The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16

for q wild ride that included visits 70
eleven churches and two Sunday schools
Small wonder one OF the coolies proved
unequal TO the strain. for the tour was
made on dead run.
There are 200 Protestant Christians
and so members OF the Roman Catholic
and Greek churches among the 10000
Inhabitants OF the city. In addition 10
numerous congregations meeting In prl-
Nate residences. there are ten churches.
all, OF course. with native pastors. estab-
hrhed in their own buildings. TWO os
these latter. the Reformed and the Meth
cdlst Episcopal, would adorn any town
In the Western world. There are thirty
three Sunday schools. with an AVERAGE
attendance OF 1.4S4 every Sunday. on the
stlects. I saw, just AS at home. scores
OK persons on the way 20 and from the
"a urches. carrying the little fat red hymn
h'oN and a Bible done up in a pocket
hcHcierchief-in Japan nothing is car
rieG unwrapped.
The first place I visited was the Con-
gregauonal school, where fifteen persons.
noa.5 Youns ucu students. wen, found.
Later ] returned Tor church and met a
congregation Of 100 still largely composed
OF young men. The pastor Of the church
ia especially popular with students Miss
Bradshaw was the only white person in
evidence. Dr. de Forest being absent
from the city. The Congrega
have long-established evangelistic and
Understanding work ia Sendai. but no in
situations. DIT. de Forests influence with
leading Japanese. both here and through
out Japan, is great. Miss Bradshaw. like
the other missionary ladies'. has been
very successful in hospital work among
the soldiers, and has many Bible classes
meeting AZ her home.
In the Sunday school Of the Reformed
Church. which IS graded along modern
American lines. I found os3 persons i'm at
tendance. At the church service the num-
Der was considerably larger. This is the
leading church Of the city. having between
900 and 900 members, and an imposing
building, with the architecture and equip
ment OF the most progressive Western
churches. There We're upwards of "a V0zen
white persons here, as this denomination
centres its missionary work in Sendai.
Rich IN color was the Greek Church
service. attended by thirty-six persons.
| The priests. in their sumptuous vest
ments. were Japanese. but the Ikons. or
pictures. on the walls were deliberately
Western. The service was antiphonal,
with a small choir and d concenled organ.
There were no peWs the congregation
sitting, japanese fashion. on mats.
Both pews and mats furnished the
beautiful Protestant Episcopal Church.
which throughout wes an attractive COM
bination OF japanese and English archi-
building surpassed its much larger neigh
bors There were sixteen worshippers.
one OF them white. This last is am
American woman who IS taking up new
work In an interior village. where She IS
the only missionary and the only for
eigner as well.
a small wooden church. OF adapted
Japanese architecture. but furnished with
( benches. held the congregation that APP
pealed 10 mo most by its interest and
manifest devotion. il was Baptist
Church. quite self-supportiuc. and eighty
nine persons were present Here, as
elsewhere heard the familiar Christian
hymns. but ali sung IN tho minor strain
that characterizes japanese music. Three
American women missionaries were pres
emf.
Thirty-six persons. mostly young men
and women. We're present iu tho new
I Disciple Church, which looked as if II
might have been lifted bodily from some
American or Canadian village
At two small aud newly erected
churches ~ the Reformed dcnomina-
ton found 81 and "a persons. respec-
lively, In both cases mostly men. This
was Characteristic Of most churches
visited.
Twenty-Five persons including Mission
airy McCord and his family. were seated
on their feet IN a japanese dwelling az
the service of the American Christian