Sims Harold Lois 1952 Japan

TOKYO
CHRISTIAX
"Go ye into all the world and preach thegospel to every creature.^^ (Marfe 16:15)
Vol. 51 WHiiiortiing, Poniia., faniiary-Fobriiary. 1952
Number 1
Annual Reports Of All Churches Show Mission Progress
ding tile niontlily and yearly cliurch
churches connected with the mission
resolves for 1952. Here is what ap-
Receiuly Mr. Kamata, miiKSter of the Wakabaciio (Yotsuya) Cluirch made a black-hoard for recov
reports. On January 3, a cold and snowy morning, most of the preache rs and some leaders of tlie various
met at the Minato church for fellowship, reports and reflections on the past year, and to make plans and new
pcared on the blackboard:
(Yearly average attendance)
(Yearly total)
Offering
$ 50
$ 140
Church Preacher Sun. AM PM S.S. Pray. Meet. Ladies M. Youth
1. .Abiko i nouye 7 10 80 5

2. -Arakawa Kikuchi 16 40 IS
*
3. Kakio Watarai

10

4. Kamiuma Taylor 20
107 12 5 5
5. *Minato lijima 33 19 130 15 13
6. *Mikawashinia (Jap.) Osumi

20 40 5 10
7. Mikawashima (Kor.) Sims 25
10 5
8. Nakano Haruyama 23 15 80 15 10 15
9. Nishi-Hachioji Iwata 8 30
10. *Nishi-Ogikubo Nagai 62 39 150 31
11. Sakurayama Oba 8 4 75
12. *Setagaya Hanyu 95 28 300 23 15 20
13. *Wakabacho Kamata 80 35 105 16 30 50
14. Yokosuka Buttray

20 . 30
15. *Yochomachi Watarai 35 13 80 6
16. Soka Sudo 11
35
marked thus liave buildings.
.A,Il of these figures except the number of baptisms should be prefaced with "about" because the yen financial reports
were changed into dollar amounts in round numbers and because yearly averages include the summer slump etc., and may not always reveal the
present status of the churches.
The .Arakawa church is a new name formed when the former two small groups of Adachi and Ogu combined early in 1951. The lack
of a suitable meetingplace lias hindered progress there, but a new building is nowunder construction which should be of great help in that work.
Soka is a small city not far outside of Tokyo City limits which has no church of any kind. We began holding services there last February
after two interested members of Mikawashima and a Christian from another town nut in the country near th.cre had found a sewing school that
consented~lo open their room for services. The superintendent of the sewing school and one of her daughters are two of those who have been
baptized and the work shows every sign of becoming a growing church. This was the only new preaching point opened in 1951.
Besides the baptism.s reported there, there were 15 at the summer camp in Raku San So which we sponsored jointly with Mr. and Mrs.
Fleener of the Mabashi Mission in Tokyo. i t. , , -ijr .
These facts present us with some things that need praying for and remedying and other things tor which we should thank God. Won t you
join us in prayer and thanksgiving?
$ 105
$ 470
$ 40
? 270
$ 150
$ IS
$ 400
$ 100
$ 380
$ 420
$ 100
$ 200
$ 15
$2690
Baptisms
0
4
7
25
20
5
7
38
2
27
4
13
38
13
14
4
216
Jessup To Visit Mission
Those of you who read the Christian Stand
ard are no doubt already interested in President
W. L. Jessup's visit to the Church of Christ
mi.ssions in Japan. The plan is for him to leave
the last part of February and spend March and
.^pril in Japan, visiting the several independent
Missions and particularly the two Bible Sem
inaries in Tokyo and Osaka, conducting evange
listic meetings, and encouraging the work in
every way possible. He is going at the invita
tion of the missionaries. They felt that he was
pre-eminently suited for the purposes of the
visit. Being President of San Jose, Calif. Bible
College, he will be understanding and .sympa
thetic with the problems of the Bible Colleges
in Japan, and being strongly evangelistic in his
nature his gospel messages will no doubt be
fruitful in winning Japanese to Christ. We
quote just one paragraph of a letter from Mar
tin Clark of the Osaka Bible Seminary:
"The Christians of Japan realize their need,
but a college education in the field of religion'
is something new here in Japan. It is ilifficult
to persuade these young men as to the value of
such college work. The Christians at large and
the students of the Bible Colleges need a sense
of the spirit of unity with others of like hopes
and ambitions. They need a sense of oneness
with the Bible College students in the United
States, as well as in other parts of the world."
If space permitted we would like to quote
from other missionaries also. But the important
thing is for us all to show our interest in this
brief two months' mission of Brother Jessup
by praying earnestly for God's blessing upon
him and his endeavor to help the cause in Japan
and giving as the Lord directs to help meet the
expense of the trip. May God use him mightily
in His own way for the intrusted task.
Yamada San Improves Bible College Report
In 1951 we graduated the first student from
Tokyo Bible Seminary. .After several dropping
out we have now 26 students full-time and seven
night students and eight teachers.
During the year our president .Andrew Patton
returned to .America for about two years of
graduate study and a few months later Matthew
Ikeda, a senior student, joined him for study in
Cincinnati Bible Seminary.
There are now 17 students receiving scholar
ships to enable them to study. This means that
they get room and board and tuition free. They
must work for their spending money and per
sonal needs. Eleven of these boys are being
directly supported by churches, classes and in
dividuals in America who send $20 every month
for that purpose.
I want to write a little news about Vania<la
.San, the Korean young man from the Yokosuka
Church, who entered the Bible College last
spring, but after a month and a half, had to
leave because of T.B. Finally he was able to
get into a National Sanitorium at Kurihama, a
small town near the sea, and about forty-five
miles from Tokyo. Yamada's mother and fam
ily, before the Korean war started, lived near
Seoul. He had not heard from his mother for
about si.x years and of course, after North
Korea's driving two times beyond his home, he
i)ad quite naturally been anxious about her and
wondering whether she was living, .\bout three
weeks ago he received a letter from his mother
and I am sure that was a very happy moment
in his life. He learned that his mother is on
one of the small islands of Korea near the main
land and is caring for the hundreds of orphans
Jiat are being kept there because of the war.
Even though Yamada San's life lias been filled
with much anxiety and hard.ships yet his life
gives forth the radiance of a Christian life. Al
ways he is very cheerful when we see him, and
always does he ask to hear more of God's Word
even in his letters he desires to learn of new
promises from God's Word. Patiently now for
six months he has received rest and air treat
ments in the hospital. Within the past two
weeks the doctors have decided that he will
either need an operation or a series of strepto
mycin injections. At present this drug is still
rationed to most of these Sanitoriunus. But
fortunately I have found a doctor here in Tokyo
who will sell me some. I am planning to take
this drug to Yamada San on the 27th of Jan
uary. It has been Yamada San's fervent desire
that he would be well enough by this coming
.April to re-enter the Bible College and prepare
himself for a larger ministry for Christ. At this
time please remember him in your prayers, that
God will work through this medicine to the
healing of hi.s body (if it be God's will).
Even though a patient, yet Yamada San is
letting his light shine for Jesus. Just recently
with a portion of the money which a kind Cali
fornia Church has been sending for his support
as a Bible College student, he bought Bibles and
has been teaching the other patients in his ward
God's precious Word. I cannot help but be
lieve that every effort put forth in his behalf
will in the future bring forth fruit a hundred
fold.
Your servant in Christ,
Stanley Buttray
I Cor. 1:18 "For the preaching of the cross is
to them that perish foolishness: but unto us
which are saved it is the power of God."
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Subject To God's Will;
More Workers Needed
This statement concerning our son's willing
ness to stay on with the work for another year,
. when, he^had planned to come home on furlough
this year, is something to make any parents
proud of him, even though our hearts are yearn
ing to see them and the grand-children. How
ever we are praying that other capable workers
may be consecrated and led to undertake the
work in this mission field where the opportunity
and the need is so great. Will you join us in
this prayer? And perhaps someone of you
might answer, "Here am I, Lord, send me."
Editor
"As we look ahead into the largely unknown
future that this year holds, it becomes more
and more apparent that we will not be able to
come home in 1952, I know it will be disap
pointing to you all, but we just have to look the
facts in the eye. We got a reply from the Stills
several weeks ago saying that after long con
sideration, and inuclr as'Tihey^ wanted to Come
to Japan, they felt it would be impossible. That
closes about the last chance for replacements so
far as I can see. If we were to come this year
we would have to leave about April 1, and that
is practically just around the corner. It looks
like ... all things coupled together show that
for some purpose, unknown except to Him, God
wants us to stay all through this year. If He
shows some way other than this we will gladly
follow.
The older missionaries used to always stay six
or seven years a term. So many missionaries
of this mission have returned early, it might be
good for someone to show he can stay t"he full
time. The compelling reasons for our staying
are the shortage of workers. (We are all taxed
to the full just for teaching in the Bible Col
lege and have very little time for other things
we ought to be doing.) In another 10 years
there will be more Japanese teachers and loss of
a missionary wouldn't be so much of a blow,
but now, with Patton away, is a crucial time
for the Bible College, and we absolutely must
have as many teachers as we have now for next
year. The best thing about it is that we don't
mind staying. We like the work, so it is not
like taking our cross to bear another year. Let
patience have its perfect work."
H.R.S.
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
Customs And Traditions
Customs and traditions have played an impor
tant part in the history of every nation. Not
always have these been in harmony with God's
will and not even Israel, God's chosen people,
escaped this subtlety of Satan. The Jews as a
nation were so strong in their convictions that
their customs and traditions were equally as im
portant as God's given Word, that they rejected
the Messiah, even though their scriptures were
in detail about His coming. And now for two
thousand long years the Jews have continued
blindly in the tootsteps of their tradition-mad
forefathers in rejecting Jesus Christ as the Son
of God and their Saviour. God had taught the
Jews to train a child in the way he should go
and when he became old he would not depart
from that teaching. The Jews were faithful in
doing this very thing as God commanded, but
not only did they tram the child in God's Word,
but in their own accumulated traditions as well.
What happened? By the time God had sent
Jesus into the world, the Jews had sunk into
the depths and mire of their woe-begotten cus
toms. A sad and gloomy picture indeed! For
they could not recognize the face of their long
awaited-King, ^
Briefly have I drawn you this picture of a
custom bedraggled Jewish nation in order that
you might be able to visualize the nation of
Japan today. Custom has so beclouded the
minds of these people that even when one does
become a Christian, he does so with custom
ary reservation.
Allow me to tell you of this recent illustration
which happened during the October revival of
the Yochomachi Church. A woman attending
the services one night asked Mr. Watarai for
some advice because she was planning to take
her life. He talked to her about God's Word
and she seemed to be satisfied. However, she
did not return to the meetings the rest of the
week. After a week had passed and nothing
more had been heard from her, Mr. Warafaj
thought his advice and done some good. About
that timOfie police called upon him and asked
if he knew this woman for his name card had
been found on her dead body that morning. If
a person fails in business, cannot find work or
family life is very unhappy, the quickest and
easiest way out (to save face) is to commit sui
cide. This is a typical Japanese custom.
Another custom is that the women are abso
lutely beyond any question, inferior to man. The
Japanese people are a superior race of people
because they believe that their ancestors came
down from Heaven. Even many of those who
have become Christian still retain this idea (and
not because they are Christians), but because
of this deep rooted tradition handed down from
generation to generation. Then there is an old
proverb which is still taught in most families
today that, "honesty is a poor policy." Because
of this teaching to the children down through
the years, it is very difficult for one \v'ho be
comes a Christian to bring his standards of
ethics to the level of Christ's teaching. This
only gives you the barest idea of what we are
up against as we endeavor to lead these people
to Christ.
But despite this dark picture of a land over
cast with the many clouds of customs and tradi
tions, the Gospel is beginning to color these
clouds with a silver lining. The smile of God's
love is becoming evident more and more in
many of their lives. Mr. Kikuchi, one of our
fourth year students who preaches at the Ara-
kawa Church told me about a twenty year old
girl by the name of Toshiko Kojima. Her
father is a Buddhist altar maker and as is cus
tomary she helped him in making these
altars which are found in every Buddhist home.
One day Toshiko San was invited by a Chris
tian friend to visit the Arakawa Church. Hear
ing of sin, she desired to be free from sin. Con
fessing Christ and being baptized she became a
Christian which brought her to the second
greatest decision of her life. .How was she '
go on working for ber father making altars, for
this meant serving idols. And if she refused
to work for her father, this meant leaving home.
After much thought and prayer she finally came
to a solution of how to live a good Christian
Letter Of Appreciation
My work here has been usually encouraging
but I have just enough of disappointments to
keep me humble. Sometimes everything moves
along so splendidly that I am very happy, when
suddenly there will be a flop that brings my
pride right down and I realize more and more
my great need of a Higher Power. But some
times when I wonder if I'm doing any good at
all as I see so little fruit from my service a nice
encouraging letter like the following one comes
to me. The letter was lengthy and I send only
part of It although it's all worthy of print.
22 Dec., 1951
My Dear Mother Mrs. Cunningham:
I can hardly find out good words to fully ex
press my profound gratitude for your kindness
of offering me the precious Holy Bible and
sending a benevolent Christmas card, very beau
tiful.
Immediately upon reading your writing
"Matt 6:33" on the card, I sought that Chapter
and Verse and got: "But seek ye first the king
dom of^ God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you." In order
to perfectly understand the meaning, I read the
poetry, and logical and powerful.
I must thank God to have granted me the
chance through the kind introduction by Mr.
Kawamura to enter your Bible Class. There
I found truly the words I have been longing
to hear; which I used to appreciate solely from
the literary point of view. I realized that those
words should be spoken by those who have true
and pure Christianity, and firm faith, and those
who eat them just like daily bread. I realized
so because I felt those words get lustres and
sound most dignified when I for the first time
received your lecture, and when you explained
the verses on the temptation of Jesus.
I love to listen to your lecture on the words
of Jesus Christ. Your comment is always brief
but to the point. Your voice has something to
encourage me. You gave me the passion and
power to sacrifice myself when 1 was beside
you during the show of magic lantern slides.
(The Life of Christ).
Please believe me that I have written this
letter most faithfully, and forgive me if any part
would hurt your feeling with my clumsy manner
of writing English.
Heartily I wish you a Merry Christmas.
Your faithful disciple,
S. Okimoto
How Much Dare I Keep?
"The Christian Church has broken at two
points, in the matter of prayer and in the .mat
ter of money. And this double failure largely
explains her present ineffectiveness. Countless
Christians -have-not -yet begun-to raliethat:
they are not owners, but only stewards of all
they possess, and that the question for them to
consider is not how much of their money they
will give to God, but how much of God's money
they will keep and use for themselves ... to
misuse money is simply sinful, for it is a mis
appropriation and misapplication of what be
longs to God." "Keep thy heart with all dili
gence, for out of it are the issues of life." Prov.
4:23. Sunday School Times
life and be a dutiful daughter at the same time.
For on asking her father if she could just
do the housekeeping work, he gave her permis
sion setting her free from altar-making.
This example of Toshiko San helps to bring
to our work a true ray of Heavenly sunshine
sunshine which shines through and dispels the
foreboding clouds of anti-Christ customs.
Stanley Buttray
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TOKYO CHRISTIAN
I
Recollections Of Early Days
Paying The Price Of
Being A Christian
Sunday School of the Nakano Church that meets in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sims.
This church had 38 baptisms last year.
This time in telling you of my early days in
Japan I shall tell you some of my early trials.
The first on this list is rain. 1 never saw it
rain in i'ennsylvania like it rained here. Not
a hard pouring rain but a gentle sizzle sozzle
that went on day after day. Some times for
two weeks we never saw the sun. i found this
hard to bear.
Then we had to heat with soft coal stoves
and that surely was a trial. Everywhere I
went people had big clumsy unsightly stove
pipes. We decided to have ours made as small
as possible for looks sake but that's where we
allowed our pride to run away with our good
sense. The soft coal here is very sooty and in
a very short time our stoves were smoking be
cause the pipes were filled with soot. One eve
ning our bed room stove was smoking and 1
did everything I could to stop it. I called ilr.
Cunningham to come and do something and he
did. He poured a bucket of water into the
stove. Ashes and soot flew over every thing.
Even the baby in her little bed nearby was
black. We finally got a bucket of earth and
dumped into the stove and smothered out the
fire. It took me hours to clean that bed-room
and the bedding and then our good sense pre
vailed for we had large pipes installed. Now
I am burning fuel oil and my fire problem seems
solved.
The next troubles we had were chilblains.
How we suffered with them on our feet! I
read that the feet must be kept warm and
bought lieavy wool stockings. "O that won't
do" said an "Old Timer"wool stockings irritate
chilblains. ]vcrything I did seemed to be the
wrong thing so finally I gave up in despair and
they continued as long as the frost did. But
I seem to have out grown them and never have
:hem at all.
Rats were awful pests. The Japanese ncigh-
)ors did not heat their houses and as soon as
t turned cold their rats all found our home more
romfortable and flocked there. Over head at
light it sounded like a lot of wild animals let
oose. Nothing we could do would stop their
loise. They got through the house and many
night Mr. Cimningliam thought surely there
vas a thief in the house and he would creep-
ugly steal out to the dining room and the rats
could scamper. Now we have no rats.
Fleas were a great pest. They lived in the
traw mats covering the floor fwe lived in a
apancse house) and they were everywhere. I
idn't mind them so much but their bites were
cry poisonous to Mr. Cunningham and he suf-
jred greatly from them, especially at night,
omc one suggested flea-powder in the bed so
eppered the sheets with it. Mr. Cunningham's
ea bites became infected and he looked like a
nail pox patient. But now in my .American
home I seldom find a flea.
Then when summer came mosquitoes came
with it in hordes. Just at sundown a buzzing
sound began and the house was full of them
and such mosquitoes as I never saw before,
large black ones with white stripes on them.
My children called them tiger mosquitoes and
that was a good name for them for they were
so fierce. We slept under a mosquito net and
the only way we could have peace was to get
under the net and when we finally captured all
that had gotten under the net we could have
comfort. Now in this district wliere I live we
have very few mosquitoes but in summer I sleep
under a net but the house is screened and not
many enter.
1 must not leave out earth quakes. We had
an Aunty-Doleful who often visited us, in those
days, and she took pleasure in relating all the
tragic things she knew about them which to
me were not reassuring.
When the house began to shake and things
dance around I would not have been surprised
to see the hou.se collapse under the heavy tile
roof and have it come tumbling down just as
Aunty Doleful had said it might. But now even
the worst quakes hardly disturb me. I don't
get out of bed when they happen at night.
The dampness here the year around is a
great trial. The temperature goes little below
freezing but the dampness in winter is so pene
trating that we wear much heavier clothing here
than in the bitterest cold in United States. In
summer our clothes mould and shoes overnight
will be white with mould around the soles and
healsBut we get accustomed to it and think
nothing of it until we go back to the states and
see how nice it can he in a dry climate.
'J'hese all may seem like little tilings to you
but they arc hard to contend with until we get
accustomed to them. As some one has said,
"One can get used to anything but hanging."
E.B.C.
"Most Japanese go to the shrines, or stay at
home and drink, on New Year's Day. So we
decided it would be good to have a service for
the Christians to go to, so they wouldn't be
tempted to do something else. It was a little
against custom, so we didn't know how many
would come, but there were about 30 and we
had a good service."
Miss Mabel B. Gould, Saranac. Mich,, has
back numbers of the Tokyo Christian for sev
eral years back which she will donate to anyone
who desires them.
Romans 8:34 "Who is he that condemneth?
It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen
again, who is even at the right hand of God,
who also maketh intercession for us."
One evening after prayer meeting, Yamaguchi
San and her mother came. She is the young
woman who was told to either give up her
Christianity or get out of her home. Slie chose
the latter aiul came to our lionie almost a year
ago. They later relented and let her return home.
But again they want her to get out and this time
the mother came to ask if we would take her,
said she liad almost gone crazy since becoming
a Christian and they had lost hope for her. The
problem is three-fold as the mother said. First
is the fact that they are strict Buddhists and
when she refuses to worsliip idols and anccstor,s,
they say slie is wrong, not a true Japanese, and
doe.sn't re.spcct her parents and ancestors. Then
they say that they reared her to be a model
Japanese wife and gave her an education so that
she could marry a well-to-do man and live a
normal life, but that instead she wants to marry
a Christian and give her life in Christian serv
ice. But the crowning trouble of all is that she
wants to help the very poorbe a slum worker.
They cannot imagine any daughter of theirs go
ing down among those disease ridden, sinful,
dirty people. The neighbors are even now talk
ing about her not offering incense, but if she
went to the slums they would really lose face.
They have tried their best to talk her out of it,
but she will not bend, so they liave decided to
practically disown her and adopt an orphan to
do the house work. Of course the new daughter
will have to be a regular Japanese who bows
down to them in everything, It was really
interesting to talk to her, because it is the way
the ordinary Japanese thinks. That shell is
really a hard thing for Christianity to crack.
This lady said she knew many other Christians
who went ahead worsiiipping their ancestors.
That is trueit has been a compromising kind
of Christianity thus far, generally speaking. The
real battle is just beginning. But tiiat it is win
ning i.s .shown in the unshakeable faith of this
daughter and the utter frustration of the par
ents in the face of it.
I told her that wc would be very glad to take
the girl in, here. I also had a good round with
her about idols. She said that people become
gods when they die and should be worshipped
especially our ancestors. I then pointed out
that her god was dead, ours is living; that a liv
ing man is better than a million dead ancestors
who could do nothing, but that our God is
almighty. I asked why they put food before
them, why burn incense, etc., and she could not
answer. VVe talked until a little after 11:00 p. m.
The girl has not moved here yet, because they
have not gotten another girl to do the house
work. At school the next day 1 asked the girl
about the mother's accusation that she wouldn't
even take a day off from school to help when
she was sick or had many visitors. She said
"I would gladly do it if there were truly a cause,
but she just wants me to work while she goes
to movies and to her Buddhist meetings." That
is the way the Japanese think. The daughters
are to be the maids, and if there are none the
wife has to be maid. The husband demands
service and if the mother can push it off on the
daughter she is most pleased. This is nothing
unusualjust an ordinary Japanese home.
Harold Sims
Saturday evening, January 26, we had the bi
monthly Youth Meeting at Mikawashima. There
were 73 present, which was very good for such
a cold night and at a church so far distant from
the others. It was one of the largest crowds wc
have had in the history of the church. The
speaker was Mr. Sone, principal of the Japanese
school where I teach on Thursdays. He is a
fine Christian and well educated. He is a Doc
tor of Science and brought a fine message on
"Science and the Bible." He spoke for one
hour and 15 minutes and after that we had a
short movie, so that took care of the program.
.A constitution for the Youth Meeting was ap
proved at a special meeting of most of the
young people after church.
from a personal letter, of Harold Sims
Rope Holder List
December and January
ARKANSAS Mrs. Bertha O. Heist, $25.00.
CALIFORNIA Mrs. M. A. Robb, $5.00;
Mrs. J. H. Yates, $50.00.
CONNECTICUT Mr. and Mrs. Clayton R.
Grimstad, $20.00.
FLORIDA Major Walter W. Evans, $26.00;
Eustis Church of Christ, $325.00.
GEORGIA CarrolltonAdult Christian En
deavor, $10.00; Miss Eva D. Green, $10.00.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Miss Julia E.
BonDurant, $5.00; Mr. W. W. BonDurant $10.
IDAHO BoiseFirst Christian Church, $40.
ILLINOIS HerrinFirst Christian Church,
$12.00; Milton Christian Church, $81.25; Mr.
and Mrs. Eldon Lawless, $150.00; Camp Point
Loyal Senior Class, $60^00; Mr. and Mrs.
Floyde Stewart, $2.00.
INDIANA IndianapolisEnglewood Chris
tian Church, $50.00; Misses Ethel and Pearl
Self, $20.00; Burlington Christian Church,
$55.00; ColumbusEast Columbus Church of
Christ, $75.00; St. JoeCoburns Corners
Church of Christ, $51.55; WaterlooDeKalb
County Youth OrMuization, $69.37; Granger
^Harris Prairie Church of Christ, $66.00;
South Befid^Milburn Blvd. Church of Christ,
$47.05; WabashKum-Join-Us Class, Treaty
Christian Church, $57.00; Columbus Christian
Church, $50.00.
