The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
MAKING FRIENDS OF CHINESE
UORk pE. GIEBIRT RTID ~
mana ~ iNGHAI.
A'ns nT the International institute ~.
Plalned n IT, Founder Comparable"
~ Itgh tIRss G1lnrsr secured Ia the
SrN N=tIon.l scheme uf Reform

TS,rtau,-- Ntth high class thiL"s'. lie ~
Dr Gitbart Rrid. a graduate IT Hamilton
ColI"g,. ~ 1879. and at Union Theological
seminary IN Iss2
For t.,u wears h. has been IA" head
,fvh,' Sd. upV known as IN" International
Inst :t.. Il China His work ~ IN" uut
49, WAS individual and experimental II
hI. a.uu,, heCumo legally Incorporated
uT..ulya Iuu with - stan ~ associates.
and with representative COMMITTEES Of
management consisting equally uf Chinese
ard y-S-"n- of other nRtiunalIt~-
A. pr.Sart th" institute - located IA IA"
city IT shanghai which DR. Reid calls the
m"st Cusf> opoltan city M IN" world.
Formerly II was lrCated ~ prkiu until III"
Boxer uprising and The siege of the laRa-
tiun ncccssita'rd "a removal - another
pla., II A. now IN" intention e IN"
friends ~ th" institute - r'.s,Irn" the work
in Pokn and also ~ extend u 10y local
hranCh.s T. all the kadng cities IT the
Empir'
BENG asked IN what way IN" Chinese
had shown their good will and support.
Dr Red -a,d
In the first place when | lived in Pc
kin at q. time uf Conservatism and Sus-
rlr.on. ! secured Va" GCqha intanC" and
friendship II som" three hundred II the
oNicra's and nobility IA prkin. PrrJu-
docs were removed The barriers were
broken down.
In lees than thr". wears time Of cult
waiting friendly relations with these man
darins Of Pckn secured the privileg" OF
admission to the Imperial Board 81 For
eign ATaIrs. aud what - more securs,P
the formal sanction ~ that hoard for IN"
institute which Was then seeking 10
c-rtuu-n II was 'he first time mat ms
h4ri or any other department ct he
Chinese Government had gwen such
r. ignition 10 an ntsrprisa under foreI gn
INITIATIVE aud for ~" time being. control.
Last YEAR this Board of Foreign Affairs
h"s'uv,i a second recognition OF an
uuu-Iai character. Ia a reply under the
sau OF hat board th"~" was Expressed
a,Vr'c'a "a Of What had been done.
The u,,ard contributed a. a mark Of Its
apprp,al m" sum Of 81 in
II hA.wi~.. hestoNrd on the institute
'unI"r which now hangs ~ our halle.
II ur'."-'"d memorial To- ia. throne
A. 'ln sam" time ~ presented To the
prrcs Regent cppl.- uf my different
uIu.,diauus ~ Chimes" An imperial
rcrDrI. nls l~Suci ordering that tho
I.npo~Ia. Or,i"r - 20" N"llpv Dragon lie
y ,a"n'.'i % William q Low ~ thus City
H. .as b,,.' oar lnrge-r cont butor tho
amp... ..'nrrtN"r h".nE Sio1I
-nulu .kc % .Iii" an incident which
'rr rcd when ! Hr-i moved To Shanghai.
" 20 VI. show fu" readiness ot the
{ .nop""I'" Vl'h any foreigner
wi. ,sH' friend I r.'Iu's'"i five. of
~ .,r.ts' 'rn.ds O., rSsE" an invitation
2. NO., rnv rrptu u"ur ,h'ue-'' "a Shaug-
hI. b.t nricti- ami merchants - al
90 u"H' uc su"r' | would explain
tho phi' - 81 ~" iuStitui" and the scoop"
% oar WDra. II was known that - was
nv nj 'n''nn q" ask Tor money
over forty - TIA" ihin"-'' were present
uu ..r dly appointed After partaking
%. -.frr.hmsnt- w. all gathered in one
81 rNn rooms - hear my story I had
not spoken NOR" than ten minutes when
49," = t." lradi"g bankers arose and
j.. .rrr'u..i m" iy saving II this for ,
e.s.", "a wiling 90 work FOR the GOOD -
our 'NInfry We surely ought - help him
"a. .''n ...rn-d - ~. aud asked tu" what .
! v ,.'i bike - hav" rh" thIn"s" d.. |
r"Ti'"i hat would b" pleased u they
would psrcaa~" suitable site. Il" then
asked N" how much thought it. would /
cost. said about s2O UOO
Without any further DELAY no went !
forward - table. took out IN" sub |
scripiiDn book and proceeded 20 call !
FOR subscribers ~" and fw" oth-r- I
each =ub=crihed 81 90 The imperial !
Chinese Telegraph Company sIb=criu..d .
the same amount The China Merchants .
Steamship COMPANY suh-crihad 81 49, .
Oth"r amounts wer" subscribed az once .
and IN frw months the whole amount B
was secured
The ground beautifully situated in
the centre 81 Shanghai. has been yrlr-
chased Narrower the Chinese com
trihutad sufficient - erac' our first build |
Ing Dut IT SlUJOp which We have. .N-
pended from the beginning nearly two
thirds has CONS from the Chinese They /
have underz' bod that | was not Interested
IN the enterprise from any mercpnarv
motives For three wears and one half ,
! never took any salary from the insti-
tute funds and ! have also turned into
The treasury 40 which have earned .
In various wavs
Or Reid was then asked what was
The peculiarly Of the institute a. com
pared with other organizations anl what
was the work which was being done lie
replied
The chief peouliarity Ia that the in
ttItuts ia its management and mefnbar-
shin must consist ~ both chinese and
p"r-ons NJ other nationaltie- II IL
an illustration Of cooperation betw.an
the nations Moreover We have always
tought 20 secure the good will and 90
operation Of the mo@' influential Chinese,
We have made no distinction between
one religion and another We find that
there are many points Of agreement
on thee" w. unit" We ara a pleasant
company - friends and broi hers whether
from Asia or Europe or America aud .
whatever oar cre"d
Being thus organized aud being thus .
incorpOrat'd our great work j. ~ pro- '
n1p'o frIeudhu"=- End ha-rnOuv. pace
end Cancellation. n"'w".n China and ,
D'h"r countries W" recognize that we
ga. aiI agree in irving 20 advance knoyI- /
cd 20. ,puud learning aud nligh'enrnsut .
"" go" Dr',ty we'll agreed that ~ - a
rr'LH and d"urtpl" object - hu,p
'.ta b. irving nut her great r"foru-.
& "a -p'i'l MORT nd ""puO-nI,
-''ur wrrk therefore may ~" briefly
',,..u. 4 '..- 81" must -g'.rIi % sI"t'
4 % 81 '.In .r -u,lsl way ~ i'.'.r-
- D," ~ collie nd by conversation .
aud discussion OF matters ~ interest.
lhu1 - No" i..-i y y 10 cultivate frisHdii- .
ne-- W .l.r 'ar" e ru'1'h'y U"rI0dI- I
al "" v-auar" hooks and pauphl"'- p
W. . rr.IIt." am pnE th" III ... al#
'.'r 81 ...-,.-
.Nn '..r k,',Ir.- -ul aiirr.s 20 We
.-raul. for hNup"ts and I.,..f...-
" . .. ''. u...u."rn 't ~" o. f.. .....
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