The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-16


daily papers. some Of which have
circuh mons con meHsurate NIfh the
calculation of tne most popular
daiiies N America In China. there
are nov hundreds 81 daily newspa-
pers where 3D. years aEo, there
were gonC These have become tho
instruments II sll the new popular
movements IN the east Since prsc-
tically evsrybody reads or hears the
new spaper. With an cpen-mind@dness
due 90 me newness OF the expert
ence. tie missionary opportunity
was patent Here vas a new door
into he mini q The east
Oia province Japan. contains ap-
proximateiy q mi.lInn souls. II has
been rather famcIsly aHilChris,ian.
having onlY one ADULT Christian COM
municant TO ty three thousand Il
he population. whereas the proper
uop IL Japan o. a whole Is nne in
eight hundred Outside 81 The limit
ed Christian circle. even Ihe sim
ple~t historical facts conce rnin-
Chrisuaailr vere unknown HoW
meeg these Unfu cradle condit ions
Dr. pieters tells the story
First we ohtqined space IN the
secular press ~ Advertising fate-.
and printed rriof article on nc -.
ssnfisi~ oi jhr rri-tien religion hu
invitation gwen 10 apnl for free
Literature When applications come
in he's are carefully rccC. dod on
card index, and a snail bsckage Of
tracts, including annotated Sele-.
lions from the New Testament Is
scnf SO the applicant with q letter
encoure ging him 10 read them With
care His name D. also placed on
the mailing lis,. and ne Is informed
thai h. win receive certain Chris
rian monthly magazine free at
charge for six months After
month has elapsed. another letter
Is sent him w.fh fresa package
u trscfe II ha indicates any spe-
eisl interest. correspondence is con
iinued II be 81 near enough on,
Of the evangeiist- Is introduced 70
hiu n not travelling evangelist
IS sent 20 talk siti MIN once .
Year a grand rally ~ held 70 bring
together ts trsay ,nquirers as pos
-ihle for conference. Within the
pa wear new association has been
formed which aims 20 place more
advanced books within the reach OF
those interested A lean library has
been established. and the privilege
Of borrowing these books Is confined
20 members II the association. who
pay z small fec There are now
mere lhan one hundred and twenty
Icmoers in this association. TIL
next >tep contemplated Is 10 estab-
lish local branch IS so "a 70 provide
nerve centers" around which popu-
lar interest riay gather. hoping that
In time these EBAY become the be.
ginning OF church organizations
A man Of careful and scholarly
Iabit 81 mind. Dr rieters has thus
.onservaiiyely ta5ulated me Of The
results Of three wears Of paid pub
.ici'v.
First three thousand people hayt
applied Tor and received. sufficient
Christian literature to make them
wise unto salvation. and their names
and addresses are In the card index
There may BE- others Of whom We
have not heard Thirty-tuo have
since been baptized upon confession
Of faith, and have become members
OF The Church OF Christ In Japon
tPresbyiCriaG and Refcrmedj. and
OF The Methodist, Baptist. and Iuth
eran churches Such work nay be
sustained and administered by de-
nomina'ional agency, but It's results
are INSTRUMENTATION
The message ~ the goepel has
also been very widely brought 10 Tho
people oi This 3nl other districts
thru this advertising work. more
widely. perhaps, than ~ has been
brought 10 the people OF any other
province In Japan ~ all OF The other
missionary agencies IL has been
made accessible 20 ~ least 5000
people How any 81 these huve
read che articles nc one can tcU.
MANY do not read them ai aI. pli
liz certain han malrcds ~ others