The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-12
A Good Appetite
Hoods Sarsaparilla
THE CHINESE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Further Information About the Dangers 3
which Girls arc Subjected.

THE CHINESE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
| Further Information About the Dangers u
| which Girls arc Subjected.
Agentleman connected with mission work
In the crowded part Of this city said yesterday;
THE Bun struck the nail on the head in its
article OF Friday morning upon Chinese Sun.
| day schools. The system in vogue here Of
turning over our young girls to the Cinnamon
whose hearts are black and whose wits are
quick enough to enable them to conceal their
real feelings. is wrong and productive OF in
finite harm. And yet the pastors who organ
lie these Sunday schools and the mothers who
permit their daughters to teach Cinnamon In
them are not to be unthinkinGly blamed
Their fault is not q positive one. They mean
the best. but they are mistaken. Their mis-
take lies In estimating wrongly the Chinese
character.
Now thoroughly understand the views Of
these good people. because once held them
myself. So you must lot me say few words
for them. In the first place. you must under.
stand that 1t is exceedingly difficult for the
American. believer or unbeliever. to appreci-
ate the mental and moral condition OF people
born In heather land Of heatheD parents
To Christtanize them means to completely up
set their hereditary and educated beliefs. and
the effects upon them Of their SURROUNDINGS
and influences since childhood. So difficult is
this to accomplish that have never yet seen
the Cninamsn so thoroughly Christianized
that he was not superstitious to a degree
which would be horrifying In an American.
Now consider how busy tho average sue
cessful city pastor is with his church work.
and how thoroughly he is imbued with q be.
lief In the Christian religion and with scorn
OF all other religions. Consider his natural
optimism in Ieligious matters, his steadtast
al! odds: and the Wis ble and encour.
may perhaps understand f how impossible Z is
disposition. and how possible. It is for him to
Il prosecuted hy others without any suspicion
that tn III It clone: Of his many ,undertakines may
Now. as e theimothers Of these young girl
the eHem
Of them. They are satisfied with the counte-
nance which their pastors give to the work
ters to teach Chinamen. fheir daughters are
say at home about it shows iaudapls. reli:
gions. .Hnt missionary spirit You cannot
ts srs pu talked
girls are. The way they look at the thing was
TSy are q
any wrong intent on the part q tho Chinamen
thsy They DE- not ok then
and understanding beings upon whom they
with their maturer feelings. their lack 81 re-.
spect for women. and their sly and patient dis
Soo I'll In o e eF baa a
fair vIeti%sS bid not their reli eoas teachers RS.
hair Mt foypn Unit
sometimes happens. ~, ~
show that they have absolutely no respect for
women. Their religion teaches them to re.
merely the Slaves and toys Of
In open market and use them as they will
Their mothers are nothing to them. Their
am speaking now Of the lower classes in China
! know nothing Of the upper classes. But It is
in this country show show AM an outward respect to
ceive that that is the custom hero. Chinamen
lions with great aptitude. They perceive that
treat Amsrlca women With less visible re-.
spect than Americans do. But that does not
oa%ss ssr %S With hs
ty Of Cinnamon enter An, erican Sunday schools |
and sit down beside their girl teachers. They
girls meet them and they are willy enough to
10 or say nothing which might Immediately |
DESTROY the pleasurable relation In which they |
Ind themselves. You can depend upon it that |
human nature Is much the same under white |
THUS It Is that. while I have every excuse
shoos. Believe they work more III than good.
ss as ana
,oint; lam convinced that IL these ,clergymen
stad take the dhn s a '0e they actS
y are. they would very quickly ADAM
lon their present methods Of conduct
ng. Chinese Sunday schools. I do not
relieve that one In n hundred Chinese Sunday
cho9l scholars f! ar. are such from pure motive.
'ounC girl teachers is positively bad"
" Christianized Chinaman Of this city, a
'oung man Of an American education. who is
ngaged In mission work among his fellow
He said:
low unchristanized Chinnmen regard women.
Women are 80 much merchandise In our coun-
~. When O. man gets hard up he sells his
aughters or his wife. and thinks nothing oft
Veil. when Oh ina men come here they have the
anne ideas about American women. Even
nly acquire an exalted idea Of women aftera
ong residence, and then doubt II they hold
hem In as much esteem as American men do. |
. know personally and positively that most |
'hinese Sunday school scholars In this city 90 |
0 Sunday school with no idea whatever Of EN-
sh. but simply because they like to sit beside
retty girls and be petted by them"
6r. Battersaann Estimates HIS Loss At
$4,000.
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