Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-04
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am fortunate in having a letter from
Japsn that will show YOU how some OF
the mission work is done. I have an idea
that your knowledge OF mission work is
about as limited. or vague. as mine was
rilI / went over there
This letter was written by young wo-
nan from Georgia Many OF you may
know her. II you do not know her you
know some OF her family. Tor they have
made a name for themselves that the
state is proud Of.
Dear AR. I.aulhuth: ] must thank you
again for sending me to japan. But
ought 10 be twins. one OF me does not
get half around. Are you planning 10
send Us one ar two heipers Tor i.%ineut''
memorial next faIl2 We could use the
two and not feel in the least extrava-
CANT. / wonder IL Miss BOnnell has told
you OF the great opportunity for build
ing up a great evangelistic work righe
around the Bible school? She will, IL she
has not We know that you know 1t al
ready-the possibilities. IL we had the
wOrkers-and that your problem OF sup
pIy and demand is problem OF but one
solution in the Divine economy. We
see the wonderful opportunity for evan
gelistic work in the homes OF our Rim
dergarten patrons and the homes OF the
members Of our cooking class. all OF the
higher and more influential class. and
which are now open TO US one OF the
strongest appeals came recently from the
wife Of the superintendent OF education
of This ken (statel- she called for the ex-
press purpose Of asking about the
Christ an home. said that she wanted
10 learn all that she could to make hei
home a happy one. We called 10 see her.
the first of our New Year calls was on
her and she would have US come in and
Ion If
r. The children. all OF whom came
regularly to Sunday school, were as cor
dial and as frankly pleased as the moth
er. who is far above the average in re-
fnement and intelligence. During the
cali she said she hoped TO come to see
Us many times this year and learn abort
.'the way her own expression
The superintendent is himself quite
s-7Sndly toward the mission schools he
attended the closing exercises Of the kin
derEarten Gambuth memeriaD where
he saw his little girl taking part in the
Christian exercises. with evident graft
ncation. He also took time to go over
the new buildings Of Palmore institute,
with which lie was much pleased One
thing he says is lacking; IL should be
filed with pupils in the day as well as
be a night school AS a night school IL
serves a noble purpose. but it seems
pity not 10 have DAY school there also
u would be no trouble to get the chill
dren. but where are the teachers?
tsrOf. Ashioa, OF FLwansei Kakuin, whom
you will remember. says this same SUI
perintencent would ike 10 have Bible
class taught in his home Neither he nor
his wife are yet Christians. but he says
that his home is flied with happy CHRIS
tIan songs lie is but one of several We
have heard OF who have asked for sucn
teaching.
Judge ota, Of the local court Of Kobe.
Who was formerly a member of Miss
Gaines English class, has formed =
class among his fellow jurists for the
study Of English and the Bible. He
asked US 10 take the class, which We
do gladly. Miss Garner and l each Civ
ing one afternoon a week. There are nine
JUDGES one or two lawyers and several
students composing this class. forming
as earnest. intelligent a body OF men as
one could wish TO teach We meet at
Judge Ota's home and sit on the mat
ting around long low table. on which
are placed text and reference books. Sew
eraI have a fairly good knowledge Of Eng
lish but speak little. There is pa
thence and perseverance about these stu
dents I have seldom seen eQualled. They
are anxious TO get English. and get II
they will At first not many of them
cared TO study the Bible. but Judge Ota
ton that no one should join the English
class that would not study the Bible.
Miss Garner is now teaching them Ro-
mans. at their request. and they seem
very Interested Judge Ota is the only
Christian among them II is remarkable
Illustration 81 personal influence. With
more Christian judges Ike this one what
might not we expect in the way of trans
formation OF corrupt courts OF justice?
One OF the most interesting events
or the holiday was an evening at hoine,
when we entertained the judges and their
wives or as many Of the wives as could
&c Induced 20 come. There were about l.
guests altogether We had dissected
proverbs English and Japanese. drawing
contests. the representation Of well-known
japanese books. and kept them inter
estad OF course we had honorable tea
and cake" after which we had music I
cannot adequately describe this strange
scene. nor ever forget the impression II
made on me. We began 10 sing hymns.
FIRST in English as the men were anxious
20 learn 20 sing in English; then we pro-
vided all with japanese hymnboOks, and
the wives and all sat around the piano
and sang IL seemed as sacred as
place OF worship. They sang OF the key.
and in an alien tongue. but that made
10 difference. And they enjoyed IT, OF
. course the women did not at all under
sand. but they sang the words of love
and praise 20 our Lord and King soberly
AMI thOughtfully. Since then we have
heard that several of the ladies want to
Join the Bible class with their husbands
II Is mute unusual for them 20 go about
with their husbands. as YOU so well
kr~w.
II was my purpose 70 write OF the New
Year. end 20 tell 81 the joyous Christmas
sncnt with the japanese children. Of our
Christmas in the school. the tree for
The students. for the kindergarten. the
SUNDAY school. but fear that I have
exhausted your patience already
Sincerely yours.
WILLIE L. PARK
This letter has been Just month on
the way; school begins there in April.
with six weeks vacation in July and Au-