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English: Even though the practice of Christianity was legalized once the Meiji Period began, it was a period when cities despised Christianity as 'yaso' (slang for Christianity) and claimed that Christians 'eat the liver of living children' or 'use bad magic.' Despite this, he devoted himself to missionary works and actually helped to spread Christianity especially in the areas of Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures.
Japanese: 明治に入ってからキリスト教解禁されたとは言え、まだ市井には「耶蘇」と蔑まれ、「子どもの生き胆を喰う」「良からぬ魔法を使う」などと言われていた時代であったが、精力的に伝道を行い、特に静岡県や山梨県方面でのキリスト教布教に功績があったことは確かな模様である。
English: According to the writing of his son, he was called the 'D. L. Moody of Tokai Region' (D. L. Moody was the famous missionary in the USA) and word of his name reached as far as Kyoto and Osaka.
Japanese: 子息の書によれば「東海道のD.L.ムーディー（D.L.Moody、アメリカの有名な伝道士）」と呼ばれ、京都・大阪にまでその名が届いたという。
English: Records could be seen in various churches of the United Church of Christ in Japan that account him as a missionary other than in "Omaetachi no Ojiisama."
Japanese: 伝道士としての記録は、『お前たちのおじい様』を除いても日本キリスト教団の幾つかの教会などにおいて名を散見することが出来る。
English: This position was given as a replacement for official priesthood as 'the person who freely does missionary work without having to stay in one church.'
Japanese: これは「一つの教会に留まらずに自由に伝道を行える者」として正規の牧師職の代わりに与えられた立場であった。
English: However, it became a position given to new missionaries and the income from the church of Munizo was reduced.
Japanese: しかしながら後に伝道初心者に対して与えられる立場ということになってしまい、無二三の教会からの収入も減少していくことになる。
English: According to himself, it was a hindrance caused by the opposing party.
Japanese: 自身によると、これは対立する派閥によって妨害を受けたということらしい。
English: It is assumed that believers gathered around him due mainly to his enthusiasm and personality.
Japanese: もっぱらその熱意と人柄とによって信者が集まってきたものと考えられる。
English: In Japanese, his name is written as 'Ibi-,' 'I-bi,' 'I-bii,' 'I-bu,' and was 'Ibii' in "Omaetachi no Ojiisama" (We will use 'Ibi-' (Eby) here that shows up often in search engines).
Japanese: 日本語では「イビー」「イービ」「イービィ」「イーブ」などとも表記され、『お前たちのおじい様』には「イビイ」と書かれている（ここでは検索などで比較的多い「イビー」と表記している）。
English: He was one of the missionaries who were active during the first Christian Missionary period, and had many achievements including the establishment of Hongo chuo kaido (Hongo Central Church).
Japanese: キリスト教の初期伝道期に活躍した宣教師の1人で、本郷中央会堂開設など、事績も多い。
English: He entered Nanbu Town, Yamanashi Prefecture on June 1876 and was among the first to carry out missionary work promoting Christianity in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Japanese: 明治9年（1876年）、6月に南部町(山梨県)に入り、山梨県で最初にキリスト教の伝道を広めた。
English: He gave lectures on English in a private cram school, Moken juku (Moken gakusha) of Yoshinori KONDO, for a month in summer of 1877.
Japanese: 明治10年（1877年）、夏に近藤喜則の私塾「蒙軒塾（蒙軒学舎）」にて約1ヶ月、英語の講義を開く。
English: He built Hongo chuo kaido (currently Hongo Sanchome Station (Hongo Third Block Station)) in Hongo, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo in 1890.
Japanese: 明治23年（1890年）、東京都文京区本郷(文京区)に本郷中央会堂（現・本郷三丁目駅）建設。
English: He was followed by an organist, Edward Gauntlett (the brother-in-law of Kosaku YAMADA) and underwent Sandai (visit the imperial palace) to perform 'Gentokai' (pipe organ performed in Hongo chuo kaido) for the Emperor Meiji on May 5, 1892.
