo'ooo, and the building itself, 86,000. We have also been informed, that the Rev. Mr. Wheeler ii expecting a fiame building from the States. The Episcopal -denomination have two churches, one called Trinity Church, in charge of Rev. Mr. Minei, situated on the south west corner of Jackson and Powell streets ; and Ihe other called Grace Church, in charge of Rev. Mr. Vermehor, situated at the north west corner of Powell and Stockton streets. On the lot adjoining Rev. Mr. Mines' church, is the Methodist Episcopal church, under the charge of the Rev. Mr. Taylor. This building was sent from Oregon, and is 25 by 40 feet. The* First .Congregational Church ii situated on Jackson street, corner of Virginia streetj and i* under the charge of the Rev. Mr. Hunt. The lot cost #2,800, and the building *5,000. The Rev. Mr. Boring in connection with the Methedist Episcopal church, south, has been preaching lately in the District Cou-t Room, Ciiy Hall, until he can | rocure a more suitable place. Iv connection with each of these churches, there is a[Sunday school, generally well attended. The churches are aho well filled at the different services.