Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
NO FEAR Of WAR
WITH JAPANESE
MISSIONARY SPEAKS WITH
CONFIDENCE
Respect for American Principles, says
Bishop II. c. Harris, VIII Pre-
vent Their Taking Up
Arms

"The Japanese will never have war
with America. They have great re-
spect for President Roosevelt and the
American principles" said Bishop II.
G.. Harris missionary to Japan, yes
terday morning before the Methodist
minister's meeting. Japan could not
be induced to draw sword against
America. The people are, however,
patriotic, stand on an equality with
other nations and are progressive and
aggressive"
Bishop Harris was the main speaker
of the session and said in part:
while | am delighted to visit Amer
lea and have q home feeling in Los
Angeles, there are not many mission
aries who can well spend the time and
money to return here, for the interests
in Japan are too big to in any way
lessen the work of Christianizing peo-
pie who stand with open hearts and
hands for Christian precepts.
I'VE are having a new experience IN
Japan and Methodist conference Will
soon be organized in new field, ana
regarding the union of churches, COM
missioners of joint committees VIII
meet tomorrow in New York and later
in Japan for the purpose of forming a
union of churches, fifty years from the
first start on a basis of uniting the
churches in Japan Over there is unity
and pride of national independence.
Rights Well Protected
Lawyers are saying, what will be-
come of the bishops and the church
workers in Japan. My answer Is that
| shall not lie awake nights worrying
about it.. The rights of the bishops and
missionaries are well protected and
the JaIyaneSe have not been separated
in race lines.
There is great need of universities
in Japan and our Methodism has been
planted there to stay, but the old
mother churches should put forth every
effort to help them in the vast field of
educational work, for this work there
is a great problem. The Japanese are
sadly lacking in universities of learn
ing. There are $1,000 Chinese students
in Japan today and the churches should
not allow the debarment of these privi-
leges, even to the Chinese. If 1 could
raise $4,000 in America l could estab-
lish q university there that would be
q credit to all concerned. And l will
say here that if the Protestant churches
should falter in the educational work
in Japan it would be an irreparable
blunder. The schools are crowded and
it is the youth of that land on which
full issue of the future generation.
Several cities have asked me for edu-
cational workers and missionaries and
all who go there can be assured of
protection in their good work in pro-
noting the educational interests of the
YOUTH
Bishop Harris, figuratively speaking,
stepped over into Korea, saying:
New Order Established
1.-The former vile birds of Korea
have flown and the new order of gov
ernment has been established. / will
not listen to the story of worn out
Koreans There are 10000 Christians
in that country and they move about
with spirit of uprightness. There Is
no infidel literature distributed; If,
perchance. any should drift in there, it
would .:ot be read or recognized.
1.-THE report given out that the Japa-
nese were employing the Japanese for
their bankers, is all false. The New
York pankers have the utmost conf
dence ir the Japanese banking system
and the general verdict is that the
word of a japanese is as good as his
bond.'
Rev. Mr.. Sullivan of British Colum-
bia spoke briefly on "Methodism in
British Columbia"
HeN. IeorSe bloou oiilytle, aSSiSldnl
secretary of the missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church, made
a few humorous remarks.
A committee was appointed, consist
ing of RevS. Loofburrow Bodkin and
Atkinson to draw up resolutions on
the death of Rev. DR.. Stephen Bowers,
to be presented before the next meet
ing. The coincidence of the association
was extended to the bereaved family
of Mr.. Sigler, great church worker,
who recently died.
President Bovard of the University
of Southern California announced that
Bishop Harris and Rev. Mr.. Smythe
would deliver addresses at the univer-
sity, beginning at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.