The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-11
LETTER FROM JAPAN.
To the Editor of THE UNIvERsALIsT:
cess asKwell.
ALBANY, N.

To the Editor of THE UNIvERsALIsT:
/ feel much obliged if you will kindly
put on your paper the following:
There is great hindrance for the
p progress of the Christian work in Japan
by the opposing influence of conserva-
tive party "kokm sin hozon" and by this
r eason it is pretty difficult to make con-
V erts as to the Christian mem bership.
But doubt not that we are doing pretty
good work and influencing the people.
A few months ago l have had teaching
nglish language for six school teachers
an d sometimes the director of the
chool told me that if he can adopt the
temperance in his school, then | ans
wered instantaneously: You cannot
adopt the temp without becom-
ing yourself a Christian" when all
ther teachers sitting in the same room
heartily laugh at.
The English Royal Reader is a
splendid book for Christian instruction
hich / am using as the text book for
t hem and often arise the discussion
between them and myself about the
G hrietian theology. The director is a
NJ an of sweetest nature and he believes
he wise adaptation of nature and be-
lieved there is a God. but otheFs are
cold and Indifferent. But when | had
public speaking ION the social evil and
how to cure it" in the Christian Young
Mems Association hall, in Osaka, on the.
End of July they came in the spirit to.
seist me; they have a great sympathy
With me and with my work. As | am
going America very likely next Sep
tember l have asked them to give me
their pictures which l may take to
america. One GO tle.-l ask-ls me IL | viii
t AXE him to America with me he would
study some of the practical science like
ell ectricity and he shall help my Chris
tian work in Japan.
/ have eight candidates besides regu-
ar members and about thirty Sunday
school children in every Sunday morn
ing, and my japanese house employed
for the church is not sufficient, / wish
to have hall which | may employ for
three purposes, that is one part for de-
otional service, and another part for
public social speaking. and still another
70 ON for English teaching which is most
at tractive at present in Japan.
Three years after q900) under the
new treaty revision our government
H. 80
foreign people in any part of japan and
at present foreign commerce are in
creasing day by day, especially in Osaka.
Young men feel the Inconvenience of the.
Ignorance of the English. There are a
great demand of English teachers, and
government are willing to pay a good
salary for them and so l am sure il I
wo uld have school in the centre Of the
city shall pretty many students to
VIII ON expect TO teach them the Bible
ev cry morning before regular English
co urse and on Sunday l shall invite
tn em all. In this or other way l will
in fiuence them. In this purpose l am
going to America to raise money, can
IL 4AO bA5b AhtC ECAOldI anu Iu6 eulLOr
of the Jiji Shimpo, in Toxic, MI Fuku-
lava, opposing to conservatism who
are rejecting Christianity and says in
his editorials in a few days ago: Bud
hism philosophy improved nothing for
many ages but Christianity is trained
by the modern European science and
philosophy" He wishes Japanese would
adopt Christianity instead Buddhism
which is entirely corrupted. think as
Japanese character is too extreme no
doubt in some years after a great
change would come when they would
become Christian and in Sunday all
business suspended and every Christian
church are full of people; while old
B buddhist temples are empty with it's
dreamy skepticism but remain as the
example of ancient fine art.
l remain Sir. yours truly,
III. YosHIMURA.
OSAKA, Japan, Aug. end, 1897.