Japanese: 明治25年（1892年）5月5日には、オルガニストのエドワード・ガントレット（Edward.Gauntlett、山田耕筰の義兄）を伴って参内、明治天皇に「幻灯会」（本郷中央会堂にて披露されていたパイプオルガン演奏）を披露した。
English: As can be seen from the previous passage, Munizo YUKI was filled with confidence and had strong ambitions.
Japanese: 前掲書にてうかがい知ることの出来る結城無二三は、とにかく自信に満ち、強い野心を持っていた様である。
English: In fact, he used to use the expression, "will become the head of a country and castle," and even tried to promote himself a little.
Japanese: 実際、「一国一城の主になる」という表現が多用されており、とにかく少しでも出世をしようとしていたことが解かる。
English: This was due to self-conceit that can be attributed to his being a descendant of FUJIWARA no Hidesato, and a high class family which served both Takauji ASHIKAGA and Shingen TAKEDA.
Japanese: これは藤原秀郷の末裔であり、足利尊氏や武田信玄にも仕えた名家の出であるということに対する自負に起因するものであった。
English: On the other hand, he built a fine tomb stone for Ichiro MINAMI, his close friend, became a devout Christian, and showed a generous side by being affectionate toward his children, and continued the missionary work despite being persecuted at the beginning of the Christian period, nor did he show any emotion when a cancer of the stomach grew to a size that even surprised his doctors, which l indicated that he was an individual that possessed a strong will.
Japanese: その一方で親友・南一郎の死に際して立派な墓碑を建立したり、キリスト教の敬虔な信者となったり、子に対しても慈しみ深いなど、優しさも持った人物であり、さらに初期キリスト教時代の迫害を受けつつも伝道を行い、またその死に際しては医師が驚くほど胃癌が進行するまで顔色一つ変えないなど、精神的な強さも持っていたと思われる。
English: He also seemed to have strongly disapproved toward Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA, who frequently changed his attitude suddenly due to political reasons, Saccho (Satsuma Domain and Choshu Domain) who vowed loyalty toward the emperor but fired guns toward the palace, and people, who originally shouted for the exclusion of foreigners and once the Meiji era began, talked about Kaikoku (the opening of Japan) and Kaimei (enlightenment).
Japanese: また、政治的な理由からか態度を何度も豹変させた徳川慶喜や、勤王を唱えながらも禁裏に砲火を浴びせた薩長、ならびに元は攘夷を叫びながら明治になれば開国・開明を唱える人々に対して、深い不満を抱いていた様である。
English: Although it is a fact that Munizo YUKI has not been objectively confirmed to have been registered to the Shinsengumi, he was not a swindler-like person as some have referred to him as.
Japanese: 結城無二三は、客観的に新選組への在籍を確認出来ないことはたしかであるが、一部で言われる様な詐欺師的人物では無い。
English: It was his son Reiichiro, who wrote as if his father made a public claim that we was a Shinsengumi soldier.
Japanese: 公衆に向けて新選組隊士を名乗ったのは彼自身ではなく、彼の言葉として文に著した息子・禮一郎だからである。
English: Concerning this point, putting aside the actual truth of the matter, the devotion by Reiichiro towards his father can be clearly seen through his skillful writing.
Japanese: この点において、内容の真偽はともかく、むしろ禮一郎の父親への敬愛の念が優れた文筆力で著された結果と見ることが出来るであろう。
English: On May 22, 1845, he was born in Hikawa village, Kai Province (current Yamanashi City, Higashi Yamanashi District, Yamanashi Prefecture).
Japanese: 弘化2年（1845年）4月17日（旧暦）、甲斐国日川村（山梨県東山梨郡、現在は山梨市）生まれ。
English: His ancestor was Tomomitsu YUKI, the descendant of FUJIWARA no Hidesato, who ruled Shimofusa no kuni (Shimofusa Province) and was of the family line of the servant of the Takeda clan, who served MINAMOTO no Yoritomo and the family of ASHIKAGA Shogun.
