The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
Rev Naomi Tamura Talks Interest
ing on Marriage in His
u, Country. d
Love Outs No Figure. the Idoa
Being to Perpetuate the
Name.
There II No Equality Hetwesn the ssxss.
the Woman Issins the slave Edwin
Arn0ld's False PIcturss.

congregation in the First Presbyterian
church on ''Home Life in Japan" He
said he would try to describe Nd wildly A.
he could the home In japan, In contrast
with the homo hero. that We might 100
what Christianity does for the homo. On
what principle do We mnrry2 was his first
question. In America the answer 10. for
love. But not 40 in Japan. There love has
nothing TO do with marriage. It youna
people should meet and marry for love the
parents would be much ashamed. and they
would be driven out Of society. The sole
principle Of marriage there IL In order 70
perpetuate the family. The Japanese
think it very important TO ~rsrpetuAte the
fathers namo and, profession. Boys follow
their fathers calling for generations. II
the father 10 q doctor, = farmer or a car
penter, the sons will be 90 after him. 1t Is
q dreadful thing there not TO have anyone
to perpetuste the family life and business
generation after generation. This ~ the
fundamental p inciple on which the Japan
csc marries. There it is the fathers bus
mess to see that the children are married.
Here the young people are left to attend to
that themselves. But in Japan tho fathers
do oil the engaging.
Marriage Ia looked on in Japan 40 m alb
~solutely necessary thing for every one.
There are three things which it is consid-
cred every one must do: be born. be mar
ried, and die. Marriage is - inevitable as
tho Other two. Hence there are no bach
elors or old maids in Japan. But thore is
no counting. Boys, according to Confucius,
must not play with girls after the seventh
! year of age. or be at all in girls company. :.
Hence there is no counting possible. The
girl is considered the inferior of the boy.
She cannot call her brother by name, but
must address him as my respected
brother" Women are always put aitsr the
men. At table the father is Fl, ct served,
then the son. then the mother and the
Until recently he even had the power Of
/ life and death over his children. So
the father arranges the marriages.
This Is done BY means Of
man called a o-between." who must
be an elderly man and himself married.
The father first announces his wish to have
his son marry. Then the matter 10 talked
of on all sides and friends suggest a suit.
able girl. The gobetween then ranges
for the union The yonne man does not
three ways in which the mating may be ~.
ranged to take place. The first IL at the
girls house, where the young man with his
father and others call and are served with
tea by the girl. The second way is meeting
on a bridge, the " coming from Opposite
directions and passing each other. Tn
third way 10 to have, them meet at the
theater and spend the greater rart of a da,
together. Then comes the marriage. =
After marriage the women blacken thei;
teeth, shave their eyebrows and wear thei
L-s- - --.,~- n 10 ! ~ rio Ah1x
They are also distinguished by their dress
No middle aged lady dresses so showily a
a Young LADY. 1t ia not improper to ask
lady's age in japan, although she may no
not always answer truly.
Mr.. Tamurs described briefly the we'd
ding ceremony, which is performed gener
ally in the evening. always in the bridge
groom's house, and consists chiefly of al
interchange Of cups of wine between brid
and groom.
, A woman's life consists in obedience; I
her father when young, to her husban'
when married, and to her eldest son whe,
!, old-Sir Edwin Arnold says the Japanes
! women are all angels in this particular
There is 20 honeymoon. The wife goes on
: at once to live among strangers Cher hus
bands people). On the third or sevent
$ day after marriage Sc she may 60 to her fat" IL
. never returns to her husband at oil.
a Divorce is shamefully easy. A man ma
. divorce bis wife if his parents do not lik
y her, If she has any serious disease. if she
!, jealous. or even II she talks too much
:, Home life in Japan is very selfish. III
: = wife serves the husband and AWAY
y must yield to him.. There is no thought o
the equality of the two before God. Chris
~tianity introduces this idea ind 30 it ele
, !, Yates woman and makes all the home lii
q better. Sir Edwin A'nold's picture of
henthen home is entirely false. He say
> the babies never CRY there; az though /
> . Japanese babies there were no original sir
He says there 10 NJ scolding. But all thu
!" ia far flom the truth. Christianity
needed in the homes of Japan.
Mr.. Tamura mari led as a Christian an
. has a Christian home, and there are a grea
many Christian homes in Japan now. JaI
anese coming to America are much i'm
+, essed with our Christian homes. Japa
needs the same. The speaker emphasize
this. TIE home is the foundation of tt
nation and the nation can be nothing will
out Christian homes. One great benet
Christian missionaries are doing in Japa
V il to give them Christian homes.
u Closing out sale OF summer goods at The b