The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-12
MOTT STREETS CIIINAMEN.
SUNDAYS LABOR DONE IN THE REV.
NOR JiN KEGS MISSION

] SUNDAYS LIBOR DONE IN THE REV.
NOR JiN KEGS MISSION
/ 4 Sun Rcpo,tcr Goes 10 Learn and becomes
- Tcnchcr-A Methodist EHort to Convert
the Mongols to hts Form cf ChristInnity.
In what was Cncc the parlor OF what was
| once fine dwelling ut IA Mott street, ycstcr-
dny. sixteen blHck SLOUGH hats nll alike. hung
| on pegs OH the walls Tho sixteen owners OF
/ these hats were Cinnamon attending religious
/ services. On other DAYS tho apartment is tho
schooroom Of the now Methodist Chinese Mis-
/ sion. few Cinnamon out ~ work lounge
{ there in tho dCy time and read English books
and papers. At night. twenty men form a class
for inttructlun IN English. These pupils urc
growing in nun hcr every dey. Yesterday
Brother Smith q Prooklvn. who Ind presented
q tho mission with AN organ. led the services.
Sisters from various churches. In rustling
silk. moy"d about the room. showing the
I Cinnamon tho page Of the lessons or the songs
+ In the hooks thnt had boon distributed. Thosc
who were able to read found the proper pages
with that marvellous quictuess Of movement
/ that distinguishes the race hut ,ho beginners
held their books upside down or unopened. and
looked at them with an expression of helpless
/ wonder
Tho Row Moy jim Kco. the missionary and
leader in the work in Mott street repeated in
Chinese Whatever was said in English. He Is n
! bright yonug man with lig, intelligent eyes u
| clear olive-colored skin. and face that is some
whnt Jewish in it, cast. He seems to be about
/ % years Of age. With most Of the Chinese. the
I difference between 20 years and thrice - Is not
! always strongly marked. He came to this
| country year ago. and last winter was con
ycried To- Christianity in Dr. Bowditch's church
/ in Brooklyn. lie has mn oilcc ~ $50 Canal
! street. and acts as an Interpreter ot Chinese
| and ngont for employing Chinese serNants. Ile
viii establish his Intelligence otllce in the Mis-
sion Housn very soon for the sake Of con-
VDniencc. He dresses as Chinanun, eyon to
the half-shavcd head md long queue. and the
blouse hc wore Yesterday WAS 90 costly material
dcep purple IN color. AMI covered with intricate
traccry. Thor WIS only ono English coat ON II
| Chinese laci. iu the chapel.
The Rev. DR.. Hllofthe Norfolk Street AIetho-
dist Church spoke To the Cinnamon He said :
N0u have many things in your country that IL
would br we'll for ms to learn; your religion ia
good enough Us far - 1t goes. hut ours II better
barn English. soon you viii muster the
language. hem sou vii. 80 out AMI teach the
religion Of Jesus to your cOuntrymcn. on,
what a Gooi time You Will hnNel i)r. liill
ndl"d ta.t the % I'm needed money from tho
support H. II is consider "a good fortune 9" re-.
th"ri 90 attend the school aud the cl r.''ii. and
no more is asked otthem. The eitoa i.ncc was
increasing rntidly. arl 90 houei thc Methodist
NAvinn.ry i.-'5ri ..ould 500 the Importance Of
H.. work and hc'r to sustain it,
Hrr jim kcc SANG rs mu ia of the speakers
language as was Intended for Chinese ears in
his peculiar tongue. aud his hearers gruntod
| thoir approval. HE SO many Sioux Indians.
While The services continued. one Chinnman
alter another dropped in and sat down. shyly.
n"ur the door. When HYMN WIS sung. the
progress tia, had leen made by the teachers
was best demonstrated. The mulority Of the
Cinnamon were ahle to road and sing. Each
man appeared 10 have q rsa-,nNhly correct ia "a
81 the musical air aud OF English pronuurg-
ton. but IN concert the Eject oi their singing
was peculiar Every chord came To- half n dozen
examinations. and the last word Of a line often
went the round u the singers. like the answers
4 reporter for TIRE SuS visited the mission
carly IN the, afternoon 70 rgport the services. 4
| nls"i unary let 81 Young Clnnunun 10 MIN. and.
putting n book ~ his hand. said: Here, teach
inns 10y 20 read
" ButIm@E-." The reporter was about to
fOh. II doesn't matter what You are. You can
read. cant youf Well. then. this boy can't rcad
All around the room. Chinese men and boys
were bent over English Readers," aud mis-
or listening to their reciaion-. The boy who
was ihrpi! ago1 the reporter could not read
words. His ear was quick. however
Can 20 Iced y tho boy echoed.
MOL" said the astonished reporter. lmean
no. | mean can you lecd7" said the hoy.
| In time tho ChnamHn and his tutor came &c
an understandings. The reporter explained AL
the pictures in the book by common nouns and
| him. In iit.tn minutes tho boy knew the
nam" OF gvcry oul'ct ia every picture in ia,
, the objects niterward II is not likely that b,
pr. yiuq-ly knew the meaning Of three words
hv his ,"oir fnr,, vnr s.n ,,,'.' th,,s H.
| ,tr.bei Ly him Ono lit.l O'ifi,l bird IN,
moo AN cIii"i,n ,af ono ltlt,i Eli t,hry NJ -,
, | i.i bytiie rirD oneUnn. one w1nrer won anl
, three COW ono Gee itreci" II was easy work
, ! tn tanch thnt boy and mo rlissionaries sny MI
j | Cl..u.nn,u ara MI Et in This r,.u,ot ~
: III" rot'.rter uuI his uut'iI moi with lint on,
, | rpisben ,Iurnr ihe Lesson Soon gftNr H.,
| v.rI uitchsr" h9l ia..u mot utl c0nouerct
a ui.ttir', was iound hnurinl, un"f the wall IN
IN, Interior eEetr.i mo ~ noe.nt tutor toints,
| il uut and tr.uluucrd MS name The tuuIl nd
| once turned back To- the uicturc Of the pi:chci
% | and assumed nm extresSi,u of doulf IN,
, | American md the Cninnn.un feu cut nnd wei,
a | from words 10 c,s;irulutious nuI strutoriaf
| tones ON tho urinrit Il, that If Won shout n vnr,
f6rni.sn,r h., ,,tl H., h H. ,ninrs1
| n T.ualIV tlr II namatl dismissed the troull,
. | Win n LOOK OF triumphnnt insurance. Hy 1
u | pninful effort AZ examination Ice cndenyorrd Il
| AMI n rit'Lcr ,,er. Two litY'rrnt II ms lie,
- | were both called by precisely the same name
. ,p"ck-cho, Ihc religious services Interrupted
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