The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-07-06

the otler guests ia the good Ole Jspa
nese way. As general thins one
reIishes food quite as well when Pre-
,sred ont OF sight. | was called on
everv day to see a lev SICK people
One dav I vas called - see middle
ege5 u,fr. far gone with consumption.
Upon r, aching the house, under
stood from ;he talk Of ;lios- Pr'---ut
that the sick EIan wished 10 eec me
more TO learn abont this new religion
than on account of bis disease SO
after seeing him and prescribing for
him / asked him if he wished me TO
talk to him in regard to the religion oi
Christ. He said he did. | explained
to him briefly, as well as could, that
man was sinner, God God of mercy,
that Christ died for our sins. that if we
believed in Christ and repebted of our
sins, God for Christs' sake forgave our
sins and gave Us home in Heaven l
asked him then il lie understood. He
replied that he did. | asked him to
repeat to me, which lie cid very intel
ligentIy. | asked him il | should pray
for him, but as he did not appear to
comprehend the effect of one PERSONS
prayer for another l did not think it
best. promised to seLd him copy
each of John and Mathew, which l
did. He promised to have his friends
read it to him, and Nose San promised
to call on him as frequently as he could
and explain the Scriptures TO him and
pray with him.
! Nakagawa took me one afternoon to
visit large rice Shobai (ChambSr OF
Commerce. with which he was con-
nected. There were upwards OF thirty
men constantly employed in this place,
and one day when | passed 300 were
assembled here Had a pleasant in.
teryiew with the principal man, and
then learned that they closed Oh the
Sabbath. Nakagawa said that If !
would come there to preach they could
all attend service on Sabbath. They
expressed a strong desire that should
come there to live After this We Wis
tied two large money exchanges. These
places of business are also closed Oh
Sabbath. | know of no place in Japan
where Sd many important business
places are closed Oh the Sabbath day.
In kioto, the schools, the great exhi,
bitiOn, and all business go on Just as
on other days. This to my mind is
one of the most promising places to
open IA new station that have seen in
Japan. There are two boys in the
school here in Kioto from Okayama,
and one girl liz the Kobe school, and
they promise TO send us more. had
long talk with Nakayama the night
before / left. He urged me to come
and teach Christianity part of the time,
and work in the hospital part of the
time, as l have already said. Said il
| would come there would soon be a
church established. promised to lay
the matter before the mission at the
annual meeting. / was in hopes that
l conld have permission to go there to
open new station, but now our num-
bers are so reduced, fear it will not
be possible, but l should like to go.
When 1 left it was raining, but they
sent an escor: nearly five miles to see
me off safely. The return trip was
pleasant in contrast with the journey
there. l have since heard through
Nose San that those who heard us and
bought our books, are diligently read
ing and talking over the new and i'm
port thoughts presented TO them and
anxiously await Mr.. Atkinsons visit in
May, as | told them. Yours truly,
WALLACE TAYLOR.
| KiOtO. ydDGn.