Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-29
Tho Japanese.

RON vmEY PASSED suNp.Y--TuEiR VISIT 10 cnWis.
u,S cnuRcmEs--TnE cLERoyMKN IN THE JArAN-
EsE-ToMMy.
There seems to hc n mistaken idea abroad in re-
lntun 70 the religious views OF our Oriental guests.
They are not rs intolorant as many people sup
p"sc. Yesterday morning one Of the doctors.
kawassake. in company with Mr.. Leland. visited
Rev. Dr, Chapin's church, and listened with
much apparent interest to IN eloquent sermon, in
which frequent illusions to the Embassy were
made. During tho day several of the Japanese
visited Trinity Church. ascepded into tho spire.
examined tho bells, and took sketches Of tho seen.
| cry. Others went to Jones's Wood and to tho
| Battery, or took rides up town. Sunday was to
| them n day of recreation rather than repose
Yesterday many of the city preachers referred
to the Embassy and it's obc ccts in their Sermons.
| Rev. Mr. Brooks, OF thu Twentieth Street Univer-
| salist church, preached from the text, And ma
| ny shall run to and fro, and know ledge shall be
increased arguing that the prophecy referred to
the facilities or transport and communication In
! these days, and the desire for increased informa-
| tion. The speaker viewed tho Embassy e,s sorv-
! ing proyidentlal design, and believed II would
| prove instrumental in spreading the Chris tmh re-
ligion. Rev Charles Goss preached at the French
| theatre last evening on the subject. taking
/ for his text the words from tho Sixty-s cond
! Psalm: God DO mcrciful to us and bless us, and
| cause the light oi his luce to shine upon that
| Thy way may lie known upon EARTH Thy SAW
| health among all nations" IIo spoke highly Of
, the culture and refinement of the Japanese. and
| bee,e that the coming of the Embassy pro.
| vldcntial rather than crcunstantia lie thou sht
it wrong that no mention was made OF the ID, ,ity
! in the Presidents message to the Embassy, and
| that no was alluded to therein Of gres ,ter
| power aud might than James Buchanan. lie
hoped the trade and intercourse with Japan VT uld
be extended.
.The Courier dos Eiats Unis" of this morni ng.
speaking of the absurd interost manifested in re-
gard to Tommy" says
"If, in the report of his expedition to jap, IN,
Commodore Perry had informed US that the en--
tire pol uaton Of that empire had become suddt N
that the people followed him I'LL over, shouted nd
hurruhed when he made gesture; thnt the W. r.
est persons in the nnton-those whose mission it
was to enghten their compatriots-had deliver cd
themselves up to n serious and puerile dscussi, N
~ to whether this boy had fallen in love with
chambormaid; il, we repeat, Commodore Perr.v.
had told all that it is very probable the Ame r
lean would have deemed the Japanese To be a
ther silly people.
The Courier announces. as grandc noupeI e
pour les 1omB,is,es. the fnrt that Tommy hs
purchased q suit OF American clothes.
The printed fac simile Of Tommv's autograph
~ ready for the anxious public. Beneath the Ja.
pnnese characters are the words "Tnteish Ono.
ero--Tommy," written in plain 1esible English
characters, forming a haDdsomcr autograph thar
that of many people educated to our language
from infancy.