The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-09
THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF CHINA.
Vast Scheme of Education Outlined by
the Rev. Gilbert Reid, a Passenger
on the Doric.

The Rev. Gilbert Reid of New York
passenger for Shanghai on the Doric,
goes to the Celestial Kingdom to carry
out missionary enterprise of a new
kind, to the preparation for which he
has devoted several years. MIR. Reid
has interested all the governments of
Europe and even the Chinese Govern
ment itself, in his plan, which involves
the opening of China to foreigners as
other countries are open and the re-
moval of the prejudices that now him
der commerce and threaten war He
has organized the international Insti-
tute of China" and will go direct to Pc
kin to erect building there for the
commencement of the projected work
THE persons to be reached are the
higher classes of China" said the Rev.
Mr.. Reid in describing his plan, "whet-
her mandarines, the literati, the nobil-
ity or other persons of influence, and
through them, help the vast population
of China. When l was in Pekin two
years ago the Chinese Government
looked with favor on the work that was
proposed. Since then the empress Gow-
ager has beheaded the advisers of the
emperor, some of them personal friends
of mine, and understand that the lib
eral and progressive policy has been set
back. If l meet with opposition in Pc
kin | shall go to Shanghai
The beginning of the work will be
the erection of a museum or exposition
building, which will be the least often
! sive and most attractive feature of our
work. This will be an entering wedge
| to illustrate the best features of West
fern civilization and to promote the
spirit of peace and harmony. The sum
of $4,000 for a site has been secured in
! China. A London committe has raised
| S15 900 and the same sum is to be Of
fered by committees in France, Ger
many and probably Russia. Holland
| and Denmark are raising $4,000 each. In
the United States help is coming from
many cities New York has a large COM
mittee, including in its membership, all
| business men, those who have dealings
| in China. The San Francisco Board OF
Trade Chamber of Commerce and
| Manufacturers Association is going to
| try to pay for the exposition building.
| We shall have four main buildings, con-
tanning libraries, a lyceum, class rooms,
social halls, a nursing home, etc. All
| these will be in Pekin if we are allowed
Ito go ahead there. Six of the seven
members of the Pekin Cabinet are my
! personal friends and hope for their CO.
OOera don.
The Rev. Gilbert Reid has been a
missionary in China for over sixteen
years. He is a personal friend of Ii
! Hung Chang and has the assistance and
personal acquaintances of something
Hike 400 of the leading mandarins, and
members of the Censorate, who have
! been the bitterest foes of foreign intlu-
ence ard missionaries. He has received
an Endorsement from the Imperial
/ Board of Foreign Affairs at Pekin, IN
which after commencing his work and
! papers the board says:
besides keeping these documents on
file for future reference. we assure the
said missionary, thar when his plan for
the Institute goes into operation, if the
actuality answers To the prospectus
producing good and not evil, this board
ditional tokens Of approval In the
meantime let the secretaries of the
board convey to Mr.. Reid this EXPIRES
sion of our cordial commendation along
with his original petition"