New-York tribune., 1909-07-05
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE WORK OF WOMEN AMONG CHINESE
Conclusions of the Rev. Mr.. Studd as to TIA
Danger Bring Contradiction.
editor OF The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: I notice in my Tribune OF this morning
statement quoted from the Rev. G. 7. studd an
English missionary. who arrived here yesterday to
attend the missionary conference of students a.
Northfeld Mass. For him to say there is nothinx
strange that the Chinaman should kill his voun-
teacher" surpasses what possible. think
he must have been misquOted. for doubt whether
in all the history Of Chinese Sunday schools
in this country. and OF which doubtless Mr. stuaa
is ignorant, there has been such a case before
and when he says a woman constantly faces
danger when she undertakes TO teach our relIsion
to Chinese man. still more amazed With
a twenty years residence In C71na-not in thess
advanced days either-and with nearly as many
years knowledge of Chinese Sunday schools and
their methods in different parts OF this country
and close relations with missionary boards at
home and with forty-seven years intimate knowI-
edge and study Of the Chinese people, 1 wish to
protest against this statement as wholly contrary
to my knowledge and experience Moreover. il Mr.
Studd Is well Informed concerning education con-
ditions in China he must know that some Of our
finest and most successful instructors II large
mems colleges and universities there have been for
years. and to-day. college bred women both
married and single. and he must also know that
these regarded with just much respect and
courtesy are the men, If there IS any differ
ence 1t is ever in favor Of the women and will
have no difficulty in bringing the reliable proof
necessary to substantiate my statement.
Que Chinese students happily. quickly learn that
women have souls" and intellects rs weIf And
the chiefs of great missions and higher and
smaller schools in China not 50 stupid as to
put into our schools women who can teach only at
peril. With the mere pittance OF money and few
sorely overworked sent to China, compared
with the vastness OF the field and the wide open
doors everywhere, L do not know. indeed. what our
great American missionary societies could do with
out women professors. and even evangeIists Our
foreign missionaries and native pastors from
end of China to the Other-and, indeed. in every
feId-are calling to continuously, Give more
Bible women.
If women can teach in China safsIy-and
declare they can. and are doing sO-surey they
ought to be able 70 do In Christian America. and
even in New York City, Crime is crime, by who
ever committed. though the scales held evenly
by the unerring Divine Judge may tip in favor Of
the heather born rather than the Christian who
would resent being called a heatheni
Finally. a word of encouragement to Chinese
Sunday school workers. When made our last
great tour OF twenty-eighr thousand miles
through China, Japan and COrea missionary of
long experience in China. being wise and practical
begged me, our return home. II convey the foi-
lowing message from him TO those interested in
Chinese Sunday schools I'm our country: Tell
them never to be discouraged even though all or
but few os the scholars become Christians. for
whether they become Christians or not they come
back to China as rule. every one favorable to
Christianity and the friend OF the missionary and
also able to distinguish between the real Christian
foreigner and the who just goes TO church N
the morning and responds 10 the Decalogue, %
Lord incline my heart to keep this Thy law and
goes out OF that church so often TO by his His
break every command Of that law
I write that which 1 do personally Know
history publicly made long before the Rev. Mr.
Studd ever saw China-and I regret to say 1
found on last visit ike painful chapters were
being added. Let the truth be known
MRS. STEPHEN L BALDWIN
Brooklyn. June 9, 1853.