IOWA Miss Bertha K. Sargent, $30.00.
KANSAS Clearwater Christian Church,
$87.52; Miss Ellen Lawrence, $5.00; Mrs. Roy
Pigeon, $1.00; Mrs. Virginia G. Templeton
and Nadine, ^.00; Norton Christian Church,
$41.67.
KENTUCKY Cynthiana Unity Christian
Church, $51.00; Miss Emma Fegenbush, $5;
Sadiesville Women's Christian Missionary
Society, $13.00.
MAINE Mr. William F. Brawn, $5.00.
MASSACHUSETTS Mrs. E. S. Donnell,
$9.00.
-MINNESOTA Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wil-
fong, $15.00; Mr. Elwyn M. Nosier, $5.00.
MISSISSIPPI AberdeenFirst Christian
Church, $25.00; ColumbusWomen's Chris
tian Fellowship, Christian Church, $25.00;
Water ValleyMissionary Group, First Chris
tian Church, $25.00.
MISSOURI Grant CityPrimary Class, Isa
dora Cnurch of Christ, $7.75; Mrs. James F.
Boucher, $15.00; Ford CityYoung People's
Class, Island City Christian Church, $15.00.
NEBRASKA Wakefield Christian Church
Sunday School, $19.00; Beaver City Christian
Church Missionary Society, $15.00; Mr. Virgil
Marshall, $500.00.
NEW YORK Mrs. S. S. Myers, $1.00
NORTH CAROLINA Scuppernong Church
of Christ VBS, $18.75; St. Clairs Church of
^ Christ Missionary Society, $17.59; Mrs. T. H.
Davis, $35.00;' Macedonia Christian' Church,
$50.00; Phillipi Church of Christ, $21.93.
OHIO SalemPhillips Christian Church,
$64.85; Glouster'Loyal Daughters Class, $35;
HopedaleChristian Sunday School, $21.12;
West Milford Church of Christ, $26.00; Bel-
mont^Women's Bible Class, Chestnut Level
Church, $10.00; A Friend, $10.00;Mr. Marion
Ellis, $10.00; Mr. W. H. Bair, $3.00; Loveland
Church of Christ, $23.00; SteubenvilleLa-
Belle View Church of Christ, $21.00; Morris-
townThe Helping Hand Society, Christian
Church, $10.00; Cincinnati^World Mission
Volunteers, $23.26; Rushsylvania Church of
Christ, $50.00; Mr. Fred S. Thomas, $.50;
Shelby Church of Christ, $75.00; Miss Mildred
Covington, $5.00; CincinnatiMt. Washing
ton Church of Christ, $76.66; Phalanx Station
Braceville Christian Church, $14.00; Day
tonEast Dayton Church of Christ, $25.00;
ColumbusSouthwood Church of Christ, ^0;
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Deem, $10.00; Willing
Workers Missionary Society, New Somerset
Christian Church, $20.00; Rushsylvania
Church of Christ Missionary Society, $25.00;<
Columbus^The Open Bible Class, Indianola
Church of Christ, $25.00.
OKLAHOMA Mrs. M. J. Groom (In mem
ory of Mrs. Sidney J. Davis, mother), $10.00.
PENNSYLVANIAMr. B. M. Swartswelder,
TOKYO CilRlSTIAN
$250.00; Loyal Workers Class, Howard
Church of Christ, $10.00; Mrs. H. L. Yearick,
$5; Mrs. J. G. Bailie, $2; Fayette City Ladies'
Aid, Church of Christ, $15.00; Mr. and Mrs.
Roy E. Smith, $10.00; Ridgway Church of
Christ, $12.00; Sandy LakeWomen's Mis
sionary Society, Christian Church, $10.00;
Vanderbilt Church of Christ, $50.00; Carpen
ters Corners Missionary Society, $10.00; Con
fluence Christian Church, Prayer Group, $15.
TENNESSEE Mrs. A. I. Myhr, $5.50; Er-
w.nFirst Christian Church, $20.00.
TEXAS Barstow Christian Church, $10.00;
Mrs. W. S. Blodgett, $2.00; Mr. Leon F.
Heard, $10.00.
VIRGINIA DenbighWomen's Missionary
Society, Lebanon Christian Church, $50.00;
RichmondFairmount Avenue Church of
Christ, $150.00; CharlottesvilleFirst Chris
tian Church, $300.00; PortsmouthTidewater
Singspiration of the Churches of Christ,
$15.20; Ellerson Pole Green Church of Christ,
$42.90; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hayden, $50.00;
Newport News Colonial Place Church of
Christ, $15.00; Radford Church of Christ,
$45.50; EllersonThe Young Married Peo
ple's Class, Gethsemane Church of Christ, $40.
WEST VIRGINIAWellsburgFaithful Fol
lowers Class; Hobversoh Heights Church of>
Christ, $10.00; CharlestonWest Side Church
of Christ, $20.00; Missionary Society, War-
wood Christian Church, $25.00.
CANADA Highgate, Ontario Ridgetown
Church of Christ,. $30.15.
Sale of Flaming Torch, $19.06.
TOTAL OF GIFTS. ....$4,398.13
Balance brought forward.. 3,689.15 $8,087.28
Disbursements during December and January;
Salaries of missionaries $1,350.00
Transferred to Tokyo 1,000.00
Printing of
Tokyo Christian 260.00
Stamps 6.75
Typing paper 1.30
Travel expense of
Andrew Patton 25.08
Exchange of gift checks.... 1.59
Salary of forwarding'agent.. 70.00
Total Disbursed $2,714.72
Balance $5,372.56
From a personal letter from Harold Sims we
quote the following.
"One of the Christmas presents that we re
ceived was really an illustration of the saying,
'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
When we lived at Mikawashima there was a
very poor family living close to the church in
a shack about four feet high made of salvaged
burnt sheet metal. The wife was sick with mas-
toid trouble, so their life was not only hard
but they were the poorest of^ the poor. We
gave them relief clothes from tifne foTtime as
well as food, and a little money on occasion.
Then for about two years we had heard nothing
of them until last Sunday. Then, the wife came
to church and left a large box for the preacher.
We found out that during those two years they
had started a business of cake decorating, and
have made goodeven to the place where they
employ others outside the family. In order to
show that they remembered us she had made
a large three-layer cake beautifully decorated
with a miniature church on top and a rose gar
den all around. It was a gift we certainly did
appreciate."
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Tokyo Treasurer Reports
leariy rep..rt of funds received and disbursed
by the Church of Christ Cunningham Mission,
lokyo, Japan.
Balance brought forward Jan. 1, 1951,$ 1,678.2C
Rece.pts 13,500.5t
$15,178.7t
Disbursements:
Language Study $ 163.27
Bible College Maintenance 887.91
Bible College
Tuition and help 3,125.92
Travel to U.S.A 1,332.26
Travel in Japan 2,271.07
Designated Gifts 45.00
Postage and supplies 12.45
Building Repairs (Zaidan 552.68
Outstation Evangelism 926.08
Bible Women 33.33
Church Building 2,500.00
Taxes and Insurance 651.36
Automobile Taxes &
Insurance 400.68
Allowance for Medical
and Relief 151.11
Miscellaneous 39.53 $13,082.6(
Total .". $13,082.66 $ 2,096.1(
*The reason for the high amount of automobile
tax and travel, in Japan is that this year we
bought a second hand Chevrolet car.
*The travel to the U.S.A. was the fare for Mrs
Cunningham and -A.ndrew Patton.
In response to Mrs. Cunningham's request
in the last issue of the Tokyo Christian, pack
ages of surplus Bible School literature have beer
received from the following, which is very mucl
appreciated^
Mrs. G. T. Cochran, Route 4, Lyons, Georgia
Mrs. Mark Enyeart, Route 5, Wabash, Indiana
Mrs. L. Corman, Nelson, Nebraska.
If others wish to help the mission by sending
surplus children's literature (preferably picture
papers), the packages should be addressed tc
Mrs. Cunningham, Mr. Sims, or Mr. Buttray ir
Japan. Their addresses appear under "Mission
Staff" on page 2 of this paper, as well as in-
formation regarding mailing of packages.
Entertained By Royalty
On January 31, Mr. Buttray, Mrs. Cunning
ham, and several Japanese friends were enter
tained to tea by Prince Misaka (the youngest
brother of the Emperor). Before the war such
a thing could not have happened, and we feel
highly honored to have been entertained in his
home.
Mrs. Cunningham invited him and Princess
Mikasa to have tea with her, and they readily
accepted the invitation. So on February 24, all
the party who wê pfesenryesterday, including
the Prince and the Princess, will take tea at hei
home. E.B.C.
Proverbs 3:9, 10 "Honor the Lord with thj
substance and with the first-fruits of all thin(
increase, so shall thy barns be filled with plentj
and thy presses burst out with new wine."
FLAMING TORCH
inspirational Informative
GIVING THE EARLY
HISTORY OF THIS MISSION
A GOOD BUY
50^
TOKYO
CHRISTIAN
Go ye into all the ivorld and preach the gospel to every creature,'' [Mark 16:15)
Vol. 51
Wilnierdiiig, Penna., Maroii-A|iril, 1952
Number 2
Mrs. Cunningliam Entertains The
Emperor's Brother And His Family
On January 31st I was invitt'd to -the home
of J'rince and Princess Mikasa for tea. Prince
Mikasa is the youngest brother of the Emperor
and one of the few nobility left.
When Japan became a democracy all titles of
nobility, were abolished except the immediate
family of the Emperor.
I was introduced by Mr. Yasue who was for
merly a high army official. I thoroughly en
joyed the c.Kperience.
When I was about to leave I invited the
Prince and Princess to nij- home for tea never
thinking tliey would humble themselves to come
but to my .surprise they agreed to come and we
agreed on February 14 for the time.
Promptly at the time set the Prince drove his
car up to my gate with his two young sons and
the Princess.
I had invited Mr. and Mrs. Noguchi, their
News And Needs Of
The Tokyo Bible College
The three seniors, who will graduate ifarch
19, are preparing a scrap-hook recording their
ictivitics during the four years of their study
.vhich will also he a history of the first four
êars of the school. It will contain pictures,
listory, :;nd messages from various former .stu-
ients and faculty members. These arc the first
tudcnts to complete the full course of study at
I'okyo Bible Seminary and we have high hopes
or their usefulness in the work of Christ to
rhich they are committed.
Chapel is held every morning from 10:00
0:30 affording a break between class periods,
"our days a week the students bring short mes-
tges on an assigned weekly topic, such as Love,
ight. Consecration. Prayer etc., and one day
ich week the program is lengthened to one
Dur with a faculty mcmlier bringing the mes-
ige. Mrs. Isabel Dittemore brought us a fine
essage on one of these days in January.
Preparations are now being rushed for the
)cning of a Correspondence Course in con-
iction with the Bible College beginning in
pril. It has already been advertised in the
tional Christian Weekly Newspaper and we
daughter, Dorcas, .Mr. and Mr.s. Sims, Mr. and
Mrs. Buttray, Mr. Yasue, Mr. Vandevecr and
Mrs. Sumida to be present. We had a very in
formal pleasant two hours together.
I bought the best Japanese Bible I could find
at a cost of $3.35 and presented it to the Prince
and Princess. They tiiankcd me very graciously
and seemed glad to have it.
We sang several hymns together and then
went outside to have Mr. Buttray take some
photographs, First of the Royal Family and
me and then of the whole group. Both of which
appear above.
Emily B. Cunningham
P. S. Mrs. Cunningham is standing on the
right of the older son but the photographer
failed to focus the camera right and she was
left out. E.B.C.
have received many inquiries. We are hoping
for a much larger ministry by this means, and
wc ask your prayers for its success. Stephen
lijima has agreed to give much of his time to
translation and office work which arc essential
to the operation of the course.
The Bulletin for 1952 is being done in both
English and Japanese so that wc can send copies
to interested brethren in America who want to
sec actually what wc are doing in the Bible Col
lege. Anyone desiring a copy please contact
Mr. .\. E. .Sims, 310 Brown Ave., Turtle Creek,
Penna. We would also appreciate any sugges
tions for improving the school program.
The needs of the school are many. We need
books for the library, which now has only about
200 volumes. We need scholarships for five
students who have not as yet been taken by any
group. The monthly scholarship is $20. Half
of it goes for food and the other half for tuition,
room and other school expenses. The students
all have to work for their personal spending
money. The school gives some of them a little
work and the rest is earned in various ways.
.Also we will need some money for the cor
respondence course. After it gets in full opera
tion it will he almost self-supporting, but we
need a lot of capital for the beginning. Every
thing must be translated, mimeographed and
sorted. Paper, envelopes, ink etc., must be
Missionaries Greet
President Jessup
Bro, W. L. Jessup, president of San Jose,
' Calif. Bible College arrived at Haneda airport
. in Tokyo on February 27 to begin his visit to
I japan and the Far East. All of the missionaries
I were there to meet him, for though some of
us didn't know him personally we felt as if he
were an old friend. After getting acquainted
all around he went to Buttray's house which
was to be his headquarters for the length of his
stay in Tokyo.
The next evening all of the Tokyo mission-
aric.s and two from Osaka met at Sims' house
for a get-together welcoming of Bro. Jes.sup.
He showed us some slides of the Bible College
and some of the beautiful California scenery
which we enjoyed very much. The next day he
left for north Japan where he spent the week
end with Chaplain Russell Barber in Misawa
and Chaplain C. R. Nichols in Hokkaido. There
were services at the chapels and one in a Jap
anese village near the Air Base. On Monday
evening. March 3 he returned to Tokyo by
Army plane to begin a schedule which we will
briefly describe below.
For two weeks Bro. Jessup lectured at the
Bible College every morning from 9:3011:00.
This was the big purpose for his coming and
we all received great benefit from these talks.
Every evening he visited a different church
to speak and also to see as much of the work
as possible. This was his schedule:
Tuesday, March 4 Informal question and
answer meeting at Mabashi church.
Wednesday, March 5 Evangelistic meeting
at Yocho-machi followed by questions from
several. (Attendance of about 50.)
Thursday, March 6 Afternoon meeting in
a Buddhist temple speaking to a group of _20
women on the Christian home. Evening dis
cussion meeting at Mikawashima on the Chris
tian Life and War.
Friday, March 7 Afternoon meeting with
the student preachers to discuss Bible Colleges
and some other things. Evening evangelistic
meeting at Soka. 34 present on a snowy night.
Saturday, March 8 Afternoon meeting at
Yokosuka. Six inches of snow.
Sunday, March 9 Morning attended Sun
day School and church at Mabashi. Evening
service with. Taylors at Kamiuma.
Monday. March 10 Morning meeting with
the ministers. Evening open.
Tuesday, March 11 Evening evangelistic
service in the country village of Wado. -At
tendance of about 80.
Wednesday. March 12 Evening meeting at
Nishi-Ogikubo, attendance of 30.
Thursday. March 13 Met with the prayer
meeting at Minato church.
Friday. March 14 - Morning at the gradua
tion service of the Seminary. Evening at Na-
kano church.
Unfortunately Bro. Jessup was here for some
of our worst weather. It rained every day but
two wiiilc he was in Tokyo. We are sorry for
that, hut we arc glad that he came and want
to thank everyone who had a part in sending
him. His fine Cliristian jjersonality, straight
forward Bible messages, and untiring zeal will
be long remembered here.
H.R.S.
John 12:48 "He that rejccteth mc. and re-
ceiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth
him: the word tiiat I have spoken, the same
shall judge him in the last day."
bought and someone paid for the translating
and office work.
Harold Sims has been appointed President
Pro-Tern while Andrew Patton is in America
on a study furlough.
TOKYO CamSTlAiY
Graduates Busy
Preaching Gospel
THE TOKYO CHRISTIAN
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MISSION STAFF
16 Wakaba Cho, Shiujuku-Ku, Tokyo
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Taylor, 1003-3 Chome Kamalu-
ma. Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buttray, 575 2-Chome,
Kamiochlal, Shlnjuku Ku, Tokyo.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Sims, 450 Aral Machl,
Nakano-Ku, Tokyo. Japan.
TRUSTEES
Mrs. W. D. Cunningham Mrs. E. G. Nabell
Mr. T. O. Hathcock Miss Eva Green
Mr. Lawrence Bain J. E. Lipscombe
Orvel C. Crowder Alfred E, Sims
parcel post to one of the missionaries whose ad-
dresse.s are shown above. Packages of clothing can
If you make an offering you are entitled to
receive this paper if you so request. Send all
Bible College Begins
Correspondence Course \
There are many Bible Colleges in Japan but
tliese cannot supply the nation with the needed
preachers and teachers of God's word. We
liope to do what they cannot do.
1. We desire to reach prospective Bible Col
lege students who cannot attend one.
2. Wc desire to reach Bible teachers, elders
and tleacons etc., who need extra training but
who would never consider going to a formal
school.
3. Many Christians needing a better founda
tion for their faith will desire this guided study
of God's word.
4. We also hope to reach some inquirers who
may through tlie study come to a decision for
Christ.
This course is planned to cover the Bible from
Genesis to Revelation. As many of the recog
nized difficult passages as possible will be ex
plained in the course. The students are en
couraged to submit, in writing, their additional
questions. Besides the exegesis of the Bible
text, wc are offering certain other valuable
courses which are standard in most Bible Col
leges. These include Apolcgetics, Lands of the
Bible, Christian Ethics and Archaeology.
At any time a student may write for informa
tion. He is sent a prospectus and an enroll
ment application. The application is filled in
and returned to the office along with the cost
of the first course. The first course is then
mailed to the student with instructions regard
ing the study procedure.
The study procedure will differ according to
tile nature of the course. Some will include
memorizing portions of the Bible. Some will
have workbooks to be filled in. Others will
have guide questions to help the student not
to miss the important points and to prepare
him for the exams to follow.
Most of the courses will include check-up
tests. These questions will be in the study
guide books and the time for use of these ques
tions will he indicated. They will be folded
shut in the guide book and the student will be
on his honor not to look at the questions until
he is ready for the test. And he will be on his
honor in taking the test from the material he
has studied. Final examinations will be given
after most courses and if possible these will be
given by a representative of the school.
The cost for the material will be Y150 for
each unit. The cost for course No. A1 is Y150
and A.2 is Y600. The material for each course
is sent as soon as the fee for that course is
received. The complete course is divided into
three sections. As each section is completed
a cash discount of 20% will be refunded to the
student. However if the student prefers this
amount may be applied on the courses of the
following section. If the student does not have
a Bible we will mail him one at cost price.
Post cards are furnished for sending in ques
tions which will be answered as promptly as
possible.
Upon completion of the 54 units required a
credit certificate will be issued to the student.
With this certificate the student may enter our
Seminary in Tokyo and complete the four year
course in only two more years providing other
entrance requirements to the Seminary are met.
Courses
Units
A1 Introduction to Bible Study 1
A2 Life of Christ 4
A3 The Church 3
A4 Old Testament History 4
AS Acts 2
A (Elective) Evidences of Christianity 3
A (Elective) Christian Doctrine 3
B1 Romans 3
B2 O. T. Prophets 4
B3 I and II Corinthians 4
B4 O. T. Poetry (Psalms) 3
B (Elective) Lands of the Bible 2
B (Elective) Sermonizing 2
B (Elective) Christian Ethics 2
C1 GalationS'Philemon 4
C2 Hebrews 3
Noles
Southwood Church of Christ, Columbus,
Ohio, recently sent us three big bundles of Pri
mary S.S. Papers.
Miss Manie Smallwood, of Emden, HI., also
sent us Primary Papers and large picture charts.
Mrs. Tura Theobald of the Dayton Ohio
Church, sent us a bundle of literature.
We are grateful, indeed, to receive any Pri
mary Helps. We cannot use Lookouts or
Standards.
Conventions
The Southern Christian Convention will be
at Atlanta, Ga., April 15-17. The North Amer
ican Christian Convention will be at Tulsa,
Okla., April 30-May 4, 1952. The third Annual
Missionary Conference, May 7 - 9, 1952, at
Michigan City, Ind. Christian Church.
The Fifth National Missionary Convention,
featuring all Independent Missions, is scheduled
for September 24-28, 1952, at Dodge City, Kan
sas. By all means plan to attend if possible.
If you receive this copy as a sample, please
consider sending us your subscription at only
50^ for two years, or $1.00 for "The Flaming
Torch" (a thrilling missionary book) and a
subscription to the Tokyo Christian. If you
contribute $1.00 or more to the Church of
Chri.st Cunningham Mission you are entitled to
receive the Tokyo Christian if you request it.
Any organization that contributes $5.00 or more
may request a bundle of 10 copies for distri
bution to your members.
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death;
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord."
Biciured above is the second graduating class
of Tokyo Bible Seminary: Luke Kciji liiouc,
James Etsuo Negai and Titus Seiicbi Kikuchi.
These boys arc the remainder of the class that
entered tlie school at the very beginning on
April 8, 1948. A fourth member of this class,
Matthew Ikeda, is now studying at Cincinnati
Bible Seminary. The rest of the 10 that began
have fallen away for many different reasons
everything from marriage to death.
Thus, by the grace of God, wc have com
pleted four years of college work. Our visions
and plans are beginning to become realities.
"Who is sufficient for these things?" "Our
sufficiency is from God." The school now
bids fair to not only continue but grow larger
in number and higher in level of work. Trust
ing in God we are planning for greater things
ahead.
The coninicncemcnt exercises were held on
March 14 with Pre.sident W. L. Jessup, of San
Jose, Calif. Bible College bringing the sermon.
Other messages were the valcdictorj' by Luke
Inouc and congratulations by Mr. Hanyu and
John Muto, one of the third year students. After
the program the Juniors gave a luncheon fea
turing fried chicken and duugliiiuts.
We want to express special thanks to the peo
ple who provided monthly scholarship support
for these boys during the four years. Luke
Inoue was supported by the First Christian
Church, Erwin Teim. James Nagai was sup
ported by First Christian Church, Charlottes-
ville, Va. Titus Kikuchi was supported by Mrs.
Russell Bray, of Toronto, Ohio. Without
friends like these we could not have a school.
We have confidence that the approximatelj' $700
that was invested in each one of tliese boys will
be worth many times that amount.
All three of them are already preaching full-
time, and will continue at the present places.
James Nagai ministers to the Nishi-Ogikubo
church where Andrew Patton and Matthew
Ikeda used to be. Titus Kikuchi preaches at
Arakawa church which is just completing a new
church building. Luke Inoue preaches out in
the country in Chiba prefecture at a place called
Abiko. They have no church building at pres
ent, so he will have to find some living-plac(
and perhaps some work to supplement the smal
income he received from the church there.
Are wc continuing earnestly in prayer? I
is often easier to give of our money than to giv
of our time in prayer. But prayer may accom
pHsh more than money, especially if the mone
gift is not accompanied by prayer. One can d
wonders by prayer although being witboi
money to give. Prayer is needed at all time
but there is a pressing need for more missioi
aries. So pray that the right ones may be h
to take up the work where the opportunity
so great.
Acts. 10:34, 35 "Then Peter opened his mout
and said. Of a truth I perceive that God is i
respecter of persons: But in every nation
that fearcth Him, and worketh righteousness,
accepted witli Him."
C3 JamesJude
C4 O. T. Poetry II
C (Elective) Archaeology
C (Elective) Revelation
C (Elective) Church History
Religions Of Japan
(translated from the Japanese)
By Kamata Tadashi, Minister' of Yotsuya
church and professor of Religions of Japan in
Tokyo Bible Seminary
"It is said that 1,500,0U0 people visited the
Meiji Shrine in Tokyo during the first six days
of the New Year. Offerings amounted to about
1,600,000, which is not very good since it is only
a little over one yen per person. (This is about
1/3f, but that many people make it quite an
amount). While the Emperor descended from
Divine position to be ranked among his people
and democracy is just being established in Japan,
it is terrible to .see so many people .still keeping
the old custom of Shinto worship. As long as
the Japanese people worship the Shinto Shrine,
I think it is hard to establish real democracy
or to rebuild a new Japan."
"There were 40 kinds of religions in pre-war
Japan, but we can see more than 350 kinds of
them newly risen in these six post-war years."
