The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-09

it, but practically amalgamated with Shi1toism anu Gonfuclanism. All three tolerate each other, and it is not inconsistent for the same man to ae- cept certain doctrines inNeach of them. am a Buddhist, but accept certain points in the Shlnto faith"
 What Is Shintoism?"
 "That is difficult to explain. Tn a single sentence Shintolsm may be de- scribed as the worship of the emperor and other great men of the nation. It teaches patriotism. also accept many of the doctrines of Confucius," Have the Christian missionaries done any good in Japan?"
 Some have done great deal of good; others have done harm. The Christian religion, has attracted many who left our church and were drifting into materialism, They have adopted Christianity and amended their lives. Christianity has also been influential In the introduction of modern methods and the sciences of civilization. It has not been necessary to accept the Chris tian religion to enjoy those advantages. The Buddhist colleges now teach mod ern science. We encourage the study of all modern methods, and are glad to have foreign teachers. The more a man learns the more liberal he will be in matters of religion, just as he will be more useful as citizen. It was not necessary however, to import a new religion into Japan, as Buddhism was sufficient for the spiritual wants and moral education of the people. Never theless, Christianity has benefited the country, and I am glad the missiona- ries came"
 Do the Christian and Buddhist cler- gy associate with each other?'
 NO. am sorry to say they do not. I hope that by and by after the new treaties go into effect, that the clergy of both religions will intermingle in a friendly manner, just as the represen- tatives of the different denominations do in America. Let each preacher preach his own doctrine, and let the people choose that which suits them bes.."
 Would you send the foreign teach CTS away from Japan?"
 No. It is not necessary to send the foreign teachers away. although it is not necessary to keep them here, ex- cept in some particular cases where their instruction is needed in special sciences. I think, however, it would be much better for our young men to go to America and Europe and get gen. uine foreign education in the institu- tions there than to receive simply a veneer from foreign teachers in Japan. They would have better advantages there, and they would absorb the real spirit of American civilization into their entire beings, instead of having 1t administeredto them in small doses by imported experts"
 T have seen newspaper paragraphs about proposed Congress of Religions to be held in Japan. Do you know any thing about !tY'
 NO. do not think it can be true or would have heard of it. Besides, 1t Is contrary to the policy of our govern ment to interfere in religious affairs. hope, however, that there will be more frequent interchanges of ideas and hos pitality like the Congress of Religions at Chicago. I hope, too, that there will be peace and good will and cordial feel ings between members of different churches. Religion should make men friendly and charitable, as they were taught both by Christ and Buddha. It is incomprehensible to me when l hear of violence used in propagating or de- fending religious doctrines True reli- gion as Christ taught it is peace and love. yet His followers have been fight ing each other for eighteen centuries. The followers of Buddha have not done that. We have had bad men in our church, and there has been much fight ing among Buddhists, but it was only about worldly matters, and not con-