The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-11
YELLOW MEN ANDOUR GIRLS



were not in the calculations OF the good peopl
who originated and now carry on this sort q
homo missionary work. The pastors OF cit
churches who countonance these Sunda
schools, and the mothers who permit thei
young daughters to teach Cinnamon In then,
surely did not contemplate anything like love
making between teachers and pupils Yet ,
number Of marriages between Cinnamon ant
their fair American teachers have reoentl,
been made public
Attention has bcen centred upon the actus
state Of affairs by the outspoken words Of tn,
Rev. DR.. v. A. Lewis at recent meeting OF thu
Brooklyn Presbytery. Previous to that DR.
Henry J. Van Dyke had recognized that thu
Chinese Sunday schools Of Brooklyn needed
somo supervision. and had appointed q com
mittee Of the Presbytery to look into the mat
tor. Then Dr. Van Dyke died. and the com.
mittee was never fully organized. It was in q
talk bout It's affairs that DR.. Lewis attacked
the methods OF teaching In the Sunday schools
He was at once added to the committee.
THE Sun printed Dr. Lewis's objections to
existing methods several days ago In briel
he said that tho practice Of turning over indi.
vidual Cinnamon to individual young girl
teachers. as Is the invariable rule In these
Sunday schools. was perniciousi It the extreme.
1t were far better. no said. to leave the China
mou uuluusHN tuuH " buUI6Ct lQOOC0OC QtrI6
to the influence OF these corrupt heather, who
have no respect for women. and whose motives
III attending the Sunday schools ere best at
tested by the fact that they refuse to be taught
In classes or by other teachers than young
women.
long hea tSs ssm %
scSoos tSsqs b w Gepa
feeling estsrss against them TIE sy
even from elergymen protesting sgs}nst the
suires to prove for Rimse the extent ie 81 this
sessions, Of large Chinese sunday school In
seons found Tie SERVICES ,ss oonancsed n
S r. sr S e ssSo 81
a9dSa6tedMIy good: Their zeal was an mis-
sheh constituted nanabs
expressed pretty general feeling this way:
Of manlinessl Is not clouded by oyer-reiTioIs
o. missionary si zsal. to enter that Sunday
blood tincle IN his Veins They don't dare ito to
SSt ts5t onr e 5he
any polite man should look at those s same Girls
IN ne same way the girls would feel insulted.
on u the pretty teasiers said after thu tbs ses-
boy; s sol y!x ssa Il t. fs AZ
"Isn't he rather aiieetienatsi asked the
sshtiy and M re Gis "0fd Inc girl flushed
Sh 20, not exactly afrectiopate. He thinks
aa HHs ne f duys
look at him NJ would II he was an American.
t Hss on s,b boy h f. me1 as iSh
man
Another ,rosy; eheeked girl descanted at con-
Az sSs Rs3 been teaching for two years. years.
=. JJehn- ! cpll him John because his real
sStiul presents-s!lk han and kesehis 4s' snd
s So5ss q tee. and cabinets and fans, and al
ed n ae with sash TIam at Is
ought , To- sse hey Rrettily he's arranged them
&c VAL. ss ps s@ h Elm has great in
.s. WY; DID ne hang them-in your room :"
Yes. indesd." said tho girl enthus sticaliy.
tsIESss s iasss; She addsd: hastily; spi. aSnt
and give him lessons, at homes ~
Soas hs ssfs ot sh02 %as s.s s
aaas,yse very large number Of Chinamen here.
SSe o, have joined the church. think Ye
endt the s onS m Ct htsdr0ncRRf 9a ars
tfsis lie only
issssr Msrs than t$s %e sa ART mSIs
Sism Won't eo@s te q scSoOi the1
st t 81 msn beoshs r tb 30 we nave no resource
but the Rev. Dr. Lewis tells different story.
no Ia fhQ
ers and not to learn Ghrlstiany d 5R fa
case. DR., Lewis, has plan Of his own; He |
, has tried It and proved It successfully; Until
Afy "a chns sse IL cGr s s
Nan = Fr.sncseo: Hg bought chanel; sot e iew
.h ss + sSssssass he said we made
them them that TIL. was their own church. and made
s pny IN % ihs rsss fn s RssS ALE
sssts .nr.iians III t. iset thss cRinamsa az
start start, w giving them only our tine sad ssr:
Fssa I realised ns this
.fs' the ss ness place. we got teachers who
that % Is ssSmethins not
easily understood by a heathrn. You cannot
teach eacchh him English pretty thoroughly They
ISa s a., English N these snday schools here.
stood s. II ormot. We wanted to make Christians
at Then. as soon as We. got a convert,
Sret mage ~ n1 teacher o. HIM That Eas the Sc
classes classes They held Oh at first. but presently
II i came In crowds. Their own colntrymen
q, Now this same system can be put into prac-
There are a few men here and In New York
y Y. a., are Chrlstians and can speak Cantonese
nsSEieS; as We did In California. for Mother nor
i' y ed men working with mo could speak the
language. Let these men organize Sunday
HTG II and train up natives to conduct them.
and then Also We S reeSe
young ladies from repugnant position which
results to Justify 1t"
Robbed on . Busy Corper.
benjamin Dickinson was knocked down and