Japanese: 先祖は下総国より興きた藤原秀郷の末裔・結城朝光で、源頼朝・足利将軍家家臣を経て武田氏家臣の家柄だったという。
English: He witnessed the commotion that occurred due to the arrival of Matthew Perry in the spring of 1860, and he pleaded with his father when he was sixteen years old to represent the good family and left for Edo in order to train in medicine.
Japanese: 万延元年（1860年）春、マシュー・ペリー来航以来の騒乱を見て、名家の身を立てるべく16歳で父親に懇願、医術修行の名目で江戸へと発つ。
English: While he trained as the student of bakufu goteni (a doctor, who worked for the bakufu) (anonymous), he began to learn Japanese fencing in a nearby martial art hall in 1861.
Japanese: 文久元年（1861年）、幕府御典医（姓名不詳）の書生として修行の傍ら、近隣の道場で剣術を習い始める。
English: He could not stop the ambition that grew from extreme ideals of Sonnojoi (Revere the emperor, expel the barbarians) and escaped from the goteni to enter the place of the Confucius scholar, Totsuan OHASHI.
Japanese: 激化する尊皇攘夷の動きに野心を抑えきれず御典医のもとを脱走、儒者・大橋訥庵の門を叩く。
English: At this time, he was adopted as an attendant of HASEGAWA as a formality (because only the bakushin (servant or high family of bakufu) could enter the Kobusho).
Japanese: この折、長谷川なる御家人に形式的な養子入りをする（講武所には幕臣でなければ入れないため）。
English: OHASHI, who was engaged in the Sakashita Mongai Incident, was arrested on February 13, 1862, and Umunosuke, who was not involved, came under suspicion as a pupil as he hid himself at the residence of a friend of his.
Japanese: 文久2年（1862年）1月15日、坂下門外の変に関係した大橋が捕縛され、無関係であった有無之助自身も門弟として嫌疑をかけられたため知己のもとへ身を隠す。
English: Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA was assigned to be the next shogun in July and OHASHI was pardoned, but OHASHI was assassinated.
Japanese: 7月徳川慶喜が将軍後見職となり大橋が赦免となるも、大橋は暗殺される。
English: Umunosuke was stimulated by the movement of Joi ha (an exclusionist) such as the Namamugi Incident, and recruited comrades to perform the exclusion of foreigners himself, but was discovered by the bakufu that he had escaped from Edo and so he moved to Kyoto in order to flee from his captors.
Japanese: 有無之助は、生麦事件など攘夷派の動きに触発され自らも攘夷を行うべく同志を募り始めるが幕府の知るところとなり、捕り手を逃れるため江戸を脱して京都へと移る。
English: Umunosuke went to Kyoto in either 1863 or 1864, but was devastated when he learned that there were violent groups, who excluded foreigners in name only, and became Kishukunin (the boarder) (the soldier who was not Bakushin) who took care of Kyoto Mimawarigumi in order to punish those people by asking for the help of Sakuro MURATA, who was an acquaintance of his from when they were in Edo.
Japanese: 文久3年（1863年）または元治元年（1864年）、有無之助は京都へ行くが、攘夷とは名ばかりの暴徒が多いことに絶望、それらを懲らす志を立て江戸からの知人であった村田作郎を頼り、彼が肝煎を務める京都見廻組の寄宿人（幕臣ではない隊士）となる。
English: On January 1, 1865, Mimawarigumi and Bette gumi mobilized in order to attack the Mito tengu to (Mito tengu Party), who was going west, and Umunosuke assigned lodgings with Sakuro MURATA in Otsu City.
Japanese: 元治元年（1864年）12月4日、西進する水戸天狗党迎撃のため見廻組・別手組などが出陣、この折、村田作郎と共に大津市で宿割を行う。
English: In addition, he ventured out to scout with Sukejuro AOYAMA, determined the location of Kounsai TAKEDA, was stopped at Hikone han (Hikone Domain) due to misinterpretation, and saw the end of Tengu to and returned to the army.
