The chronicle=news., 1913-06-28

butte recently paid to Rev. Clay Nc
Cauley. who Is known ~ tha pioneer
Unitarian worker In Japan. Like
DIR. Greene. Mr.. MacCauIey has Just
attained his SEVENTEEN birthday. and
his friends gathered around a din
ner table properly TO observe the
event. DR.. MacCsuley came to ia
pan In 1889 to start the Unitarian
Mission In Toxic In response to an
invitation from u group OF prominent
Japanese publicists and educators.
lie is an ardent traveller and know,
every nook and corner Of the Japa.
ncse Empire.
DIR. MacCauiey sums up his mis-.
sion In Japan AN that Of putting be-
fore the Japanese y rational inter
probation Of Christianity ~ = force
ful factor In western civilization
with the hope that thereby the Jap
anesc may discover In II a peculiarly
helpful and needfui source Of nation
al power and prosperity.
An incident which explains forci-
bly, the great devotion OF the Japa-
ncse to their monarch recently OK.
Cured In \ village In the prefecture
Of chiba. where u sch0olmaster sos,
Ills life In attempting to rescue d
portrait Of the Emperor.
A fire broke out In the village
and before u stron. wind the flames
spread TO the school house. in which
was n portrait OF the Emperor. Mr.
OEura. the hcadmastcr. arrived upon
the scene and winding the portrait
OF the Emperor In danger rushed I'M.
mcdiatcly into the burning structure
Othcrs Tolicwd him bent upon III.
same missinon. They were succcsx'
tut. for they soon emerged. sinwetl
ana srimy. but holding up the sacred
likeness Of their Emperor. Osura
however. did not come out and his
body was found later In the ruins.
The average American tourist
doubtless will agree with the opin,
Ion expressed by Mrs. Wiekcrsham
the wife OF former Aitorncy.Gcncral
George ". wickcrsham. when she
was asked by the Emprc~s of Japan
for her most striking Impressions oI
the country.
Airs. Wickcrxham replied: "fous
Mnjcsty. I think they are TO he foun.
In the flowers aud tho babies -
Thcrcupon Her Majesty replied.
Yes. indeed. we have many ol
10th
This reference occurred during 4
charming and interesting audience
which was accorded by the Emperor
ani Empress TO Mr.. and Mrs. Wick.
-rrhan,. and al the same time Ia
Prof. Francis q. Peabody ri Harvard
Cnivcssisy. ssd Nh. Psabo1y.
Mr.. wichNrsAan ssaA Pros. 49,
eesy were psssssssa u sseA sAs ppm-
Dsecr aaa the tenpessa. while the IL.
dicn OF the party ~rr" received b,
the Empress alone. In arror'ian =.
with court nuctom. The ronvcrra
ton by their MAicsti.1 was Ia Isp,
n-sc. which waE translated by ah a..
ti-ial court Interpreter. Both I'll.
Emperor and Empress were exceed
ipsiy cordial. and the visitors r-
iainrd most pleasant memories of .
delightful half hour al the palace.
Tho Iapancsc custom Of rifi.ma.
inS was illustrated In an interesting
way during the Illness of the t:m
prro..
when the Dowagrr Empress. wh,
lives At Numadx,i. heard Of the mai
aay oi His Majesty she u, once d.
spatchcd a messenger Ia Toxic viii
n bnrkct OF fish. symbolic of her an
>i,ty aud her hope for his speed,
recovery. Then the Empress. dur
ing her long watch by the Emperor
bedside. contracted u cold. Rnd IN,
was turned to her as well. In a.
know cJgcmcnt Of this the Emp!cs
| sent return presents consisting Of