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Jewish synagogues, and six buildings in which Buddhist cere- 

 monies are occasionally held. The most splendid edifice de- 

 voted to purposes of worship in the city is the Synagogue 

 Emanu-El. An Episcopal Bishop and a Catholic Archbishop 

 reside here. Among the Protestant churches are five Presby- 

 terian, four Congregationalist, three Baptist, eight Methodist, 

 four Episcopal, three Lutheran, and one Unitarian. If, how- 

 ever, church-going be necessary to religion, then it might be 

 said that the majority of the people have no religion. On 

 pleasant Sundays the cars and ferries are crowded with persons 

 going out into the suburbs or the country, to visit places of 

 amusement, or to stroll about and enjoy the fresh air. Re- 

 ligious prejudices are not strong. Protestant, Catholic, and 

 Jew associate together in business and society with the utmost 

 friendliness, as if it were better to agree about the affairs of 

 this world than to quarrel about those of another. When any 

 important financial, social, or political movement is on foot, 

 the managers are not satisfied unless all classes are brought in 

 and represented. The daily press treat all forms of faith with 

 equal respect, and frown upon all attempts to excite religious 

 animosities. No church monopolizes the business, the wealth, 

 the intelligence, or the political government of the city. The 

 Catholics have the most compact religious organization, the 

 Jews have a large portion of the importing and treasure trade, 

 and the Protestants or persons of Protestant descent hold most 

 of the offices. Under such circumstances, religious bigotry 

 cannot thrive. 



There are a vast number of benevolent and social associa- 

 tions in the city. There are two Jewish, one German, one 

 French, one Spanish, one Scandinavian, one Italian, one Swiss, 

 one Dalmatian, and one City Benevolent Societies, fifteen Ma- 

 sonic Lodges, nine Odd Fellow Lodges, and at least one each 

 of the B'nai B'rith, Druids, American Protestant Association, 

 American Mechanics, Seven Wise Men, Knights of Pythias, 

 Independent Red Men, Improved Red Men, and Ancient Or- 



