{"id":2419,"date":"2026-04-27T23:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=2419"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:46:12","slug":"secretary-ymca-tientsin-1914-1927","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/exhibits\/arthur-g-robinson-1906\/secretary-ymca-tientsin-1914-1927\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary, YMCA Tientsin (1915-1926)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Robinson returned to the United States in May 1915, married Marian Rider in Kansas City that June, and sailed back to China with her later that summer. There, he took up his post as Boys&#8217; Work Secretary for the Tientsin YMCA, where he served until 1926. Robinson chaired the Boys&#8217; Work Committee and pioneered programs that set precedents for the wider China YMCA, including the first Boys&#8217; Camp in China at Wo Fu Ssu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-29-at-8.28.57\u202fPM-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-29-at-8.28.57\u202fPM-edited.png 1286w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-29-at-8.28.57\u202fPM-edited-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-29-at-8.28.57\u202fPM-edited-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-29-at-8.28.57\u202fPM-edited-768x471.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">University of Minnesota Collections, 1915<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Robinson-as-Secretary-Tientsin-1914-1927.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Robinson as Secretary, Tientsin 1914-1927 (University of Minnesota).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-17e4bdc9-2784-42aa-bab2-97b24b1fa41d\" href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Robinson-as-Secretary-Tientsin-1914-1927.pdf\">Robinson as Secretary, Tientsin 1914-1927 (University of Minnesota)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Robinson-as-Secretary-Tientsin-1914-1927.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-17e4bdc9-2784-42aa-bab2-97b24b1fa41d\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Teintsin-1915-1916-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Tientsin 1915-1916, Robinson (Far right) (University of Minnesota).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ef39bfac-dbd3-4e85-bbd3-b09e7d9b563e\" href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Teintsin-1915-1916-1.pdf\">Tientsin 1915-1916, Robinson (Far right) (University of Minnesota)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Teintsin-1915-1916-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ef39bfac-dbd3-4e85-bbd3-b09e7d9b563e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Building-Tientsin1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of YMCA Property &amp; Buildings in Tientsin (University of Minnesota).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-8a4b8fae-16c7-4501-b226-f0a7d6cbcc3e\" href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Building-Tientsin1.pdf\">YMCA Property &amp; Buildings in Tientsin (University of Minnesota)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Building-Tientsin1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-8a4b8fae-16c7-4501-b226-f0a7d6cbcc3e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robinson returned to the United States in May 1915, married Marian Rider in Kansas City that June, and sailed back to China with her later that summer. 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