The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-05-28
FRIDAY. Oct 11th, '3G

FRIDAY, Oct 11th. '59
This morning Mr fierson, a returning mis-
sionary en- o-tiEg -fu, accompanied Mr
Davis and to Kio;o We left Kobe at m =,
arriving il Kioto in about hours We visited
the Doshisha of which 1 have written some
thing. | believe. This large and prosperous
college has $50 st, dents The buildings aIe
large and coed. In the girls department we
visited several recit tions, oIe especially ia-
teresting, OF which Miss " hite was teacher. 1t
was class ia English. and they had asked her
questions which she nae Nrittcn upon the board
They were cry correct; f.r example What
country is Jour eDuutr3 ?' why IRE Ame.f-
can people wise and Japane t people not wis, -
" 10 many chapeis in : Amer.ca?'''' W hat are
the most beau iiui flowers n AmCr.ca?'' Nv hat
is the largest amin Il in AmcriCuI'
The classes where young men were found
were much Iike our cole g-s. The hospital in
connection with the mission has two physicians,
DR.. Berry and Mrs. Buckley. he nurses are
japanese. The pla-e was. oh So clean aad
neat was surprised TO see what nice homes
the missionaries have; mating, curtains, easy
chairs, tables, books, choice pictures, some.
pianos. " e were at Dr. Berry's Ior dinner.
They are nice people and have four beautiful
chilGren-
We visited the t"mpIe that afternoon IN
tue way to the depot. 1T was not completed,
but will be grand-when finished 1t is about
$50 II. quare. open three sides with many
pillars 1he woodwork is beautifully carved.
Near the top Of the building was some overlay-
ing Of geld
We were soon oD the train back for Kobe
our last ride on a train in Japan fog some time,
probably, and when we ONE home We will 1--WE
hope) be SO anxious to get there that no sight
ful4 win
the straight course to America
SATURDAY. Oct. 12th, 80
This morning Miss Barrows took us to see the
Girls school at Kobe, only Il few minutes walk
from her home The situation is lovely, on a
blun, with wide lawn, trees, and such rose !
Mamma, just wish you had them. The chapel
tf the school was large and cam ortable. Alb put
100 girls in the school. The room where they
battle their hands and faces was queer enough,
with its stone floor and little basins. much like
one of our spiders with the handle OFF. In the
bath room they have large tubs where several
bathe at once. The girls do part of their own
cooking it being conducted on the Mt Holyoke
plan, where the girls learn to work. The dim
ing room was like q native house. They think
best TO retain Il, many of their modes of work
of this kind because should they i1uoduce
foreign tables and chairs how would lhey ma I e
their homes bett~r when they go TO them waere
they have no foreign thing So In the dining
room were the low tables only few inches
from The floor Their bedding is heavy straw
mats spread on the floo'. They sit on the floor
to stEdy and have little benches some u inches
fl ON the floor, on which they rest their books.
Dear girls being educated in this christian
institution to go forth us teache els, or to become
wives and mothers. establishing christian
bOmhS in & in who ha
light of the gospel is beginning TO shine.
At noon we bade good e to the friends who
| had been so good to us. ard went on board the
Dwarf Maru.' This boat is really freig ght
boat, but has been fixed to accommodate few
passengers twelve persons we did not d re
to drink the water for fear it was not good.
Now the water must be boiled and filtered. This
trip will be delightful, lor we will hardly be
out of sight of land all the way to Tien-tsin
MONDAY, Oct 18th. 80
At4p. m we stopped in Nagasaki. This is
our last stop in Japan. We went on shore and
visited the Girls School uGder the NJ. E. Board
This is beautifully located on bluff overlook
ing the bay They were teaching English and
japanese in the school and sewing sc
In the afternoon we went on board an Amer
lean Man-of-War, the Falos, where We WEI c
heartily received and shown the vessel. 1t j.
undergoing repairs. They invited to drink
tea, but the distilled water they had was far
better than tea
wish Louis could have seen the canrGns.
guns, &c and have heard them explained
TUESDAY, Oct 18th, '89.
About p m. we sailed from the harhor of
Nagasaki an passed such beautiful i-tands on
both sides of us, green with verdure some high.
others low; some round, some peaked. few
standing all alone. some in short ranges. We
passed the islands where 200 years so. 200 con-
verts were thrown down into the water to per-
ish Why? Bec1use, in an insurrection in the
Empire the convicts had joined themselves to