"Shinto (the way of the Gods) is the proper
religion of Japan. Original Shinto consists of
animism and nature-worship. It involves many
kinds of gods which are commonly known as
Kami (god), such as deified woods, stones,
mountains, ancestors, heroes, emperor and many
gods and goddesses led by .Amaterasu Omikami
(the great god who makes heaven shinethe
sun goddess). As the years have passed it has
been changed into various forms.
Everything on the earth and in the universe
is believed to have spirit or soul. These spirits
were named "kami" by tlie ancient Japanese.
The correct cliaracter of Amatcrasu is un
known to us. "Kojiki" and "Nipponsiioki" (two
oldest historical records) are tlie oldest records
concerning Shinto. The religious ideas of these
books have continued to the present. The story
of the creation of the world involving three
creators who are said to have been born out of
chaos is believed to liave originated in China.
These three are Amcnominakanushinomikoto
(leading god) and Kimimusubinokami and Tak-
amusubinokami (following gods). "Musubi" is
an old Japanese word meaning bear. The tenth
god below musubi was a couple named "Izan-
agi" (calling man) and "Izanami" (calling wo
man) who are said to have made the land of
Japan. They had three children; .Ymaterasu-
omikami (the sun goddess) Tsukiyomino mi-
koto (the moon good) and Susanono mikoto
(the storm god). The nature worship in
Japanese mythology has peculiar simplicity.
There are two theories as to the meaning of
kami (god).
1. The personal or K.M. theory. In Shinto
prayers there are the words Kamiiroki and
Kamiiromi. "Iro" is the modifier, so when we
remove it and "kami" we have remaining "ki"
and "mi" which no doubt mean male and fe
male. This is seen in the following instances
of present words:
Isanaki (brave man) Isanami (brave wo
man)
Hiruko (son of the sun) Hirunie (daughter of
Musuko (son) the sun)
Dtoko (man) Musume (daughter)
Otome (woman)
K always signifies male and M always sig-
lifies female. The tone of K and M joined
ogether makes "kami."
2. The other theory is that "kami" (god)
5 the same as the other character pronounced
kami" (above) in fundamental meaning. In
ther words two different characters are pro-
ounced the same. One means upper or above
ad the other means god, so the thought is that
ley mean the same fundamentally and that
od is anything superior to us. The modern
se of "kami" (above) is shown in these in-
ances: 1. Hair on the top of the head is
.lied "kaminoke" (upper hair). 2. The guests
'om, which is best in the house is called
amiza" (upper or honored place). 3. "Kami-
ri" is the word for thunder, "nari" meaning
und.
The Japanese idea of God is quite different
im that of the Bible, but there is no other
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suitable Japanese word for God, so we must
use it, But if we do not understand this back
ground there is apt to be confusion.
"There may be some connection between
Japan, in the rar east of Asia, and Judea which
is ill the far west. In comparing the ages of
the two countries, for convenience sake 1 pre
sume japan is 2600 years old.
The very beginning of Japanese history is
called "Kamiyo ' (the age of the gods). This
is divided into two parts, Tennokami (gods of
iicaveii) seven generations; and Chinokami
(gods of earth) five generations. The Kamiyo
period ended when the first emperor Jimmu
came to liic throne. When we consider that
the judean kingdom is nearly 2000 years older
than Japan it is very possible that the knowl
edge of God entered Japan during the "age of
the gods."
Genesis 17:1, 2, 4. 6, 7, 12:2, 16 15:5.
These are the oracles which God gave Abraham
about 1300 years before Jimmu. Who can guar
antee that this great thought of the Old Testa
ment never came to Japan? The following pas
sage was given to Niniginomikoto (grandson of
the sun goddess) from Amatcrasu (the sun god
dess) when the former descended from "Ta-
kama-ga-hara" to reign on earth. "Tiiig nation
of reeds and rice-fields is the land of my seed
and I will make a nation of thee, kings shall
come out of thee. Go thou and reign over
this nation. This imperial throne shall prosper
as long as earth and heaven shall last." Thi.s is
much similar to Genesis. According to the
theory of Mr. Shirayagi, a famous historian, the
site of "Takama-ga-liara" seems to have been
on the border of Korea and Manchuria, where
the culture of the Ryo and Kim periods flour
ished. We can well imagine that the story of
.Abraham had been introduced into the far east
by about tlie year 169 of the Kamiyo period
(8 or 9 centuries B.C.) Ninigi seems to have
come over from Takama-ga-hara with his fam-
ilv to reign in Kyushu.
Long before the accession of Emperor Jimmu
about 1,500.000 Jews lived in Egypt. Those
that followed Moses out were 600,000 fighting
Tabernacle
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Wall of tents
Altar of burnt offering
Laver
Holy place
Altar of incense
Candlestick
Table of Shewbread
Most Holy Place
Ark of Covenant
The priests' garments arc also very similar
to those of the Jews. There is much similarity
in the idea of the ark and the god box that
should be explained in more detail. There is
no idol, but God's presence is represented by
the three divine treasuresthe mirror, bead and
swordwhich are the divine treasures and are
supposed to represent the necessities of the
ancient people. At least a mirror is in Ml
Shrines and Japanese people think it is the spirit
of their ancestors. Some people have compared
the sword to Aaron's rod, the bead to the pot
of manna and the mirror to the table of the ten
commandments which were placed in the ark.
As in the ark of the covenant these things arc
placed in the box.
The Shrine is considered in Japan as the place
where ancestors dwell. The Japanese believe in
nien besides women and children. It is writte:
in the Bible that most of them perished in th
wilderness of Arabia, but it is uncertain tha
all of tiiem died right in the desert. Some o
them may have disobeyed Moses and gon
astray into the Orient. The lime of Saul ani
Daviff and especially the progressive reign o
Solomon when the Jews ruled from th
Euphrates river to Egypt was all over before th
Emperor Jimmu, the first historical ruler o
Japan. Seventy-live years after the accessioi
of Jimmu, judah was defeated and carried awa;
into the Babylonian captivity. The Bible say
that the number of people that returned to thei
country after being released by Cyrus of Pcrsi;
was about 42,000. The number is so small i
shows that not all of them returned to Jcru
salem. The native land is not always so beIove<
a place that we have to return if wc have beei
absent a long time. This is proved by man:
Japanese in the U. S. A. So we can imagiiii
from the above instances that many Jews trav
elled eastward into Persia, India and Chin;
across fields, mountains and deserts seeking fo
some Utopiaperhaps in groups of 100 or so.
Of course there are no historic records t<
make certain that there was a transmission o
Jewish thought to Japan, but the same certaii
records are lacking of the transmission o
Buddhism and Confucianism. We can onb
see the effects.
Like Christianity, Judaism and Mohammed
ism in original and pure Shinto there is no idol
The sacred symbols are a mirror, a sword o
a bead. At the beginning there were no ap
pointed places of worship in Shinto. They chosi
the most convenient place to worship, built ;
stone fence around it and purified that. Thi
was called a "Sliiki" (castle). Even now we us^
"Yashiki" for a big house. The first worshij
places were just pretty woodlands but finalb
a worship house was made. The probable in
fluence of Judaism on Shinto can be showi
from a comparison of the shrine that was finall;
developed to the tabernacle of the wildernes
which Moses constructed almost 1000 year.s be
fore Jimmu.
Shrine
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B.
C.
D.
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Stone Wall
Offering Box
Laver
Holy Place
Altar of incense
Candle
BeU
Most Holy Place
Representative of God's presence
(God's Box)
"Table Offering Food to God
the immortality of the character instead of tb
soul. In the autumn they have a festival ;
every shrine. This is when they invite the goc
to a party with them. Since they invite tb
gods, they must have something to carry thei
in. This is the Mikoshi which is the symbi
of the presence of the gods. This is simih
in size to the ark and has a small golden bir
on the top that may have been copied after th
cherebim. It is highly ornamented and ha
staves through it with which it is borne on tb
shoulders of men, in exactly the same way thj
the Israelites carried the ark. The only diffei
ence is that the Japanese usually get drun
before they begin.
Rope Holder List
February and March
CALIFORNIA Culver City Church of
Christ, $49.00; Covina Mrs. P. E. Stanton,
Treasurer, $35.00; Dr. Walter Scott Rudisill,
$1.00; Mrs. T. R. Appleburt, $.50; Santa Rosa
Missionary Council, Christian Church, $20.
CONNECTICUT Mr. Clayton R. Grimstad,
$25.00.
FLORIDA DeLand Christian Women's
Fellowship, First Christian Church, $37.50.
GEORGIA Forest Park Christian Church
Bible School, $10.22; Jefferson Park Christian
Church, $28.00.
ILLINOIS Potomac Christian Church, $43;
Camp Point Homebuilders Class, First
Christian Church, $180.00; Dr. Leila G. Scott,
$10.00; Urbana Webber Street Church ot
Christ, $25.00; Mrs. Zelma Huber, $1.00; Mrs.
S. B. Vance, $10.00; Mrs. Joyce Allison, $25.
INDIANA Union City South Salem
Church of Christ, $50.00; Burnettsville Chris
tian Church, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Eade, $5.00; Monticello Oak Grove Mis
sionary Society, $50.00; Sullivan Zelma
Harbaugh Missionary Society, Christian
Church, $100.00; Miss Ethel Self and Miss
Pearl Self, $2.00; Liberty Church of Christ,
$47.25.
IOWA Mrs. Harry J. Gist, $10.00; Clinton
Church of Christ, $15.00; Miss Bertha K. Sar
gent, $30.00; Council Bluff First Christian
Church, $150.00; Mt. Auburn Church of
Christ, $15.00.
KANSAS Mrs. L. T. Bellinger, $21.00; Mrs.
Roy Pigeon, $1.50; Mrs. Virginia G. Temple-
ton and Nadine, $5.00; Norton Christian
Church, $63.94.
KENTUCKY Mt. Olivet Christian Church,
$25.00; Mrs. William J. Owens, $10.00; Sadie-
ville Christian Church, $35.00; Tollesboro
MARYLAND Mt. Ranier Christian Church,
$125.00.
MASSACHUSETTS Mrsr E. S". Donnell,
$6.00.
MISSISSIPPI Antioch Christian Churchy
$30.00; Columbus Women's Christian Fel
lowship, First Christian Church, $25.00;
Shannon Young Married Class, Oak Val
ley Church, $45.50.
MICHIGAN Forest Hill Church of Christ,
$10.00; Miss Mabel B. Gould, $1.00.
MINNESOTA Fairmont Church of Christ,
$15.38; Mrs. James F. Bucher, $15.50.
NORTH CAROLINA Mt. Pleasant Chris
tian Church, $120.00; Roanoke Rapids East
Tenth Street Church of Christ, $53.25.
OHIO Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Deem, $10.00;
Steubenville LaBelle View Church of
Christ, $10.00; New Antioch Church of Christ
Missionary Society, $17.25; Mrs. Nellie Kouts,
$10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Schlyer, $10;
Farmer Church of Christ, $6.85; Winsome
Class, Mt. Washington Church of Christ, $25;
Indian Run Church of Christ, $30.00; Miss
Mildred Covington, $5.00; New Lexington
Church of Christ, $20.00; Beverly Church of
Christ, $15.00; HelmockMain Street Church
of Christ, $20.71; Mr. and Mrs. Addie H.
Pelfrey, $10.00; Centerburg Church of Christ,
$17.00; Mt. Gilead Pleasant Grove Church,
$30.00; Phalanx Station Braceville Chris
tian Church, $31.00; Columbus Southwood
Church of Christ, $20.00; New Somerset
Christian Church, Willing Workers Mission
ary Society, $20.00.
PENNSYLVANIA Mrs. Joseph Nicoll, $10;
Meadville Loyal Gleaner, c/o Mrs. Frank
Riemann, $40.00; Carpenters Corners Mission
ary Society, $10.00; Mrs. Howard Cramblett,
$1.00; Sandy Lake Christian Church, Wo
men's Missionary Society, $10.00; Confluence
Christian Church, Prayer Group, $10.00; Lan
caster Church of Christ, $15.00; Turtle Creek
First Christian Church, $125.00; Mr. and
Mrs. Roy E. Smith, $10.00; RomolaChurch
of Christ Missionary Society, $30.00; Mrs. J.
G. Bailie. $2.00.
TENNESSEE Erwin First Christian
Church, $40.00; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hodges,
$5.00: Harrison Church of Christ, $25.00.
TEXAS Mrs. Cora B. Halsell, $200.00; Mrs.
W. S. Blodgett, $2.00.
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
VIRGINIA Portsmouth Tidewater Sing-
spiration of the Churches of Christ, $13.00;
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. House, $7.00; Waynes-
bor Christian Church, $13.41; Miss Adelaide
B. Sims, $50.00; Newport News Colonial
Place Church of Christ, $15.00; Ellerson
The Young Married People's Class, Geth-
semane Church of Christ, $40.00; Ellerson
Gethsemane Church of Christ, $125.00; Rich
mond Fairmount Avenue Church of Christ,
$50.00; Charlottesville First Christian
Church, $390.00.
WEST VIRGINIA Mr. J. Maynard Bragg,
$1.00; Charleston West Side Church of
Christ, $20.00.
CANADA Strathroy, Out. Miss Elizabeth
M. Kellar, $1.00 Welland, Ont. Charlottie
Elizabeth Hodgkins Estate, $100.00.
FRENCH MOROCCO Casablanca Mr.
Edgar Sage, $18.00.
MISCELLANEOUS Sale of The Flaming
Torch, $9.00.
TOTAL OF GIFTS $3,309.38
Interest on bonds 244.38
Annuity Gift
Mrs. Edwin D. Gardner 600.00
Brought Forward
Salaries of missionaries &
children's allowances $2,150.00
Printing of Tokyo Christian 260.00
Adding Machine
(To Tokyo) 114.25
Travel ExpensesAndrew
Patton and A. E. Sims 40.43
Exchange on gift checks 1.12
Post Office Deposit 25.00
Stamps 14.90
Typewriter repairs 5.75
Salary of forwarding agent 70.00
Total disbursed
Balance
Report of funds handled in Tokyo for January
and February by the Tokyo Treasurer.
Balance brought forward, Jan. 1 $2,096.10
Received from the Georgîa Account 1000.00
Received from churches and
individuals 453.00
Received in yen 8.33
Refunds 2.78
Total
Disbursements:
Travel $ 151.34
Designated gifts 85.05
Postage 26.39
Repairs 94.44
Outstation and N. T. Herald 47.77
Bible Women 5.56
Tuition and help 460.56
Taxes 80.25
Rent 9.72
Language Study 19.45
Seminary Maintenance 294.28
Building 1,250.00
Supplies .83
Yen Tax 2.88
Special allowance for Vitam. 24.40
Total expenditures
Balance on hand,
February 29, 1952
$2,552.92
H,153.76
5,372.56
$9,526.32
$3,681.45
$5,844.87
$3,560.21
$1,007.19
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All Japan Rally Program
Theme: "Seeking the Lost." April 1, 2, 3
Tuesday
MorningMessage of welcome, Mrs. Cunning
ham; Message of welcome. Shin Hanyu
(Tokyo). Greetings from American brethren,
W. L. Jessup (San Jose). "What shall a man
give in exchange for his soul?" Kenji Kawamura
(Tanabe).
Afternoon"He cleanseth it that it may bear
more fruit." Mark Maxey (Kanoya) Discus
sion: "Evangelistic methods."
Evening"Now is the day of salvation."
Chap. (Maj.) Russell R. Barber (Misawa Air
Force Base).
Wednesday
Morning"The power that worketh in us,"
Howard Davis (Nagoya). Open Forum "De
veloping Unity Among Churches of Christ in
Japan." "Unity in Christ," W. L. Jessup (San
Jose).
Afternoon"I will make you fishers of men,"
Harold Cole (Osaka). Discussion "Establishing
churches."
Evening"Go out into the highways and by
ways," Harry R. Fox (Ibaraki).
Thursday
Morning"The fields are white," Ray Mings
(Osaka). Open Forum: "Obstacles to Evang
elism in Present-day Japan and How to Over
come them." "As the father hath sent me, so
send I you," Akira Oda (Kyoto).
Evening Mass evangelistic meeting in
YWCA auditorium, central Tokyo, "Whosoever
will may come," W. L. Jessup.
There will be a 30 minute prayer meeting be
fore each one of the morning sessions.
Church Building
At Nakano
We need a church building at Nakano. When
we began holding services on Thanksgiving
Sunday in 1950 we never dreamed of the pro
gress that would be made in a little over one
year. There are 40 members, and aside from
four that are sick with T.B. and one that has
moved away they are all active and cooperating
and looking forward to greater things. Up until
this time we have met in the living and dining
rooms of the Sims house with the folding doors
opened and folding chairs put in, but soon the
two rooms will not accommodate the crowd if
it keeps growing. Even now the Sunday School
packs all available space after taking out all
furniture that cannot be sat upon.
The people are ready and anxious to beai
part of the expense of a building. They an
already putting money into a building fum
sacrifically every month. The building fund nov
approaches $100 and they have set a goal o
$500 to be reached by July. To Americans thi
seems small, but here the average wage earne
makes only between $25 and $40 a month, an
about half of the members are students with n
regular income above the barest living expense;
We are sure many of our friends at horn
would like to help with this building in orde
that it may be had quicker. If you like, desif
nate your gifts for this purpose or send the;
directly to us. H.R.'
FLAMING TORCH
Inspirational Informative
GIVING THE EARLY
HISTORY OF THIS MISSION
A GOOD BUY
50^
TOKYO
CHRISTIAN
'Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'' (^Mark 16:15)
Vol. 51 Wilmerliiig, Peiiiia., 1952
IVii inker 3
More Bible Trained Preachers Needed
This picture was taken immediately after the Tokyo Bible Seminary graduation service.
Pres. W. L. Jessup of San Jose, Calif. Bible College was the main speaker. He is the tall man
in the picture. Mr. Hanyo stands at the opposite end, with the three graduates standing be
tween. The Mission benerited much from Brother Jessup's visit.
Training Preachers Important
Japan Ua,s a comparatively liigli liducational
standard. The Japanese people have about the
smallest percentage of illiteracy of any natijn
in the world. The United Stales has a much
higher rate of illiteracy than docs japan. They
have their colleges and universities, but until
recent years there were no Bible Colleges or
Seminaries such as we are familiar with in
America. But we are glad to .say that at least
a start has been made in providing Bible Col
lege training for Japanese preachers and church
workers. This is important, because a Japanese
preacher will naturally appeal to Iiis -own people
more effectively than a "Foreigner," other
things being equal. However an uneducated
preacher would be handicapped among a people
that i)Iace so much stress upon education.
Tokyo Bible Seminary is just a little over
four years old, but four have already graduated
there, and are bearing an effective witness for
Christ. The three who graduated recently had
begun full time preacliing even before gradua
tion and are now pastors of churches.
VVc feel that the cost of the Seminary (and
it does cost) is a good investment. How many
of you tiiat are able will be willing to invest
$20.00 per month for training a young Japanese
preacher? Where could you find a better in
vestment for eternal dividends?
SEMINARY NEWS NOTES
The fifth school year of Tokyo Bible Sem
inary opened .Vpril 15 with a special chapel serv
ice followed by a welcome meeting f.or the new
students. There were 3 new student.s, two boys
and one girl. A few days later another boy
entered the class and yet another is expected
siiortly. .As of now, there are 23 students,
This year a new Japanese mu.sic teacher has
been added to the staff. He is Shuichi Tsugawa,
who is well-known as the writer .of several
hymns and tlie director of the Bach-Handel
ciiorus of the YMCA. This group specializes
in a capella singing of classical religious music,
giving several concerts every year to packed
houses.
Mrs. Buttray and Mrs. Fleenor arc n-ow teach
ing Fnglish.
Signs are n-ow being prepared for several
strategic spots on two main streets close to the
President Of San Jose
Bible College Writes
Dear Bretliren in Christ:
Greetings in the Name of tiie World's Won
derful Savior.
During the months of Marcli and April I had
the happy privilege of visiting many of our
mission stations in the far east. During this
time I spent over 6 weeks in Japan.
I was richly blessed during my two weeks
in the Tokyo area. The weather was cold, but
the blessings of Christian fellowship warmed
my soul. The workers there arc t-o be com
mended for the fine work they are doing. I
enjoyed very much the fellowship at the Tokyo
Bible Seminary and with the Cluirchcs in that
area.
There is a great harvest field in and around
Tokyo. There is a need for more workers in
this area and all of Japan. The door is now
open wide and we should flood Japan with
Gospel preachers immediately. It is either Christ
or Communism. W'e need to invade Japan with
missionaries and back them up with our finances
and prayers. If we fail Japan now, the future
will be dark. The young people of Japan are
ready to listen and to accept Christ. Dare we
fail to carry tiie Gospel to them?
Every missionary in Japan needs our encour
agement and we must also send many more. The
Japanese must be trained and sent out to evan
gelize the people of Japan.
God bless all our workers in Japan.
Yours in Christ,
W. L. Jessup.
Seminary so the school can be more widely
known and easily found.
The operation of the school costs just about
the same per month as the sustaining of one
missionary family. About a dozen people giv
ing $20 a month would do the job.
H.R.S.
A Day To Remember |
Try to imagine yourself in the middle of
February with the temperature Iiovering close
around thirty degrees and the snow has been
coming down since the early morning hours
and you had made plans three weeks bef.jre to
preach the Gospel on that day some sixty miles
up in tlie country. You had never been to this
small village before and this was your first
jpportunity to preach the wonderful news of
God's love to a people of which the majority had
never heard the sweetest story ever told. What
would you do? Well, with just such a situation
jefore me I made my decision. In spite of the
.'oibidding cold and snow and also my back had
been giving me quite some trouble, I decided
that as long as I had an appointment to be
there I would not disappoint them even if only
a few came to the meeting. So with Mr. Kikuchi
as my interpreter and Mr. Takeuchi as^niy P.A.
system announcer we left the city of 1okyo at
7:30 a. m. Outside of the city limits we found
that the sn-ow was not clinging to the liighway
nor was it freezing for which we were very
thankful. Despite the snow which clung to our
windshield most of the sixty mile.s we reached
, our dcsination in safety. Again we thank God
' for His goodness. Travelling very slowly not
knowing where we were going and trying to
look every direction at the same time, our vig
ilance was finally rewarded by the siglit of wav
ing arms ami a face all lit up with a big happy
smile. I'or there in the center of Ashikaga
city standing on an unusually vacated street
corner was Fukuda San who had been anxiously
waiting for us more than an hour. And yet.
my watch read exactly 10:30 tlic time arranged
for -our arrival. After Fukuda San got in the
car, we drove on three or four miles to the vil
lage of Hajika and we immediately made our
way to the office of the Town Master and_ to
the principal of the school to receive permission
to advertise and also to use tiie auditorium of
the Town Hall.
After an hour of announcing and passing out
handbills it was dinner time and though each
of us had brought -our lunch. Fukuda San in
sisted that we go to the honte of his sister where
she was already preparing dinner. Having only
tasted of Japanese food a few times I was not
sure that 1 was going to be able to eat what
was set before me, let alone cnj-oy it. But my
fears were unfounded and we blessed the food
and I was able to eat almost all of three of four
different kinds of dishes. I must say that
Fukuda San's sister is a good cook for of the
food which was served, rice was the only one
that I was accustomed to eating.
After dinner we announced the meeting for
another half hour and then made our way to
the Town Hall not knowing what to expect
but just a few minutes later there were nearly
sixty people there. After a short song service
in which Mr. Kikuchi taught them one or two
songs, I had the privilege of teaching them
about Jesus Christ, the S-on of Man. At the
close of the service we found that there were
about six persons who were definitely interested
in the Gospel of Christ. These .said they would
be back for the evening service at seven o'clock.
.Again we arc indebted to Fukuda San'.s sister
for her kindness and hospitality (even though
a good biKhlhist) she and her husband treated
us in true Oriental style. Upon arriving at
their home at six o'clock we were introduced
to the master of the house who had just re
turned from one of the grade schools where
he teaches. Once more we were led up the
steep winding stairs to the second floor to a
typical Japanese sleeping room. .About nine
feet square with large sliding windows on each
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MISSION STAFF
Mrs. W. n. Cunningham ... .Director
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Taylor, 1003-3 Chome Kamaiu-
Mr. and Mrs; Stanley Buttray, 575 2-Chome,
Kamiochlai, Shlnjuku Ku, Tokyo.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Sims, 450 Aral Machl,
TRUSTEES
Mr. Lawrence Bain J. E. Lipscomhe
Orvel C. Crowder Alfred E. Sims
Packages for Japan should be sent direct by
parcel post to one of the missionaries whose ad
or 82 inches In girth. Packages of printed matter
We want to keep our mmlmg lists up^ to date.
