The sun., 1889-11-10
CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAM
The Strange Scene Presented In the Eng
lIsh Church In Sbiba. 80
From the london sunday 1tmes.

| from the london SUNDAY 7trfcs.
! , Before went to Japan last November I
heard in Q country city OF the Canadian back
woods echoes OF the battle that was raging
eyer sens about the missionary efforts q the
p. Sutre OF the mond-eyed ones how II was with
them regarding the salvation of their souls by
,.IS You'd ls 90, thoaeht i! e the Church Of Eng
the Church Of England was situated in the
prsseb b@Na b69sk and na fairly intelligent nriksha
man aSRsq stf,lHa x Has should he take
sbsits ,,S asked turning about between the
the e9S my SsS Seon and SSS s5s
ous land o, booths and lee, houses and dancing
SBSt BSS kRs Ss$e66aS iSsIs n
IT. had had evidently been thought UNNECESSARY to
sapp!y supp !hs hi0reiGn requirement Restan,
Church" The near Nearest was vase temple pSo Would I'D
take He lite5mpe pie and qualify it "1ero" said
sh9S@s6tfHlIy shSae6 shaking. hs head Then with
and sober eantor Which 1istS is the iarkis6a k t
ss,Saitt gait, t,o. WaEaraIas!s under these, eircam-
Through the narrow streets we went merry
pn,t great gardens and small. where the pal
orange, trees were bright with their tiny fruit.
scor. past lmhd pit Of the Emperors moat with
oSOEt OI VIII DUCKS 9Diu6llnR ABOUT IN tt. past
that may be bought and sold.-itt was was not 1osea
cd o where f was
color and small wares. i shook my head.
nodded SesooSs GiRRs GesnRs SiDod
that tbsP was to inform me
blnshed for f my foreign N reputation. hope e to
iind that blush, and the fact that didn't get
The llnrikiSha man then went in pOnsnltp-
uon with policeman. from which he emerged
Th o Ss eea and Sap
consulted another policeman. English teroi"
Suddenly the spire occurred to me. and with
my fingers d made the sign Of the cross In
he said. with relief and satisfaction. and in
moment we were flying through an0the street.
and @ads the sign with his; his own u iinssrs. Hs
sence Of romp and se' eeseopn 90
and though l had no idea Of what vaSsO'
might be. ventured In.
Bare whiteWaShed walls. four petroleum
lamps hanging from the ceiling. tho floor filled |
with plain wooden benches forming an aisle
II there, was no installing the Protestant mis- |
siiopp; SO then; my creature Of transport was
he had understood the cross II not the Chris
tian. And ho could lind the cross for me with |
Thought Gould do without Il the 'clH Collect for tho
Fourth Sunday IN Advent. 'N
and as stood hesita,fne near the door younG
girl slipped down the aisle. bowed to me po- |
ae atey a. and ask asked q me ne IN whispered English t9
preferred TO stay where was she sat down be-
side and showed me in. my prayer book what |
the chapter in which the Brhesans are asked /
Of Paul. Unto what then. were ye baptizedW |
plain black clothes as one sees Evaneelists
%eqr ,Ef9h & at home: He read slowly. distinctly and
oSsns a lis hesrers IN now way agq WhieR aeR
lust said Then he closed the book and began gan
subject Re HOY sSos SSaSa she }SSSfa saG
H93 ds &saea hsE
This was surelya subtle matter to discourse
Christianity, as Iohad been told again and
S@gai1r @ only as a moral law, and chiefly as a
who were listening In auist lines II The pe1nS men
sat 80 On On one side the women on the other. few
heGlossy black hair. Of the women had been
gut cuts shorL Eld ISe that Of the men 4 would have
slndayy kSIplQnos, some 81 those the women %Sn
ciaily conscious of then., The man who folds
his l,.,t arms m and goes TO sleep and the woman
fTSn s,RS9 %s = end tss ts ySso ssps
its mother toddled quietly out with It. bow&ine bow &
apologeticaly to me as she passed. Almost
But wsf Nth int in
PPT;sss6sF Fssd t6S story Si Saul q Tarsgs Sns
fE%s Should &ayo ES9TS t Ssa ass
inrikisha coolie and his race in the form and
He was waiting for mo as 1 cane out with tba |