The Chinese who have come to America have brought with them their idolatries, so that heathen temples have been opened for worship of idols, even in this Christian land. As most of these Chinese are in San Francisco, the largest Buddhist temple in America is to be found there. The three idols of Buddha are seated under a lacquered canopy. Before them is a sort of altar, on which is a vessel of ashes, in which the incense-sticks are placed. Beside this is a shallow dish, filled with pebbles and water, and the narcissus (daffodil) plant growing in it. In front of the altar stands a large Chinese table, on which five bronze vases are placed--the end ones for flowers, the central for the symbols of the three Buddhas, and the others for candles. The central figure of the three idols represents _the_ Buddha, the Intelligence; the one to his right is Dharma, the Law, and the other is Sangha, the Priesthood. Beside the main pavilion is the shrine of Kwan-Yin, the goddess of mercy and the queen of Heaven. The idols in Chinese temples range from six to twelve feet high, and are mostly made of wood, covered with gilt. Sometimes they are of bronze, wood or stucco, gilded, and of gigantic size. Crowds of secondary divinities are ranged round the walls of the temples. The worship in the temples is very simple. The worshiper first presents an offering of money or rice, then prostrates himself on his mat, before the idols, rubbing the palms of his hands together, telling his beads and mumbling his prayers. The people are coming and going all the day long, for the temples are never shut. In Peking is a temple called the “Temple of the Thousand Lamas.” In Canton is the “Temple of the Five Hundred Gods.” These are the “Arhans,” or scholars of Buddha. As a temple, it is much like all the other Chinese temples, but it differs from all in the images of the deified disciples of Buddha. These are life-size, sitting on their heels, in Oriental style, each exhibiting the wonderful act for which he has been deified. The eyes of one are perpetually turned to Heaven, and are supposed never to have winked. Another held his hand above his head until it has become immovable. Another has held his hand out so steadily and softly that a bird has come and built its nest in it. Another became so holy that Buddha opened his breast and entered his heart. They are made of clay, and gilded. Before each is a vessel of ashes for the joss-sticks, and vases for flowers. This is one of the most interesting places in Canton, and is one of the temples most visited by foreigners. [Illustration: WORSHIP OF BUDDHA IN THE TEMPLE OF THE THOUSAND LAMAS, PEKING, CHINA. One of the most splendid temples, and occupied by one of the most devout assemblages of all heathendom.] [Illustration: TEMPLE OF KWAN YIN, QUEEN OF HEAVEN, AT CANTON, CHINA.] THE WORSHIP OF KWAN-YIN.