The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
tSATO AN AMERICAN
COLLEGE GRADUATE
"A Sketch of the Wonderful Career of the Jap
anese Peace Commissioner Who Was First
Sent to America BY a Methodist Missionary.
BY REV. j. r. RRARNER SMITH.

sato has recently expressed much
iatisfaction with the American press
md its efficiency. The following facts
bout this great Japanese peace com
missioner will be of interest, especially
o Americans. Aimaro Sato was born
April 20. 1857, in Hirosaki, Aomori Ken,
apan. At twenty he, with three other
{otable Japanese youths, became i'm
!ressed, with the teachings and person
lity of an American missionary teach
r, for whom they formed a deep at
achment. The Rev. John Ing, a grad
late of De PAW (Methodist) univer-
lity, Indiana, secured the cooperation Of
everal friends and the four promising
tudents were brought to America. Mr..
ong friendship resulted. Sato's arrival
It De Paw was an impressive and i'm
>ortant event in the history of the col
eye, and he was welcomed with strange
md rapturous greetings There are
many students who remember that fall
f 1877. and the coming into their midst
# the Japanese students. At once they
we're surrounded with friends and Sato
became a general favorite with stu
hastle, Ind. He was brought into close
ouch with and under the wise influence
# the late DR.. Philander Wiley, pro-
lessor of Greek. and his godly wife.
1reek and English were part of the
curse and Sato made rapid progress.
In 1880, he. canvassed for "The Life
# Garfeld,' and created commotion
,mong the students by his new and zeal
JUS manner of introducing the book
-Lidate. The Rev. H. A. Godin, vice
resident of De PAW, saws that young
Sato gave an address on Garfield. When
re said, Gin less than a month we shall
ee him elected to the highest office in
AMERICA the president of De Paw
ouched the youthful orator on the
boulder and stopped him saying, "that
will do this time, Mr.. Sato.' Never
heless the prophecy came true. Sato
iore the correction with great courtesy
nd manliness and at a later period
1ade similar speech.
He was graduated in 1881 as B. A.
nd in 1884 was made master of arts In
S81 he became clerk in the Japanese
oreign office
The following history from the alum
tal register is full of meaning to Ameri-
ans at this time, when so many for
iigners are in our colleges and univer-
inswer to all critics of the missionary
ocieties and iustifes the Methodist pol
cy in its work of college education
'ide by side with the spiritual work of
he passionate.
Aimaro sato, Japanese peace commissioner,
'ortsmouth, n. II. - .B,,es 1851 . A, M3,{ 1854.
}orn April 20, 1857, Aomori Ken, Japan. 1881,
~lerlS in foreign offices 1854 chief Of telegraph
'nrcau, with rank Of secretary of legation;
SIS, secretary of legation, Washing ton DC
$3.50, charge d. afraires ad interim. Washing.
on, D. c.; 1891, secretary Of legation, Lon
on; 1888. chief of the bureau of protocolc
oreign office, Japan; also chief of the tele
;raph and of the translation bureau, foreign
'fice; 1896, first secretary Of the legation
"ar1s; 1899, first secretary of legation Berlin
800, minister resident and consul general. Mex
--~co. Decorations in possession as follows
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renson viagere Russia-Commandeur de For
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