The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-05
DR.. Sherwood Eddy
Sees Japan AS
Christian Nation

DR.. G. Sherwood Eddy, overseas
secretary of the International Com
mites mites =; Nj C. A, spoke at the
giving a rapid review of the condi-
tons existing in a number of the
countries which he is soon to visit
tour of the great educational CEN
ters abroad.
LAS a member of this church, I
am going out trying to carry Christ's
of those countries that are in the
midst of great crises today said
DR.. Eddy. I'VE shall spend the
month of September, after touching
at Hawaii. in Japan; and Japan is
herself in the midst of a great crisis.
Within a generation Of the time we
knocked at the doors of Japan with
the American fleet. and opened her
doors to the world, she has leaped
to the front in world affairs. Tt will
be great privilege to be there just
at the time of this crisis" said DR..
Eddy. holding forth the Christian
gospel A large proportion of the
leaders there are Christian men, and
there is a growing power of Christian
portunity, representing you, to hold
forth that Christian message in ia
pan at this time
I'VE go then to Korea" said DR..
sixteen millions. long a corrupt her
nit nation; now under the strict and
stern military discipline of Japan.
Four hundred thousand are now
Christians, and at the present rate of
increase, Korea bids fair to become
the first Christian country of the
East. Korea faces a great spiritual
crisis, and it will be time of great
DR.. Eddy's discourse next turned to
China. "One-fourth of the human
race. four times the population of
America, ten times that of Great
Britain said he, suddenly plunged
into the modern world without the
education to run their new republic,
inheriting all the corrupt conditions
of the old Manchu dynasty. She des-
perately needs new leadership, and yet
she is Embellishments and south-in
internal revolution.
Speaking of Indians present condi-
ton. DIR. Eddy described the attack OF
a small number of British soldiers
on thirty thousand natives, in which
twelve hundred unarmed men, women
and children were killed. and thirty
six thousand wounded. The bitterness
of that event is entering like a poison
into the heart of India, said he, and
there is a greater bitterness to be
found in India than there was in this
country in 1875. india is trembling
on the verge of possible revolution,
and many of the British are with
drawing. England is being forced
gradually to withdraw.
DR.. Eddy touched on Egypt. Jeru-
salem, Syria, Turkey and Czecho-
Slovakia. He then made passionate
appeal to the United Church for
spiritual support. Friends, I am
starting in a few weeks he said. Il
am q member of this church. One
man can do little, but I do believe
that the same mighty gospel, the very
gospel of Paul, can raise the dead. I
ask you, do you believe in it? Do
you believe in prayer? Do you be-
lieve in living God? In living
Christ that saves? Do you believe in
that gospel. and will you pray this
week. this year, week by week through
the year? Pray that there may be a
power greater than Nietzache, Lenine,
or Trotsky. Pray for Japan, for
China for Korea, for India, for Egypt,
for Turkey, and for the countries of
Europe seeking restoration. VIII you
hold the ropes as I go down 2"