Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-27
JOHN ANo HIS TEACHER.
Good Chinarnen and Pretty Gisls at Sun
 day School.


 Good CI,inarnen and Pretty oirIs ct sun-
 day School.
 The Sunday school room of nr. Deems' Church of the Strangers is on Mercer street. backing up against tho church itself, which fronts on Winthrop place. It is large, airy room on the second floor. The services are held in the morning. In the afternoon tho room is given up to Chinamen and young ladies. Tie ladies teach the Chinaraen to speak and read English, and as soon as they can understand enough they inculcate the principles of Christianity. It is a 1ourishing school. On pleasant afternoons it is filled to oyerdowing, and the mingling of the soft English accents of tine teachers with the gruf but melodious jargon of the Celestials forms an unintelligible murmur as musical as it is odd.
 Tho eye also has it's curious treat. Each Chinaman has his own teacher. They sit in pairs all over the room, bending over tho same book or slate Tine unshapely and often coarse blue tunic of the Chinamen con trasts oddly with the trim figure and tailor made suit of the teacher. Tho guadily enl- broidered Chinese shoe looks the more wooden and ungainly beside the neat, tiny foot that peeps from under the teachers skirts. The Chinamen's pigtail, rudely wound about the back of his head, apparently dis tofting it's shape, often brushes against tho flowers and feathers of that dream wlsich the teacher calls her best hat. The most curious of all contrast is when the pretty features of the American girl, her peachy skin, eager, winning smile, and laughing, bright eyes, approach close to the yellow, wrinkled face, impassive gaze, almond eyes, and dis torted grin of the Chinaman Long looked at, the effect is a little bewildering
 There is no missionary labor that requires so much tact and patience as managing q Chinese school. Chinanen won't be taught in classes. Each one wants his own teacher In the second place, China1nen don't like male teachers. Men overawe them, and be- sides, they have an eye for beauty They like pretty girls and won't pay much atten- tion to any others. Teaching Chinamen is not the field for homely girl no matter how great her missionary zeal may be, To see that each Chinaman has the teacher of his choice is the hard duty that Superinten- dent Krug tackled. He carried a book with all the Chinamen's names in it and the favor fte teacher opposite. He approached the corner near the door. Every seat was filled with Chinamen.
 It makes no difference how long a China man has attended Sunday school, how we'll he knows his brother scholars and his teach CTS, or how familiar he is with the place and | its surroundings, h9 is at once overcome with modesty the moment he enters the door. There are no moro self conscious creatures than Chinamen, and this it is that makes at 1 cnce the charm and difficulty of teaching | them. They are never eager, but always | grateful. They never take offense, bu, are sensitive to the faintest appearance of a slight They are like house dogs in their do ~cility and affection, but like children in sen- sitiveness. The work of teaching them can- not be carried along successfully by the aver | age man. Men, conscious of their kindliness | of intention, often offend unknowingly by brusqueness. Teaching Clsnamen is woman's natural mission field. Her sensitive nature l is quick to read the delicacies of the China mans temperament, and her tact easily en- | ables her to avoid the rocks and quicksands on the road to his confidence.-NewY York | SIl0