St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-13

spent his substance in riotous living.
Shanghai's reputation for wickedness
is even more widespread than its re-
pute for trade. The scores of Ameri-
can and Japanese women who are on
the market; the hundreds of Chinese
women who haunt Foocbow road
and make it impossible for decent
woman to live in that section; the
immense opium palaces; the rum
dives; the silk-robed wretchedness
which parades the streets in rubber
tired carriages; these are living
proofs that the devil has not lost the
art of making life hell. This is no
exaggeration; | am writing of what
needs no proof, because it daily
faunts itself in the public eye.
Young men predominant in the
population of this city. Tens Of
thousands are here gaining an educa-
ton or engaged in business, whose
homes are in other lands or other
provinces. For these men there is
scarcely social club or guild where
the influences are not doubtful, if not
positively bad. Do you wonder that
such capital city of sin attracts
one who wishes to win men to God?
Ephesus, Corinth and Rome, in their
heather wealth and lasciviousness,
did not stagger the God of Paul, and
His arm is not straitened in these
later days.
Last fall the writer was set apart
for these problems. l will give a
brief summary of what God hath.
wrought during the past six months.
A Chinese business men's Association
has been organized with 1872 charter
members, mostly college graduates.
A house formerly used for foreign re-
sidence has been rented and furnished
by the members. An able Chinese
secretary was secured. S. K. Dzau
is the first Chinese to take up the
secretaryship as life-work. He is a
graduate of St. Johns College and
resigned professorship in the Anglo
Chinese College to begin his work.
The Association has a bicycle club,
tennis club, evening classes, religious
meetings, Bible classes and informal
lectures. All the expenses for furnish
ing the rooms and for maintenance
have been provided for in Shanghai.
Among the English and Americans
an Association has been organized
on a modern basis and 100 young
men joined as charter members.
This new Anglo-Saxon Association
is now negotiating for a spacious,
well-located building, the rent and
maintenance of which have been
raised here. This work is so import
ant and taxing that l must shortly
have an associate who will give all
his time to the Anglo-Saxon depart
ment. His salary, as well as the ex-
penses connected with the Associa-
ton, are guaranteed ia advance for
at least four years.
In addition to these Associa tons,
we have a Chinese student depart
ment with $50 members, which has
as its field eight attractive colleges
and high schools. In all we now
have in Shanghai SIP Association
members, with prospect of securing
two buildings. The cooperation of
some OF The leading citizens has been
secured. The British and American
Consul-Generals have given their per-
sonal and official influence to further
the plan. A meeting of American
business men was presided over by
the American Consul General, and ,
voted hearty resolutions OF endorse
ment. The British Consul General
has been as good as his word and
has done everything possible to facil-
itate the plan. A permanent Board
of Directors of nine gentlemen, of ex-
cellent Christian and business stand
ing, has been formed to exercise gen.
eral control over all the Associations