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Bishop Kip's Letter. Stay at San Diego. No. 5, 1854. Holograph manuscript of letter published in The Spirit of Missions. [continued]
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… gave out and it has stood so for two years. I looked into the chapel when passing, but found everything, pictures, images, etc., in the worst possible state of tawdriness. One of our countrymen – a steerage passenger from the ship – followed me in and lounged around the plaza with his hat on and a sigar [sic] in his mouth! Four miles farther up the harbor is New Town, a more recent settlement, where several of our Army officers are quartered, while six miles farther back in the country, at the old mission of San Diego, a force of about one hundred soldiers is stationed. This is at present the residence also of the Rev. W. Reynolds, one of our clergy, who is a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He officiates there on Sunday morning, and in the afternoon comes down to San Diego, and holds service, the only one, except the Romish, in the place. San Diego just now has an unusual liveliness. Our passengers have been most of them moved up to the town, from the beach, where the cabin passengers provide themselves with lodgings as they best can. [next] Pages: cover 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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