Notes
The Fifth National Missionary Convention
will be held at Dodge City, Kansas, September
24-28, 1952. Go and meet your missionaries.
All missionaries on furlough and Missionary
recruits should, be there. We expect a large
attendance of Missionary-minded people.
Ralph Sims and Donna Auerswald were mar
ried on-.June 1st. Ralph is the 2nd son of your
editor, and minister of the Garden City Church,
ColumbusV Ind: Doffnar1sthe~daughref'o'f~MT.
and Mrs. E. C. Auerswald, of North Vernon,
Ind. Mrs. Auerswald is the forwarding agent
for Mr. and Mrs. Mark Maxey, missionaries in.
Southern Kyushu Island, Japan.
Need For More Praying
We notice that the offerings for April and
May fell about $1,000.00 under the expenditures.
That might make us apprehensive, were it not
that we remember God's good providences in
the past. Also we remember that the offerings
were well above the expenditures for the prev
ious two months. _But we need especially to be
praying about this matter as we are entering
the summer months when many are on vaca
tions and we frequently notice a falling off.
But let us remember that the expenses go on,
and that the Lord's way of supplying these
needs is usually through the instrumentality of
His good and faithful Stewards. So go to Him
in prayer and do according as He directs.
A,E.S.
Don't cease to pray for the missionaries, but
pray also that other needed workers will volun
teer for this great field of opportunity. Pray
God to choose and call those whom He can use
best.
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
The Original Church
By Alfred E. Sims
The movement to restore the Church of
Christ as it was in the New Testament times
is the greatest religious ideal before the world
today. Unfortunately there are many who do
not know about it, or who do not understand its
real significance. The ideal is not to restore
all the unessential details. It doesn't mean
giving up our modern heating or lighting sys
tems or any other modern conveniences in our
church buildings. Such things are purely mat
ters of expediency. It does mean restoring the
doctrines, the ordinances and the spiritual life
of the New Testament Church. It means recog
nizing Christ as the only rightful Head of the
church, and the New Testament as the only
authoritative guide-book. It doesn't mean turn
ing the wheels of progress backward. It means
getting right with our Lord in order to make
greater progress in the work He has given us
to do. When, in the day of Josiah, the Book of
the Law was found, resulting in the restoration
of the worship of Jehovah, it meant new life
to the Kingdom of Judah, with progress and
prosperity. Just so, nothing w.ould mean more
To~this~generation than a full and complete
restoration of New Testament Christianity
throughout the whole world.
Some years ago a vast sum (several million
dollars) was spent in the little city of Williams-
burg, Va., to restore some buildings and features
of Colonial days. If it was worth millions to re
store a few buildings as they were 300 years ago,
what must it be worth to restore the church of
our Lord Jesus Christ as He established it in
the beginning?
It need not be surprising if men fall short of
such a great ideal. It is easier to restore the
doctrines and the ordinances than to restore the
spiritual life. But the ideal is incomplete, and
still challenges us, until the spiritual life and
zeal and consecration of the original church is
also restored. Let us prayerfully work and
strive until-we-attain the-great ideal. -
Can you give the Scriptural answer? Here
are frequent questions:
Q. When was the Church of Christ founded?
Ans. On the first Pentecost after the resurrec
tion of Christ. Acts 1:4-5 and 2:41-42.
Q. Who founded the Church of Christ? Ans.
Jesus Christ. Matt. 16:18.
Q. What is the Foundation of the Church of
Christ? Ans. Jesus Christ"Other foundations
can no man lay." I Cor. 3:11; Eph. 2:20; I
Peter 2:6.
Q. Who is the Head of the Church of Christ?
Ans. Jesus Christ. Eph. 1:22; 4:15; 5:23; Col.
1:18; 2:19.
Q. What is the creed of the Church of Christ?
Ans. Jesus Christ, the Son of God. No man-
made ~creedr"No~creed but ^he Christ.^' Mattr
16:16-18.
Q. What is the discipline, or rule of faith and
practice of the Church of Christ? Ans. The
New Testament. This alone is all-sufficient.
(The Old Testament is also God's Word and
should be studied, but we are not living under
the old dispensation.)
Q. How does one become a member of the
Church of Christ? Ans. Just as in the New
Testament times. The Lord adds those who
are saved. Acts 2:47.
Q. How is one saved? Ans. In the same way
they were saved in New Testament times. We
have the same Savior, the same Gospel, the
same plan of Salvation which is set forth in the
New Testament as follows: 1. Hearing the
Gospelor reading it for one's self. Rom. 10:17.
2. Believing on Christ. Acts 16:31; Heb. 11:6;
Mark 16:16. 3. RepentanceLuke 13:3; Acts
2:38; 17:30. 4. Confession of Christ. Rom. 10:10;
Matt.. 10:32. 5. Baptism into Christ. Mark 16:16;
Acts 2:38; Rom. 6:3-6; Gal. 3:27; Col. 2:12;
I Pet. 3:21.
Each of the above five steps is a part of the
divine plan. No one thing should be magnified
to the exclusion of the rest. No part of God's
plan should be rejected or neglected. Follow and
obey all that God's Word says on the subject.
Thus we are brought into Christ. And, "If any
man is in Christ he is a new creature." 2 Cor.
5:17.
Q. How does one keep saved? Ans. 1. By
continuing steadfastly. Acts 2:42, 2. By endur
ing unto the end. Matt. 24:13. 3. By abiding in
Christ. John 15:4-14. Of course Bible-study
and prayer should not be neglected, and "not
forsaking the assembling of yourselves to
gether." Heb. 10:25.
As we seek to restore Christ's original church
we need to distinguish clearly between what is
essential and what is non-essential, between
matters of faith and matters of opinion or ex
pediency. Again we go to the Bible for the
answer. "Where the Bible speaks we speak;
where the Bible is silent we are silent." The
Bible has spoken on all essential matters of
faith, and we have no other course than to fol
low the teaching of the Word. But there are
numerous matters of opinion or expediency
upon which the Bible has not spoken, and on
which we dare n.ot to speak dogmatically, but
we are free to use our own good judgment.
Where such matters of opinion or expediency
concern the whole local church, then the de
cision of the majority of the members should
prevail and should be respected, in Cliristi ;ii
love and forbearance. "In faith, unity; in opin
ions, liberty; in all things, charity."
We are here primarily to serve our Lord and
Master, Jesus Christ, who, on earth, went about
doing good. We sincerely and earnestly want
to do good and to help all people of good will.
It is our desire and purpose to set before the
world a living example of pure and simple unde-
n.jminational Christianity. We recognize that
there are good and consecrated people in the
various denominations, but we remember that
our Lord prayed, "that they all may be one
. . . that the world may believe (John 17:21).
The love of Christ and of all sincere Christians
constrains us to seek to restore that Christian
unity for which our Lord and Savior so ear
nestly prayed. There were no denominations
in the New Testament Church. Therefore by
taking the ~New Testament-as our only-guide,
our only rule of faith and practice, we are hop
ing and praying that the world may be able to
see a true example of the original Christianity
and be constrained to believe on Christ and
exalt Him as Head over all things to the church
which is His body.
There are thousands of local churches imbued
with this great ideal of restoring the original
church with all its essential characteristics.
Some are called Church of Christ and some are
called Christian churches. They prefer not to
wear any denominational name, but only such
names as are acceptable to all Christians. Their
plea is for Christian Unity on the New Testa
ment basis. They do n.ot claim to be the only
Christians, but just Christians only. If you
are a member of one of these churches, then be
aTgoodîtness:^Don^htdeôurlnlhrenCe, but -
tell others about the ideal church. If you are
not a member, then at least give it a fair and
honest investigation. Seek out one of these
churches. They are glad to welcome inquirers.
Above all study your New Testament. May
God help you to see the light and may He guide
you all the way.
Is Christ real to you? The aim and purpose
of Christ's church is to make Him kn.own to all
who will give heed to His Word. The Bible is
living message from God and it has a life-
giving message for you. Have you given this
wonderful Book its rightful place in your home
and in your life? It can mean a new life to
you. "In Him was life; and the life was the
light of men."John 1:4.
The above article is copied from a tract,
written by your editor and published by the
Tennessee Valley Printing Co. We will send
you a few copies if you send postage for same.
If you would like to have a larger quantity with
the imprint of your own church etc., on the
front page then write to the Tennessee Valley
Printing Co., Kimberlin Heights, Tenn., asking
for price on the quantity you can use. We need
to make a greater use of tracts.
A Day To Remember
(Continued from page 1)
side of the room permitting the room to be well
aired and the sun to send its warm rays both
morning and afternoon, causing one to feel that
nature itself is brought into the very room.
There in the center of the room were two small
tables (such as our six year old children would
have). Upon the usual large flat cushion beside
the table we sat in typical Japanese style with
our legs folded beneath us. By this time 1 was
thoroughly cold from my feet up and gladly
did 1 warm my hands over the hibachi (some
thing like our large vase.s, two foot in diameter
and about twenty inches high within which they
burn something like our charcoal). Between
the heat warming my hands and the phycho-
logical effect of it, 1 began to feel a little
warmer. 'J'hen we were told that we were to be
served "sukiyaki." Immediately there went
over me the joy of anticipating this delicious
Japanese food-of which I had become very fond.
Needless to say I ate to my fill and enjoyed
every bit of it.
Leaving the thoughts and pleasures of the
material food behind and the good fellowship
we had around the table I hasten on to seven
o'clock the time appointed to begin the evening
service. Arriving promptly at seven we were
greeted with a large crowd of children aging
from eight to thirteen. In spite of the cold and
snow many were shabbily dressed and as usual
many were without socks or slippers. But they
didn't seem to mind the cold too much (the
room was without heat) and were patiently and
anxiously awaiting the pictures we were going
to show. Kikuchi San showed the pictures of
the birth of Christ and told the story to more
than a hundred children that filled the room.
That was twenty minutes of unusual quietnes.s
in the life of those young children from which
only God and time will bring forth the desired
results. However, the Lord willing I am plan
ning to go back once or twice a month begin
ning in April in order that these children may
be led from the darkness and customs of the
ancient and prevailing religions, unto the pure,
holy, and eternal giving light of the Word of
God.
After the showing of the slides about three
fourths of the children went to their homes and
many older people came to take their place.
When I began to speak on the subject "Jesus,
the Hope of the World" there were at least
fifty persons present. Most of them were young
men and women and only a few were older
persons (it is very difficult to reach the older
people). After the benediction three or four
young men came and asked me some questions
_ahout God. the Bible and Jesus, and how to
live a Christian life if it was impossible to at
tend Church. Most of all, I was impressed by
one young man who with tears almost showing
in the corners of his eyes and in his face and
attitude a look of awe and humility, and when
he spoke there was a tremble and huskiness in
his voice as one who had been deeply moved.
'Why? Why? From the simple teaching of
God's Word which is still sharper than any two
edged sword and able to enlighten the under
standing of those in darkness. He said that
he believed what I had spoken but that he
wanted more time to study and read before
making a confession.
Words cannot express our gratitude to Fu->
kuda San's sister for as we were leaving at ten
minutes to nine, insisted that we take ten
minutes to eat a bowl of steaming hot cooked
and sweetened brown beans, warming our bodies
and giving us added strength to drive safely
and reach home by 11:30 p. m. Please pray
earnestly for these people, and tor us as we
labor for HIM.
Yours in Christ,
Stanley Buttray
TOKYO 1I1UST1A>
Dedication Of
Arakawa Church
On Sunday, March 30th, will be the dedica
tion of the new church building at Arakawa
where Mr. Kikuchi, a graduating senior of the
Seminary preaches. This marks another mile
stone ill our church building program here in
rokyo proper and is the sixth to be rebuilt and
finished since 1948. The average size of these
church buildings is 40 feet by 60 feet and at
present are usually quite adequate for the cus
tomary congregation and Bible School. These
church buildings are not constructed the same
as those in the states, materially, financially or
otherwise, which makes it possible for us to put
up an amazing number of churches for an
equally amazing amount of money. To give
you a definite idea of what can be done with
the money which is sent here for foreign mis
sion work, the building of these six churches
has only cost approximately $30,000.00. This
is an average of only $5,000.00 for each, church.
And yet these liuildings are quite sufficient, for
they will hold an overflow crowd of one hundred
fifty persons and will take care of more than a
hundred children in the Bible School and also
provides ample room for a minister and his
family to live.
At present we are very much interested in
Evangelistic Methods
Used In Tokyo
Here are a few of the methods we use in ad
vertising meetings. They might bring some
iinght ideas to those that have never tried them,
and at least they will show how it is done in
Japan.
1. Signs. Here a "standing sign" is used
to advertise every special meeting. First a
frame about 6 feet high and 1 foot wide is made
Iof cheap one inch sipiare lumber. On this is
Itacked a piece of white paper with the bottom
Iabout one foot off the ground. Then the facts
about the meeting are written in large Chinese
ciiaracters with a brush. The ink, both red
and black, is reasonauiy priced, and anyone can
write the large letters that will make a nice
looking sign. Tlie size is just about right to
put in all essential information about the meet
ings and since the Japanese write in straight
columns down from the right to left the shape
is just right for them. These signs can be con
veniently tied to any telephone pole or tree,
taken in when it rains, and the frames used any
number of times. Police in some sections pro- i
liibit pasting posters on fences and poles, but
no one objects to the familiar standing signs.
Many preachers make one every Saturday to
announce the Sunday subject. For evangelistic
meetings 8 or 10 are placed around the com
munity.
2. Newspaper publicity. Here in Japan
newspapers are only 4 pages, so advertisements
are very costly. It is much cheaper to print a
small hand-bill and liave one folded into each
lewspaper in your community on a certain
morning. Last week to advertize our meeting
here we had 2000 copies of the hand-bill folded
in at a cost of $1.40. This announcement went
' in.side of 2000 home.s, which pretty well covers
this neighborhood.
3. Lanterns. Many churches have a large
nanese lantern specially made with the name
of the churcli on it wnicn they hang out in front
before every meeting.
4. Announcement. Where possible we use
the classic loud-speaker method of broadcast
ing the services, but in other cases young men
walk around the streets shouting through mega
phones. In the country beating a drum is
always effective for getting a crowd. i
5. Post cards are usually sent to all mem
bers and occasional comers.
The main purpose of the average evangelistic
meeting here is to bring new people to church
for the first time. Last night at our cluirch
almost half of the audience were experiencing
their first time at a Christian meeting. When
the service is over these new ones arc given
cards and pencils and asked to write their names
and addresses. Afterwards these can be used
for following up prospects. Many times people
begin coming during special meetings and are
finally baptized 3 or 6 months later. Every
time one of the young people sits at a table
near the door, like an information desk, and
gives out songbooks and Testaments to those
who have none as well as getting the names of
newcomers. Harold Sims
James 4:14 "Whereas ye know not what shall
be on the morrow. For what is your life? It
is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time,
and then vanisheth away."
Christ Cunningham Mission you are entitled to
This is a side view of the Arakawa Church
building while it was under construction.
building two more churches by the end of this
year. The church at Nakano which has been
established in the home of the Sims has 40
members and the church at Yokosuka has 20
members, which at present is meeting in a very
small room of an English school, have respec
tively grown until further growth is hindered
without a church building. We need funds tp
erect these buildings, approximately $4,500.00
each. If you will, permit me to suggest a plan
whereby this can be accomplished and yet not
be a great burden for any one person or church.
If every church, whether in a building program
of their own or not, would raise a hundred dol
lars for five hundred towards the budget, and
place this plan into effect immediately. God
through you would supply the necessary amount
for the building of these churches this year.
May God be our guide in finding the answer
to these pressing needs of His people. When
sending gifts for these church building projects,
please designate Nakano or Yokosuka and send
all checks directly to Japan.
Yours in Christ,
Stanley Buttray
I Peter 5:7 "Casting all your care upon Him;
for He careth for you."
I John 3:16 "Hereby perceive we the love
of God, because He laid down Hi.s life for us:
and wc ought to lay down our lives for the
brethren."
Rope Holder List
April and May
COLORADO lilbcrt Cliristian Church, $80.
FLORIDA Miss Grace Cununiiig.s, $40.00;
Euslis Church of Christ, $325.00.
GEORGIA Tlie Baldwin Church, $10.00;
Mr. Marvin Blackwell, $25.00; ACC World
for Christ, $4.00.
INDIANA Pavnesville Church of Christ,
$31.57.
IOWA Lovila Church of Christ. $10.00;
Council Bluffs First Christian Church, $50.
KANSAS Mrs. R-oy Pigeon, $2.00; Mrs.
Virginia G. Teniplcton and Nadine, $4.00;
Miss Ellen Lawrence, $5.00.
KENTUCKY Lccsburg Christian Church,
$76.25; "Go Ye Council," Hartford Christian
Church, $10.00; Mrs. Lawrence Bain, $5.00.
MICHIGAN Miss Mary E. OHphant, $5.00;
Buchannon Church of Christ, $25.00.
MINNESOTA Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ken
dall. $25.00.
MISSISSIPPI Shannon Young Married
Class, Oak Valley Christian Church, $41.75;
Aberdeen First Christian Churcli. $25.00;
The Woman'" Council, Baldwyn Christian
Ciuirch, $50.00.
MISSOURI Mr. Edison Trihhle, $20.00;
King City The Loyal Women's Class,
Island City Christian Church, $8.50.
NEW YORK Mrs. R. J. Brunn, $5.00.
OHIO Mrs. Blanche Maenpa, $40.00; New
Vienna Church of Christ, $35.00; Mrs. Carl
Williams, $5.00; Mis.s Irene R. Mantle, $5.50;
Georgel.own Bethlehem Christian Church,
$20.00; Mamersville Church of Chri.st, $57.00;
Perrytown Church of Christ, $10.00; Chilli-
cothe Ciuirch of Christ, $6.20; Batavia Church
of Christ, $14.03; A Friend, $15.00; Mr. Mat
thew Ikeda, $25.00; Phalanx StationBrace-
ville Christian Church. $29.94; Mr. and Mr.s.
Cecil Calendinc, $15.00; Columbus Soutli-
wood Church of Christ. $20.00; Missionary
Society. Rushsylvania Church of Christ, $25;
Miss Mildreil Covington, $5.00; Missionary
Society, North Industry Cliristian Church,
$25.00; Indian Run Christian Sunday School,
$18.77; New Somerset Willing Workers
Missionary Society, $20.00.
OKLAHOMA Mrs. L. M. Wilson, $5.00;
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Davis, $5.00; Mr. E. F.
Gasaway. $10.00.
OREGON Mrs Jessie Palmer, $1.00.
PENNSYLVANIAClvmer Christian Sunday
School. $70.00; .Mrs. Sudie Krape, $5.00; Tur
tle Creek lîrst Christian Church, $125.00;
Woman's Missionary Society, Sandy Lake
Christian Church, $15.00; Waumpum Boys'
Class, Chewton Christian Church, $55.00; Mr.
and Mrs. Roy E. Smith, $10.00; Conflurace
Chri.stian Ciuirch, Prayer Group, $5.00; Miss
L. Roberta Stitzinger, $25.00; Mrs. R. A.
Stitzinger, $25,00; Lemoyne Church of Christ,
$10.00; Missionary Society of the Central City
Church of Clirist, $10.50; Vanderhilt Church
of Christ, $50.00; Mt. Lebanon Christian
Church, $50.00; Mrs. Roy Rodger, $3.00.
Church, $60.00.
TEXAS Mrs. W. S. Biodgett, $4.00; Mr.
Edgar B. Siddall, $10.00; Mr. Fred W. O'Mal-
ley, $10.00.
VIRGINIA Richmond Fairm-ount .\venue
Church of Christ, $150.00; South Norfolk
Church of Chri.st Bible School. $25.00; Lee
Hall Woman's Missionary .Society, Leb
anon Christian Churcli, $50.00; Ellerson
The Young Married People's Class, Gethse-
mane Church of Christ, $40.00.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston West
Side riiurch of Clirist, $20.00.
FRENCH MOROCCO Mr. Edgar Sage,
$33.33; Sale of hooks. $27.00.
Total of Gifts $2,183.34
Brought h'orward $5!844!87
Disbursed:
Salaries of missionaries. .. .$1,350.00
Tran.sferred to Tokyo 1,000.00
Travel expense.Andrew
Patten and A. E. Sims.. 16.79
$8,028.21
TOKYO CIIUISTIAIN
Table for displaySouthern
Christian Convention 9.00
Book of checks 2.50
Freight and drayagc on hooks
shipped to College Park, Ga.,
Cincinnati, Ohio and Turtle
Creek, Pa. from Ambler, Pa. 18.72
Letterheads and envelopes 26.22
Stamps 5.57
Annuity Interest 372.57
E.xchange on checks .15
Salary of forwarding agent .. ..70.00
Total disbursed
26.22
5.57
372.57
.15
..70.00
$3,198.52
Balance $4,829.69
Gifts received in Tokyo during February,
March and April, 1952.
ALABAMA Rivcrview First Christian
Church, $50.00.
CALIFORNIA Mr. Elbcrt Holland, $20.00.
COLORADO Miss Betty Scholl. $1.00.
ILLINOIS Christian Kndeav.or, Odin Chris
tian Endeavor, $10.00; BrownsInter County
.Ambassadors, $25.00.
INDIANA Miss Marv Dupce, $20.00.
NORTH CAROLINA N.ashvill^..Biilah
Church of Christ. $64.00.
OHIO Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bruehhnan. $10;
Columbus Bcechw-ood Church of Christ.
$20.00; Cincinnati Del Hi Church of Christ,
$10.00; Mr. Elma T. Stonerock, $100.00; Mr.
Harrv G. Burris, $20.00,
PENNSYLVANIA Ridgway Church of
Christ, $12.00.
TENNESSEEFirst Christian Church, John
son City $15.00.
Total of gifts, $377.00.
Report of Treasurer of funds in Tokyo for
March and April.
On hand March 1 $1,007.29
Receipts from Churches and
individuals 238.00
Receipts from Georgia Account 1,500.00
Receipts from Convention offering.... 8.70
Total receipts i $2,753.99
Expenditures:
Travel $ 138.88
Postage 5.55
Convention expense 24.25
Outstations and N. T. Herald 68.61
Bible Women 4.17
Automobile tax 41.67
Yen Tax 7.48
Land and buildings tax 82.68
Rent of Y.W.C.A. Auditorium 11.11
Publicity and advertising 23.01
Bible College Maintenance and
supplies-...- i-r.-.-. 186.54
Building of Ogu Church . 500.13
Correspondence School,
Translations, etc 38.89
Repairs (roof) 13.89
Total Expenditures
Balance on hand, .April 30 . . . .
. ...$1,582.31
....$1,171.68
TITHING PAYS DIVIDENDS
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This was taken at Hajika Village. It shows
the method by which they take Children to and
from schoolv - - -
All-Japan Convention
The -All-Japan Convention of members of
Churches of Christ was held at Yotsuya Church
in Tokyo on April 1-3, 1952. 'J'lie smallest at
tendance at any session was more than the
largest attendance at a similar meeting held in
Tokyo about three years ago; which gives some
idea of the progress being made all over Japan
in the churches of Christ. Thirteen members
came from Kanoya, in the far end of Kyushu,
about 1,000 miles away; 26 came from the Osaka
area, including most of the O.saka Bible Sem
inary students; several each come from Tanabc,
Nagoya, lharaki and Aomarl.
Besides the Japanese, most of the mission
aries attended: Mr. and Mrs. Mark Maxey, and
family, Messrs. Martin Clark, Ray Mings, Har
old Cole, Howard Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Alex.
Bills, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neilscn, Mrs. Maude
Maxey, Mrs. Isabel Dittemore, Miss Lucille
Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Flecn-or and Grace
Fariiham of the Mabashai Mission helped us
entertain the many visitors, and we all enjoyed
tiic fellowship immensely. Special visitors
were: Pres. W. L. Jessup of San Jose Bible
College, Chaplain Russell Barber of Misawa
Air Force Base in northern Japan, and several
missionaries of the non-instrument brethren:
Harry Fox, Joe Cannon, Virgil Sawyer, and
Bill Carroll.
