Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-30

most dellgnt1ul investment | ever saw
for the sum of $1,000"
All of the cities of Porto Rico are
open to any denomination.
Cost of Living in Japan
Katherine Shannon, a Missionary,
writing from Hiroshima, Japan says:
Street cars have very recently been
put into operation, and the kuruma
(kiksha) men are finding it very hard
to make living. Though we give ON
otto his house rent for answering the
gate to our part of the dormitory, he
is finding it hard to live, though he is
better off than most of his class. He
makes Is cents to 35 cents a day. The
cost of living has gone up by leaps and
bounds since the war with Russia. Il
would take 20 to % cents day to buy
the rice family the size of his SHOULD
eat to say nothing of fish and vege-
tables necessary. We found in con-
nection with the very slow recovery Of
one of the children that they never eat
rice, never have meat-only bit Of
green and grain.
HE is giving 25 cents month to the
church beside hours of work free of
charge each week in caring for the
building. Christianity changed him so
completely that Mrs Omoto vas eager
to learn about anything that could
make such change in a man.
Hiroshima is one of the Buddhist
strongholds, and a very important
army post. Both are solid against
Christianity"
Other extracts from Miss Shannon's |
letter are interesting.
"As / write, can look Gown from
MY window on the gateman's house
and his is an interesting story. should
say gatewoman's house, for the man
works all day pulling his rlksha. =
1ittIn roOro thop q x,aor n orO NFiec No;po-
had the one temperance lectdre of any
note in Japan Hon. Yaro Ando, M. P
came here to speak We urged the rik-
sha men near to come. That night not
a one was in evidence, though we had
hoped especially the head man at the
nearest corner, Omoto, who was drink
ing very heavily, would come Next
day he came around to make thanks
for the invitation and announce his
determination to quit drinking. He and
some others had stood outside the win
dow in their work clothes and had
heard Mr. Ando. In my heart l could
not smother the question. Will it be
possible for such drinker to stop
right off and stand against an over
whelming pressure and the scorn of
his friends? He promised to go to
church the next Sunday night Monday
he asked where he could buy hymn
book 1t seems Omoto Sans father had
Bible, even though the old mans life
was far from Biblical
"Since that day he has not missed a
Wednesday night or Sunday. He said
before he had been taught six weeks
that he could easily stop his work on
Sunday, since he didn't drink he could
easily feed his family and work six
days only. The men at the corner are
sure his religion means something for
now Omoto San doesn't fight and quar-
rel; he is amiable. He waited after he
was ready to be received into the
church till his wife was instructed too.
The parents and four children received
baptism the same day. Omoto Sans
faith has had quite a test, and he
came through the new year season
without drinking and the men in this
big city who have similar record are
few in comparison. He is the only one
from his grade of society that know
Of"