The Newtown bee., 1899-04-28

IenR hWee Lee, WnO IS now member of the Senior class in Yale University, spoke in the Congregational church, last Sunday, both at the morning and even- ing service. He is 8 convert to Chris tianity, the fruit of gospel work in China, and a very clear evidence that missions pay. His father is still a Confucianist, and In taking stand for Christ young Lee became an 0utcast from his family. There is comparatively little self-denial among Christ's followers in Americs,
 hat is, self-denial of the sort that hurts aud means the giving up of friends, ,home, all that life holds dear; it is when such story comes from the lips of one who has cut the string that bound him to all that he knew and loved before that we realize what some have done for the sake of the Kingdom of God. At the evening service Mir Lees thought was helped by the use of lantern, and 80 the audience was shown how the Chinese temples, homes and schools look to the travellers eye. We take few thoughts almost at random from MT Lees addresses. "Once in every mans life there comes a time when he must decide whom he is to serve, God or the world. This time came to me through the work of a Methodist mis- sionary in China. This missionary had 4 sympathetic heart; he knew how to reach men. Too many of our mission 4ries have an air of haughtiness about them that repels rather than attracts come before you as a Methodist, and yet because of the oneness of our faith l feel thoroughly at home in Conere- EatOnal church. We are coming to see that the Christian missionary must be an educated man; the higher classes of the Chinese are reached as you appeal to their intellect. AS the Chinese student studies, he uses his voice; the student who shouts the loudest is studying the hardest. When 1 came home with my throat very hoarse from shouting, my father would commend me for my good work at school. One of the great obsra- cles in China to the spread of Christian
 ty Is flial piety. A son is subject to his father as long as the father lives; if the son Is 70 years of age and the father happens to be still alive and is a Con- tucanist, it is an act of the highest dis obedience for the son to embrace the Christian faith. A bride does not see her husband until she is ushered into his presence for the marriage ceremony. Ii Hung Chang, whom Grant regarded as one of the three greatest statesmen whom he had met in his travels, came from a comparatively humble origin; there is a chance for the ambitious and pluckv in China as in America. The great Chinese wall, 800 miles iD it's circumference, was built under the direction of Emperor Chin, from whom the country received it's present name. The wall was built not 80 much to keep out enemies as to keep out evil influences from the north, which is an unlucky quarter. The so- called Christian nations have not always shown themselves in a good light to the Chinese. Too often they have appeared 4s land-graboers, as acting purely from political motives when they pretended to be inspired by high Christian purpose. This has been serious dra wback to the spread of the gospel"
 When Teng Hwee Lee completes his studies at Yale, he intends to go as teacher to the English school in Singa. pore. It is certain that he will do good work. 'To every man his work" This man has been called out of superstition and heather darkness that he may carry the light of saving grace to his own peo- pie in far better way than one not Chinaman could do. His addresses much interested his audiences on Sunday. The collection for missionary work at the nVeninCr aaru{ca xvos louUn