Japanese: また、青山助十郎と共に偵察を敢行、武田耕雲斎の所在を突き止め、誤解から彦根藩で足止めされつつ、越前国にて天狗党の最期を見届けて帰隊。
English: On February 26, 1865, he participated as the representative of Mimawarigumi during the inquisition of Kounsai TAKEDA party.
Japanese: 慶応元年（1865年）2月1日、武田耕雲斎らの糾問に見廻組代表として列席。
English: Umunosuke YUKI was already registered in the Shinsengumi (However, there is no record that proves this claim).
Japanese: 結城有無之助はこの頃すでに新選組に入隊していた（但し証明する記録は無い）。
English: Umunosuke was observing the family of Tadayasu NAKAYAMA around this time under the secret orders of KONDO, but since Heisuke TODO, who accompanied him reported to Satsuma han (Satsuma Domain), he failed to quell the Tobaku no micchoku (the imperial order to Satsuma han to subjugate bakufu).
Japanese: 有無之助はこの前後、近藤の密命で中山忠能家を探索していたが同行した藤堂平助が薩摩藩と通じていたため倒幕の密勅を差し押さえることに失敗。
English: Due to this incident, the conspiracy of the party Kashitaro ITO was revealed and Shinsengumi including Umunosuke called out ITO and assassinated him on December 13 (November 18 in old lunar calendar).
Japanese: この一件により伊東甲子太郎一派の陰謀が明るみに出、11月18日、有無之助を含む新選組は伊東を呼び出し暗殺する。
English: Afterwards, they had a severe sword fight with the ITO party who arrived to the scene (Abura no Koji Incident).
Japanese: またその後、現場に駆けつけた伊東一派と激しい斬り合いを行った（油小路事件）。
English: It is claimed that Ryoma SAKAMOTO was assassinated three days before, but since Shinsengumi was busy scheming to purge the ITO party, it is said that they did not have time to be involved in the assassination of SAKAMOTO.
Japanese: この3日前には坂本龍馬が暗殺されているが、新選組はこの日の伊東派粛清の謀議のために坂本暗殺には関わる余裕が無かった、と証言している。
English: On January 3 (December 9 in old lunar calender), due to the Decree (of 1868) for the Restoration of Imperial Rule, the Kyoto shugoshoku (Military governor of Kyoto) and Kyoto shoshidai (The Kyoto Deputy) were abolished and both the Aizu han (Aizu Domain) and Kuwana han (Kuwana Domain) left the kinri (the Imperial Palace).
Japanese: 12月9日王政復古の大号令により京都守護職・京都所司代廃止、会津・桑名両藩は禁裏を出る。
English: On January 7, while Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA retreated to Hirakata City, Shinsengumi went to the Nijo-jo Castle followed by Naoyuki NAGAI, who had the title of wakadoshiyori (junior councilor), but became hostile with Honkokuji gumi (the group of Honkoku-ji Temple) of Mito han (Mito Domain) led by Isshinsai OBA.
Japanese: 12月13日、徳川慶喜は枚方市へ退く一方で新選組は若年寄永井尚志に伴われ二条城へ行くが、大場一進斎率いる水戸藩本圀寺組とにらみ合いとなる。
English: During dusk on January 12, KONDO was attacked by goryo eishi zanto (the remaining group of imperial guards) (he later went to Osaka to heal).
Japanese: 12月18日夕刻、御陵衛士残党に近藤が狙撃される（その後、大阪で療養）。
English: On January 19, the soldiers of bakufu and various domain burnt down the palace of Satsuma han (Satsuma domain), and Yoshinobu decided to mobilize the army on January 22.
Japanese: 12月25日幕府と諸藩の兵が薩摩藩邸焼き討ち、12月28日慶喜が挙兵を決意。
English: On January 26, 1868, Shinsengumi also joined up with Shigekata TAKENAKA and attacked Osaka and made a formation in Fushimi.
Japanese: 慶応4年（1868年）1月2日、新選組も竹中重固に属して大阪を出撃、伏見に布陣。
English: On January 28, due to the miscommunication of commands and strong winds, they lost the battle and left for Fushimi Ward while leaving behind the canon, and Shinsengumi experienced casualties of thirty to forty people.
