University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-09-12
The Chinese in New York Citv

to Mott Street. where they are fur
ther required to study the tongue
| of their fathers. Those teachers wht
have had Chinese children i'm theil
classes report that the children OF
this race are numbered among the
brightest and most Obedient.
Two Chinese newspapers are pub.
lished in New York City, the Chinese
Chronicle and the Chinese Reform
News. The Chronicle is a weekly
but the Reform News, which is a
SemiWeokly. is to become prospect
lively daily in order to compete with
Il new publication of a different pO-
litical faith. The latter is an organ
Cf the constitutional party in China,
party having followers all over the
world
The Chinese have a Christian
church at 223 East 31st Street. its
pastor and officers all being Chinese
The pastor, the Rev. Huic Kin. has
labored among his people for the last
twenty-siX years. lie has in his
church fifty members. in his Sunday
school one hundred and twenty-five
teachers and pupils and a strong
boys club.
Besides this independent church.
twenty-One societies or churches
have opened Sunday-schOOls or mis-
sions in different parts of the city fOI
the benefit of the nCn-Christian Chi
nese. admitting them to member
ship in their several American mo,h-
er churches when converted. Accord
ing to the secretary of the Chimes
Christian Union about three hundred
and fifty Chinese in New York are
professed Christians. Whether Oh
not the forgiving spirit and loving
service preached in Christianity ha.
been successfully taught by the we'll
meaning but inefficient teachers il
lhtSt ouiiud. -SCHooiS Is SUN an open
question.
If the Chinese are not satisfied
NTH the Christianity taught then
and established by those professcd iE
this faith. they may be held by Con-
fucianism. To give instructions in
CCnfucian philosophy and to teach tC
revere this great teacher, a society
has been formed with its meeting
place at . Mott Street. Dr. Huang
Coong Chen. being the president OF
the society and superintendent of
its Sunday school. DIR. Chen is
Chinese scholar. having obtained his
Doctors degree from the Hanlin Col
lcge at Pekin and Columbia Univer-
;ity in the City of New York
For social purposes the Chine >,
business mon have the Oriental Club
In its membership roll are listed
most of the Americanized Chinese
The center of social activity among
he Chinese young men and women
Students in the city is the New York
Chinese Students Club. Its eXecu-
i've office and social rooms are in
22:' East 3lst Street. 1t has a men,
'crShip of seventy-five.
About eighty Chine Sc students are
5t.ending the universities and high
schools in this city. forty being at
1911 session at Columbia. thre,
.Oung Chinese men were awarded
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Many Chinese girls are attending
high schools. and two of them are al
normal college. The public schools
Of the city have about thirty-fivt
Chinese pupils. while the kindergart-
n is conducted in the Morning Star
Mission, at Mott Street, for those |
" hO are yet too young to attend the |
public school.
For charitable purposes, the Chi
lcse have organized many societies |
according to the trade. occupation, |
nativity and dialect of those who |
compose them. Some of these are
If sccretive nature and admit men, !
bers by election, while others accept |
through subscription. Ev-
cry group of men coming from tn,
sane district in China has an Organi-
ration of its own. The latest society
D is the Anti-Manchu So
riety. its principal object being the
of the present reigning
!ynasty in China.
China is officially represented in
New York by consul. The present
Chinese Consul i'm this port is M.
y Y. Yang: his office is at Is Broal-
way. He is young man and socially
is very popular.
Several years ago one could scarce
" see large Chinese business house
outside of Mott and Pell Streets i'm
the lower end of the city. Now there
are Chinese stores on Fifth Avenue.