The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-30
CHRISTIAN WORK N JAPAN.
REV. r. AAWaI. of AkETA. TELLS
OF MISSIONARY LIFE
How . Little Girl and Her @rand-
mother Were Conv~rted-sinxin
s-Jesus Leyes de"-A Land of
Idafs-Worshfppins God In spirit.

A unique AMI Interesting lecture was
given las. uzgnt hy Re~. T kawai. 81
Aka. Japan, az re Christian church on
SaUeea gtreet. Tie mas 592sr graduated frog.
she Drake academy q Des MoIzes, Ia,
after ssavs2g at1srsSs3 E1ers Tor three years
Ee arrived az Tacoma 4 week aga. and
WIZ leave for Japan about October T. re
IS q very 5rigai y911g gentleman. and Ase-
SIDES haE.ag 4 good s9ueatioa in 1is native
language also has a thorough kzowfe1gs
OF TIE English tongue.
Al The tecsars last ntget he appeared
dressed u tae gown thai Ss worn ~ ne
Christian cEsrgyElea y japan HIS address
was along tie lines ef%a history OF japan.
socially and fellglo1!siy. His first remarks
were on-the founding of TIE japanese en-
pire, and ne traced the Announcements that
have been made from then up 10 the pres
snt day. Al times ne caused much saIrtn
By MS witty remarks On American life,
viewed from his standpoint IL discussing
the dress which is worn BY Japanese and
American ladies' he said that in BIS land
bat one plece Is worn ~ = Lady, wa1le n
America one lady sometimes has as many
as twenty pieces Oh. Pins are never used
by japanese ladies. while fl this country
he knew of one lady who lad twenty pins
70 hold her different garments. Il don't
see: said ne how an American woman
would feel safe with so many pins
His remarks or religion were brief and
% the point He said: My land is land
Of idols One sees them in the dwellings.
on the streets. III the temples and even on
top OF the mountains Everywhere one
may lock, ne Is confronted with idols II
Is the belief that one cannot worship un-
less lie can see that which IS worsnipei.
/ believe that God Is a Spirit and that 10
worship Him ore must worship Him in the
Spirit. Through this belief thousands have
been turned from paganIsm 10 the Chris
- Nu = gsr-f-- -rz
near those who have been converted tell
what God has done 20. them. When once
they have been turned into the right path
they ara faithful unto death. Some OF the
best missionaries Of our land are the little
children VINO have been converted One
incident that came under my eyes / VIII
relate.
There was = little girl OF seven who
asked her father.if he would allow her 10
attend the missionary school The father
SAID, No, but noticing The wAsiful look
you DO not tell AZ home the religious doc
trines you learn or hear in the school.
The little g.rl promised. attended the school
and shortly she vas accepted in the faith.
Her little heart was b0oDliDg over with
tie news Of the crucified Christ. but re-
Deubering her fathers wish she id moi.
dare tell Of her luey found hope.
s.pehr sS e sRs m as n Hs1 Tss hoqse
er heard 1er and asked her who il was she
vas singing about. Telling her grandmoth-
CT the restriction her father had put her
under. her grandmother told her 10 tell the
wondroUs story 20 her. She did and now
that little girl ana ner grandmother are
TWO OF the earnest workers liz The cause OF
Christianity in Tokyo.
My friends. II you VIII only send more
missionaries 20 Us who VII sing that pref
~ song, Jesus Loves Me We will be so
thankful. Here when yoD gather for ser
Vice YOU sing many songs. but IN Japan
we only sing one. the che / have just re-
peated. Some day we viii all be in one
place and sing one song; our voices will all
De alike and We Will b-s as one"
Following his remarks Nr. kawa, sang
a song n Japanese. The evenings enter
tainuent was brought o Il fitting close by
Mr.. Hawai- and assistants from the Jap
aGeSe i. II. 'G. A serving tea, Chinese
noodles and cr3sIs 10 the audience,