Japanese: 1月4日、強風と指揮不達により敗戦、大砲放棄の上、伏見区へ退却、新選組は30～40人の戦死者。
English: On January 30, even though the bakufu army retreated to Yawata City, it escaped after the Tsu han (Tsu Domain) changed sides, and Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA secretly escaped to Edo by boarding Kaiyomaru.
Japanese: 1月6日、幕軍は八幡市まで後退するも、津藩の叛意によって敗走、徳川慶喜は密かに開陽丸で江戸へ向け逃亡。
English: On February 5, Shinsengumi retreated to Edo with the warship 'Fujiya (naval warship)' and arrived at Shinagawa on February 7.
Japanese: 1月12日、新選組は軍艦「富士山(軍艦)」で江戸へ向け撤退、14日品川着。
English: On March 8, Koyo Chinbutai was established, and Umunosuke was assigned to be Chirikyodo ken taiho sashizuyaku in addition to being appointed to the navy of Koyo Chinbutai.
Japanese: 2月15日甲陽鎮撫隊結成、有無之助は地理饗導兼大砲指図役及び甲陽鎮撫隊軍監を拝命。
English: On this day, KONDO became wakadoshiyori kaku, HIJIKATA became yoriai seki (upper class officials of bakufu) and all soldiers became kojunin kaku (escort guard) (while it referred to recruitment to Bakushin, it actually happened on July 11 of the previous year).
Japanese: またこの日、近藤は若年寄格、土方は寄合席、隊員は全て小十人格となる（幕臣取立てを言っているが、実際は前年の6月10日である）。
English: They were welcomed in the home village of KONDO and HIJIKATA of Hachioji City, Fuchu City (Tokyo) in the middle and reached Sagamiko Town on March 25.
Japanese: 途中、府中市(東京都)・八王子市で近藤・土方らの郷里で歓待を受け、3月2日、相模湖町に到着。
English: On March 27, when they entered Koshu City, they received word that Tosa no kuni (Tosa Province) and Inaba no kuni (Inaba Province) armies had entered Kofu, and Umunosuke proceeded to Katsunuma Town to station the cannons.
Japanese: 3月4日、笹子峠を越え甲州市まで来たところで土佐国・因幡国軍が甲府入りしたとの報に接し、有無之助は勝沼町へ先行し大砲設置。
English: On March 29, although he recruited many peasant soldiers in a village near his home, he heard sounds from the Battle of Koshu Katsunuma at Higashi Yamanashi District and hid at his mother's parental home at Fuefuki City making it back to the group even though he wished to do so.
Japanese: 3月6日、故郷近在の村にて農兵を多数募集するも、東山梨郡にて甲州勝沼の戦いを聞き、帰隊を志すも果たせず、笛吹市にある母方の実家へ隠れる。
English: Around March 31, he disguised himself as a farmer and burst through the surrounding Tosa and Inaba armies, escaped to Omiya City, and stayed with a local gambler.
Japanese: 3月8日頃、百姓姿に扮して土・因軍の囲みを突破、大宮市まで脱出、地元博徒のもとに落ち着く。
English: He heard sad news about the clearing of Edo Castle, the confinement of Yoshinobu, execution of Isami KONDO, and contemplated committing suicide himself but thought otherwise.
Japanese: 江戸城明渡し、慶喜蟄居、近藤勇処刑などの悲報を聞き、自決を図るが、思いとどまる。
English: In April, when Iesato TOKUGAWA inherited the head of the Tokugawa family, all of his servants had to stay away from the word 'Suke (助)' and so decided to change his name to 'Munizo'.
Japanese: 4月、徳川家達が徳川宗家を継いだ際、臣下一同「助」の字を遠慮することとなり、名を「無二三」と改めた。
English: In June, Tokugawa family moved their estate to Suruga no kuni (Suruga Province) and met with Ichiro IWASAKI, who was the Shinsengumi ordered to go under Kinshin (confine) himself in Numazu City, and Munizo himself was ordered Kinshin when he admitted a defeat himself so he moved to Numazu.
