The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-02
CHINESE =. s. PtPILS
The Rev. Mr.. Lewis 7efsnds ME Position
Ec fprc the RrooklyM PresbSa<rS.

E~rorc the Broekiyn Presbys<rS.
The Presbytcry OF Brooklyn met in the
Mount Clivet Presbyterian Church. in Ever
green avenue and Trou.man street. last
night At u null in the proceedings the Rev.
Valentine Lewis arose and snid
The committee which was appointed to
consider tho Chinese question has not met. l
would like to GO over the lines which sug.
gested to this committee. l desired 10 have
committees OF Chinese look after this special
work. that they be encouraged 20 give more
than they have been giving. berause they are
unusually liberal toward their heather gods.
Further. desire to discourage tho giving OF
presents. suppcrs and the like Chinese
pupils should DO formed into classes under
mature woman teachers. The newcomer
should be met either with Chinese or a male
teachcr.
II have been bitterly assailed because Of
these suggestions. The gentleman who was
President of the Chinese Sunday School Asso-
citation called meeting to protest against
them and they argued from statements that
had never been made, committee Of six
G far anDn to nHa sm
give reasons for INDUCING In free thought in q
II propose to take q step further and to
state that we are meeting very great emer-
gency. In the first place our Missionary. Mr..
k TSat ha
rnined by the letters brought TO him by
Chinese from their lady teachers :, here. for the
him. Therefore. l was not the originator Of
l have dealt with the Chinese in California.
is here OF familiarity between pupil and teach.
er. myself was not aware Of It at the last
when found one Of the leading lady teachers
approving OF the intermarriage OF Cinnamon
the tha
prevented me from holding a conference with
these, ak Chinese -Four OF these. I believe.
lin San Francisco girls were unable to go to
church except under the protection OF po-
aSs ssa H int .s b;sr sa s sse 81 say
hut as many as he . can buy In 50 far as being
10000 Chinese IN California. from whom we
have not even vel received one dime for the rescue
The Rev Alfred H. Moment, who had been
listSnine with look OF impatience. interrupt.
e! the speaker al. &c,
what all this has to do with the Presbyts teri se'
~ You GU, vii !, see in few moments. the Rev.
These remarks" Mr. Moment continued,
only throw cold water on work we want to
He sat down and the Rev. Donald McI.aren
'"MSr' Moderator" he said. this matter is
not before US in IN Way and riSe to
the, press and on the platform. but not here,
and"
mr.. Moderator" the Rev. Lewis R. Foote
broke in; Il move that he be allowed to say
The, motion being seconded. it was sub.
mitted to n vote and carried.
Il have not been opposed" Or. Lewis went
on. land do MT oppose the efforts on bebaIfo OF
We went into this work on behalf q
the most careful methods that would
keep US from these criticisms and prevent
the intermarriage OF the Chinese with Ameri-
can ladies. which. in view q the heather ma
ture Of these Chinese. ] believe TO be entirely
wrong Why. know OF q case where the, wife
Of one Of these en Chinese was sold in San Fran
The Roy. Mn Moment then said; Our work
or thirteen years. don't know anythine abnu,
San Francisco The method IN vogue
two scholars, has been wonderfully
immoral result. am sure that II We will Ink q
up this work that has been proposed it viii re.
school will be established"