The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-20
LEE SHECK NUNS AMBITION
Chinese Missionary Wants to Es-
tablish a Chinese Y. n. c. A.
He Believes 1t Will BE Better
Means to Christianize Celestiais
Than Sunday Schools.

Washington win soon have a Chinese
plans Of Lee Sheck Wun. a Christian China
man, now in the city, are carried out. Lee
sheck wun has been an active worker In
the cause of religion for over twenty years.
but he has never Yet workedin Washington
He came to this city d few days ago, and
has been stopping with his kinsman, Tuck
Cheong. the well-known merchant 1. was
here that he explained his plans to The
Tunes speaking in almost perfect English.
He is well educated, and is graduate
or several schools in this country.
II haze been in Philadelphia, working
among cur people, he said yesterday, for
many years past About three years ago
concluded that had been absent f1om my
native land too long, and so went hair
way rouad the globe to see my aged fatner
once more before n. died. l worked among
our people there for the glory OF Christ aud
then came back here. When l arrived at
Philadelphia found that had been absent
So long that another worker was effect
ually filling the field in which worked. and
SO have come on to Baltimore and Wash
IN gt.,n 10 found homes for the Y. NJ. {. \
like we have in Philadelphis. l made par
partial arran gements in Baltimore last week
for this society andexpectt, have IL started
among the Christ iaI.iZed Chinese In a very
short time 1 have been here since Satur
day, and have looked over the field very
carefully.
'sIt was the first time / had bee here
for tweiy- years, and - | had IT, get ac-
auainte eieverywhereovera again. Bui,while
1 find number OF very ardent Christians
among orr Chinese, the fruit OF the Chinese
Sunday school, which the Metropolitan
Church has been conducting for some time.
/ do aot think will be able 20 organize
our local NJ c. A until after the one in
Baltimsre is ia operation.
Il expect 10 see the Chinese minister.
Wa Ting Fang, in regard to the matter
some tinn. tomorrow, when he returhs to
the city. He has been away for q Week,
and lave had to await his return before
making up my mind as to the local asso-
ciati,s That one can be- founded here
and maintained, | am sure, and predict
trat we will have a most fiourishing one
within a very short time. But as there are
twice 81 many Chinese in Baltimore as
there arF in Washington, ! shall first
tablish an association there. Then shall
come over ID Washington and build up the
local association and get IT in q bone OF
it's owa at some place convenient for the
resident Chinese.
I'VE need just such thing as the Young
Mems Christian Association 10 Chrisi lam
ize the Chinese. At present she Chinese
Sunday school docs Cood work, but it is
hanipered. It can ret hold or children
easier than it can get hold of men. If We
fit up some comfortable rooms and make
it pies ss9nt for them in the evenings they
Will want 10 flock t. the Y. NJ. c. A rooms.
Then, by making them heartily welcome.
the Chinese will soon get into the habit
OF coming, and will pick up the principles
OF Christianity sooner than you can teach
them in schools and missions. ] have
wor ked aIIsone the Chinese Y NJ. c. A - in
different oities for nearly twenty years,
and ern convinced that Washington ought
90 have one; and if it is possible | pro-
poss t.D sec that IL does have one.
81 hope to receive the cooperation Of the
Christian peopie of Washington in the work
OF Chris.ianizing and Civilizing the Chinese
here