Since most of the visitors arrived on the Mon
day afternoon train, a welcome meeting for ail
svas held in Se.t2gaya Ciuirch tlio.t cveaing, at
tended by 142. The ladies prepared a good
supper for 27 cents a plate.
The Convention began .on Tuesday morning
with a 30 minute Prayer Service. The general
theme of the sermons was "Seeking tlic Lost"
and they served to stir us all to more evange
listic zeal. The discussions and forums held
daily were lively and dealt mainly with the
prohicnis facing u.. Wednesday morning we
had a friendly and profitahlc discussion with
the non-instrument hrethren son developing
unity among us.
The Climax was reached when Brother Jes-
ip brought the concluding message of the con
vention Thursday night to an audience of 326
in the Y.W.C..A. Auditorium in downtown
Tokyo. We feel that the oonvention was a
great encouragement to the cause of Christ.
Harold Sims
More than 50 copies of "The Flaming Torch"
were sold during the past two months. The
purpose of the sale is not to make money, hut
t.o educate more people In Scriptural Missionary
work. The hook woiikl he an unusually good
buy .at $1,00. hut the price to Tokyo Christian
suhscriljers is only 50f. Your editor thought
the supi>ly would have hccii exhausted long
ago, hut he later learned that Mrs. Cunning
ham's daughter had a supply -on hand. So you
may still get your copy if you hurry.
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
6i
Go ye into all the world and preach thegospel to every creature.^' (^Mark 16:15)
Vol. 51 Wilmerciiiig, Peiina., Tuly-Aiigiist, 1952 Number 4
Missionaires Get Together In Tokyo
Here is the list of names in the picture with so many in it. I think it is rather rare to get
this many missionaries together. Most of the m are usually out of the picture taking it. Front
row left to right: Grace Farnham, Hope Sims, Lois Sims, Sylvia Sims, Mrs. Cunningham,
Stephen Fleenor, Mrs. Fleenor (Julius' mother) Julia Fleenor, Gertrude Morse, Russell Morse.
Second row left to right: Mabel Buttray, Esther Hill, Isabel Dittemore, Ada Taylor, Laverne
Morse, Jane Kinnett. Third row left to right: Stanley Buttray, Paul Buttray, Julius Fleenor,
Harold Sims, Harold Taylor, Mrs. Bevans, (Mrs. Hill's mother) Virginia Fleenor. This was
the group that had lunch together at Mrs. Cunningham's house Friday afternoon and then
visited with the Morses.
Russell Morse Released rrom Communist Prison
The story of the deliverance of Russell Morse
from prison in Communist China gives great
cause of rejoicing and also reflection on the part
of Christians all over the world who know him.
The rise and spread of this great red power in
Asia will sooner or later cause all of us to stop,
look and listen. He is wisest who sees the most
of the situation before the candle burns out.
We are living in days when faith is tried, when
saints suffer for the Name, and also when God
supplies grace sufficient and sometimes delivers
with an almighty arm.
Most of us here were like the Jerusalem
church in Acts 12 which prayed earnestly for
Peter's release and then hardly believed it when
he knocked at the door. When Guy Mayfield
visited us on June 18 he mentioned that we
should continue to pray for him. We did, of
course, but I wrote a letter to Isabel Dittemore
on June 19 in which I said in part, "There is
no reason to expect his release at this time."
How different it would have been if I could
have known the mighty forces at work that
allowed Russell Morse to walk out into the
freedom of Hongkong the day after I wrote
the above letter! After getting the phone call
from Osaka announcing his release the first
thought that came to me was "O, ye of little
faith." We need to pray with more perseverance
and patience.
Beauty is added to the whole storj- b\ the
marvelous way in which he was released just
in time to meet Laverne, his youngest son. and
Gertrude his wife who had been delayed a few
days in Hongkong before going on to the
States. The same God who instructed Phillip
to meet the chariot on the road to Gaza ar
ranged things so that he left the prison under
guard on the journey to freedom before his
wife and son had left Rangoon Burma. More
over he had been told in the prison that both
of these dear ones were dead.
All of us were out at the Haneda Airport
on Thursday, June 26 to greet the three Morses.
My first reaction on seeing Mr. Morse was "He
doesn't look so bad." I expected him to be
as thin as a ghost. I later learned that he had
lost about 40 pounds and added quite a few
gray hairs. After watching them through the
window of the customs office room until they
probably felt like monkeys in a zoo we were
finally allowed to talk to them. The first thing
Russell Morse did was point his finger at the
sky and give glory to God for his release.
During his two day visit here constant expres
sions of thankfulness flowed from his happy
lips and often tear-filled eyes. He was very
nervous and tired as could be expected after
1.1 months of solitary confinement with nothing
to read, no one to talk to and nothing but bad
news being told to him. He always became par
ticularly nervous when relating his prison ex
periences, as if the memory haunted him as
some bad dream. He said the worst part was
not the physical torture of beating and chains
but the "Grieving." However all things con
sidered the amazing thing is not his terrible
experiences but his victorious faith and the
demonstration of the unbreakable power of sim
ple childlike trust in a living God. His attitude
toward Communism is not one of ungodly hat-
Pattoii Presents Plea
For Seminary Library
Good books are treasurehouses. They are
useful and necessary tools, the choice contribu
tion of masters to their respective fields. The
l)erson who would lead men's minds dare not
neglect them. This is especially true of those
who would lead men's affections to God. The
man who brings good tidings of peace should
liave the best possible library at his disposal, as
well as ability to use it.
To come bo the point, we have a Bible semi
nary in Tokyo. This school needs a library for
the use of both students and faculty. To be
sure, we can get along without books the same
as an architect can build a house with only an
ancient hatchet for use as hammer and plane.
But a seminary is tremendously hampered and
limited without a library.
Now, possibly you can help us out in this li
brary. If anyone has some good books which
he can spare and which he believes would be
helpful to our students of Tokyo Seminary,
please send them to Andrew Patton, 2700 Glen-
way Avenue, Cincinnati 4, Ohio. He will choose
those books which he believes would be helpful
in Japan and will send them to Tokyo to be
Ijlaced in our library there.
Some of our students can read English well
and this would help to fill their need for books.
There are others, however, who are unable to
read English. For them we need books which
have been written in Japanese or have been
translated into Japanese from English and other
languages. To buy these as well as other nec
essary books in English, the Seminary in Tokyo
needs to have a regular amount of money at its
disposal. So we wonder if there are not some
groups here in America, whether Bible class,
missionary group, or others, who are looking
for a good mission project, who would con
tribute regularly to our library. We believe that
twenty-five dollars a month would be a suf
ficient amount to support the library. Should
any group wish to take the responsibilitj' for
only a part of this amount, that would be satis
factory. Maybe other groups will be like-minded.
We do hope that you will make it a point to
render what help you can in this project both
by sending used books and by contributing fi
nancially to it. Should you desire to do this,
contact the writer at the above address and
send the money to our forwarding agent.
Andrew Patton
Congratulations!
New Missionary Arrives
A Cablegram from Tokyo announces the birth
of Jonathan Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
old R. Sims, on August 8, 1952. Don't you think
it is rather tough on the editor and his wife to
have three grand children and not having seen
aiij' of them yet? But the same thing holds true
for the Luttons, parents of Lois Sims. Be pray
ing that another couple may be constrained to
go out and take up the work, so that the Sims
family may come back next year on their over
due furlough.
red of his captors but a firm opposition to the
godless system, whose evil he has felt and
known as few of us have.
We have profited much by the visit of these
Godly missionaries. We know they have an
interesting and edifying message for you folks
at home.
H.R.S.
TOHY4I ClIIUSTIAIV
THE TOKYO CHRISTIAN
Entered as second class matter in the Wilmerding. j
Pa., PostoQice under the Act of March 3, 1879. I
TWO-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION -50 CENTS
"FLAMING TOKCH" 50 CENTS
MRS. W. I). CUNNINGHAM Director
Oflice of Publication:
Wilmerding, Pa.
the mission to: Miss Eva D. Green. 127 E. Mercer
MISSION STAFF
16 Wakaba Cho, Shiiijuku-Ku, Tokyo
Andrew Patton. 2700 Glenway, Cincinnati 4. Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Taylor, 1003-3 Chome Kamatu-
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buttray, 575 2-Chome,
Kamlochlal, Shlnjuku Ku, Tokyo.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Sims, 450 Aral Machl,
Nakano-Ku, Tokyo. Japan.
TRUSTEES
Mr. Lawrence Bain J. E. Llpscombe
Consult your local post oifice about preparation
of packages lor mailing.
The Heroic Morse Family RjotS
Notes
Wc have received word concerning a conse
crated young couple that are considering ser
iously devoting tlieir lives to mission work in
Japan. We cannot make any definite announce
ment as yet, but we feel that .God may be about
to answer prayer. So let us keep praying more
earnestly that the great need in Tokyo niaj' be
supplied.
Acts 10: 34, 35. "Then Peter opened his
moutli and said, Of a truth I perceive that God
is no respecter of persons: but in every nation
he that feareth Him, and workcth righteousness,
is accepted of Him."
A Welcome Visitor
Tuesday evening just as we were finishing
supper Guy Mayfield called from down-town
Tokyo. He liad arrived in Japan the day be
fore and was stationed for a few days at the
ba.se a few miles out of Tokyo. He was expect
ing to be sent to Korea but wanted to .sec us in
the mean time. VVc really had a good visit talk
ing about everything. He told a lot about Italy
and also about the North American Convention
which lie had attended. He got to see all of our
missionaries and also spoke to the students in
the College Chapel and told a lot about his mis
sionary work. The students were very inter
ested. When he got his orders they sent him
not to Korea but to Kyushu, the Island
where Mark Maxey is working, but quite a dis
tance from Maxey's location. We all enjoyed
his visit. He was quite interested in the work
here and took a number of pictures.
(From a per.sonal letter of Harold .Sims)
This Is a very good picture of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Morse and their youngest son, LeVerne
Morse, missionaries to West China and Burma.
They are now on furlough in America.
We are very glad to feature tlie Morse family
in tliis issue. 'J'he fact that he was recently
relca.scd from 15 months imprisonment I)y the
Communists in China, and tlie fact that tiiey
spent several days with our missionaries in
Tokyo, onlj' increases our interest in them. We
iiave been interested in them ever since they
went out as independent missionaries to the
Tibetan border, years ago when their children
were small. Now their tliree sons are grown
up and all of them are missionaries. Tlic two
older ones are married and raising their own
families while doing missionary work in Burma
after being driven out of West China by the
Communists. They have done a marvelous work
and have been in.struniental in the conversion
of thousands of souls.
It took real courage to launch out on faith
as independent missionaries at the time they
went out. We didn't have very many iiuicpcn-
deiU or direct support missionaries at that time.
The Cunninghams were pioneers and there
were a few others but not a great host such as
we have today, sailing the seven seas to distant
lands, bearing tlie message of Christ and salva
tion as set forth in the Word of God. No doubt
the Morses were encouraged by the Cunning
hams. whom they visited on the way out, and
the Morses in turn have been an encouragement
and inspiration to a multitude of the newer
missionaries.
Our prayer is that God may continue to use
these heroic souls and that hundreds, yea thou
sands more may be contrained to "Follow in
their train."
Editor
LAST CALL!
We have been announcing the convention in
recent issues but now the time is so close we
want to give emphasis, as this will be our last
opportunity. Remember the date: September
24-28, 1952, and the place: Dodge City, Kansas.
This will be the fifth NATIONAL MISSION
ARY CONVENTION. Quite a number of the
missionaries on furlough and missionary re
cruits will be there. So don't miss the oppor
tunity if it is possible for you to be there.
Wc, along with most of Uie other people
in tlie world, were quite sliockcd by tlie riot
that broke out on the sunny aflcriioon of May
1 in downtwn Tokyo. Just about three hours
previous we hud passed the street where 10
American cars burned and nianj' people were
injured. When we passed there tlie moat-lined
and sycamore shaded street was the picture
of peaceful activity.
1 would not underestimate the seriousness of
the Red threat throughout the world, but I
don't think the effects of the May day riot
were all together bad. First, it opened many
people's eyes to the true character of the Com
munists. Second, it let off some steam from
a pot of anti-American sentiment that has been
slowly seething since August 15, 1945 and came
to a boil about the time of the peace treaty.
Since tiie pressure was released the general at
titude of the Japanese toward us has been
greatly improved. Tlie tliird "blessing of mis
fortune," as tlie Japanese put it, will take a
little explaining.
More than a year ago the Communist-led
and trouble-making League of Korean Resi
dents in Japan was dissovled by the Japanese
government and Occupation. In the course of
after events, some of their buildings were put
up for sale to the highest bidder. A member
of the Mikawasliima church in Tokyo bid on
one of the buildings in a very poor, crowded
and uncliurclied section of Tokyo about three
miles from his home and Mik. Church. After
the police had made a thorough investigation
of his character, etc., they .sold, tlie building
to liim. His stated purpose in purchasing was
to use ttie building for a Doctor's office and
small hospital for his son-in-law (and later
build a hospital next door), a kindergarten and
religious services.
It was arranged that one of the Bible College
students would begin a Sunday School there
and if any interest were shown later adult serv
ices. All during April all concerned tlcbated
the question ""To do or not to do," because
the Communists when they had discovered who
bought the building and the purpo.se had con
stantly beseigecl the new owners with mid-night
telephone calls, tlireatening letters and large
sign.s plastered all over the territory. Wlien
Mr. Jcssup was here we took him by one after
noon and found the building completely covered
with all kinds of threatening signs. The student
was anxious to begin in spite of the warnings
against his personal safety, so finally it was
decided to start about the middle of May.
Tile leader of the Reds in that Community
was caught in connection with the riot.s and
the services began on schedule and have con
tinued unmolested to this time with an average
attendance of 40 children every Sunday mor
ning, Read Psalm 76:10.
Harold Sims
James Nagai, one of the 1952 graduates will
go in July to start a new work in north Japan.
The place is a town called Momoish] in Aomori
prefecture whicli has no church of any kind.
Chaplain Russell Barber started service.s there
several months ago and has an audience of
.several hundred every Friday evening. The
work will be financed by the Air Force base
cliapcl which is near there.
Harold Sims attended a meeting in Osaka
on May 26 and 27 to discuss the New Testa
ment Herald. The Japanese will from now on
take the full management and financial respon
sibility of the paper and plans were formed
for increasing the interest and circulation of
the paper which has continued montlily for
about lYi years. While there he also addressed
the students at Osaka Bible College and parti
cipated in an open forum.
Matt. 16:26 "For what is a man profited, if
he sliall gain the whole world, and lose hi.s own
soul? or wliat shall a man give in exchange for
his soul?"
TOKYO ClIKlSTlAiY
Seminary Alphabet Christian Soldier Helps My Experience In Japan
About three iiiontlis ago we first got the idea
for this little paper.
By this means wc hope to keep in touch with
students tliat have graduated or left the
school for health and other reasons and also
picture the school activities to supporters and
interested friends in America.
Cabinets have been built in the school office
recently by Paul Yamada, providing some
needed storing space.
Do you have any old pictures, programs, bulle
tins etc., of the past activities of the Bible
College? We are collecting them for the
school records.
Expositors Greek New Testament (5 vols.) has
been ordered from America by Mrs. Isabel
Dittemore as a gift for the library.
From Ralph Sims (Harold's brother) we re
cently received a set of Lard's Quarterly and
the first five volumes of Millcnial Harbinger
for use in the library.
Going to Kyushu to help in evangelistic work
there during the summer vacation will be
Phillip Oba and Abraham Osumi.
Homeward bound is Yurika Shimada, second
year student, who left Tokyo on June 15 for
Kagoshima for a short visit with her sister.
From there she will go to her home in
Okinawa.
In July John Muto will also go to Okinawa for
a short evangelistic mission on the small
island of Miyakojima in the south-west
Ryukus.
July is also the month when James Nagai takes
up his new work in north Japan. He will live
in the town of Momoishi in Aomori Prcf. Let
us all pray for him in this pioneer work.
Kikuchi san was ordained to the Christian
ministry at Setagaya church on June 15.
Luke Inoue is working toward a standardized
college degree majoring in English at Meiji
University.
Murata san is the new preacher at Mikawa-
sliima church succeeding Osumisan.
New students at the school should be intro
duced to most of you who are not accjuainted
with them yet. They arc four fine young
people.
Over from Yoclio-maciii church comes Fukuda-
san. Mr. Buttray goes with him about twice
a month to hold evangelistic services in his
home town near Ashikaga in Tochigi pref.
Providing spending money for himself by fixing
clocks and watches is Itagaki san from Ma-
bashi churcli.in Tokyo.
Quiet little girl from -\omori i.s Scino Yoneko.
Resigning a school-teacliing job to enter school
and become a preacher is Goro Hara from
Tanabe in Wakayama pref.
Signs are soon to be put up at strategic points
near the school, to show passers-by where
the school is located.
Torinashi (intercession) is the name of a
mimeographed sheet which is distributed
among the students at the first of every
month by Yamaguchi san, one of the second-
year girls. There is some definite thing to
pray for each day of the month and all are
asked to join in prayer for that thing on that
day. If you have any requests you would like
to have on this prayer list, let us know.
Unto all of the students my kindest regards.
"My prayers are with them," are the good
words from Bro. Jessup as he returned from
his trip to the Far East. He will spend the
summer speaking, writing and showing pic
tures of Japan to many Christians in .America.
Vi sit to Osaka was made during the last week
in May by Harold Sims, Stephen lijima and
Shin Hanyu. They discussed future plans
for the Shin Yaku Ji Ho and other things.
Write to us news of what you are doing in the
service of Christ.
Xrays and other pliysical examinations were
given to all students in May as is usual everv
year here at school. It is important to care
This is a photograph of Corporal Vanderveer
who was Honor Guard for General Ridgeway
and a fine Christian Soldier of the Cross, as
well as Uncle Sam's Soldier.
Corporal Vanderveer came to me soon after
he landed in Japan. I asked him to help me
and he at once agreed. He put his membership
in First Church and has been helping as a song
leader ever since. He also trains our Choir.
When I was off duty with a heavy cold last
winter, he taught _iny two_Sunday morning
classes and "also riiy Tuesday Business Men's
Class.
Last Sunday was his last Sunday here, and
the First Church had a Farewell Service for
liim and sent him off with our blessing and
best wishes. He loved the Japanese and they
loved hima fine start for a missionary.
He is planning, upon his return to the United
States, to enter a Bible Seminary and prepare
for the ministry, and who knows but that we
may have him !)ack as a missionary some day?
Such fine Christian soldiers arc all too few,
and we are thankful for our Japanese friends to
meet one so true and faithful to his Lord and
.Master. Mrs. Emily B. Cunningham
"IF WE NEGLECT"
By E. C. BAIRD
The other day I stood for a little moment
beside a weary pilgrim, whose journey was al
most ended. In words unspeakably sad, he told
me of tiiree regrets that hovered above his
pillow.
There were three things that he had neg
lected to do. He had INTENDED to do them;
he had EXPECTED to do them; he knew that
he OL'GHT to do them; he recognized that
thej' were big. vital, essential things. He had
fully understood that he would be very sad in
leaving the world without having done them.
Often he had lulled himself to sleep at night
with the promise that on the morrow he would
SURELY do them. And yet the precious years,
the fine opportunities, had come and gone, and
for liie body. We are thankful to God that
all of the students are well.
You may also attend the six weeks of summer
school this year from July 8 - .August 15 held
every morning at the Bible College. This
is mainly being conducted to help Seniors
make up their units so they can graduate in
the spring.
Zembu (that's all) ,
This is a report from a soldier who iias been
to the Far East and has been working with
the Cunningham Mission in Tokyo, Japan. As
1 stood on the deck of the ship that took me
to the Far East, 1 wondered what would lie
ahead. The Golden Gates were sinking below
the iiorizon. .Ahead there was only the blue
Pacific and my future. 1 had placed my future
in the hands of my Lord. Was it not Christ
in the garden of Gethsemane who said, "Not
my will but Thine be done?" It was my will
that I should return to my family, school, and
the familiar surroundings of my childiiood.
-Again I remembered Christ's words "X'ot my
will but Thine be done." 1 told myself that
the Lord would guide me and protect me no
matter where I went. The days passed and soon
the ship docked in Yokahama. From the ship
1 went to the processing camp and then to my
as.signment in Tokyo, Japan. Soon thereafter
a letter came from my home church with the
address to the Cunningham Alission enclosed.
On one of my off days I went there and got
ac(]uainted with Mrs. Cunningliam and all those
at the mission. She also put me to work. 1
was looking for such a chance to get acquainted
with the Japanese people, their customs, and
their way of life. All of my life I had onlj' come
in contact with American Christians. Would
tliere be any difference between the Japanese
Cliristians and those at home? Thank God I
can say that once you have become a Christian
you have put on Christ and nationalities do not
make you any different. Languages may differ
but the communion with God turning in Obed
ience, Faith, and Spirit towards Him as Lord
and Savior of all mankind makes us alike. It
showed me that the saying "Where you find
Christians there you also find friends and a
grand fellowship" is true.
Once again I am back in the United States
after an enriching experience. Those Christians
at the Cunningham Mission have added greatly
to my Faith and understanding of tlie meaning
of True Service for our Lord, Jesus Christ.
I marvelled at the sincerity, faith, and love for
the work tliat our Japanese Christians showed
me. Again I am back with my family and ptir-
: suing my studies in the ministry. The memory
of the friends, Christians, and the hours I
spent there will be with me the rest of my life
and I will treasure them very dearly. I now
' understand the great words of our Master,
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, bap
tizing them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have
; commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alwaj',
even unto the end of the world." The God that
you and I .serve rules over the four corners
of the earth and will go with 3'ou and look over
you and protect you as long as you and I keep
the Faith and Trust in Him. Thanks be to God.
There I found Christians. I thought it was the
end of the world. Instead it was onlv' the be-
: ginning of a new experience and a new life.
! Corporal Arthur Vanderveer
"Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest
that He send forth laborers into His harvest
field."
he faced the sunset hour with the trinity of
big thing,s still undone.
A great .sadness was in my soul as I listened
to this tragic story, told in broken, sobbing
words.
.And this line from God's book was flashed
ui)on my memory: "How shall we ESCAPE,
if we NEGLECT?"
Oh, my friend, beware of NEGLECT!
Let not this black, terrible thing come into
j'our heart!
The thing that you OUGHT to do, do it now.
Don't W.AIT for the opportunity; go out
and MAKE it.
Crowd all that you can of DUTY into this
very day.
.And put FIRST things FIRST.
Let not regret cast its black shadow upon
YOUR sunset hour.
Rope Holder List
June and July
ALABAMAMrs. James McRay $1.00.
ARKANSASSiloam Springs Woman's
Council. First Christian Church, $50.00.
CALIFORNIA Mr. Hubert F. McGuire,
$1.00; Long BeachCo-workers Bible Class,
l-'irst Christian Ciuirch, $100.00; Mrs. Myrtle
E. Ulrey. $6.50.
COLORADOElbert Christian Churcii, $40.00.
CONNECTICUTMr. Clavton R. Grimstad,
$40.00.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMr. and Mrs.
W. W. BonDurant, $10.00; Miss Julia E. Bon-
Durant, $5.00.
GEORGIA Mrs. Carrabclle Raum, $31.00;
Mrs. Ida Jackson, 50 cents; Mrs. E. G. Na-
bcll, $10.00; SavannahCentral Cluirch of
Christ, $10.00; Mrs. Edward T. Lindsey,
$5.00.
ILLINOIS GreenvilleMissionary Society
Christian Church, $25.00; Miss Fern McClel-
land, $12.50; Miss Marguerite McClelland.
$5.00; Newton Central Christian Church
Missionary Society, $14.00; GreenvilleNight
Mis.sionary Group, First Christian Church,
$25.00; Bethel Church of Christ, $40.00; West
FrankfortFirst Christian Church, $75.00.
INDIANABrookvillcLoyal Women's Class.