Japanese: 5月、徳川家は駿河国に移封、このころ江戸にて降伏のうえ沼津市謹慎を命ぜられた新選組隊士岩崎一郎と再会、無二三も自主降伏のうえ謹慎を命じられ、沼津へと移る。
English: In 1868, Numazu heigakko (Numazu Officer Academy) was established, and Munizo entered the attached elementary school.
Japanese: 明治元年（1868年）、沼津兵学校開校、無二三はその付属小学校へ入学。
English: From the end of 1868, he hid with the former Shinsengumi members, Ichiro MINAMI and Mototaro TAKEUCHI in Edo, to assassinate the former Shinsengumi soldiers, HAYAKAWA and FUKUI (first names were unknown) by the order of Kuninosuke ABE of Numazu kinban gumi (Edo duty of Numazu) but ran out of money so they begged for money from Kaishu KATSU in January but were scolded instead over the disposal of HAYAKAWA and FUKUI. So they decided to end the conflict peacefully through negotiations with both parties.
Japanese: 明治2年（1869年）前年暮れより沼津勤番組・阿部邦之助の命により早川・福井（名不詳）なる元新選組隊士を討つべく、同じく元隊士の南一郎・竹内元太郎の2人と共に江戸に潜伏するも資金が尽きたため、正月に勝海舟に無心に及ぶが早川・福井の処分について叱責され、両名と話し合いの上で平和裡に問題を決着させる。
English: On December 14, he visited Hikogoro SATO of Hino City along with Ichiro MINAMI and Takeo ISHIKAWA and discussed the dismissing the name of KONDO and HIJIKATA.
Japanese: 11月12日、南一郎・石川武雄と共に日野市の佐藤彦五郎を訪れ、近藤・土方の名跡取立てを相談。
English: On February 26, 1871, his close friend and the former soldier of Shinsengumi, Ichiro MINAMI was assassinated by someone outside of Numazu City.
Japanese: 明治4年（1871年）1月8日、元新選組隊士である親友・南一郎、沼津市郊外で何者かにより殺害。
English: In the spring of 1872, due to the recommendation of Tesshu YAMAOKA and Kaishu KATSU, there was a talk about herding cattle at Izu Oshima Island.
Japanese: 明治5年（1872年）春、山岡鉄舟・勝海舟らの斡旋で、伊豆大島にて牧畜を行う話が持ち上がる。
English: On September 10, when it was being prepared, there turmoil occurred as they tried to unify the tax law in Koshu, which developed into a riot by farmers (Daishogiri sodo (Daishogiri riot)).
Japanese: その準備をしていた8月8日、甲州で税法統一の際に紛争が起き、農民騒動へと発展する（大小切騒動）。
English: Munizo headed for Koshu in order to subjugate the riot, but it had already ended by the time he arrived and returned home to pick up farming again.
Japanese: 無二三はこの一揆に加わるべく甲州へ向かうが、到着時には既に決着していたため、実家へ落ち着き、帰農。
English: In November 1875, he planned and executed an exhibition (There were Nagano and Iida Expositions in same year, and it was uncertain as to which it pointed to).
Japanese: 明治8年（1875年）11月、博覧会を企画、開催（同年には長野博覧会・飯田博覧会があり、このどちらを指すものかは不明）。
English: He later married the daughter of Chozaemon MAEDA, who was the former Kofu han, who he was friends with, and established his new home at Kofu City.
Japanese: その後、親しくしていた元甲府藩・前田長左衛門の娘マヅを娶り、甲府市へ新居を構える。
English: They started dairy farming as a couple, producing and selling milk, but the province started the same business just when things were going smoothly, resulting in their business being suppressed, which caused them to return to their parent's home.
Japanese: 夫婦で酪農を始め、牛乳の生産・販売を行うも、軌道に乗り始めた頃に県が同様の事業に乗り出したため圧迫され廃業、実家へと戻る。
English: He decided to hide from the public under the Meiji government, and moved into an abandoned temple located deep in the mountain of Higashi Yatsushiro District with two cows and one cat.
