Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01

to this country to make money and then
return to China to live. AS it happens.
Is at a premium and has no difficulty in
getting pupils and in starting school
In fact. a Chinaman who simply knows
the English A B C's will be requstioned
as teacher in some of the towns far in
land, while those who really can speak
demand as teachers in the government
schools. An instance Of this is Joe Lee,
a graduate of New York University. who
developed such command of English
second place in the Sandman Grafton con-
tests. Mr.. Lee has just been called back
to China to take highly paid teacher
ship in government school at Canton.
So remarkable has been the spread OF
our language in China that Mr.. Kin Is OF
to become the common language of the
country. Many Cinnamon speak this
tongue. which they have learned from
their residence in America and Australia
and other English-speaking countries,
which are more frequented by Chinese
than are those where other European Ian
guages prevail Moreover. the Chinese
are beginning to use English in talking to
men from other provinces. The dialects
in China are so widely different that a
man from Picking cannot understand the
talk of a man from Canton or Shanghai.
As result English affords convenient
medium of speech. and the Chinese are
beginning to study it in many towns OF
inland China Moreover: knowledge OF
English. especially written English. has
great commercial value for Chinese
Clerk and is also useful for. those who
act as guides to travellers.
Learn English in Sunday School.
The opportunity to learn English is. &C
cordins to Mr.. Kin. the magnet which at
- .5Ax ND
the workers are very glad to have them
come with this object. as they think 1t is
too much to expect a Chinaman to enter
a class primarily to be converted to be-
lief OF which he knows nothing. The
Chinese learn more than the language In
Sunday school, however, as Is instanced
the school operated by the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church have become com
municants. OF these many have returned
to China to found Christian schools IN
their native villages, and one. at least,
went back to become a martyr to his be-
lief. Others have moved from New York.
and it is a significant thing. the teachers
say, that on communion Sunday they will
travel more than 800 miles. riding night
and day. In order to take the sacrament
in the church where they were baptized.
This Sunday school operated by the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, which
operates also a number Of missions and
has introduced series Of special Sunday
evening services in It's Fifth avenue edi-
fice. where strangers in New York are
specially welcomed. is one Of the most In
teresting conducted for the yellow race
The school meets each Sunday evening In
a large hall in East 50th street. At each
session there are from twenty-four to
.orty Cinnamon. The pupils In the pri-
mary wear their pigtails and the loose
floweing garments OF the Celestial. but
the pupils in the upper grades are CARRIED
like Americans. To each pupil there Is
one teacher and the instruction Is entire
ly individual.
Many Teachers From Ranks.
Many former pupils who have mastered
English and have Joined the parent church
return each Sunday to act as Interpreters
and teachers for the beginners who can
not speak a word Of English. or even read
Chinese. The first effort Is to give them
enough english to understand the Chris
tan message which Is to be given to them
later. Primers and readers giving words
of one syllable with their meaning in Chi
nese characters are employed. and cor
those who read Chinese. as the greater
part do, for education Is held In great re-