Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-25
JAP ANESE BILLY
SUNDAY XHORTS
LIKE REAL ONE
Strange Scene Witnessed att
Christian Revival in a Tent
Near the Parliament Houses
in Toxic,
ASSOCIATED Press correspondenee.)

Toxic. May 26.-Close by the houses
OF parliament. within which members
were discussing the question of China,
there stood big tent, fronced and
fanked by many bright colored jap
anese banners. Through the flaps came
the sound Of a mans voice, pleasant.
resonant and powerful. The voice was
exhortng people to come to God and
he saved.
The correspondent Of the Associat-
ed Press who was on his way to the
diet, stopped at the entrance of the
tent. A little group of smiling, well
coming Japanese We're there.
"Who Is that man speaking?" was
asked
why don't you know" came the
answer That's Kimura, the Billy
Sunday of Japan"
AT the same moment the notes Of
a Christian hymn sung in chorus,
filled the great tent and bursting with
out, caused hundreds Of passing peo-
pie to stop. listen and inquire. They
were informed that it was all a part
Of the great Christian evangelistic
movement now under way through
out Japan. and that Seimatsu Kimura
the young revivalist of Japan, friend
ana STUDENT OF NV lSHl l., MbOuNf VI dS
conducting the Toxic meetings.
like American Revival.
The picture was much the same as
American revivalist meetings with the
added interest by the rich colored
flowing kimono, the black hair of the
japanese women, the occasional clat-
ter of the wooden shoe. and the many
hued japanese decorations.
Tho f,tuei, gaagpJ Tblp Iannppge
with regular handsome features, me-
dunn in height, rather stockily built,
dressed in European clothes, stepped
forward from his co-workers on the
platform and began to talk in Japa-
nese. He began quietly. but soon his
voice rose and his face changed az
becoming more impassioned he dis
coursed eagerly upon the theme OF
salvation. Leaning forward and
shooting out clenched fist before
him, the evangelist cried to the men.
you students in Toxic, sitting there
on your Webster dictionaries you
think you are fine and mighty indeed
You think how much better YOU are
than other people; but, I ask, have
YOU found the love of Jesus Christ -
Then turning to the young ladies
he shouted: you. with your pretty
kimonos and pretty laces-think you,
perhaps. that YOU are saved by these
things alone2 Prepare yourself ere II
is too late Come into the kingdom
Of Jesus Christ and be saved. Then
he went on hammering home truths
to the different sections Of his audi
ence. gesticulating violently at times
showing nervnuslY back and forth up.
on the platform jumping up and
down, crouching TO his knees. and es-
pecially using his wonderful black
eyes. and his expressive face to bring
home the thought he was trying to
communicate.
Pleads E,ioquently.
Suddenly he flung his right arm up
ward towards a sign which rested
above the platform and read it both
in japanese and English
Christ for the citizens Of Toxic.
The citizens Of Toxic for Christ"
Harken to the words, my brothers
and sisters My aim is to convert to
Christianity every one of the 10000
600 souls in Japan today | believe
in sudden conversions. Come here
now. and give me your hand as an
emblem that you have accepted the
faith"
A number of people walked mp to
the revivalist and accepted Christian
ty. Then there was more music ana
the correspondent was introduced TO
the Sankey of the Toxic revivalist
movement, He is called VIC" Sakah
because he loves the violin and as