The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-04-10
Letter From Yokohama, Japan.

Part of letter received by the Ladies'
Union Missionary Society of this city from
Miss Crosby, of Yokohama. Japan-re-
celved March Goth, dated February Goth,
1895:
My DEAR FRIENDs:-
A letter from o Shizu San went by the
last mail. hope you will see In it signs
of Improvement, for think she is trying
to do well. 1t is a pleasure to notice how,
year by year, the girls manifest more am
btion in their studies. 1t takes time to
educate and train these girls, but 1t is q
work that pays. Surely, the members oil
your Auxiliary have good cause to thick
so as they review the twenty-one or twenty
two years during which they have been
such firm friends and supporters of this
home and run over the names of those
whom they have been the means of bless
ing. Kin, Sal, Kume and Naka, all oil
whom here learned of the great salvation,
passed from the darkness of heathenism
into the glorious light OF the Gospel, be
came earnest Christians and are now work
ing in the Masters vineyard below or re
joicing in His presence on high. VIVA
greater encouragement could you have tc
perseverance or evidence that your "la
bour is not in vain 10 the Lord
Did | mention to you that Naka Kosugt
| is now one OF Mrs. Persons Bible read
ers, living at her uncle's, in the village o.
Wads, engaged 10 evangelistic work there
and in the neighboring villages : Thus,
who can estimate the amount OF blessing
that is resulting, and yet to result, from
the efforts of your Society through those
whom you have helpeds
| Since my last letter the war with China
has broken out and Japan has freed Korea
from the oppression of the Middle King
dom. She has also passed, by one victory
after another, into China itself, because
with its present fearfully corrupt govern
ment no reliable treaty of peace could b'
made with China. They plan, therefore
10 march on to Picking and there dictate
their own terms, which will include al
entire reformation of the government, sucl
as Is planned and being carried out il
Korea.
Fearful as war must ever prove in itself
you are reading, no doubt, with Thankful
interest, the news which must have reach
ed you ere this Of one blessing resulting
| from 1t.
Hitherto the soldiers and sailors have
been forbidden to read or possess thu
Scriptures or listen to Christian preaching
or teaching in their quarters. Within Tho
past two months permission for the fret
distribution OF Gods Word and the hold
ing OF religious services In all barracks
camps, hospitals, prisons and men of-wa
have been freely granted by those in com
mand, both in army and navy, and more
than 10000 portions Of Scripture have
already been distributed among the force:
remaining in Japan. These have beer
supplied by the agents OF the United Bible
Societies Committee OF America, Great
Britain and Scotland, through strong
committee of native pastors and foreign
missionaries.
Funds are being raised all over japan
| for the purpose of sending the living
preacher and Gods Word to the men now
| In China in the fore front of the conflict,
both in army and navy.
Some excellent men have gone and
more are to follow, as fast as the money
comes in to meet their expenses. Is moi
Gods hand evidently everything in all
this, for His own glory and the establish
mcnt OF His Kingdom in this land ?
Yours sincerely,