New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-13
MISSIONARY WORK IN JAfAN'
AN APPEAL FOR REINFoRCEMENTs TO BE MADE
10 TIN, AMERICAN BOARD.

AN APPEAL FOR IMPROVEMENTS To BE MAIL
TO THE AMERICAN BOARD.
poston. Oct. ia petition signed by all the mis-
sionaries of the American Board in Japan, Win he
concurrence of the native Christian pastors, VIII Do
brought oonspcuousy to the attention OF the Boar o
Commissioners, at their meeting IN Ne"-AoFh CI'S
next week 1t will urge speedy reinforcement oI
the body Of missionaries in Japan and set forlh
the conditions which make renewed efforts In that
field of Christian work especially timely Inc report
will saw among other things:
several of our stations are IN the most pressing
need of achievements. without mem our NOTE OH
suffers the health Of missionaries IS endangered ana
felt warranted in making on your behalf remain uh,
fulfilled. Then too, among our o,.oii oitas
centIes Of Life and trade, that are Calling LOT Hsso
aries 10 come and help them; ,, CITY, Of rsu the
capital of Mi prefecture Qrovince of lsel, WIN us
population Of nearly 10Qoooo 90 GOA ,orr,at ian
TottOri-Also capital Guy, Win -opoo pop"ld'IoI'
and the centre of 100000 Of pe?nle. .,..,
MacbasbiA city Of 1000 INHABITANTS 'he Capi'a
TUEUl-A city Of 10000. the capital Of prefecture
Tafamatsu~3 900; the capital of $50 900 people;
Fukuokd-The capital of prefecture with 1'loo'ooo
WakamotsuJThe largest town in a prefecture num-
berng about 100000. 90 ooo
These cities. with ono exception, are now served
by our churches, and with two exceptions by our
foreign missionaries II is not merely that thrSe
cites represent such number Of people. but that they
include 50 many people ready 10 hear
Two classes Of workers needed for these places
First those who shall supply immediate needs in
schools for both sexes, giving 20 these cities or
provinces a Christian rather than an anti Christian
education. Such workers can Immediately on ARRIVAL
begin work among people Of education and position
with spiritual results equal superior 70 those
secured on any other mission field.
But We need large class Of missionaries with
whom immediate and direct work shall be a slight
and secondary object and who shall give their main
strength during their first years 10 the acquisition
Of the language. as 10 prepare themselves 10
devote their lives TO direct evangelstc work through
the japanese language IL may be said, hnweN ef,
that such a reinforcement Is not needed, because We
ought 10 commit this work 10 our japanese workers
To this We reply that doing this IN a greater
extent than any other mission IN the world and We
hope to do Il and more. But We caTnot hope
10 shift the whole burden TO them, and 1t is a
nf workers from abroad than most jealous
and efficient pastors and cvanCelists.
Now is reaping time for Japan. This is not the
hearts ard lives are bound up I'm the grand work of
cvangeKinF China when they come here and our
crowded schools and churches. more than hundT ei
students baptized I'm Darbusha Church at time,
and 600 young men and women from all rerts Of the
Fmpirc gathered I'm the same place for Bible study,
rXcaim with us " Now * the time 10 reach JaDaU"
The Board should make Japan spo' ia field Of effort
Just as did the Sandwich Islands sixty years ago"
There Is tide IN the affairs Of men which taken at
its flood leads on to victory" Missions are no ex-
cepton TO this truth.