The Brinkley argus., 1915-02-26
FROM SUNRISE KINGDOM
An Interesting l. e tte r Written for the Argus by a Missionary Well Known to Argus
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AdhoiiioVou, cop0I, cdii. IO, 1OIC My dear friends:
 1 am sure that you want to know how we fared in far off Japan during the Christmas season. That is the time that a fellow is most susceptible to what John Howard Payne so pathetically expresses in the following words:
 Farewell, peaceful cottage!
 Farewell, happy home,
 Forever Pm doomed a poor
 exile to roam;
 This poor aching heart must be
 laid in the tomb
 Ere it cease to regret the en-
 dearments of home"
 However, we manage to lose that feeling while busy trying to bring others a little Christmas cheer. This year we were especially busy. Our first Christ mas tree was for the lepers at Oshima. Here we held a delight full prayer meeting, and gave each of l50 adult lepers a bag of fruit and cakes. The children were made happy with presents of toys. This Christmas tree was paid for by a friend in Texas. It cost just about five dollars to make all these lepers happy. Don't you think it is a pretty good investment? One leper was baptized at this Christmas service.
 Then after this, right in a string we had twelve Christmas trees for the various Sunday Schools all over the province! At Marugame where we hope to build a church some day. we crowded over 100 people into a room l2X25 feet. At Zentsuji over 200 people were out. At Taukiji I had to do a lot of plan ming to get in all the folks. Some 90 packed into the room 15Xl8. All the time l was afraid some thing might happen, and that in rush out someone might be in- jured. About 300 were at the services in the big church. We find tn ese meetings great evangelistic agencies. So many parents are drawn by their little ones. You know it is said that "a little child shall lead them.' v That is true out here.
 We also helped to make it possible for the German prison CTS auartered at Marugame to enjoy the Christmas season a little. 1 am sure the thoughts of these men turned toward the far off Fatherland. The Japanese Government allowed an extra portion of food on that day and the men were given unusual liberties. Some received pack ages from home. One fellow, a missionary from China, said, 'I got some liver-sausage and it was so good"
 During the Christmas season I had a request from a leper for a wooden leg. 1 baptized him last spring at the colony, and this fall he was removed to Kumamoto. While he was at Oshima friends helped him a good deal, but in this new place he finds it very difficult to get about. I wish that I could have put a leg into his stocking on Christmas morning.
 Yesterday on the way t o Zentsuji I passed out tracts on the train as usual. At every station as new passengers got on 1 would make the rounds. When I got off at Zentsuji man followed me for several blocks and finally called, Teacher, l want to tell you something. ] got this tract on the train" and went on, land as read it. il made me feel very bad. This tract just fits me. l have done just what it tells about. Then 1 he told his story how he had taken money from his people al Osaka, had left a good job as 2 printer and was on his way to