Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-12
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MORAL REFLECTION by A JAPANESE
TRAVELLER.

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Vio"s Vi an 'hteiiigeht japanese trav-
eler upon our institutions, and as a
nairc literary composition, as well as
n critical exominat,on into Soma of our
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ana serious renectlon. Inc japanese
traveller says;
The American people have been SO
very kind in receiving my political re.
Elections, that take the great liberty
OF writing again nv observations and
feelings about their country. would
not, however, do this without having
been. asked because 10 offer opinions
too freely often gives offence when II
is not intended. So / wish clearly to
explain, that what / write now Is in
consequence of urgent request, and is
not my own proposal. No doubt
many will laugh at nv opinions this
time, Just as they laughed at my DO.
litical reflections, but / cannot under.
stand why they laugh. read Sena.
tor Morton's paper on the American
constitution. lie SAID almost exactly
the same things that did. This as.
tonished me very mucb-apd il also
satisfied me, because | found this very
clever Senator agrees so closely with
me. But observe newspapers did
not laugh at him; then | Thought. ri
| had signed his paper and he had
signed mine, they would have laughed
at his paper and approved mine.
American people look too much at
names. They think. when paper is
signed by great name. they must an
prove never mind what is In the pa.
per; if foreigner or unknown man
signs. then they don't approve
pass by silently. am sorry | said
ANYTHING about aseppuk6ti" because all
over the country ignorant newspapers
are laughing. This is only because
thew do moi understand the ouestion.
Now | am ooing 10 tell them some
things that ibcy cannot laugb NJ be.
cause thew arc verv eosv oven for
them IN understand and tbcv nro 90
true thew cannot denv them Besides
nv nortical s,ndies Ibavo made moral
studies in different Christian countries.
these as said before I am coing 70
nublisb fnllv in Janon bnt I viii now
take out OF nv notes n few noints
First I observe in every country
tbere Il d;fFeren, l.;rd of morality az
ierent kind of vice altboncb iii Tho
countries NAV he Christian still vices
in Catholic Countries differ from vices
in pro,es,ant countries vices in old
countries d;fysr from y;ces in now
Countries v;ces /, co,n,,;es wbere
church Il mid bv tho government die
car fron, r;oos ~ dorn,,;os who're
chnrches ore not naid hv the cove,n.
mont v;oos IL copnt,.;es where ,hero
is riob and ;dle ar;stocrat;c class differ
from vices in countries where every.
body il eouaI and everybody il busy
making money. AsI am writing for
Americans / will leave all these other
countries out of the question. and do
scribe the vices which observe in
new country which ia chiefly Protest.
ant, whore the churches are not paid
by the government. where everybody
ia eoual according TO constitution, and
all are busy making money. | will
not saw ANYTHING about their virtues,
not because they have not got any
indeed thew have most excellent vir.
tues and high qualities, but it is not
necessary Tor me to tell them; they
describe them very fully themselves
both in conversation and newspapers,
therefore there would be nothing new
in this but their vices are not so often
described. except. sometimes, in bitter.
ness, but | win describe them with
great affection because have received
so much kindness from American peo-
pie. In the first place. Americans,
quite naturally. like all other Chris
tians. think their religion the best in
the world. therefore they must try and
make other nations adopt it; for that
reason they send missionaries TO ia
pan. Ifmissionaries could come alone,
without sailors or merchants, / think
they might do some good. Generally
they are very good men, though mis-.
sionarios of different Christian scots
quarrel among themselves more than
any other people still, individually,
they try to set good example, only
their religion does not prevent them
from hating each other when they do
not agree on religious subjects.
When they first began to instruct
Japanese in principles OF Christian re-
ligion, many Japanese accepted, es-
pecialy of the lower orders, who had
not studied Confucus and more deep
philosophy, only they soon found great
difference between what missionaries
taught and so-called Christians prac-
ticed
have examined into religious mat
ter good deal, and | find no religion
whore difference is 30 great between
what religion teaches, and what the
people practice as in Christian religion.
Mahometan religion does not teach
such high and pure morality as Chris
tianity, but Mahometans practice their
religion much more closely They are
never ashamed TO pray, even when
they are alone among strangers; they
ncrform nil observances very faithful
y. They do not depart from teaching
in order TO make money, therefore
they cannot make il when they are
near Christians, because when Chris
tians $50 callcd) want to make m niey,
they do not care much what their BIZ
bic teaches, but Mahometan cares what
II oran faochaa nibIe eava IL il not