New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
HOPE TO CONVERT China
Christian Students to Confer on
Problems at Trinity College.
BEGINNING NEW MOVEMENT
Far East Must Be Evangelized
Through Work of Orientals,
General Secretary Says.

More than one-third of the 1863 known
Chinese students in the colleges and tech
nical schools of this country. many OF
whom are sent here by the Chinese gov
eminent, are professed Christians. They
will meet for the first time under the name
of the Chinese Students Christian Asso-
citation In North America. in Hartford.
Conn, from August 10 to 3 next, to sup
port a declaration recently made by their
general secretary, G. T. Wang, Of Yale,
that II the Far East is ever to be evan
gelized it must be through the work OF the
Orientals.
This coming conference of Chinese stu
dents, small in number, but great In sig
nif1cance. according to the friends of the
association, will be watched with interest
by the many Americans who believe in
foreign missions and whose church boards
have missionaries in China.
Those who have been disappointed in
finding only one Christian among every
three thousand persons in China after one
hundred years of labor may be comforted
In the fact that every third Chinese young
man found in the schools Of this country
is a Christian.
join the ruling class in China, just as the
West Point cadets become officers in the
United States army. as they all have been
selected to be trained for leadership in
their respective fields.
Leaders of the Movement.
The foremost members Of the association
are among the best of the Chinese students
In this country, including c. c. Wang,
of the University of Illinois, chairman of
the joint board of the Chinese Students
Alliances Of the Western and the Eastern
States; Pingwen kuo, of Wooster Unver
sity, editor in chief of The Chinese Stu
dents Monthly, and Hong Yen Ching,
president Of the Chinese Students Alliance
OF the Western States.
The president of the association is W. c.
Chen, of Picking. a doctor of philosophy of
the University Of Michigan. The general
secretary, Mr.. Wang, was appointed with
the approval of the general committee Of
the Young Mems Christian Association of
China.
The conference will be held In the build
ings of the Trinity College The opening
session will be addressed by DR.. W. C.
Chen. president of the association This
will be followed by a devotional service,
conducted by the general secretary, Mr.
Wang.
Beginning with Saturday morning and
to be maintained throughout the confer
ence the first hour after breakfast will
be devoted to Bible study. After the Bible
study will come the business session, which
is to be omitted on Sunday. Platform ad-
dresses will be delivered at II o'clock every
morning during the conference.
Among the speakers will be President F.
s. Luther of Trinity College, DR.. J. R.
Mott, Of the international Committee Of
the Young Mems Christian Association, of
New York; Fletcher S. Brockman, Of
Shanghai, China, and Robert E. Lewis, Of
Cleveland.
Sunset meetings IN the afternoon will be
held out of doors. At each of these. meet
ings there will be a Chinese and an Amer
lean speaker
The chief attraction Of the conference. it
is believed. will be found in the group
meetings, in which every person present
may take part. Persons attending the con-
ference will be divided into three groups,
each of which will discuss special sub
ject for three successive nights, to be
conducted by leader, assisted by two
associates. -....
Group A. with PingWen Kuo as its leader.
will deal with HOW to Make BLDG STUDY
Effective: David 2. T. Yui, of Cambridge,
Mass, will lead Group B in the discussion
of Personal Work Among Students" and
Ngan Han, of Wooster University, will lead
Group C, which viii have for its subject
The Church Problem at Home"
On the fourth night session each group
will make q report at the union session OF
the three groups on the conclusions drawn
from the discussions made at the previous
meetings.
The afternoons during the conference Will
be used for recreation and other whole
some alnuSementS-