Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-04-05
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The husband has al absolute power
over his wife. She is MOTTO interfere IL
any way with his out Of door business.
He also disposes of the entirety of her
fortune. He can even sell her when
hard pressed for want; or if he feels
disposed, he can rcpudiatc her for 4
number of reasons. When divorced
she is not allowed to take her children
with her.
Conjugai association, which III on
societies has such a nigh social import
anCe is very restricted in Japan. Every
thing is expected from the woman, moth
ing from the man.
There are many large cities, among
which IS Toxic its capital With popa
latiOu Of I,3I3,2q9. OSAKA 442,65S,
KiOtO 275,78C, Yokohama 1928
The government of Japan is mon
a.cLy, ruled by 4 'Mikado, y" who IS Sd,
sisted by great council.
The empire has an area OF 1861;
square miles, with a population ofaboH
20, Ooo, 900 It has more than 500 miles
Of railroad, about 6o0o miles Of tcle-
graph, more than 1000 post offices,
transmitting i'll 1855 81, 2I6, oI9 letters
They have no State religion.
The Japanese are mostly Buddhists.
Buddhism has been said by those chris
tians most intimately acquainted with
its character, TO be one Of the best and
pu-cst moral codes that man ever pre-
sCribed for man.
The five following are the principle
points Of the doctrine of Buddhism and
are addressed to the priests.
I. Do not kill any living creature.
J. DO not steal.
: Do not marry.
4. Speak not falsely.
5. Drink no wine.
A Buddhist is encouraged to practice
all virtues, to forgive injuries, to be
Chqrita bic, to respect age and character,
Contcntr.ert, gratitude, moderation,
in all things, patience, Chertulness--
all these he is taught to follow as the
ultimatuln of his desires,
But while this may be said i'll is IA
vOr, some of its tcnetS tend to rcprcss
the better feelings ofhumanity.
Being a stern believer i'll the trans
migration of souls, the Buddhists re
CARDS every physical evil as AL affection
deserved either by the sufferer or by
his ancestors, and consequently give
him little sympathy. AS result OF
Buddhism, likewise an act of kindness
q" NJ ctllluAiNs iva IN ~ \
ceivcs a benefit, believes thar the sci
fish desire of obtaining merit was the
cause of its bestowment, and that tbs
giver is under obligations to him for #
fordine him opportunity 10 do himsei1
so good q service. Such system O
religion seems to have no power over
the heart, nor restraint Oh the passions
Though it inCulCates benevOlenCc, ten
derncss, forgiveness of i'll uries, anC
love of enemies, and fOrbidS sensual
ity, love of pleasure, and attachment tC
worldly objects, vet it is destitute o
power to produce the former, or to sub
due the latter in its vataties. IN short
it is like an alabaster image, perfect anC
beautiful in all Of its parts, but desti
tute of life How unlike the christian
religion, which is able to give us peace
and iOv and comfort here, and III The
| world to come life everlasting.
Our Saviour's command IS go sc in
! to all the world and preach the gOspe
to every Creature,' AS we are all sir
rers by nature, we all need the saving
influence of our blessed Redcemcr
But how about those who know nothing
about the plan of salvation as wrough
out by Jesus Christ? While mankind il
general are sinners, they are religion:
creatures also.
They are prone. to worship something
They seem to have some idea Of a God
! If they know nothing of the true Coo
! of the universe unto whom they can pay
| homage, they will manufacture goo
or many gods by their own hands be
| fore whom they will PROSTATE them
/ selves aud offer up petitions from unin
! l:ghtcnCd and dafkened souls.
The command OF our Lord and Savio
/ to 90 into all the world and preach hi
gospel is as much applicable to his dis
| Ciples to-day as it was to those to whom
it was Immediately delivered. Go We
! there are more ways than one to 80
| one can go by proxy when unable to g
in person. Many poor conseCratc(
godly 1hen are crying unto US, send me
send me! There are many OppOrtuni
/ ties afforded us to fulfill our blcsseH
| SaviOurs command.
The doors of the whole world n,
standing open for your entrance.
Japan is quite an inviting field for |.
to occupy, while its natives general,
are refined progressive set Of heath
ems, skilled i'll many Of the huc arts
they are ali adalatrous surcrstiti0us pee
pie. They have their gorgeous temples il
which to worship gods made with thei
own hands, which neither have life no
are capable Ofimpartin2 life to others
We are glad to know that the bIcsSCC
gospel of living Saviour IS bein:
preached unto them by earnest faithful
missionaries. God is aburdautlv bless
ing their labOrs III the conversion O
many souls from heather darkness un
to the marvellous light and liberty 0
the gospel of peace
The religion of the true God is be
ginning to displaCe the religion offalsc
gods. The Baptists have 16 churches
with membership of 1864, about one
baptist to every 10000 Of its inhabi
tants. The Southern Baptist Conven
ton las six missionaries laborine
among the Japanese.
The number is entirely too small tc
accomplish the evangelization of SC
numerous a people as rapidly as the ne.
cessity demands, while thousands are
daily dying without God and the hope
of eternal life.
Brethen, when we contemplate the
value Of true religion to the human soul
the great blessing it bestows on man
kind, we should be stirred to a greater
activity i'll contributing of our means to
send the gospel to those who have it
not.
1t does not seem to ME that we could
send it to more important field than
Japan, when we take into considera-
ton its geographical position among
the nations of the world. The Christian.
izatlon of Japan would III my humble
opinion hasten the progress ofthe AVIAN,
gelization of the whole world
Being situated SO near China, with its
400 900, 900 of pagans, the religion OF
Jesus Christ could be much more easily
and conveniently propagated among
the Chinese by the Japanese, than by
Americans. Besides we believe that a
christian Japane could the more easily
get the ear aud attention of the China
man than an Englishnlan or an Aneri
can. Because the two belong to the
same great race and know more of eacl