Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-27
TANNERS HOME Truths
IN TRUE SUNDAY STYLE


IN TRUE SUNDAY STYLE
Then. turning 20 the young women.
nc shouted You with your pretty
;imonos and pretty faccs--thnk you.
nerhaps. that YOU are saved By these
Hugs alone? Prepare yourself ere il
too late Come into the kingdom
" Jesus Christ and be saved" Then
he went on hammering home truths
20 the different sections OF his au-
dience, gestulating violently at times.
moving nervously back and forth upon
the platform. jumping up and down.
.rouching to his knees, and especially
using his wonderful black eyes and
G's expressive face TO bring home the
ioUrht he was trying 10 communicate.
suddenly he iung his right arm up
vard towards "A sign which rested
bove the platform and read IL both in
Japanese and English.
Christ for the citizens of Tokyo,
'i'he citizens OF Tokyo for Christi
''Harkcn 10 the words. my brothers.
Ia ken 20 the words, my brothers and
sisters My aim is TO convert to Chris
tianity every one OF the 100000 souls
in Japan to-day. believe in sudden
conversions. Come here now and give
me your hand as an emblem that YOU
have accepted the faith"
4 number of people walked up to
the revivalist and accepted Christianity.
Then there was more music and the
correspondent was introduced TO the
Sankey OF the Tokyo revivalist move
ment He is called "Vio" Sakai be
cause he loves the violin, and as SanScy
was singer for Moody. so Sakai is the
player for Kimura.
The following day the correspondent
was told by the revivalist himself
something of his life and something
of his hopes for the future.
Scimatsu Kimura. who is known by
his American friends as Henry I[imura.
was born in Japan about forty years
ago. Il was the son of a wine seller"
he said, land when ! was Il boy Of six
teen was kicked out of my house |
sold newspapers TO earn IouEh TO eat.
Al the age of sixteen l was converted
to Christianity, and, somehow. since
then, life has gone on happily and
fruitfully. / think, as / told Dwight
l.. Moody one day, that 1t is case of
Philippians iv. 10. But my God shall
supply all your needs according TO his
riches in glory by Jesus Christ"
BROTHER PREPARING FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
IL was one OF three children" he
went on, land of my brothers, Seishiro
lwamura adopted by the Iwamura
family Is now preparing for Sunday
school service by studying at the
theological seminary at Hartford. Con-
necticut. And would like to note my
other brother and my father and
mother have been converted.
when l was nineteen years old
went to the United States to learn how
10 win souls. Dwight L. Moody was
holding revivalist meetings in South
California, and so big were the crowds
that had a hard time trying to hear
him. But said to the big policeman
at the door: Look here Mr.. Policeman,
] have come 5000 miles to hear Mr.
Moody. and you just must get me in
That was how first met Mr. Moody
stayed close by him. and when he
left for the north. it was ] who car
ried his satchel. Mr.. Moody was as
founded to find me following him on to
the train. and was more astounded
when ! told him that I was going with
him. told the great preacher that /
wanted to become an evangelist. |
asked him what school / should go 10.
said had asked two people, and they
had given me different advice, Mr..
Moody said: If you ask five people you
will have five different advices There
is only one being who can advise you
truly, and that is God And / said
to Mr.. Moody at once. It's all decided,
I'm going to the Moody Institute at
Chicago"
Mr.. Kimura was getting interested
in his "reminiscences. and was punctuat-