Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-08
HINEsE STUDENT AT YALE ADDRESSES Y. NJ q. a.AUxiLIAR

The Woman's auxiliary to the Y. M C. 4. held it's December meeting on Tues day afternoon, at the home of Miss Por- taous, PAP Broadway, with large at- tendance, the president, Mrs A. N. H. Vaughn, presiding.
 After the usual short devotional ex- ercises. led by Secretary Edwin Hill Mrs Charles Tyler Bard, who has fine voice, sang two charming selections, The Rose From Over the Way, and Jerusy, Miss Annie E. Taft furnishing al sympa- thetic and artistic accompaniment. This enjoyable musical programme was fol lowed by the address of the afternoon by Peter Lin, native Chinese, who, having decided to devote his life to Y. M. c. A. work, is now taking special | studies at Yale Divinity school
 Mir Lin's talk was very interesting, 1 showing the growth of the. Y. NJ. c. A | in China, it's difficulties in establishing | itself, and the petty prosecutions to which he, and other earnest young men who wished to engage ir Christian work. were subjected. In land which has l been guided by the teachings of Con- l fucious for 1000 years. 1t is very diff cult to induce Chinese minds to accept l Christianity which they regard as a
 dangerous foreign religion. Born of Christian parentage himself. Peter, Lin, who had wished to become a physician was one of the large student army, which in 1911 during the Chinese revolution 1 tried to help on the republican cause I Later on, as one of a thousand young men who seemed promising material, he l was sent to the military government
 school (similar to West Point in Ameri cal, tp be trained as an officer The i feeling against Christian influences was
 very strong in this school, and no wori
 of that kin; "as permitted, but gradual
 ly. from.a sr1ar class of eight men whC Eeld secret campus meetings and did
 some sT'lenGid work among themselves
 rcr:". .ssion Mas given to rent TWO ni ] roAms outside cehool boundari .s wh,
 l '. N c A nucleus was fortre l. wit steadily increasing number of mem
 bers
 Having been graduated as a full-fedg ed officer, MT. Lin decided to leave tn,
 army, and took up Y. NJ C. A. work il
 Ranking, where he remained for tw
 years. After the world war broke out , he was sent by the international com
 mittee to France for ten months, wher r he>had a wonderful opportunity to do hi
 bit among his fellow countrymen, and t
 test his Christianity in the midst of hec
 tic normal conditions. '. MT. Lin was very convincing speak
 CT, and his own evident personal inter est in this work for young men by youn men, appealed strongly to his hearers
 He thoroughly believes in the import y ance and necessity of this duty, and i I giving himself up to it, stated that h was actuated by his desire to glorify tn f aause of Christ by dedicating his ow Q life to the cause. After completin I his three-year course at Yale, with a b additional year at Columbia universit, = he will return to his native land we | confirmed fO take m work att1dau . Y. M. c. A. secretary in China.
 Following the afternoons address, lI
 usual business reports were heard.
 was stated that $261 was received trol
 the. sale of tickets for the three 1ecef organ recitals, and by motion tll , amount was increased to the sum ' $500, to apply on the pledge due the ne n building fund, promised by the auxilar
 leaving a balance still unpaid of $1,9S Mrs. Vaughn made mention of the Ne
 Years reception, to be held on Satu day evening, January 1st, in the assoc
 ation building, the committee in chars
 consisting of Mrs. Leonard o. Smith ar
 Miss Mary E. Richards.
 Those present were urged by Mrs E, e ward J. Graham to attend the lecture
 the Educational Outlook for Connect l. cut, to be given to the public on Wet l. nesday evening at the Community hous 't As means of raising money a moo d trial will be given this month at u Ie Community house. tickets for which al n in the hands of the auxiliary All bu k mess pcIng completed, the meeting al le journed. social . IT followeI, du
 ing whicn lea was served Mrs Will Stearns aIN Mrs. Archibald Mitchell, J poured, assisted by other members
 the auxi idry.