The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-31
THE MIKADO'S REALM
COLONEL cocKERILL WRITES OF FREE
THOUGHT IN JAPAN.

by Americsps Christians. B~uddhists,
shintoists and Confucianists working
Together In Unity.
There is in Tokyo, the capital Of the
Japanese empire, an institution unique
and remarkable. 1t is the 'Senshun
Sakuin, or School For Advanced Learn
ing. 1t Is part Of the work of the Amer
lean Unitarian association in Japan. and
its chief support and inspiration come,
it is hardly necessary to say, from Bos-
ton. This school was established four
years ago.
At the head Of the Senshin Sakuin
stands Mr.. Clay MacCauley, president
Snd founder, whose published essay ON
THE Religious Problem In Japan How
Solve Ity' has been widely read and
quoted. His school has SO far had more
than 40 students, who have devoted
themselves to scientific and philosophic-
al study Of religion, ethics and social
science. The method is perfectly free
inquiry, no prejudice being manifested
toward any existing religion. 1t is the
only school Of the kind in Japan. and
there are few like it in the world. The
faculty is composed Of seven members,
and the examinations are rigid. There
are no textbooks, all teaching being
through lectures and essays. There are
Christians, Buddhists, Shintoists and
Confucianists by education and associa-
ton in the faculty, but all have the
same object in view-search for the
truth wherever it may be found. Nh.
MaoCauley is a Christian, but he inter-
prets Christianity as large enough to in
clude tn inject.
Ihs hUiJding in which the school is
fneaEnoaiScalled Yuiitsukwan( Unity
III lAgvn1ps. with the grounds, is
I HDo0y W ~ Was built out Of the sui
1onDAM - American Unitaria1
31pan mission Of the
- association has q
pun m1 and church ex-
tensl tics MI. Mac
Cauleg Rhool. Under
these a. books are
printed ~ to fur
social scieneS naezine
called Shukyo5 he'd,
which is an opG -,
dealing with III
higher life Of the j
magazine has been
four years, and it is D
force in the literature o.
OF contributors contains
ablest and most advanced
Japan, native aud foreign. IN
What is known >as the churCo
sion department exists for the .
agement and mild support Of libarS{ro~i
hgious movements originating and d
veloping among the Japanese. It doe
not build churches, impose creeds or
naY SaV}agiisssa. tt22 ppFeaacGheEs. Il does nat
United States or reproduce foreign cults.
1t waits for and helps along native eff
fort which is honestly directed toward
gaining the highest truth and securing
the best life in religion and in morals.
The Japan Unitarian mission is in con-
slant correspondence with associations
and individuals throughout the empire
who are known to be affected by the
leading religious and ethical influences
of the age. In this direction the Uni
tartan mission has a very important rea-
son for being. Its influence for good in
this direction is indeed great. 1t is the
only organization Of the kind in Japan
and is worthy Of the generous support
of all who recognize truth and sound
morals as the basis Of true religion.
In q talk with DR.. MacCauley that
gentleman said to me: 1.-THE Japan
Unitarian mission exists to supply to
Japan in it's new era the religious, moral
and social forces which the Japanese
people are now SO eagerly appropriating
from Europe and America. The Jap
anese, in their eageTness to become a
power, have been appropriating rail-
ways, telegraphs, machinery, physical
u~tiltarian appliances Of all
sorts. Meanwhile science has been de-
stroying their traditional religion and
ethics. The Japan Unitarian mission
was established to offer the higher things
which go along with the mechanical and
Unitarian forces Of the western world.
That is the main reason for it's existence
and q valid eason for the work it is
doing"
A student in Dr.. MacCauley's school
is afforded an opportunity to know and
study every known creed. He il left to
Judge as t o the faith he requires. No
question of orthodoxy is raised. He will
find good in all With crystallized truth
in his hand he selects or rejects. He has
all that has been revealed-all that the
anxious, inquiring world knows Of
things mysterious and divine. John A.
Cockerill in New York Herald.
Do1aslf.ang Wood.
LIBERALIZATION" 10 a new word added
to the language, told in q story by Sem
ator Palmer about an Illinois farmer |
who for several years had been selling
him wood for % a cord. This year."
says Senator Palmer, che came to me |
with q load, and / told him that I did
not want it. he offered it at q q cord.
I still refused, and he wanted to know
why I would not take it at %. told
him ] was using soft coal, for which I |