Japanese: 明治政府下の世からは姿を隠す決意をし、さらに山奥の東八代郡の廃寺へ妻と牛2頭・猫1匹を連れて移る。
English: He brought a bible for reading and this spurred his interest in religion later on.
Japanese: この折、幾つかの書籍に混ぜて聖書を持ち込んでおり、それが後に信仰を志すキッカケとなった。
English: In 1876-1877, he made a living by cultivating the mountain of Taishaku-ji Temple with a farmhand.
Japanese: 明治9年～明治10年（1876年～1877年）、大積寺の山中を作男と共に開墾しつつ生活。
English: At this time, the mountain including Taishaku-ji Temple became the part of goryochi (an Imperial estate) but was granted to Munizo free of rent.
Japanese: この頃、大積寺を含む山が御料地に編入されるが、無二三に無償借地が認められる。
English: In the end of the year, the couple were both sick with colds, and Munizo remembered the bible as he watched his crying baby and he prayed to Jehovah, who became miraculously well, and it was this event which opened his eyes to Christianity.
Japanese: 年末、夫婦揃って病床に伏し、泣く赤子の姿を見て聖書を思い出し耶和華（エホバ）に祈ると、不思議なことに快復に向かい、これがキリスト教への目覚めとなった。
English: In 1879, he began studying bible as he started to believe in Jehovah and went down the mountain to meet with the missionary of the Methodist Church in Canada, Eby (he is commonly referred as "(CS) Ibi-"), to consult his faith once learning that a Catholic priest was in Nagano Prefecture, and visited Missionary Eby on April 6 with his wife and baby (Reiichiro) and had him christened.
Japanese: 明治12年（1879年）、耶和華への信仰に目覚め聖書を学習していた折、キリスト教宣教師が長野県に来たことを知り下山、カナダメソジスト教会の宣教師「イビイ」（一般には「(CS)イビー」と表記される）と面会の上、信仰を説かれ、4月6日、妻と赤子（禮一郎）の3人でイビイ宣教師のもとを訪れ、洗礼を受ける。
English: In the spring of 1880, he left his wife and son in Kofu to leave for Tokyo alone to seriously study religion and entered 'Toyo Eiwa School' of Azabu and performed missionary works at Ushigome Church while studying.
Japanese: 明治13年（1880年）春、本格的に神学を学ぶべく妻子を甲府に残し単身上京、麻布の「東洋英和学校」へ入学、勉強の傍ら牛込教会にて伝道を行う。
English: In 1882-1883, he was dispatched to Shizuoka Church (currently the United Church of Christ in Japan Shizuoka Church) located on Sixth Street, Shizuoka City at that time.
Japanese: 明治15年～明治16年（1882年～1883年）頃、当時静岡市6丁目にあった静岡教会（現日本基督教団静岡教会）へ派遣され、伝道を行う。
English: Around June in 1883, he was assigned to be the first priest in Canadian Methodist Church, Hamamatsu Church (currently the United Church of Christ in Japan Hamamatsu Church).
Japanese: 明治16年（1883年）6月頃、カナダメソジスト教会浜松教会（現・日本キリスト教団浜松教会）初代牧師に就任。
English: He managed to successfully carry out missionary tasks even in the middle of the strong yaso suppression movement and opened a church in Mitsuke, Kakegawa, and Fukuroi.
Japanese: この当時、耶蘇退治の風潮が殊に浜松では強いなか伝道を成功させ、見附、掛川、袋井などに教会を開く。
English: In 1887, at this time, regulations were established, conflict between different fractions occurred, and Priest Eby, whom he trusted, returned to Canada, so Munizo left the central region and built the lecture hall at Shioyama City and started the 'Rural Missionary.'
Japanese: 明治20年（1887年）、この頃の教会には規律や派閥対立が生まれ、また信を置いていたイビイ宣教師もカナダへ帰国していたために中央を離れ、塩山市に講義所を立て「田舎伝道」を始めた。
English: At this time, he converted Nobuaki IIJIMA and Tokubei NAKAZAWA, who later became the head members of the Japanese Methodist Church Kusakabe Church (current United Church of Christ in Japan Kusakabe Church), as believers.
