Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

with them is the best part of the education
, which these nimble-witted Chinese youth
receive.
In Marking a union is projected Of the
educatio work Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church North, Disciples or CHRIST
Friends and Presbyterians, north and south
Already the separate schools make Marking
great educational center. The lnterna-
tional Institute, Shanghai. headed by Dr.
Gilbert Reid, has nearly one hundred STU
dents and is especially ambitious TO roster
International good fellowship. But 1t is I'M
possible even to mention scores OF great
schools up and down the length and preaotn
of China whose aim and spirit are Chris
ttan and the majority of whose graduates
become members of Christian churches and
a leaven OF sane progress In the Chihese
life
It NAV not be generally known that the
President of the United States holds office
in a missionary society. AS nm alumnus or
Harvard University he is chairman OF the
advisory committee of the Harvard mis-
siop which is one of the remarkable de-
velopments of the missionary spirit IN
American institutions OF higher learning
This Harvard mission aims to unite al
Harvard men (of whom there are now no
less than twenty-efgh) who are In foreign
mission work anywhere, the sending out OF
men who will bear the spirit OF their uni
yersity into the foreign field. and more
definitely. the support u Z. coi va, 80
ternntional Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation secretary for India Harvard by
the way, maintains weekly study class IN
foreign missions. , ..,,,
nothing less than "a new Yale In the Tar
east China has been chosen as the most
strategic point. In the center OF the pro-
gressive. though long antl-1orelsh, pIo'ihh nc
~ Human at Changsha, beginning mas
been made in the creation or CHRISTIAN
university. One man, John Laurence
Thurston. 'sS. a member OF the famous nous
yale band" died before the work was ruby
started. but his widow. a college graduate;
is on the teaching staff. Rev. BroWnei
Gage. '9S. another member OF the 1ale
band" is one Of the professors ana on. the
others are DR.. Edward Hicks Hume, 81;
6 6ry Waits" a. sehel 1900 fhis enterprise is
maintained entirely by Yale alumni and
undergraduates Preside M canfre 0e'''s
princeton University has undertaken TO
man and maintain new Young Mems
Christian Association lat at he ek,n snev 'I for
the building. The famous big foot ball cen
ter Ter Bob" Galley is in charge of this
The University of Pennsylvani ,3,h mas a sent
one of it's foot ball stars Joe McCraokeai;
, ~ At Canton; other graduates will be
associated with him later ,,
Graduates OF several American colleges
oor,nrise the teaching force Of an enter
or;sa more ambitious than any Of the fore
ppiSe mo Canton Christian College" which
has extensive grounds and buildings IN
course Of erection on the outsk si OF an can.
ton. 1t has an endowment or sloO,oo' win
AN ann energetic committee in New York rails
an 80 II teaches western subjects in
English Iz's ih and Chinese subjects in Chinese
,,,a,'or n n president; Andrew H. Woods
" M'sI pi Clancy Tnic NJ. Lewis. b: s. DIN D.
Tanemaker, NJ. A: Charles K. Edmonds
Phi. D.; Henry B. Grabel. B. A.: ; Chester g.
oven r Pomeroy B.! A, and four Chinese
teachers.