The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-18
MISSION SCHOOLS IN JAPAs.
Facts About Them Written by Native
Graduate.

Ar. 9. Il Ando, :he wsll-knowa japanese mer
ehsnt, recently wrote 20 [. s&Ito, al intimate
friend IL his native land, ask.nE him Tor stats
tics concerning the missionary schools IN that
country. Bolh M An1o and NJ. sa.t0 were
educated il miss onary school, and tae letter
Of the latter in response is given below;
10 a BLUFF, YoKoRAxA, JAPAs,f
Oct =. lsgI.
Dear Friend ! am very soTry I could not
eusBer yOur request a soon as you wanted me
70, because was quite busy STAGE Two OF tAree
weeks ago. ! cannot get ell the statistics you
requested, as an not sb.e ~ answer ali your
questions. Anyway, Il Is not 50 easy 3 matter 10
write aa6 inform you ail about the reality OF the
Christian world Ia Pspau, especially II Il "a 10
foreigner, 20 my letter CANNOT give you ans sat
Isfacilon. stu ] viii Try 10 drop few lines y
answer your requests. The statistics which /
got are not very new and fresh, but ! believe
they nav give you some information on the
points stated
The statistics for missions and missionary
wCFk In Japan for the year ls49, give rs the fol-
loving facts: Church mem bership. 5-,253; boys
school (boardirg), :, and g.rls IS. dag schools,
schools, 2z,ll5; theological schools, -, ana stu-
cents o. same, n whole missionaries. So;
tive ministers, IL, schools Tor Bible women, 6,
&nd the students, l36. B be omen, 20; hunter
OF churches, - But this mum Der got from
TIE statistics :or lssS, because could not GET II
from the new statistics.
Tie following statistics REGARDING the educa-
ton Of Japan / have gotten from the Nippon
Ielkokes Toxic nenkau Japanese characgersl
-or tie year lSoz: Public schools. -J.;llig. and
nGmse- Of studeats, 2,7i3,39i; high academies,
u. with Los students; Common academies. %,
VITA U,sr students; one university,
Win 90 students; one high
normal school, with - MAZE
ana 20 female Students. Common normal
schools, -. with 4.l57 Inale and J97 female stu
dents. Colleges, los, with 1898 male and IS le-
male students. High girls schools, IS with
z,ssli students, Miscellaneous schools. I,7ii,
with o7.5+2 male and if,31l iemale students
hes- are quite Old statistics / aTn sorry
could not secure new ones. Now so far as ! arrow
helosIg ikee and DoshIsha il klotO have become
the universities AID there has been great
aeai OF change about the schools. Many public
law schools have bean improved very much. ]
d01J know anything about the length of our
TEliTcad, yet / know mat the railroad Is through
the whole o. Japan AMI stall tui!dicg On and on,
year after year. About the religion, as you
know, no one would become Christian to get
any credit at all from tie people. Even
those Wao Think that Christianity Is
very good ana the true religion
are tmid AMI afraid 70 become Christians on ac-
count OF the criticism and lest they should lose
their positions or De hated by their friends ami
relatives and psrsecuted. Ii is the time for
testing Christianity After thIs test Christianity
would triumph. hope tina. day will come
very soon We pray sod would bless our coun-
try specially and make II His own The mar
vest IS great and the laborers are few, so We
II iist all be workers IN the vineyard.
You asked me to send Won three copies of The
present quarterly lesson, but cannot get so
many, buT Will send one and ii few Christian
new papers II my letter IS 81 any he p to you /
VIII be very glad. PRAYING for your success in
your business, and health, aad with brotherly
love, yours truly. L. SAIro.