Brookville Church of Christ, $25.00; Staunton
Christian Church, $36.19; Marklc Church of
Christ .Missionary Society. $300.00; Burnetts-
ville Christian Church. $10.00; Greentown
Meridian Street Cliristian Church, $56.58;
AshleyCedar Lake Sunday School, $36.05;
Miss Ethel Howard, $25.00; Columbus
Christian Church, $50.00; Knm-Join-Us Class.
Treaty Christian Church, $30.38; Walnut
Grove Church of Christ, $15.00.
IOWA Rising Sun Sunday School. $109.22;
Lovilia Church of Christ. $10.00; Miss Bertha
K. Sargent. $15.00; Mr. John E. Neal, $50.00.
KANSASMrs. Roy Pigeon. $2.00; Mrs. Vir
ginia C. Ternpleton and Nadine, $4.00: Miss
Ellen Lawrence. $2.00; Norton Cliristian
Church, $47.25; Mrs. Ellen Overton, $2.00.
KENTUCKYGerniantown Christian Church.
$50.00.
MAINEMr. William F. Brawn, $5.00.
MARYLAND Mt. Rainer Christian Church,
$2,19.
$6.00.
MICHIGANSouth BendRiver Park Church
of Christ. $67.70.
MISSISSIPPIMiss E. Mildred Spahr, 50
cents; ShannonYoung Married Class, Oak
Valley Church, $26.00; AberdeenFirst Chris
tian Church. $25.00; Columbus Women's
Christian Fellowship of the Christian Church.
$25.00.
MISSOURIKing CityIsland City Christian
Church, $10.60; King CityThe Loyal Wo
men's Class, Island Citv Christian Church.
$9.00.
NEBRASKAMrs. Lillie Corinan, $15.00; Mrs.
Hazel Stats, $5.00; Mrs. Eflie Myers, $1.00;
Mrs. Bertha Tunibelson. $1.00.
OHIOMr. Ira Mercer, $35.00; AkronLake-
view Church of Christ,$30.00: ShelbyChurch
of Christ Missionary Society, $75.00; West
MansfieldMill Creek Church of Christ Mis
sionary Society. $15.00; Hamersville Church
of Christ. $47.65; East Dayton Church of
Christ. $12.00; Rushsylvania Jr. Sunday
School, $15.00; CantonWoman's Missionary
Society. First Christian Church. $15.00; Kuni-
Join Us Class, Morristown Christian Church.
$12.50; Clear Creek Church of Christ. $37.11;
Bethesda Christian Church, $25.00; Phillips
Christian Churcli. $70.50; SteubenvilleLa-
Belle View Church of Christ. $35.00; Miss
Mildred Covington, $5.00; Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Deem. $10.00; ColumbusSouthwood Church
of Christ, $20.00; New Somerset Christian
Church, Willing Workers Missionary Society.
$20.00; Phalanx StationBraceville Christian
Church, $22.00; Modest Church of Christ,
$21.21.
PENNSYLVANIA Vanderbilt Church of
Christ. $50.00; Meadville First Christian
Church. $700.00; Fayette CityLadies' Aid,
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
Church of Chri.st, $15.00; Mr. and Mrs. Roy
E. Smith, $10.00; Sweet ValleyChurch of
Christ Bible School, $20.00; Homestead Park
Homestead Christian Church. $20.00; Con
fluencePrayer Group, Confluence Christian
Church, $10.00; Ridgway Church of Christ,
$12.00; Carpenters Corners Missionary So-
cietv. $10.00; Miss Grace G. Stitzinger,
$120.00.
TENNESSEEErwinFirst Christian Church
$40.00; SelmerFirst Christian Church, $5.00.
TEXASMrs. W. S. Blodgett. $4.00; Canadian
First Christian Church, $10.00.
VIRGINIARichmond Fairniount Avenue
Church of Christ, $100.00; EllersonThe
Young Married People's Class, Gcthsemane
Church of Christ, $40.00; DenbighLebanon
Christian Church Missionary Society, $50.00:
Newport NewsColonial Place Church of
Christ, $15.00.
WASHINGTONGreenacrcs Christian Church
$25.00: Friend, $5.00.
WEST VIRGINIA CharlestonWest Side
Church of Chri.st. $20.00; WheelingWar-
wood Christian Church Missionary Society,
$50.00.
WISCONSIN LaCrosse Church of Christ,
$12.00.
CANADA Yellow Grass, Sask.Church of
Chri,>it Sunday School. $12.00.
SALE OF BOOKS$5.50.
BROUGHT FORWARD $4,829.69
$8,294.32
Disbursed:
Travel E.xpenseAndrew
Patton 16.80
Stamps 8.14
A. E. SimsPost Office
Deposit and Stamps 25.00
Exchange on checks .15
Salary of forwarding agent.. 70.00
Larrj- Bartlett for Slides... 80.00 $2,626.09
Balance . $5,668.23
Gifts received in Tokyo during May and June,
1952.
CALIFORNIAMr. W. L. Jessup, $10.00; Mr.
Elbert Holland. $20.00.
FLORIDAMr. V. H. Grantham, $80.00.
INDIANA Lola Thomson, Roann, Ind.,
$105.00: Clarksburg Christian Church, $45.00.
OHIOE. Stonerock, Columbus, Ohio, $40.00.
PENNSYLVANIA Tit us vi lie Church of
Christ. $40.00.
WASHINGTON WoodlandChurch of
Christ Sunday School. $30.00.
Total. $370.00.
Mrs. G. T. Cochran, Lj-ons, Georgia, has sent
a gift of Sunday School papers for the mission
wliicli is appreciated.
We tiiank and praise God because the offer
ings make a better showing this time, at least
partly making up for the deficit of the previous
two months. As long as enough of us keep
liraying we are sure that God will see that the
needs are supplied. All glory and praise be to
Him.
paajuBiBno aaBjsoj uwoj asa
Bj aOJni 'anasAV iiMOJa oiC 'siois *3 'V
i|!ion asBaid 'aiqBJaAnapan si siqj ji rjajsBinjsoj
May 1, Balance brouglu forward $1,168.35
Rec'd from Chiirclies and individuals.. 370.00
Received from the forwarding sec
retary (Ga. account) 500.00
Total Receipts $2,038.35
Disbursements:
Travel $224.67
Repairs on Buildings 2.78
Postage 4.14
Outstation and "Herald" 48.05
Bible Women 2.78
Insurance and taxes 259.58
Yen Tax 3.74
Building 248.35
Publicity (Ad. in "Herald").. 1.39
Bible College Maintenance... 195.03
Correspondence School 38.88
.Mlowaiice 65.96
Miscellaneous 2.78
$1,554.95
June 30 Balance 483.40
A New Experience
Thursday morning I did sonietliing for the
first and maybe the last time in my life. In
Japan, as I may have written before, there is
no courtship in connection with marriage such
as we are used to. The boy picks out a girl
he wants to marry and gets someone to ne
gotiate it for him. Everything in Japan, even
in the business world, is first approached indi
rectly. Sometimes the boy doesn't pick out the
girl, but she is suggested to him by someone.
In this case Kikuchi, one of our graduates, told
me he wanted to marry Aikosan Takahashi, the
most faithful girl in the Mikawashima church.
I think it is a good match and they both like
each other although they have never dated or
done anything in any way to show their alfec-
tion. I happened to be the only one Kikuchi
knew who also knew the father of the girl.
I knew him from the time she nearly died with
appendicitis several years ago. I was quite
scared because I didn't know liow to begin
or what to say, but it was arranged for me
to go on Thursday morning. The arrangements
were very complicated, because by indirect ne
gotiations through the girl's mother we had
to arrive at a time agreeable to both of us. I
talked with him about two hoursfirst about
pleasant nothings, and then about the real
business. He was agreeable on all points but
two. He was afraid preachers didn't generally
make enough money, and wanted to know all
about the financial situation. Then the girl has
a weak heart, and he wondered about her health
ill the strenuous life of a preacher's wife. Fin
ally he said he wanted to see the preacher, so
I am to arrange another appointment and take
Kikuchi with me. When I told Kikuchi about
it he was overjoyed and said that wonderful
progress had been made when they wanted to
see him at the next meeting. I expect that we
will be able to arrange for a wedding in the
fall and everyone will be happy, Lois and I
included. We think it is a good match, but I
don't care much about the negotiating,
Harold Sims (From a personal letter)
John 3:19 ".And this is tiie condemnation, tliat
light is come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than light, because their deeds
were evil."
TOKYO 03 CHRISTIAN
"Go ye into all the tvorld and preach the gospel to every creature." [Mark 16:15)
Vol. 51
Wiliiicrdiiig, Peiina., Sepleiiiber-Oetobor, 1952
Iûniber 5
Business Men's Bible Class
-J 1 V
is now on sale at 170 yen each.
(Torch Bearers) , . . t^.
This is apart of the group who meet every ,^S'Xe blpttafdTu^Tril^t'^^^
Tuesday evening with Mrs. Cunningham for published the
Bible Study. Except the girl on the left, who translation into Japanese of the Flaming Torch,
is the daughter of one of the men, the rest the Life of Mr. Cunningham. The finished book
E.B.C.
are all hard working office people.
Strange Persecution
"Dear Bro. Sims:
I am writing you in regard to some charges
that have been made against Mrs. Cunningham.
Please understand that I do not believe these
things, but vvisli to clear it up. because some
persons here may believe them. I should say
some in the church.
There was a former member of our church
here, now a member of a U. C. M. S. Church
in another city, who claims that Mrs. Cunning
ham is a wealthy woman; that all of the church
property in Tokyo is in her name; and that
she will not reside in America because of her
great wealth in Japan. Sounds foolish, doesn't
it? I am reluctant to repeat it. hut it was told
me in the presence of others, who may be in
fluenced. and I felt it my duty to clear it up
if possible.
Mrs. Cunningham was our guest when she
spoke in and I have always esteemed
her very highly. So Bro. Sims, if you will make
a statement concerning this matter, I shall be
very grateful to you.
With sincere regards."
(Name and place of identification omitted.)
Editorial reply;
Dear
Your letter relating to charges against Mrs.
Cunningham was duly received. T am glad you
said that you didn't believe the charges. Would
that everj'one were as discerning. Neither do I
believe them. Of course I couldn't swear that
Mrs. Cunningham has no wealth in her own
right. Some people have inherited wealth you
know. But knowing Mrs. Cunningham as I do
I feel sure that even if she had inherited wealth
she would invest at least a large part of it in
the Mission work, even as she has invested her
own life in that work.
But there is a subtle insinuation in these
charges, that Mrs. Cunningham may have mis
appropriated funds given for missionary work
and appropriated them to her own account.
I want to combat these dastardly false insinu
ations with every ounce of strength I have.
It seems to me that one has sunk about as low
as it is possible to sinkto try to defame the
character of one who has left home and friends
and loved ones and spent more than 50 years in
devoted service to the Lord on the mission field.
I find no words appropriate to express my
contempt for such tactics. Of course your in
formant probably didn't originate the false
insinuation, but certainly she should have in
vestigated and found out the truth before she
started peddling the false besmirching of a noble
consecrated soul. But a day of JUDGMENT
is coming in which everyone must give account.
Christ is to be judge.
This is but a part of, or I might say continu
ation of the persecution that has hounded the
Cunningliams for 50 years or more, because
they dared to go out on faith, without even
one promise of financial support, trusting in the
promises of God, and independent of the dic
tation and control of a man-made organization.
.At first the persecution took the form of
prophesying failure. It was said that they
couldn't succeed because they would either
starve or be forced to return for lack of financial
support. But God saw to it that the false
prophets were put to shame. The Cunninghams
didn't starve and they did succeed. In fact they
succeeded so well that it aroused Jealousy. It
seemed to hurt some people liecause God
Why DidWt You
Let Us Know?
"Why didn't you tell us sooner?"
The words came sad and low.
"Oh. ye who know the gospel truths,
Wliy didn't you let us know?
The Saviour died for all the world.
He died to save from woe.
But we never heard the story-'
\\'hy didn't you let us know?
"You have had the gospel message.
You have known the Saviour's love;
Your dear ones passed from Christian homes
To the blessed land above.
Why did you let our fathers die,
.And into silence go.
With no thought of Christ to comfort
Why didn't you let us know?
"You .say you are Christ's disciples.
That you try His work to do;
And yet. His very last command
is disobeyed by you.
'Tis indeed a wondrous story;
He loved tiie whole world so
That He came and died to save us
Why didn't you let us know?
"Oh. souls redeemed by Jesus,
Think what your Lord hath done!
He came to earth and suffered
.\nd died for every one.
He expected you to tell it
.As on your way you go,
Rut you kept the message from us
Why didn't you let us know?"
Song from "Immanuel's Praise"
blessed them and caused the work to prosper.
So they got busy with other malicious gossip
about there being a lot of money and property
all in the Cunninghams' name. Perhaps there
was just a little grain of truth to make this
lie effective. It is true that for a time Brother
Cunningham in order to protect annuitants did
establish a reserve fund and bought property
which he held for a time in his own name, but
he regarded this as a stewardship, and no one
has ever proven him to be an unfaithful steward.
No doubt there were many who would have
liked to have done so if they could. That steward
ship stands in the sight of God. The statement
published in the July-.August 1951 issue of the
Tokyo Cliristian should answer all who arc
troubled by these persistent whispering perse
cutors.
I do not know exactly how much in the way
of personal funds Mrs. Cunningham may have
at her disposal probably far less than the
whisperers have. But I do know that the Mis
sion funds, formerly held in reserve by Brother
Cunningham as a trust, are now being adminis
tered bv a board of trustees incorporated under
the law's of Georgia. These funds are being used
at the discretion of the missionaries mostly
for rebuilding the churches destroyed during
the war or for building new churches. Only a
fraction of the reserve fund that had accumu
lated at the end of the war is left. It has gone
into the work since the missionaries were able
to return after the war. I know also that there
is what we might call a board of trustees in
Japan, composed of both missionaries and Jap
anese leaders, the purpose of this board being
to hold legal title to the Mission property in
Japan.
Hoping that this answers the questions of
any who may have been troubled by the whis
pering campaign, I am
Yours sincerely,
.Alfred E. Sims, Ed.
THE TOKYO CHRISTIAN
Published bi-monthly for the information and In-
tpiration of every Christian whose heart's desire
In all the world, to every creature, of every nation.
Entered us second class matter in the Wllmcrdlng.
Pa., PostofHce under the Act of March 3, 1879.
TWO-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION 50 CENTS
4LFRED E. SIMS Editor
OlTlce of Publication:
Wilmerdlng, Pa.
MISSION STAFF
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Taylor, 1003-3 Chome Kamalu-
Kamlochlai, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Sims, 450 Aral Machf,
Nakano-Ku. Tokyo, Japan.
TRUSTEES
Mr. Lawrence Bain J. E. Ltpscombe
Orvel C. Crowder Alfred B. Sims
and 36 inches girth cuu be sent.
Notes
Harold Sims and his two year old daughter,
Sylvia, were both hospitalized for almost a
week in September on account of an attack
of Dysentery. We are thankful that they re
covered in good siiape and that the rest of the
family did not take it. Let us continually pray
for our missionaries and their families, that God
may be near to them in their every time of need.
Christmas Is Coming
Christmas packages for the missionaries in
Japan should be sent during the first half of
November if they are to reach them by Decem
ber 25th. They should be addressed to the indi
vidual missionaries whose addresses are given
on Page 2, Column 1, of this paper. Allow at
least 5 weeks for packages and regular mail.
Christmas cards and letters may be sent by Air
Mail and usually go in about a week or 10 days,
but will probably take a little longer during the.
Christmas rush. It will mean a lot to your
representatives on the far away mission field
to know that they are remembered at Christmas
time.
ATTENTION!
.'^gain we call attention to the financial report
on page 4. You will notice that the receipts fell
far below the expenses during this two month
period. Did somebody forget? We can rest
assured that it was not God who forgot. Re
member God is depending on His good and
faithful stewards. If we feel that we arc doing
all we can do, then let us pray that more friends
may be interested who will help with this work
which has been so fruitful in winning souls to
Christ. Now is the day of opportunity for taking
Christ to the Japanese people.
TOKYO UlllI^TlAX
An Interesting Letter
Sept. 29, 1952
Dear Folks:
Last week when 1 wrote my letter I was
just getting over the attack of sickness and was
taking thnigs easy, but by now I have almost
forgotten about the DyseiUcry because of so
many other things going on. Monday night I
went to bed early and Tuesday morning was
a holiday. It was such pretty weather I decided
to walk over to the Bible College to see about
some insurance. I was going to mail the letters,
but all the Post Offices being closed I couldn't.
By the time I slowly walked over there and
back I was pretty tired. I spent the rest of the
morning watching the carpenters work on the
Nakano Church building on the adjoining lot.
There were 16 of them here that day and they
were really knocking about. They chisel the end
of every piece in difTcrcnt shapes so they all
fit together before they ever put a piece in the
building. Then they bore holes for the bolts
etc. (I presume that make.s for better withstand
ing the many earthquakesEd.) In the after
noon Lois had her ladies' meeting, disappoint
ingly few, for a guest speaker too.
That night we had the monthly prayer meet
ing of all our Tokyo missionaries. It was sup
posed to be on Monday night, but there were
several who couldn't come, so they postponed
it one night. It was a little more interesting
than usual this time because the new mission
aries who have come to work with the Hills
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ingram from Lincoln Bible
Institute had just arrived in Japan a few days
before and wc all got to meet them for the first
time. She has red hair like Mrs. Buttray and
is rather thin. They have two small children.
He is plump and jolly and reminds me a lot
of Saunders. He was over here as a soldier
during the first days of the occupation, so knows
something of Japan. They are busy now looking
for a house and as soon as they get settled he
and Mr. Hill will go back to Korea. Mrs. Hill
and her mother are going down to Guam to
visit Mrs. Hill's .sister who is there with her
Navy husband. They sang several new Choruses
that we had not heard, and we all had a good
time gabbing as usual.
Wednesday morning I had a class at school
and then in the afternoon I taught a little
music. The music teacher is busy translating
a book and says he can't come for this term,
at least.
Thursday was the day when the carpenters
put all the pieces of wood together and stood
up the frame of the building. First they laid
the beams on top of the foundation. Then they
set up the uprights into little holes that had
been chiseled in the bottom beams. On top of
these then they placed others that all fit to
gether perfectly. When they had the uprights
all finished on all four sides they got a long
pole and put a pulley on it and lifted the roof
into place. It consisted of six very heavy tri
angular frames of 4 by 6 all bolted together.
After heaving and hollering, huffing and puff
ing, the 16 carpenters finally got them lifted
up and set on top of the square frame of the
building. Then they put in a few more pieces
and the frame of the building was made. They
haven't thought about the floor yet. The Jap
anese always emphasize the roof as the heaviest
and most important part of the building. After
this "Lifting up service" they usually have a
Shinto prayer and serve wine to all the car
penters. But we had a little Christian service,
singing How Firm a Foundation, prayer, etc.
Then we served all the carpenters refreshments
of a big mound of rice topped with ginger and
raw fish. (We also ate the same for supper.
It was very good.)
(Signed) Harold, Lois, Hope, Sylvia, Jonathan
Romans 8:2 "For the law of the Spirit, of
life in Christ Jesus, made me free from the law
of sin and of death."
Romans 8:9 "But ye are not in the flesh but
in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the
Spirit of Christ, he is none of his."
Does It Pay To Train
Preachers?
During the six weeks summer vacation some
of tiie students from the Bible College were
very busy holding meetings in different parts
of Japan. Now they have returned full of evan
gelistic zeal and enthusiasm to do greater work
Here in Tokyo. It has made our liearts rejoice
to hear these young people tell of the preach
ing of the Gospel to those who have never
heard. God has spiritually blessed tiiese students
in a wonderful way and it is our prayer that
they will continue to have this vision of evan
gelism.
Mr. Muto, one of our fourth year students
who preaches at the Mabaslii church here in
the city, left in July for Miyako, one of the
small islands near Okinawa. He stayed there
just two weeks but during that time he held
lliirly meetings and twenty-seven of those who
heard became Christians. Around the island of
Miyako are a group of other small islands with
a total population of 80,000 people. Only one
churcli exists on the island of Miyako. Mr.
Muto preached in another part of Okinawa for
twenty days and during that time he visited the
missionaries there. On his return trip he visited
and spoke at Kyushu, Tanabe and Osaka mis
sions. Everywhere he went he had wonderful
fellowship and has returned full of the Spirit
and with a sincere desire to evangelize and to
preach among these many thousands who have
not heard of Christ.
One of our freshman girls. Miss Seino from
Aomori spent a few weeks at her home in
northern Japan. Her first day at home she at
tended services at the Misawa Airbase Chapel
This is a picture of some of the converts won
by student preachers during vacation.
where Cliaplain Barber miiii.sters. It was through
his efforts that Miss Seino entered the Sem
inary. According to her explanation it was not
her intention to hold services of any kind but
only that she wanted to share her Christianity
with her family and friends. The first Sunday
she had Bible school for children with eighteen
attending and later a class for adults with five
in attendance. The following Saturday she be
gan a youth meeting and continued during July
and August in this manner, The children's
Bible class increased to more than thirty and
on the ninth of August two young people were
baptized into Christ by Mr. Matsumura, Chap
lain Barber's interpreter. Miss Seino also visited
one of the sanatoriums and sang and taught
them hymns of praise. Pray for these new
Christians. Few Americans realize the trial they
must face.
Mr. Daikusono, a sophomore, held services all
.summer in Sueyoshi, Kyushu, Summer school
was held daily from July 20 to August 21, in
addition to this and the Sunday services, he held
a class each week for Sunday School teachers,
l)rayer meeting, inquirers meeting and a Bible
class. .About one hundred fifty persons attended
the evangelistic meetings besides the three hun
dred children. Through these special meetings
and the seed sown by Brother William Jessup,
(Continued on Page 3)
Buttray Tells Of Health
Conditions In Japan
This picture of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buttray
and Paul was taken a little over three years
ago, shortly before they went out as Mission
aries.
Here in japan the weather is damp and the
Iiiimidity is quite high, thus making an ideal
stamping ground for many kinds of diseases.
One of the most prevalent and persistent is
Tuberculosis; a disease which is not too well
known to the average person, ^but one which
takes a dreadful toll of lives here in Japan. The
statistics show that nearly forty to sixty per
cent of the i)eoplc will during their lifetime
contract this terrible disease. When one realizes
how the average person lives here in Japan it
is easy to understand why so many people get
this disease. Very few of them can afford milk,
i)utter. eggs, fruits and all the foods that are
necessary for good health. Theirs is a diet of
rice, tea, fish and a few vegetables.
Quite often in the past year I have been
visiting different hospitals and I came to realize
the opportunity and need of doing something
more than just visiting. A few months ago I
decided to print a tract which would be espe
cially helpful and appeal to hospital patients.
.After having sent and personally taken some
of the tracts to Christian patients which they
distributed, the result was fairly encouraging.
I'pon returning to one of the sanatoriums to
visit Mitani san, one of the members of the
Yochomachi church, I was told that the director
of the sanatorium wished to see me. .After talk
ing with him and having the usual cup of tea,"
the doctor asked if there was some way he
could help me. Immediately I said yes and told
him 1 had brought with me a tape recorder and
wondered if it would be possible to play the
recording to some of the patients. Since I was
visiting the hospital in the morning I told the
doctor that waiting until 3:00 P. M. would
cause me to be quite late in returning to Tokyo
as it was a two-hour drive from home. He very
kindly gave me permission to play the record
ing during the time when they should have
been sleeping. About fifty persons, including
TOKYO CUUISTIAN
Does It Pay
(Continued from Page 2)
forty have shown definite and sincere desire
of learning more of Christ and His salvation.
Mr. Osunii and Mr. Oba, fourth j'car students
also spent their summer vacation working in
Kyushu holding meetings during the day and
evening. In every meeting ttiere were no less
than hfty attending and many times there were
more than a hundred. At the end of August
twenty-one new Christians were born. One of
them said, "Now you can hear the melodies
of hymns in the houses, streets and fields."
This in a village of very active Shintoists and
Buddhists.
Mr. Oba made the statement that the work
of a faithful woman simiiiar to Lydia aided
their efforts. She visited from house to house,
looked after their quarters and arranged for
all they needed as they worked.
