The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
Religious
Use Sundays Methods In Japan.

American journalists in Japan are
sending home picturesque accounts Of
the Japanese Billy Sunday, says the
Continent. Japan has often been call
ed initiative, and this Japanese preach
er has quite openly and confessedly
appropriated the methods and manners
which impressed him when he listened
to Mr.. Sunday in the United States.
The man in question is the Rev. II:
s. Kimura. Mr.. Kimura is a graduate
of Moody institute, in Chicago, and an
ordained minister of the Church Of
Christ in Japan, which includes all
the mission work Of the various Pres
byterian boards in that empire. MI.
Kimura knew Dwight L. Moody and
after his ordination sought to carry
Moody's evangelistic spirit into oil his
work. In the years he has been
preaching in Japan he has been I'M
usually successful in drawing his un-
evangelical countrymen into the Chris
tian church. He therefore entered
with very great enthusiasm into the
program devised by John Il. Mott on
his last visit to Japan for a national
evangelistic campaign of three years.
duration in Japanese cities and towns.
Blu having heard of Billy Sundays
work in America, especially the Pitts
burgh campaign of last year, Mr.. XII
mllra determined to see what of new
ways and mean he could learn from
Sunday for application in this great
Outstanding effort in his own land.
He arrived in this country in time to
hear Sunday preach in Denver last au-
tumn and was overpoWeringly impress
ed by the power of the ermon he
listened to. To study the American
further Kimura followed Sunday to
Dcs Moines and heard him in every
sermon of his campaign thefc for three
weeks. Then he started back to ia
pan. In April he was ready to begin
work on Il new basis-completely.
"Sundayized." A. great tent which he
obtained was pitched in the immediate
vicinity of the houses Of parliament in
Tokyo, and there he has been preach
ing since, engaging the constantly in
cleasing attention Of the people Of
Tokyo.
Missionary Work Uninterrupted.
Conditions in Turkey. as far as mis-
sionary work is concerned, ere not
alarming, says the Baptist Examiner.
The. several departments of work are
proceeding as usual. Medical work is
heavy everywhere, and the extreme
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the taking of so many of the men who
We're the breadwinners for the fami-
lies, has reduced the payments for
medical treatment. 1t is also difficult
to obtain medical supplies.
Van has been captured by the Rus
slams, and the missionaries of the
American board are safe and we'll.
The advance of the Russians has put a
stop to the massacres of Christians
that have been going on for months.
ElZroom and Trebizond are also likely
to fall into the hands Of the Russians.
The missionaries are activel..' engaged
in relief. Since Italy entered the war
mail from Turkey comes by way Of
Austria, Germany and Scandinavia.
crossing Bulgaria and Roumania, at
present neutral countries. The uncer-
tainty as to what steps Bulgaria and
Greece may take at almost any time
makes the route to Constantinople un-
certain.
The American board has no Difficult.
ty in getting funds to the missionaries
in all parts of Turkey. They are not
suffering personally for want of funds.
There is, however, grave need of relief
for the people, who will suffer yet
more, since physical conditions are be-
coming worse. The American board
is sending large sums in the aggregate
for individual Armenians.