Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-24
WILL seek TO
CHRISTIANzE
THE CH|NKS

New York, Feb. 24.-At meet
ing here tonight plans will be out
lined and an attempt made to ar
ouse public Interest in the pro-
posed Chinese Young Mems Chris
tian association. which is expected
TO play an important part in the
movement for converting the ,celes-
tials of the metropolis to Chris
tianity. The Asiatic colony in Doy-
ers. Mott and Pell streets is daily
growing in population, owing to the
influx from the Pacific Coast. and
the missionaries are redoubling
their efforts to leaven the yellow
mass with the religion of the white
devils.
The leaders. in the movement for
Chinese Young Mems Christian
association believe that by Catching
Them young" the Orientals can be
weaned from the religious obser-
Vances of their forefathers and be-
come devout Christians.
The founders of the new associa-
ton, the first of it's Kind in the Uni
ted States, will be the Rev. Hute
Kin. for many years a Chinese mis-
sionary in this city, and Miss C. c
Hail, who founded the first Chin
nese mission, in connection with the
Firth Avenue Presbyterian church
thirty years ago. and who has for a
number OF ears been associate super
intendent of the Chinese school al
NO. IA East Fifty-ninth street.
IL Is the aim OF the originators of
the idea to provide a building. TO
rent one for the present and eventu-
ally erect one TOR the express pur-
pose of providing a Christian home
Tor both Chinese men and women
with home comforts and with all the
educational and athletic equipment
which characterizes the other asso-
Citations in this city.
Frederick Billings has been made
treasurer OF the Chinese Building
Fund and already large sum of
money has been subscribed to adj
vance the work. 1t is desired to raise
at least $4,000 at present.
Associated with Mr. Billings on
this committee are DR.. A. Eugene
Austin, an enthusiastic supporter of
Chinese missionary work in the CITY.
Charles Darlington, brother of
Health Commissioner Darlington.
William Lawson Meyers and many
others. 1t is said that as soon as
this new enterprise is started An
drew Carnegie has promised to pre-
sent the association with a library
OF both English and Chinese books
suitable for the needs OF the Anglo
chinese student in this country.
When the association building is
opened the Rev HUE Kin and his
American wife will be installed as
mouse father and mother. In the old
brick house in West Ninth street.
Formerly occupied by the imperial
chinese consulate, the Rev. and Mrs.
Kin have conducted both secular
and religious schools for many
years, beside making it the centre
OF the social life of the Chinese in
the city.
While this work Of Outstanding
the Cinnamon of New York is car
ried on as a local mission by the
several churches which have entered
the field, its real object is the max
ing of Christian station out of
China, with Its $4,000, 900 people.
According to Mr.. Kin, the work in
New York is having a wide effect
In the Far East The one thousand
students in the Sunday schools are
for the most part Cinnamon who
have come to this country to make
money, expecting then to return to
China to live. AS it is now, anyone
who can teach English in China is
at premium there, and has no diff
hculty in getting pupils and in start'
Ing a school. In fact, Chinamas
who simply knows the English A
b C's will be likely to be requisi-
toned as a teacher in some town
far inland. While those who really
can speak and write the English Ian.
guage are in demand as teachers H.
the government schools.