Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-11


limits. where it is unlawful for foreign
ers 10 own real estate This property
is held in the names of Japanese, by a
manifest suhterfuge but this deCeives
no one Can it be wondered that ac-
tons like this should have aroused
popular disiavOr and dislike causing as
pensions 20 be cast upon the motives OF
native Christians and materially re-
tarding the work of evangelization?
The native Christians must bear the
brunt OF the disfav0r thus aroused,
since they are judged i'm the public
mind by those whom the follow. A ma
tive church member OF high social
standing told me not long ago that he
must withdraw from the church on this
account, and both and he and his fam
ily are earnest Christians. Churches
having among their members the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court eminent
Iurists and lawyers, officers OF the army
and navy. the Speaker and Vice Speak
en- of the House Of Commons. and other
members of the National legislature,
I'm public and private walks of life,
should not be exposed 10 the dispersion
which such actions inevitably arouse,
nor 20 The dictation of the persons who
do these things The church i'm Japan
does not resemble the mission nelds or
Africa, India and China.
Some OF the missionaries in Japan
are doing far more than they We're sent
10 do, and through their indiscreet ac-
ti0ns "a serious national question has
arisen. We know what has happened
iu the Sandwich Islands. I'm Samoa, in
D D u 4 Do
deal OF valuable real estate i'm those
places Is now held by the dependents
Of missionaries a missionary III lo-
k0hama. reDuted 10 be q dey0ut worker
owns q great deal of property In his
wife.s name and is believed 10 receive
from &c an income in excess or ms salary
Cases like this are always referred TO
as Illustrations when such problems as
foreien ownership OF land in Japan
(which is not sanctioned by law are
under discussion. Tn conformation Of
this statement I may quote from the
annual report 0ftle Foreign Missionary
Board of the PRESBYTERIAN Church for
i 1884. Another objection raised by
rhe agi-at0rs' FL SAYS Els the fact that
/ foreigners mainly missionary societies
own large amount OF property In the
interior which is held for them In the
name of japanese. Severe pressure
,..... fo,, b,oi,-b+ To hear uDon the
+ rI..;..-s.-,. s-,,.lin- F., fbis relation TO
-. -,,;e-;,. ..', ,,,l,.5 so that some
-....,..,i.,,.... r,,a beso asking
/ how far they We're justified in evadlng
I the spirit of the law, while conforming
I'D -lo .,, ..,,.. 10 .l;.-,,,.,5 +ba+ as
'-' ~ 60, +bis question
Do'., 49, 40 -, ~, TaDan freedom
as -,.--.(.,. i.ii',f p. co,orIare mo- hell
o- .t,,-. ~. +5,.- reIioion has The
/ Nm. -, -'f..., bi,,..1f outside OF the
/ .7'' ~ - I.,,.. 30 The Fmnire But
; $1,000. NV, is ol..r from the above
--.,..o-.1r i,s,.a. ar.daavored 10 evade
F .'...t..-i-..,. nj -Ia law AS Chris
,.... ,,.t-l ,o-s.ienca IL cannot be eX-
80 hoe r,,,vass converts should
-. .l,,-... no Tananese sub-
e-S- .s ,,. W. .s.r,tI,- violating
ny 100 ..,,...,, No. man. desire
, ,e -| . 80, Of r-,rtstianirv Through
o ,,-+ H. end
..r}s r,i.sionar-v bodies are anxious
+c ss--l. The .grp3rest problem as they
,.,- a. which confror+s them i'm Japan.
-. ,.b9+ fi-nositfon ought to- be
- of tbe nroDer-v i'm the interior
81, +he+ Fl may be absolutely secure
-. ro,,. which II was bought
,,i-b ftr1s rrom Christian lands At
-ris Dofrf r. saems pertinent to en-
or,irs 'v-fsther these funds were invest
5 s,, I,,sfras nurnoses or simply 10
establish -ba Redeemer's Kingdom
,...,r,- +-,o rananasa This way of stat
ms. rbs ouas-ion is unfortunate. i'm form
a- lsqs- and is calculated to- arouse in
.t.. minds of some IaDanese the same
.-.-.,r.il-.s ,,hi.5 were held against the
1o.,,i-s rbrs, centuries ago.
..-,,,, question of the cost of the pro-
...-i...,, ~ ,-o1i-,ior by missionaries is
p ,.-7,'.',''-,, ,,,tors.-fr7 one not as "a mat
go ....''l.1 COLONIZATION Int as q meth
~ ~ ..-j-,,qtino The WAYS and means
~ ..,,,.,.ire I'm rhe work
Tho PRESBYTERIAN Board have invest
MI sbo1t e. 600 BOO in Japan: The Dutch
Reform Board about $lO0OooO ana
otbor PRESBYTERIAN Societies about 81
600 00O total of 100000 up 20 date
THE most important result OF THIS I'M
Do-+art outlay has been the lmbrle
C.,fassfon of Faith-sO broad and yet
h., i,erafcirnt-vhich was born i'm "a
.f-.1o ,,iobt IN be the formula of the
C1,7r.b f5r an time.
--t. p.y George W. Knox. formerly
. ,,,;.,oro,.v I'm I2pqn. saws i'm o recent
,,,lIice-i,n +b3t "ten converts are led
D.. C,-.is- t,- the native preachers 10 one
f.r,,,eb- tr+o tho church by the direct
,...rc,- nj f,refeners." According to
.,.t. a,,+i,,-,t,. F. is safe to say that the