There are hundreds of villages that have
never been reached by the Gospel of Christ.
This is truly a field "white unto harvest," and
the workers are so few.
What are YOU going to do about it?
Mabel Buttray
The new church building at Nakano is now
going up. This Church and Bible School has
been meeting in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Sims, but the house has been over
crowded, and a larger building was imperative
for continued growth, it is less than two years
since the start of these services in Nakano. God
has blessed tiiese efforts. No doubt more will
be written about this work in a future issue of
this paper. Be praying for Gocl'.s blessing upon
the Gospel message.
ten nurses listened to the recording of Brother
Jessup's last message of the convention, which
was held in April. We plan to record .special
programs in the future and use them whenever
it is possible.
Last week I received a letter from Yamada
San (one of our former fresliman students and
now T.B. patient) saying that all of his doctors
rccoiiunend an operation. He has been in the
hospital for more than a year and seems to
have become well, except for what the doctors
call a bubble. Knowing that you are interested
in A'amada San here are a few excerpts from
his letter of September 23: "I am very disap
pointed with the result of four special x-rays
and the doctor says 1 must have an operation
and 1 can't expect definite recovery without an
operation." "I am very sorry that I cannot
soon go back to the Bible College because I
have to be in bed for one more year if I have
an operation. So I hope that you will recom
mend someone who wants to become a preacher
from our Church and please support their
School expense instead of me. I know that tiie
present world needs preachers badly and I trust
(od that He will soon heal my disease so that
1 can work in His will." We too were also
disappointed when we learned that he could not
enter the Bible College again this fall, but our
faith is in God who teaches us in His word
"that all things work together for good to them
that love God." Please remember Yamada San
in your prayers and if you find time write him
a letter or card of encouragement. His address
is:
Eiiehi Yamada
Higashi 2, Kurihama Hospital
Nobi, Yokosuka
Japan
Yours in Jesus our Lord,
Stanley Buttray
Romans 10:14, 15 "How then shall they call
on Him in whom they liave not believed? and
how shall they believe in Him whom they have
not heard? And how shall they hear without a
preacher? and how shall they preach except
they be sent? even as it is written, How beauti-
Kil are the feet of them that bring glad tidings
of good things!"
a
A New Opportunity
Kodama is a town of about 7,000 population,
2j-^ hours trom Tokyo. There is no church of
any kind tliero. But cue of the members of the
Yotsuya Church has some friends living there.
Tor several weeks we had been thinking and
praying aocut the possibility of starting a new
work tnere. So tociay, October 8, we went out
there taking this man from the Yotsuya Church,
it was a fine day aiicl we had a delightful trip
and we feel that it was the Lord's leading. We
lound two places that will be very glad to have
meetings, and also a home that offered to keep
the student preacher over Saturday nights. So
everything is arranged, and the Lord willing,
services will begin there on October 19. Let us
be praying that God will bless these services
and that many souls may be won to Christ.
The family that offered to keep the preacher
is a regular country familyeight children, full
of fun, and with plenty to catlike you so
often find among the country folk in America.
None of them are Christians as yet, but they
are good possibilities. The older boy is one of
the leaders of the 4-H Club in the town, and
we can use their nice building for conducting
the Christian services. This family are the
friends of the one from the Yotsuya Church
who went with us and introduced us. We feel
that it was a day well spent, and we rejoice in
the thought that here is another town that is
to have the blessed privilege and opportunity
of hearing the glorious Gospel of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please pray that God
may bless this effort, and pray too that more
workers may be available to take the Gospel
into the hundreds and hundreds of similar
towns in Japan. Brother Cunningham often
said: "Every man has a better right to hear
the Gospel once than any man has to hear it
twice." It does seem a shame that so many
millions liave never once had the opportunity
to hear the Gospel while so many are "Gospel-
hardened" from hearing it and rejecting it so
often. Harold Sims
YOUR MISSION
If you can not be the watchman,
Standing high on Zion's wall,
Pointing out the path to heaven,
Offering life and peace to all
With your prayers and with your bounties
You can do what Heaven demands.
You can be like faithful Aaron,
Holding up the prophet's hands.
Do not, then, stand idly waiting
For some greater work to do;
Fortune is a lazy goddess
She will never come to you.
Go and toil in any viiicyarcl,
Do not fear to do or dare;
If you want a field of labor,
You can find it anywhere.
Ellen H. Gates
John 3:19 "And this is the condemnation, tliat
light is come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than light, because their deeds
were evil."
THE LORD LOVETH
A CHEERFUL GIVER
Rope Holder List
August and September
ARIZONA Mr. B. G. Newcomer, $10.00.
COLORADO Elbert Christian Church, $40.
CONNECTICUT Mr. Clayton R. Grimstad,
$30.00.
FLORIDA Mrs. Eva R. Jensen, $10.00; Mr.
E. E. House, $25.00.
GEORGIA Carrollton First Christian
Church, $20.00; Union Ridge Christian
Church, $32.00.
ILLINOIS EdwardsvilleMissionary Study
Group, $10.00.
INDIANA Harlan Church of Christ, $5.00;
BrookvilleLoyal Women's Class, Brook-
ville Church of Christ, $10.00, (In memory of
Mrs. Leona Mullin); In memory of Mrs.
George Mullin (from Mr. James P. Mullin,
Mr. George E. Mullin, Jr., and Miss Edna
O'Hair), $25.00; In memory of Mrs. George
Mullin (from Miss Ruth O'Hair and Mrs.
A. D. Hitz), $10.00.
IOWA Council BlufisFirst Christian
Church, $100.00; Mr. Jack Allbee, $3.00;
BrooklynMadison Church of Christ, $22.65;
Miss Bertha K. Sargent, $25.00; Lovilia
Church of Christ, $10.00; Miss Clara B. Mil
ler, $10.00.
KANSAS Mr. and Mrs. John R. Williams,
$20.00; Miss Beulah Weyler, $5.00; Mr. C. S.
Wilson, $25.00; Norton Christian Church,
$42.29; Miss Ellen Lawrence, $5.00; Mrs. Vir
ginia G. Templeton and Nadine, $4.00; Mrs.
Roy Pigeon, $2.25; Mrs. Eva B. Whitaker,
$10.00.
$9.00.
MICHIGAN Mrs. Margaret J. Morris, $240.
MISSISSIPPI Hickory Antioch Christian
Church, $20.00; ColumbusWomen's Chris
tian Fellowship of the Christian Church, $25;
CorinthThe Young People's Class, Wal-
dron Street Christian Church, $15.50; Aber
deenFirst Christian Church, $25.00.
MISSOURI Mt. VernonDirect-Support
Missionary Group of the Christian Church,
$10.00.
MONTANA Mr. L. E. Geringer, $50.00.
NEBRASKA Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hackel,
$25.00; Mr. E. S. Adamson, $10.00; Mrs. Kit-
tie Myers and daughter, $5.00.
NEW YORK Mrs. Lillian Clark, $2.00.
NORITH CAROLINA Creswell Philippi
Church of Christ, $31.00; WashingtonInde
pendent Missionary Society, $17.50.
OHIO Belmont Chestnut Level Christian
Church, $27.50; East Liberty Church of Christ,
$20.00; Killbuch Union Grove Church of
Christ, $32.79; CincinnatiAnderson Ferry
Church of Christ, $23.00; Palmyra Church
of Christ, $100.00; Wakatoniike Christian
Service Camp, $63.50; AkronNoble Avenue
Church of Christ, $25.00; NevFarmer
Church of Christ, $27.86; Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Deem, $10.00; ColumbusSouthwood Church
of Christ, $20.00; SteubenvilleLaBelle View
Church of Christ, $10.00; Phalanx Station
Braceville Christian Church, $31.00; Hamers-
villeThe Church of Christ, $49.05; Mr. and
Mrs. Albert J. Schlyer, $20.00; Morristown
The Primary Class of the Christian Church,
$10.25; Rushsylvania Church of Christ, $75;
Mr. Ira Mercer, $5.00; PierpontPenn Line
Church of Christ, $100.00; CincinnatiWest-
wood-Cheviot Church of Christ, $25.00; New
Somerset Christian Church, Willing Workers
Missionary Society, $20.00; Tolec'oMonroe
Street Church of Christ, $20.00.
PENNSYLVANIA Mrs. J. G. Bailie, $1.00;
LindenLyc. Church of Christ Bible School,
$15.00; Scottdale Church of Christ, $23.12;
Central City Christian Church Missionary
Society, $10.00; Mrs. H. I. Yearick, $5.00;
Sandy Lake^Women's Missionary Society,
Christian Church, $10.00; Turtle CreekFirst
Christian Church, $125.00; WampumChew-
ton Christian Church, $50.00; Sandy Lake
Carpenters Corners Missionary Society,
$10.00; Carlton Milledgeville Church of
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
Christ, $13.75; Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Smith,
$10.00; Confluence Christian Church, Prayer
Group, $10.00.
Church, $20.00.
TEXAS Mrs. Cora B. Halsell, $150.00; Mrs.
W. S. Blodgett, $2.00.
VIRGINIA CharlottesvilleFirst Christian
Church, $600.; Waynesboro Christian Church,
$13.91; Newport News Twenty-Fourth
Street Church of Christ, $358.35; Ellerson
Gethsemane Church of Christ, $50.00; Rich
mondFairmont Avenue Church of Christ,
$50.00; Newport News Colonial Place
Church of Christ, $15.00; Lee HallMission
ary Society, Lebanon Christian Church, $50;
EllersonThe Young Married People's Class,
Gethsemane Church of Christ, $40.00.
WEST VIRGINIA CharlestonWest Side
Church of Christ, $10.00; Miss Elizabeth
Furman, $5.00.
WISCONSIN Mrs. J. E. Frame, $0.50.
CASABLANCA, FRENCH MOROCCO AND
AFRICA Mr. Edgar Sage, $16.83.
MISCELLANEOUS Sale of Books, $1.50;
Interest on bonds, $244.37.
TOTAL OF GIFTS....... $3,621.47
Brought Forward .$5,668.23
Disbursed:
Postage on slides from
California to Tokyo 3.20
Stamps 10.00
$9,289.70
$5,503.45
Balance $3,786.25
Gifts received in Tokyo during July and Au
gust, 1952.
CALIFORNIA Ukiah Church of Christ,
$40.00.
FLORIDA Mr. V. H. Grantham, $40.00.
KENTUCKYLexingtonHigh Street Chris
INDIANA Geneva Domestic Sunday
School, $55.00.
MARYLANDHyattstown Christian Church,
$5.00.
NEBRASKA Broken BowLillion Church
of Christ, $16.20.
OHIO ColumbusBethany Class, c/o Elma
Stonerock, $40.00; Perryton Church of Christ,
$12.00.
PENNSYLVANIA UniontownOak Grove
Christian Church, $30.00; Pt. Marion Church
Bible School, $43.00.
Total, $331.20.
We regret that we were unable to attend the
fifth National Missionary Convention at Dodge
City, Kan., last month. We hope that many of
you did attend and receive a great blessing from
it. The Lord willing, it is our intention to attend
the Cincinnati Conference on Evangelism Octo
ber 21-23. We hope to see many of you there.
Make yourself known if I fail to recognize you.
We want to be of service wherever possible.
Romans 6:11 "Even so reckon ye also your
selves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God
in Christ Jesus.
'paaûcjvno xaioA
Bj '3I99J3 ai^nx 'anuBAV UMoaa oi 'suiis *3 'V
^jnou asBaid 'aiqBJSAnapun si Sfq) jj :ja)SBUi9sod
JULY and AUGUST
July 1 Balance brought forward $ 483.41
Receipts, Georgia Account $1,500.00
Receipts, Churches and Individuals.. .$ 331.52
Receipts, Sale of old bath heater 4.16
Total Receipts $2,319.09
Disbursements:
Travel $138.88
Outstations , 23.89
Bible Women 2.78
Bible College,
Tuition and Help 380.21
Bible College Maintenance... 335.98
Insurance and Taxes 93.03
Yen Tax 7.88
Building Repairs 149.51
Building 611.11
Correspondence School 30.54
Medical Allowance 83.33
Postage 11.11
Language School 19.44
Difference in Yen 02
Total disbursements
August 31 Balance
$1,887.71
$ 431.38
Tipping And Tithing
"Now it came to pass on a Day at Noon that
the Editor was Guest of a certain rich man. And
the Lunch was enjoyed at a popular Restaurant.
And the Waiters were very efficient. And the
Food was good.
"Now when the End of the Meal was at Hand,
the Waiter brought unto the Host the Check.
And the Host examined it, frowned a bit, but
made no Comment.
"But as we arose to depart, I observed that
he laid some Coins under the Edge of his Plate.
Howbeit, I know not what Denomination the
Coins were.
"But the Waiter who stood nearby smiled
happily, which being interpreted, means that
the Tip was satisfactory.
"Now with such Customs we are all familiar.
And this Parable entereth not into the Merits
or Demerits of Tipping.
"But as I meditated on the Coins that become
Tips throughout our Nation, I began to think
of Tips and Tithes. For the Proverbial Tips
should be at least a Tithe, lest the Waiter or
the Waitress turn against you.
"And as I continued to think on these Things,
it came unto me that few people who go to
Church treat their God as well as they honor
their Waiter. For they give unto the Waiter a
Tithe, but unto God they give whatsoever they
think will get them by.
"Verily, doth man fear the Waiter more than
he feareth God? And doth he love God less than
he loveth the Waiter?
"Truly, truly a Man and His Money are past
Understanding!"Gospel Light, Sept., 1951.
. From "Stewardship Facts1950"
Overheard in a Sunday School Class:
Teacher: God does not live in that temple
over there or in any house that man builds. God
is not an idol.
Now let's review. Does God live in that
temple?
Children: No.
Teacher: Then from now on are you going
to bow when you pass the gate of Arai Yakushi
(the Buddhist temple to the eye god)?
Children: Yes.
Teacher: Why?
Children: Because God is in there.
Teacher: (Sigh).
Two carpenters working on Nakano church
were looking at the baptistery.
Tare: What do you reckon this is?
Jiro: That's where they put God.
Just two instances of the hold that the old
customs and religions have on the minds of the
people and of their ignorance of Christianity.
TOKYO CHRlSTlAiY
Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creatureJ^ (^Mark 16:15)
Vol. 51 Wiliiioriliiig, Pciiiia.9 Noveiiihcr-Deceiuiicr, 1052 iViiiiilier 6
New Nakano Church
Dedicated Nov. 30th
[Hill a a.Jj
This is a picture of the Nakano Church which
was dedicated November 30. It is finished in
stucco with upright wood panel in the center
front. The bamboo fence is to be replaced by
concrete later.
Sunday, November 30, was the long awaited
Dedication Day. Since the plaster and some of
the varnish was not completely dry we decided
not to let the Sunday School children use the
building until next Sunday, so about 130 of
them poured into our house for probably the
last time. .'Vll of this began with just a small
Sunday School meeting in our house for the
first time about two years ago. Now we have
a modest but very nice church building and
look for further advances. There are about
double the number of children in the Sunday
School as the number of adults in the Church
services.
The first Worship Service in the new build
ing got under way at 10:30 A. M. with an at
tendance of 53, which was the largest of the
year. .A.t the close of the service two young
ladies were baptized. One of them is to become
the bride of one of the members next Sunday
afternoon at the church. The Communion Serv
ice and everything else seemed very diflerent
in the new building.
At 2;0U o'clock in the afternoon, with many
members of other churches in Tokj'o attending,
we had the dedication service. Everyone was
full of compliments about the modest, new
church building. Mr. Ono, one of the members,
gave a history of the church; and Mr. Hanyu,
the minister of the Setagaya Church, preached
the sermon. A formal Thank You message was
given to the company that built the church.
That night we began a three week Evange
listic Meeting, which we believe will have good
results. We have advertised well, and they are
having a prayer meeting every morning at 6:30
in the church to pray for the speakers and those
who come. No real prayer is in vain.
The cost of the building, including the seat
ing, was $4,200.00. The small church raised
about $300.00 cash on the building cost, and
will buy Sunday' School furniture, organ and all
other accessories later on. They bought a stove
for the first thing. There are many other things
needed but will have to wait until later. Please
be praying that God will continue to bless this
and every effort for the advancement of His
Kingdom in the hearts of men and women
everywhere. Harold R. Sims
"Since October I, the Japanese Government
has exempted from all duties foreign parcels
sent here for international good will, personal
use or welfare purposes, providing .such parcels
do not exceed 1,500 yen in value (approximately
a little over $3.00), .Such parcels must be
marked 'Gift'."
Harold Taylor Writes Welcome Visitors
Interesting Letter
Last Saturday my family accompanied me on
my weekly trip to Tokyo. There was no "sum
mer slump" in the services. Our regular fellow
ship meeting was held in the afternoon. Songs
and testimonies from each one in the circle
brought blessings to us. Three of the women
were not yet Christians. One said that her hus
band was a Buddhist priest. She has been com
ing for some time. One of these three women
and a younger girl confessed faith in the Lord
at the evening service. One Christian young
lady who has been most faithful said that her
T.B. condition had improved much .since she
had become a Christian. A young man con
fessed that he had been in the church for over
three years with English as his motive. We feel
that all were blessed in this meeting. Now they
understand that a Sunday afternoon Christian
fellowsliip meeting is not a games-and-refresh-
mcnt party, although such a party occasionally
is o. k.
This afternoon I leave for "Money Moun
tain" where I had a 2-weeks meeting last year.
The church there has no trained leader, but
there are several men in the group who, if
taught, can become ciders. Since May we have
been training them through sermons which I
send each week. We desire to help them help
themselves. Now they have some land and soon
will be incorporated. And instead of looking to
us for a $4,()0n gift (building), they are plan
ning to do what they can themselves. They
may be proud of a smaller building which
would be the fruit of their own work and giv
ing, We missionaries could not start many
churches if it were necessary to build a $4,000
or $5,000 building for each group (a precedence
which we are facing). Furthermore the Jap-
ane.se would need to leave it to the missionaries
to start churches when such money is a con
sideration, and it would be impossible to have
an indigenous church in Japan. Too, with
blessings come responsibilities (Rom. 1:14).
Paul's method of N.T. evangelism confirms this
"help self" solution to the problems we
face here in Japan. By it the work of God has
native roots. These ideas spell a challenge which
the Kaneyama church is accepting with a for
ward program of tithing as well as building.
It is a healthy sign. (Designated gifts to the
Kaneyama church will encourage them.)
In June we had a 2-weeks meeting at the
Kamiuma church in Tokyo. Two were baptized.
One, a grandmother of 67 years, came each
night on hands and feet up the stairs to where
we meet. When she was immersed on the 29th
of June she came from her watery grave re
joicing, as we all rejoiced with her. The 18 year
' old girl who came with "Grandma" was also
immersed at -that time. Grandma's faithfulness
has been a testimony of what the Lord has
done in her heart. The Kamiuma church is
stronger now. They too are thinking of a build
ing of their own. but it is a long way off. They
have about $80 on hand.
Our trip to Kaneyama was a source of many
blessings. The church had about $40 toward
their building. We exchanged building plans
for one that could be built in stages. They plan
to start the foundation soon. In our Sunday
afternoon fellowship meeting the testimonies
made us feel that the investment there had been
worth much more than it had cost. We encour
aged three members to take our Correspondence
Course. We saw Goto San leading the S. S.
He accepted Christ the last night of our August
'51 meeting and was baptized at 1:00 a. m, He
will take the Course by mail. His faithfulness
reminds us that faithfulness is more encourag
ing than baptisms in Japan! Please put/keep
Kaneyama church on your prayer list.
This morning the phone rang, and instead
of the familiar "moshi moshi" we usually hear,
an American was inquiring for us. It was a
sailor whom Harold knew as a boy in the Sun
day School in Eustis, Florida. An hour later
Elmer Jenks rang our door bell and we had
a fine time getting acquainted and renewing a
friendship. During our conversation he men
tioned that he had been in Japan often, but
until a short lime ago did not know we were
here.
We are always glad to have visitors come
to see us and wish to extend a hearty invitation
, to anyone who ever comes to Tokyo. We have
' met quite a few men serving in the Armed
Forces and appreciate the help rendered while
they were here.
It was a pleasure to have John Martin, of
Turtle Creek, Pa., Ted Hale and Elmer Jenks,
of Eustis, Fla., Don Boucier, of San Bernadino,
Cab, Yancy McGann, of Newport News, Va.,
and several others visit with us in our home.
Often the men enjoy taking pictures of the
work and have pictures of various congregations
in their albums. Last winter we undertook to
paint our dining and living room walls and one
young man spent his time off energetically
painting with us. It was a tiresome job but with
so many helping hands it was quickly done.
Several service men actively serve the Lord
among the Japanese people, preaching and
teaching in English Bible classes during most
of their free lime. Lt. Co'. Jesse Nicholas was
instrumental in founding the Cliildren's Gospel
Home (an orphanage) and also taught several
Bible Classes. Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Robin.s
worked faithfully in the Yokosuka work among
the Japanese. Mr. Buttray has written of their
fine work. Sometime ago Mrs. Cunningham
wrote of how Mr. Vandaveer helped in the Fir.st
Church at Wakabacho. Sgt. Vernon Clark now
attending Lincoln Bible Institute helped Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Taylor for a long time. If you
have any relatives, friends or members of your
church congregation who are now in the Tokyo
Yokohama area we would be glad to hear from
them at anytime.
Our addresses are in the paper but sometimes
it is easier to reach us by phone. The numbers
arc: Mrs. Cunningham, 35-2422; Mr. and Mrs,
Stanley Buttray. 95-3056; Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Taylor, 42-3916; and ours 38-5171.
Lois Sims
On August 27th the German doctor here at
Karuizawa told us that our Glennie has T.B.
of the abdominal glands. He advised our stay
ing here in the mountains another month for
Glenn's sake. Last Saturday' I took Leland to
Tokyo with me, and on Monday put him in
the Christian Boarding School. We have ordered
the Calvert School Course for Glenn. Please
pray for him.
On the 26th of August I went with six others
to the top of Mt. Asama. From midnight to
5:00 a. m. we climbed up a trail of loose lava
.stones. From the top we saw the sunrise, and
far below was an ocean of foamy white clouds.
In the distance the top of famous Mt. Fuji rose
above the ranges. And there behind us only a
few feet was the great crater of Mt. Asama,
with spots of glowing stones and steaming sul
phur springs around its walls! The sunrise re
minded us of God's salvation and _promises;
the great crater (more than 1/4 mile across)
reminded us of His judgmentstrong remin
ders!
Last April we began a Bible Correspondence
Course for all Japan. We began with 12 stu
dents from the three main i.slands of Japan and
Okinawa. Now the enrollment is 25. They are
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TOKYO CHRISTIAN
THE TOKYO CHRISTIAN Autumn Festivals
Published bi-monthly by the Church of Christ
Cunningham Mission, Tokyo, Japan, for the infor
mation and inspiration of every Christian whose
heart is open to the call of Christ, and who is
willing to help in the supreme task of carrying out
the Great Commission of Christ: "Go j'e therefore
and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost; teaching them to observe all things what
soever 1 have commanded you; and, lo, I am with
you alway, even unto the end of the world." Matt.
28:19, 20.
Entered as second class matter in the Wilmerding,
Pa., PostofBce under the Act of March 3, 1879.
TWO-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION -.50 CENTS
ALFRED E, SIMS Editor
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MISSION STAFF
Andrew Fatten, 2700 Glenway, Cincinnati 4, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Taylor, 1003-3 Chome Kamaiu-
Kamlochlal, Shlnjuku Ku. Tokyo.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Sims. 450 Aral Machi.
TRUSTEES
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and 36 Inches girtli can be sent.
of p.ackuges for mailing.
Notes
We received a personal gift of $25.00 from
Mrs. V. L. Phillips and several other smaller
personal gifts for Harold Sims. These personal
gifts can certainly be used by the missionaries,
and it may add a personal interest, and of
course they are welcome. But what is of vital
concern for us all, and that of which we should
be praying is the fact that for the second two
month period the ropeholder receipts have
fallen considerably below the expenditures.
After praying about this matter, let God be the
guide if there is anything you can do.