Japanese: この頃、後に日本メソジスト教会日下部教会（現・日本キリスト教団日下部教会）の主要メンバーとなる飯島信明・中沢徳兵衛らを信者とする。
English: At this time, he sent his wife and children to Kofu due to poverty (Since 'missionary' became a position given to new believers and his income lessened as well as consumption also increased with the increase of family members) and stayed alone at Nirasaki.
Japanese: この頃、貧窮（主に「伝道士」が入信者に与えられる役割となり収益が減ったのと、家族が増加して支出が増したのが理由）のため妻子を甲府へ送り出し、独り韮崎に残る。
English: When Eby missionary came to Japan again, he built the Chuo kaido at Hongo, Tokyo (Bunkyo Ward) but it was burnt down due to fire.
Japanese: イビイ宣教師再来日、東京本郷(文京区)へ中央会堂を建てるも、火災により焼失。
English: In 1891, Eby missionary came back to Japan again and rebuilt Chuo kaido in Hongo.
Japanese: 明治24年（1891年）、イビイ宣教師再来日、再び本郷に中央会堂を建設。
English: In 1892, Eby missionary invited Munizo once the Hongo chuo kaido was completed, but he decided to stay in Nirasaki according to the will of the church.
Japanese: 明治25年（1892年）、本郷中央会堂完成、イビイ宣教師が無二三を招くが、教会の意向に従い韮崎に残る。
English: In March 1893, Munizo went to Tokyo and worked under Eby missionary and built a dorm which eventually became the 'Keimei kan.'
Japanese: 明治26年（1893年）3月、無二三上京、イビイ神父のもとで働き始め、「鶏鳴館」なる寄宿舎を建設。
English: In 1895, boarders, who saw the wretched condition of Munizo, decided to move away from the boarding house to lessen the burden, and Munizo used the back of the residence of Yataro IWASAKI in Ryomo Town (currently in Yushima, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo; the residence of IWASAKI was completed in the following 1896, and it is believed that it was still under construction then) to create a boarding house.
Japanese: 明治28年（1895年）、無二三の窮状を見かねた寄宿生たちは負担軽減のために寄宿舎より転宿、無二三も両門町・岩崎弥太郎邸（現・東京都文京区湯島。但し、岩崎邸完成は翌1896年で、この頃は建設中と思われる）裏にて改めて下宿屋を開く。
English: However, this arrangement did not last long, and opened up a sweet shop in Shitaya Kuromon Town but the next door was the long established sweet shop that he moved to Hongo Morikawa Town and opened up the sweet shop.
Japanese: しかしここも長く続かず、下谷黒門町へ菓子屋を開いたが隣家が老舗の菓子屋だったため再び移転、本郷森川町に菓子屋を開業する。
English: Here, the shop prospered due to the original sweet which was made from mixing milk into millet jelly, but stress on the store management increased due to samples being consumed, and so the shop transferred again, this time to Hongo yushima shinhana cho, but this did not go over well either.
Japanese: ここで水飴に牛乳を入れた工夫菓子によって好調となるが、私食などによって経営負担が増大したため再度移転、本郷湯島新花町に駄菓子屋を開くが、これもうまくはいかなかった。
English: He decided to end the merchandizing work and was reassigned as a missionary in Shitaya negishi kogisho (Shitaya Negishi Lecture Hall) but Nobuaki IIJIMA and Tokubei NAKAZAWA pleaded that he returned to Koshu.
Japanese: 商売に見切りをつけ、再び伝道士として下谷根岸講義所へ配属されるが、飯島信明・中沢徳兵衛らに強請され、甲州へ戻る。
English: In 1899, he moved to Katsunuma Church this year after being assigned to Isawa, Kofu, and Kusakabe.
Japanese: 明治32年（1899年）、石和・甲府・日下部を経て、この年、勝沼教会へ赴任。