The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-02

vanced far. but 10 must go much further
IL DR.. ABBOTT truly interprets the senti.
ment Of contemporary Professionalism.
Cinnamon and Sunday Schools.
The great body Of the Cinnamon in China
hate or despise the Christian missionaries
we send thither. They want to drive
them from their country as Intermediates
and preachers Of doctrines destructive OF
their social system. This feeling Of hostil-
ity to the missionaries has always existed
in China. but it was never before more vio-
lent among both the educated classes and
the common people than 1t is ut this partic-
ular time. Except for tho interference OF
Western and Christian powers. every mis-
sionary in the whole empire would be hus-
tied out, II he was left alive to go.
This animosity OF the Cinnamon against
Christian missionaries is reciprocated by
Christian prejudice against the Cinnamon.
Already we have forbidden any more Of the
heather to come to us. and II the question
were put to vote. great majority Of the
people would be likely to decide that every
one Of those now here should be driven out
summarily as a nuisance. II our mission
aries in China are attacked by mobs. SO also
have the Cinnamon in this country suffered
in the same way at the hands Of Christians.
It is now even questioned whether the
attempts OF churches to convert the
Cinnamon already settled here are not
proving more damaging to those who make
them than profitable to the heather on
whom they are expended. Several churches
which have established Sunday schools for
the Cinnamon are alarmed lest the influence
of the heather on their women teachers
may not be pernicious.
The Chinese pupils are adults in years
and far advanced in iniquity. sly and in
sinuating. say the doubters. and it Is
dangerous to submit good Christian women
to such associations. Instead Of under
going conversion through tho efforts of
their devoted feminine teachers. it is de-
clared. the heather use wicked arts to cor
rupt them. Many Of the Cinnamon. &C.
cording to the Rev. Mr.. LEWIS Of Brooklyn.
attend these schools from evil motives and
not from any real desire to receive Christian
instruction. The same charge has been
made by members OF Baptist church In New
York. which has established Sunday school
for their conversion, and at least the sus-
plClOu CIlbL LlClI 1uuucuCc 40
so far as concerns young women especially.
has become SO general that Chinaman
named THoMs undertook to defend his
countrymen against it in Brooklyn on
Tuesday evening. He denounced Mr.. LEWIS
and challenged him to prove his charges.
Very likely. therefore. we shall hear again
from the minister as to the matter.
The danger. it has been asserted. is due
to the circumstance that In order to con-
vert Chinaman q Christian woman must
have him for her sole Sunday school pupil.
and that thus there grows up an intimacy
between them which is dangerous to her;
that he will pursue his teacher rather than
| the truths and beauties OF Christianity.
and that his interest in religion will be only
wicked pretence to hide his really cor
rupt motives and desires. DR.. THoMs
| says that this Ia not true: but his
| violent denunciation Of Mr.. LEWIS.
| who seems to have spoken from ex-
perience and observation. shows that the
conviction that 1t Is true is abroad In the
churches. Though a Methodist minister
| and two Baptist ministers followed DR..
THoMs with remarks which were favorable
to the Cinnamon. they made admissions
which suggested that the suspicion may be
reasonable. DR.. BALDWIN. the Methodist
speaker. for instance. denied that 1t is the
general custom in tho Sunday schools to
set ono young woman to teaching one
Chinaman. Oftentimes. he averred. the
classes arc large and many OF tho teachers
arc middIe.aged men and women. Docs
not the necessity for making this ex.
plsnstiOn indicate that the danger feared
really exists Does II not prove that even
DR.. BALDWIN 10 doubtful OF the influence OF
the Cinnamon aud whether their motives In
going TO tho Sunday schools may not he bad
rather than good Atsny rate. hs docs moi
undertake TO defend the practice Of trust.
Ing young woman In The society OF q
single Chinese pupil. and hs acknowledges
iniereDtislIy thst II exists. simply ssyiDG
that il ~ not general. Actually. according
70 welI-sutheDtiestsd reports. " has besl
frequent IN ths past. even II II has now
been discontinued as consequence OF the
cutlery against IL.
tbs suspected danger seems IN bs real
We must assume that ministers would moi
direct sttsnti0D 10 II " u were purely im
astnavy. We must assume that Mr.. LEwIi
lad facts upon which " base his charges
for hs ~ as anxious ns sDybOdy ~ con
vert tlis hnuthsD ppd fayOrs seadtDg mis-
siODsDiss 10 Chjns for tho purpose.
JisGHs II appears inst t,s pTsjuii1 sssiDsl
tive cbinsrnsS II not dying out IN this eOuR
Wy any mora than tbs HOSTILITY Of iLa
GiinaiDeD ~ home against Christian Bis
sIOpsftss " passlDg away. But " the new
theology u Dr. BEli0s sDd Dr.. AsSOrY i
true, LOtb countries aDd y'sODlss ran In sol
Isfad without tmpsriliDs the souls %
Chinese Il.sitssD, az subjsciIGs good Chris
tim women "a tiis danger u Immoral sAso
elsiioDs. Jilsy viii IN as..d any wsy, u,s..
doctors II theology Loacb IN; aud tbsisiD,'
ti.s p,o,isy sIpoDdid aDa ti,s p.,tis snnooD
Tered ~, u,sir sDDysrsi0D n tbIs world MA
thrown away az Invited Siijpu, isaS,n
Jl,s J,issaDaT ~ the missionaries 10 'binS
~ uD ssj'auy W iip' iDiggn"D - UDb'a,'s
sary, sud i,ii,is AMI pistty gids base ~
D,..I ~ ta.Itiiss, li,enis.j,ss a,iJ sD'iaDgs
their spiritual welfare Ny trying " ccp'er