Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11
JAPANs TENDENcIe,s,
The Public Men OF the Fr.
GUESSING the Adoption o. n. Z
tian Religion.

The Public Men OF the Pa.
GUESSING the Adoption Of ~.
tian Religion.
Tee ~ n,ss Of Saturday pubilshsa
japan Weekly Nal remarkable ~.
japan, says tho London Spectator
ed that the publelsis OF that comet,
eusslng the prophets Of al Official n
OF the Christian religion, aud A., i.
measure ia favor Of the step Th.r 4
they say, believe III Christianity. soa
repealed BY its dogmas, boiling Tia, y
men should hiways be guided b. 49,,
but they tbink the adoption u tbs y
creed essential TO the perfection az ~
civilization and 10 the maintslnages i,
al standard among their psopls. Ta,I
ese, they say, have lost their o.d INV r
iJ 10 Indispensable Tor the saIe,s q,
and It, development that they sk,atl 4.
new one. without u thsY win ps,,,
that slFoHg Conference and sllsne.
other which Is essential 10 p6Msrlsl
Some Of the reasons pleaded srs ofi.s
pOFtanee than this last, Hhieh d -
Times narrative, one OF those setaa4
iished being that only when Japsn (. a II
tiaa will It's music ever Improve. IA 4
say nOat OF the readers Of tie aeeas., Y
down as a mere digest Of paFrlt 49,
dissertations b. halt .in-fogmsi D. otr,',,
iatlye men. That however, Il ~ a,
We have strong reas0as, ahOilg ist,,ejs +
OF the account 10 The NaA, fog belkts,
The persons Nho really govern Jabss y.
cussing lhis proposal ~ eaknrsilI a. n, III
eisIs, and that. although tisss I
resisting pagty, IL II SSH bF nu sastss u
tuag Christ jnHttY mar bs lgegats,i u "
decree the official religinn ~ Jtpa8. M.
tie most influential councillors 81 IL f.
sru OF the on nt0u that such 4 ss5 4 T..
tai 10 tartheF pfoeFess lst eitiit5,tisa ~
eniuDt D. based upoi weak m8gals
implicitly adnh tbst it uid % scss
the Indigenous eFtets ere uySss - ,sst "
llag she hgiT u tie jap4ness aali5
the mss faith aith ae4asssaneF Il ssas
qaiIs alshiu the siHe4tag tgeF-ses 4 3
rulers
OF lhe aesurzey u tbs Vlsw ~ *
7 ihis defiance psriegd 10 Judge, bas y
[ Il 90 Be held ~ ppNrTfai ICES. ~
/ Japanese have excepted 70 mzHg. s.sa 4 \
slyr, and one suald lhlnA SEA aasf
lnBOTat5Nas that the ysrN Il pFobBliF ~
4 aud though &c dnaH1 helhsf te8 -
can esd ia victory f0g CtFsssslst
/ aould inFolEe = FspAsiiastnn q W. as4s
| etsln 10 b., a. deseeBdAnt II ihk faA
/ self semi iiFins. The ebanes h tsi8 ~
I enough - deserve q m0nehEs tAasaa
/ The ffsI feeling Of Engiishnsn 9e lsmn
| such a pgplees u 1Hs ~ instluegiys vsasss
/ The last frN generations have brsa tsHa
10 lhs idea that rrilgt1u Il msssn n
indiy dnai eunseieuee aions. aat 40 4
| thips, Syen sar1ri0x Of psrseenssea y
ntly arvhz, that ths pFpfaalgaisss ., iM
I by , dcsposie g0Tsfumrut a. 40 sSs n
4 surt Il sdurattbh strikes thsta sta u
I horror. 1hssr san. they thlnk. = n 4
I tea1lE from a ssrp ~ oppdaed 70 ~
/ sparit u Carifiiahiyy. Nnpadi's ian -
I % rtsd bg such a tFaeiafiaiiae tst
= lJis prplie g pFu3sss a creed 4 saa
10 uay lei uar mast ~ either hF@hers
! aE gbr ursE tAl II hastgi1aisa q n
Z liunabis. HVs u sAY a Fathsf h.ffsaea
s1y6. NO mSH'f spiritual state aa4
better fgF aGy 0iiisIsi anBnaaceN gai =
Efsrd il true ugastsnIsd With Al he
change 10 sAR Hinsls % ghpa 500 sfsat
ns lhsT is1 zRd . great ssilsl1ms Nsss
Nh!eh bcurHIs no rsan's FeiiEs9Sa mal
must - utrirs4 o. any r1aHsFs. asl i
Iulnrlgus. a. IuisglsgtnE uith lhs m@
and, therefore, hentariAi, Jlt'asba q
religious ideas r1uNeE8inH. 10 sfn
Dc a'1Pprl Instead Ut stlnnl stssi n III
Fafsnt as4g.ssrrRcs u an uubsssias
pc.
There il much iusts Ia thrir asws
ani. lndrst. V the iEpturas heisFes
aiEuugiF o. sincerely ~ any rFsat=t1ia
nnsttcism they uUali b nnM; ~
alleged not 70 br tAe case. ne assg'
that tbs bulk ~ the people u f1sa
more especially % The directing sissast
ceased 70 believe strongly IN Any vssl
ever. and are pfeglsslv ID that asetes
mlnd uhsa they aili accept one I'll ise
nf rulers, who lbsT think keuw aafs
what = true o. AZ All events Hsas
than they do sh msslrEA Tie tseaass
learned from the failure 81 ihsS ass =
10 doubt everything. rTra themselves