New-York tribune., 1910-08-25
STUDENTS MEET
Big Attendance at Opening OF
Conference in Hartford.
YOUNG MEN ACCEPT CHRIST
Every Province in Celestial King
dom Represented at Trinity
College Gathering.

Hartford, Conn. Aug. "A (SpeciaD. With
twenty coming leaders OF China, picked to
be educated in the United States At the
expense Of the Chinese government. stand
ing before a gathering of fellow students
and later praying together and then for
maIIy accepting Christ for the first umer
the second convention of the Chinese STU
dents Christian Association ended and the
sixth annual conference Of the Chinese stu
dents Alliance in the East began here this
morning.
The fruits of the Christian convention
were born from the executive ability ana
spiritual leadership of c. T. Wang, of Yale
the general secretary Of the association
according 10 the opinion Of those who have
been here in the last five days He mas
been ably assisted by the executive offcers
DR. ". c. Chen, OF Michigan. president :
y. Han also of Michigan, vfce-preslder''
and Pingwen Kuo, of Worcester, treasurer
The Rev. Hui Kin. Of the Chinese Presby-
terian Mission at New York, was the Cnl-
nese minister in attendance.
The speeches made al the convention by
the American and Chinese speakers may De
summarized as follows:
The Chinese-To avoid suspicion among
our people in regard 10 Christianity anu u
preach the gospel according 70 the needS
of China the work must be done by anu
for the Chinese We must not allow an
office in New York TO dictate the acts OF
the churches in China.
The Arnericans-We shall be glad TO WITH
draw and let you have independence III the
Church as soon as you have the intellectual
spiritual and financial strength 10 carry
out the work that will be a glory 10 the
Father who is in Heaven and credit 70
YOU as Christians in China
The Chinese students-We shall try &c
educate ourselves and encourage others u
be Church leaders so that the words mis-
| sionarv to China may become phrase oi
historical past
About one hundred and fifty students
| coming from every province in emma AM
| from Singapore, Forrnosa and HonoiuIu
| are here attending the conference. sho
many more are expected to be here IN the
next two DAYS The conference VIII ho
| end until the last of this month
! The weeks programme includes orator.
! cal contests Of representatives from diItei
ent universities. a debate between Chlhes'
orators from the University OF Pehhsy :
vania and from Yale University, 1ootDai
/ game between students from the north aIiI
| those from the south OF China Il trach
meet in which every student may enter anc
! Chinese concert. using wholly chinese
musical instruments
/ Governor Frank B. Weeks OF ConnectI
| cut and John w. Foster, ex-SecretaTy o.
State Of the United States. are some OF 'ht
speakers on the programme Inc olncer'
are 7. c. Chu. Harvard, president l. l.
Chao. Harvard. vice-president' Crimson
Young. Pennsylvania, English secretary
/ Y. s. Chin. Wisconsin. Chinese secretary
| h p. Yang. Cornell, treasurer
! c. Fl. Lin. Harvard. is chairman OF ths
| conference committee which has in charge
all matters relating TO the conference IN
| Guiding reception. room accommodations
meals. athletics, music, business manage
nnent and resolutions. He is assisted ol
seven subcommittee. The conference L
| being held in Trinity College.
! c. T. Wang, called by his fellow students
"the John +. Mott of China. Is heipinE
the conference as the chairman Of the re-
I oapriOrr ,Ouor17iftee