We understand that Andrew Fatten is soon
to take unto himself a wife. We have been pray
ing that he would find the right one before
going back to Tokyo. Therefore we were glad
to see the following announcement in the Chris
tian Standard:
"Betty Armstrong, formerly associated with
the Larssons in the Flathead Indian Mission
in Montana, presently enrolled in The Cin
cinnati Bible Seminary, announces her engage
ment to Andrew Patton. After their marriage
they will go to work in the Cunningham Church
of Christ Mission, Tokyo, from which Mr. Pat-
ton is on furlough. Their address is 2700
Glenway Ave., Cincinnati. Ohio.
For our next issue we hope to have a longer
article concerning this fine consecrated couple
and their future plans.
Collossians 1:18 "And He is the Head of
the body, the church: who is the beginning, the
Firstborn from the dead; that in all things He
might have the pre-eminence."
This small portable temple is pulled by the
children during the festivals. Inside is some
thing similar to the Ark of the Covenant, repre
senting their god's presence. On the top bal
cony is where they do Odori (A Japanese
dance). This one is to honor "Amatersan Omi-
komi" a Shinto Sun-goddess.
I wanted to write about the Autumn festivals,
but found this clipping (Harvesting Rites)
which tells about the background, etc.
The people here teach this custom to the
children from infancy practically, and the chil
dren. although they do not understand the
whole meaning behind the rites, enjoy them and
are encouraged to take part.
We in turn must teach Christ to them while
they are young, and make it easy for them to
understand what it means to become a Chris
tian. Lois Sims
HARVESTING RITES
By Mock Joya
Rice harvesting is marked with feasts of joy
and rites of thanksgiving. Farmers first thank
the kami or god of the mountain, the kami of
the farm, or the community deity for protect
ing their rice from destruction by insects,
disease and typhoons. It is firmly believed by
them that without divine protection, no good
crop can be obtained. So their first thought
upon seeing the ripe grains of rice in actually
harvesting the crop, is to offer thanks to the
kami.
A good harvest is something to rejoice about
and consequently feasts are held to share the
good fortune with the family and neighbors.
In appreciation to the gods the villagers make
offerings to the shrine and hold entertainment
to amuse the divine beings. Most of the autumn
festivals have originated from the thanksgiving
rites for the rice harvest.
The farmer places the first ripe rice grain
on the family shrine, and offering sake, he
thanks the guardian kami and ancestors for the
good crop. Sometimes a handful of the new
grain is taken to the family cemetery to inform
the ancestors of the good luck. In some places,
tlie first grain is placed on the pot-hanger over
the irori or open Japanese fireplace, in appreci
ation of the crop, and in the hope that good
luck will also be extended to the entire family.
Offerings are also made to kakashi or scare
crows and farming implements, in thanks for
their service in bringing the good crop. At the
household celebration, mochi or rice cake is
usually made from the newly harvested rice
and after being presented to the kami, is par
taken by the whole family, and distributed
among the neighbors.
Harold Taylor Writes
(Continued from Page 1)
a variegated lot. One is of the Greek Orthodox
Church. The qualifications for enrolling are not
the same as those of the Seminary. We desire
to help those of any faith, and also welcome
the "inquirer." Courses consist of 12 on the
Bible text and 9 others, as Cliurch History,
Christian Doctrine, Archeology, The Church
of the N. T., and Bible Geography. The esti
mated time required is 2^^ years. We also pub
lish a monthly news sheet for the sake of the
fellowship and exchange of help among the stu
dents. This work is different from such a pro
ject in the States. I must prepare the material
(other teachers of the Seminary also contribute)
and turn it over to Bro. lijima who translates
it and gives it to the man who cuts stencils.
Bro. Iwata of the Seminary runs the copies
off on our duplicator and cares for the corres
pondence, except grading the papers, which
Bro. lijima does. So if you have not heard
from us as you thought you should, here is one
reason. It also helps to explain why my time in
the mountains this summer has not been a va
cation! This represents a new approach which
is very promising. Please pray for this under
taking.
Post Treaty Japan is different. A strange
idea of obligation led many to "respond" to
the Gospel after the surrender. Perhaps this
was partially due to a mistaken idea that the
cliurch was an American institution. (I am still
correcting some who believe that we mission
aries are sent here by the U. S. Government!)
Baptisms were more frequent the first two
years we were here. Few of these "converts"
can be found now. But the ones we have seen
respond these last 12 months are more genuine.
Most of them continue with us. The interest
now is better. There are more older people in
the services now too.
Some have asked about our furlough. True,
wc are now on our sixth year since sailing from
San Francisco August 8, 1947, but we have no
plans for returning to the States soon. We
would like to see the Correspondence School
through its first two years if we can. However
we face what may prove to be a deciding fac
tor. Prices have soared here perhaps more than
in the States. (Examples: orange juice 1950, 21^
now 40^; cheese spread from 28^ to 60^; tinned
milk from 14^1 to 28^; gas and electricity up
about 150%) But we still have 1950 income,
the support foY the two of us, with the boys
who are both now in school, sharing it. We
believe that there are churches who would like
to take these future preachers as their living
links (Leland says that he wants to be a med
ical missionary to Africa). We trust that we
will not need return on furlough before our
time because of finances. Will you please pray
about this?
Pray for Japan! God bless you all.
Harold Taylor
We are glad fo have the report of the work
of Harold Ta>lor in this issue. Since Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor were excluded from their former
work in West China they have been working in
Tokyo in co-operation with the Cunningham
Mission. Their living link support is separate
not included in the Cunningham Mission rope
holders. But he has been helping in the Bible
College and now has charge of the Corres
pondence Bible Courses. We pray that God's
blessing may be upon them and their work.
Ed.
49,989 Students in Catholic Schools
(From Mission Times, October 20)
Catholic Schools in Japan now total 166 as
compared to 161 last year, according to statis
tics just released by the Education Department
of the National Catholic Committee here. In
cluded in this total are two Graduate Schools,
five Colleges, seven Junior Colleges, 111 Middle
and High Schools, 25 elementary and 16 special
schools. Enrollment in all of these is now
49,989 as compared with 45,145 a year ago.
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
Spiritual Awakening Seminary Outing
One cannot predict when or how tlie Holy
Spirit will work to cause a revival, but we
always rejoice that He does do this just when
we need it most. The following is a recent
example for which we are thankful.
When Stephen lijima graduated from Sem
inary almost 2 years ago, he was not in a very
good financial position. (No Japanese preachers
are). With a new wife and without adequate
salary from the church where he ministered
(only $20 a month), he knew that he would
have to find supplementary work. Luckily his
knowledge of English helped him to find a job
teaching English. He naturally figured he
would have to teach English for the fish and
preach for the rice for the rest of his life, so
he started going to the English Department
of Meiji University here in the city to get a
teacher's certificate in English.
With his teaching in the Bible College 2
mornings a week, teaching in English school
3 nights a week, attending University 2 days
a week and several other activities he was over
worked even before he started to try carrying
on a full-time minister's work. But he has kept
on with ail of his activity for about 2 years and
has done very well.
Recently, according to the testimony he gave
at the Bible College the other day, he began
to have a lot of troubles and worries that
weighed heavily on his mind. He was wonder
ing how to pay certain bills, a letter from his
sister gave the sad news of a baby born blind,
some of the boys in the church were starting
to smoke, many of the members were lax and
one had caused so much trouble he had to be
dismissed. One night after a small prayer meet
ing he got to thinking about all these things
and arose from his bed, went downstairs to the
auditorium and prayed as he never had before.
It was a blessing to hear him tell of the sweet
peace that came to him. And then came the
conviction that he had not been praying enough.
So he resolved then to pray every morning
for an hour.
As he began this new custom, he came to see
many things in a different light. He decided
the troubles in the church were all because he
was not giving them enough time in prayer,
thought and work. He also concluded that he
was trusting too much in his own English
ability for a living and should rely more on
God. So he gave up his teaching^ in the English
school (source of nearly half his income) and
also stopped his studies at the University, and
cast himself upon God believing that God
would provide for him.
The Sunday morning after all this happened
instead of preaching from the pulpit he came
down in front and confessed his sin and told ,
his resolve to the people. The experience I
touched the whole church. They all, following
the minister's example, dedicated themselves
anew to God and the task of winning souls.
The prayer meeting attendance increased from
8 to 21 in one week. The Sunday evening at
tendance doubled. The man who_ had been dis
missed suddenly appeared and with bitter tears
begged forgiveness. A deacon who had gone
on a picnic that Sunday sent a telegram to
church saying he would never do that again.
The church is really experiencing a great re
vival. They are now making plans for a 40 day
revival meeting from November 16 until
Christmas.
lijima san is bubbling over with thankfulness
and zeal. His story of these events told to an
unsuspecting audience at the Bible College less
than 2 weeks ago had a profound effect. All
of the students have been encouraged, awak
ened, rebuked, and blessed. Me too.
Some of you have been praying for some
thing like this. All of you please pray that it
will continue and increase more and more. Let
us now sing. "Praise God from whom all bles
sings flow."
Harold Sims
I Corinthians 3:11 "For other foundation can
no man lav than that which is laid, which is
Jesus Christ."
Since last week was semester examinations,
(the College year in Japan starts in April) we
told them tiiat after they all linislicd the exams
we would take them on a picnic, one day before
the next semester begins. There were just
enough students to fill up all the professors'
cars.
We gathered at the school about 8:00 o'clock
Monday morning. It was rather cool, but clear
and nice. After waiting for all to gather, and
then for them to draw lots to decide which car
each one was to ride in, we all got started. We
drove out directly west from Tokyo for a little
over an hour until we came to the Tama river.
This is a nice little river that flows around the
outside districts of Tokyo and into the bay.
It is full of gravel and rocks. Then we started
getting into the scenery. We followed a fair
road that went parallel with the river, climbing
up toward its source. There were mountains
on both sides which gradually got steeper. The
road got higher and all signs of a valley disap
peared. We soon found ourselves driving along
the side of a mountain gorge with only the
river between the towering green, red and yel
low colored mountains. The river was getting
narrower and we could both see and hear its
clear waters tumbling over the rocks down
below. The road gradually got higher and the
scenery prettier as we got far back into the
country where towns and people were few and
far between.
Finally we stopped at one place for a rest.
The river was about 500 feet below the place
where we parked the cars, so we all went down
there and crossed a swinging bridge to the
other side. Then we climbed all over the giant
rocks and watched the water swirling around.
It was really restful. From there it was only a
short way until we turned off the main road into
a narrow dirt road that led to a cavern which
they all wanted to see. We thought this would
be only a short road, but it was a little t)ver
five miles and was the worst road I have
ever driven. The width of the road was only
a little more than the car and there were many
curves. The mountains towered straight above
us on one side and straight below on the other.
Many times it was so straight down we couldn't
see the river. The rocks of the mountain there
are good for making cement, so we were inter
ested in the way they blasted the rocks out of
one mountain and hauled it across to the other
by cable cars which dangled hundreds of feet
high on long cables between the rocky moun
tains. We were driving gaily along (I was lead
ing) when suddenly 1 found myself in a cow
paththe road had just petered out and wc
couldn't go any further. The others soon pulled
up close behind. Finally we all backed down
to a place where they had some logs stacked
up just level with the road, and hy backing nut
on them we managed to get turned around. We
then took our lunch and walked from there
to the cavern. It was a little over a mile
through real country, just like hundreds of
years ago. There were a few little houses
perched on the mountain sides. We reached the
cavern which was just a small hole in the rock.
Just across the stream from this there was a
towering cliff about 1000 feet high of nice blue-
grey rock. Under that there were some big
boulders that had fallen in years past. We sat
on these and ate our dinner. We didn't have
any bread, so I enjoyed a Japanese lunch of
cold rice, along with the rest of them.
After dinner we all went into the cavern.
It wa.s nothing to compare with Endless Cav
erns which we saw in Virginia, but I guess it
was new and very interesting to all of them.
Of course it was not fixed up like the American
caves. We had to crawl through a lot of places
on hands and knees and every third person
carried a little kerosene lamp to light the way.
There were only two large rooms, but they
were rather interesting.
After that we walked back to the cars, and
then came on home, arriving here about 5:30
P. M. All in all it was a good picnicgood
scenerv. unusual experience, good exercise, and
good food.
Harold Sims
(from a personal letter)
Sunday School Picnic
Since it had been clear weather for several
days, I was a little afraid that today would be
rainy or too cold, but it was again a perfect
clear and crisp autumn day for our city-wide
Sunday School Picnic. This was the first at
tempt at such a thing so far as I know, but
I think it was a great success. Today was the
holiday celebrating the birthday of the Emperor
Meiji. This was the 100th year since his birth,
so 400,000 people worshipped at his shrine here
in the city. All schools and offices had a holi
day, so we used the opportunity for a picnic
out at a park in Setagaya ward where they train
race horses.
From a little after 9:30 in the morning chil
dren and their accompanying grown-ups began
trouping into the field where we were setting
up the loud speaker, flags and other equipment.
They came in from nine different churches
scattered over the city, some of them more than
two hours distant by street car. By 10:00 o'clock
most of them were there, and we began with
some songs and a prayer. Then there were
races of various kinds for all ages until dinner,
and then other events in the afternoon. Those
who took first, second, or third place in the
This picture was taken at the Sunday School
Picnic. It shows Harold Sims, along with some
Japanese, trying to grab a suspended bun in
his mouth. He came in 4th in that race. The
picnic was considered quite a success from
every standpoint.
events were asked which church they were
from, and at the end the total points for each
church were tallied. It made a very interesting
and enjoyable day.
I tried to run in the marathon race with a
bunch of high-school boys and others, but
didn't do so well. I got tired out by the first
time around the track and dropped out. One
of the Nakano boys came in second. In fact
Nakano church placed first in the total number
of points for the day. Wc scored just as they
do in the Olympics, which the Japanese always
enjoy. They call a meeting like we had today
an Athletic Meet and get a lot of enjoyment
out of it. They had a cap pistol to start all the
races and a tape at the end with judges, etc.
We just had various races all day. The other
two I participated in were candy-eating and
bread-catching. In the first we had to run to
a place and get a piece of candy in our mouth
and then run back. The candy was in dishes
full of flour, so we got our faces covered and
also it got in our mouths. I got fourth in that.
The bread was hung up by a thread and we
had to grab it in our mouths on the run. I
couldn't get mine in my mouth, so came in near
the last. But I enjoyed the day as well as the
rest of them. Such events are wholesome.
Harold Sims
PUBLIC OPINION POLL IN JAPAN
The following questions and an.swers are the
results of a nation-wide public opinion poll
taken by the Yomiuri Newspaper in Japan and
published on October 22, 1952. Since the war
these polls have been taken on a great many
subjects, but this was the most interesting one
to us as yet.
1. What is your personal religion (family
religion also in parenthesis).
a. Buddhist 54.4% (89.3%)
b. Shrine Shinto 3.2% ( 2.4%)
Rope Holder List
October and November
ARIZONA Globe Missionary Group of
the First Church of Christ, $5.00.
ARKANSAS Siloam Springs Women's
Council, First Christian Church, $50.00; Pine
Bluff East Side Christian Church, $25.00.
COLORADO Elbert Christian Church, $40.
FLORIDA Mr. Alton F. Hood, $12.00
GEORGIA Mrs. Carrabelle Raum, $20.00;
Adairsville Women's Council, Christian
Church, $15.00; Mrs. C. C. Turner, $0.50;
Cornelia Sunshine Class, Baldwin Bible
School, $11.00; Jonesboro Ladies of the
County Line Christian Church, $5.00.
ILLINOIS Edwardsville Mission Study
Group, First Christian Church, $20.00. Her-
rin First Christian Church, $9.00; Mrs.
Julius Reinhart, $12.00; Miss Fern McClel-
land, $13.00; Miss Marguerite McClelland,
$5.O0; Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Burney, $1.00;
Mrs. Inez Stroud, $5.00.
INDIANA Alpine Church of Christ, $10.00;
Newpoint Church of Christ, $26.85; Bur-
._nettsyilleXhristian..Chur<:h, $5.00; In memory
of Miss Bertha Baker by Miss Edna O'Hair,
$15.00; Hammond South Side Christian
Church, $53.93; Markle Junior Christian
Endeavor, Markle Church of Christ.
IOWAMrs. Mattie L. Baily, $7.50; A Friend,
$5.00; Kalona Christian Church, $20.00.
KANSAS Miss Ellen Lawrence, $5.00; Mrs.
Roy Pigeon, $1.50; Jennings Allison
KENTUCKY Mrs. Maggie Grubbs, $1.00;
Mr. John Eggleton, $2.00; Elizabethtown
First Christian Church, $20.00; Miss Emma
Fegenbush, $6.00; Tollesboro-Galilee Chris
tian Church, $58.16; Children of Mr. Paul H.
Smith, $3.05; Concord Church of Christ,
$49.21.
MAINE Mr. William F. Brawn, $5.00.
MASSACHUSETTS Mrs. E. S. Donnell.
$6.00.
MINNESOTA Marion Christian Bible
School, $25.00; Fairmont Church of Christ,
$28.71; Mr. Leonard Wilfong, $5.00.
MISSISSIPPI Shannon-Young Married
Class, Oak Valley Church, $25.00; Corinth
Intermediate Class, Waldron Street Chris
MISSOURI Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Davis,
$10.00.
NEW YORK Mrs. S. S. Myers, $1.00.
NORTH CAROLINA Greenville Mt.
Pleasant Christian Church, $120.00.
OHIO Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wells, $50.00;
Mr. C. P. Challen, $2.00; ColumbusIndian-
ola Church of Christ, $100.00; Holmesville
Church of Christ, $18.00; Killbuck Christian
Gliurch. $25.00j GLouster Loyal Daughters
Class, Church of Christ, $30.00; Wilmington
New Antioch Church, $25.00; Frazeysburg
Perryton Church of Christ, $15.00; Eaton
Church of Christ, $29.15; Belle Center Church
of Christ, $12.76; East Palestine Church of
Christ, $76.70; Phalanx Station Braceville
Christian Church, $16.50; Rushsylvania
Church of Christ Missionary Society, $25.00;
Steubenville LaBelle View Church of
Christ, $20.00; Miss Mildred Covington,
$10.00; Ney Farmer Church of Christ,
$21.00; Morristown Helping Hand Society,
The Christian Church, $10.00; Columbus
Southwood Church of Christ. $20.00: New
Somerset Christian Church, Willing Workers
Missionary Society, $20.00; Mr. J. Ira Mercer.
$65.00; Mr. Don J. Mercer, $125.00.
OKLAHOMA Mrs. Cora M. Stark, $25.00
OREGON Ashland Phoenix Christian
Church, $10.00; Mr. E. H. McGee, $10.00.
PENNSYLVANIA CaliforniaFirst Chris
tian Church, Ladies' Bible Class, $5.00; Mrs.
W. Craig Lee, $25.00; Mrs. W. M. Evans,
$5.00; Bloomsburg Missionary Society,
Church of Christ, $18.00; Pleasantville
Shamburg Missionary Society, $17.50; Miss
Grace G. Stitzinger, $120.00; Mrs. Joseph
Nicholl, $10.00; Sandy Lake Women's
Missionary Society, Sandy Lake Christian
Church, $15.00; Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Smith,
$10.00; Ridgway Church of Christ, $12.00;
Dickerson RunVaderbile Church of Christ,
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
$50.00; Meadville Loyal Gleaners Class,
First Christian Church, $45.00; Confluence
Christian Church, $30.00; Prayer Group, Con
fluence Christian Church, $10.00; Lemoyne
Church of Christ, $35.00; Lancaster Church
of Christ, $15.00.
Church, $60.00; Bristol Independent Mis
sionary Society, Central Christian Church,
$25 00
TEXAS Mrs. W. S. Blodgett, $4.00; Mr.
Edgar B. Siddall, $10.00; Mrs. Cora B. Hal-
sell, $200.00.
VIRGINIA Mr. J. D. Hunt, III, $5.00;
Newport News Twenty-fourth Street
Church of Christ, $5.00; Richmond Fair-
mount Avenue Church of Christ, $100.00;
Ellerson Young Married Couple's Class,
Gethsemane Church of Christ, $40.00.
WEST VIRGINIA Elkins First Church
of Christ, $75.00; Wheeling Warwood
Christian Church Missionary Society, $50.00.
CASABLANCA, FRENCH MOROCCOMr.
Edgar Sage, $26.25.
MISCELLANEOUS Sale of books, $1.50.
Brought Forward $3,786.25
Disbursed:
Allowances for
children (1952) 1,000.00
Personal gifts to missionaries 152.70
Stamps and
remailing packages 9.98
Travel expense
Andrew Patton 20.75
$6,403.67
$5,190.48
$1,213.19 Balance
Transferred to Tokyo from special
Korean Memorial Fund
Balance on hand in this fund
Gifts received in Tokyo during
October and November.
AUSTRALIA Miss Annie Hitch, $11.09.
CALIFORNIA Long Beach Estate of
Cora Crawford, $282.50; Ukiah Church of
Christ, $40.00; Ukiah New Testament
ILLINOIS Alton Missionary Society,
First Christian Church, $5.00.
ARIZONA Phoenix First Church of
Christ. $25.00.
FLORIDA Mr. V. H. Grantham, $60.00;
Mrsr-4iobcr't-Marshall, $10;00. -
INDIANA Springville Church of Christ,
$50.00; Columbus East Columbus Church
of Christ, $100.00.
KENTUCKY Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wilking,
$55.00.
MICHIGAN Mrs. Charles Spencer, $15.00.
OHIO Columbiana Church of Christ, $100;
ColumbusBethany Class, Church of Christ,
$80.00; Cincinnati Montgomery Road
PENNSYLVANIA Milledgeville Church of
Christ, $35.00; Mr. and Mrs. A. Closson,
$3.00.
$1,500.00
$1,243.27
September,
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VIRGINIA Laurel Bonnie Brae Church
of Christ, $25.00; Newport News Ladies'
Missionary Society, 24th Street Church of
Christ, $10.00.
Barstow Christian Church (state not shown),
$5.00.
Total, $941.59
OCTOBER and NOVEMBER
Receipts:
Oct. 1, Balance brought forward ... .$1,013.78
From Churches and Individuals 343.00
From the Georgia account 3,942.24
For building 335.00
Total $5,634.02
Disbursements:
Travel $ 162.78
Postage 18.33
Outstations 17.23
Bible Women 2.78
Bible College Tuition, Help 423.35
Bible College, Maintenance 174.35
Taxes i.- 62.84
Building 1,584.37
Correspondence School .... 38.88
Supplies 2.72
Total $2,487.63
Balance on hand, November 30 $3,146.39
Public Opinion
c. Sect Shinto 3.1% ( 2.4%)
d Christianity 2.5% ( .5%)
e. Others (small groups
and new religions) 1.5% ( .6%)
f. No religion 35.3% ( 4.6%)
2. What degree do you consider your faith
formal, traditional or really from the heart?
a. From the heart 52.5%
b. Formal and traditional only 42.7%
c. Don't know 4.8%
3. What was the reason you came to believe
in your religion?
a. Family tradition and custom 30.8%
b. Sickness (seeking cure) 5.9%
c. Death of loved one 5.4%
d. To receive spiritual security (peace) 5.0%
e. To worship my ancestors (or
honor them) 4.8%
f. "Inter house safety" (seeking relief
from family troubles) 3.0%
g. For spiritual development and
growth 2.7%
h. Because of relative's sickness 2.0%
i. Continual bad luck 1.7%
J. Ur^d^by someone"" lTS%
4. When you pass a Shrine, Temple or Church
do you bow your head and worship?
a. Yes . 58.4%
b. Sometimes 25.4%
c. No 15.3%
d. Don't know .9%
5. Do you think that God or Buddah actually
exists?
a. Yes 54.6%
b. No 18.2%
c. Can't say 21.1%
d. Don't know 6.1%
6. Do you think that after death the soul will
exist?
a. Yes 43.0%
b. No 24.8%
c. Can't say 22.0%
d. Don't know 10.2%
7. Do you think religion is necessary to our
daily life?
a. Yes 74.0%
b. No 6.0%
c. Doesn't matter 15.3%
d. Don't know 4.6%
8. Are you dissatisfied and insecure in your
present life?
A. Spiritually B. Economically
a. Yes 39.3% a. Yes 55.8%
b. No 51.0% b. No 37.4%
c. Don't know 9.7% c. Don't know 6.8%

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